damian trujillo: to "comunidad del valle." i'm damian trujillo, and today, a new local band called "the cisco kid." it has some local legends on it. they'll be here on your "comunidad del valle." male announcer: nbc bay area presents "comunidad del valle" with damian trujillo. damian: we begin today with the monthly visit by the mexican consulate of san jose. with me here on "comunidad del valle" is consul de comunidades, martha gutierrez is my guest on the show. bienvenida al programa. martha gutierrez: hi, damian. thank you. damian: thank you for coming on the show. now, you have something that's coming up here called gourmex. talk about what gourmexsv is and who can participate. martha: that's right. our main event for the september month it's going to be gourmexsv. it is a special event that we are going to organize it--

we are going--we are working--sorry. damian: it's okay. you're working to organize. martha: yeah, it's a special event on which we are working for the main purpose of celebrating the mexican heritage in the culinary arts. we are gonna have ten of the best restaurants of the bay area, and we're also have wineries, of course tequila and mezcal. and the best part is all of the chefs are mexicans or mexican-americans. so, we are trying, you know, to bring all these special hands to prepare these delicious foods for the community. damian: how big of a deal is the month of september, both in mexico and here in the united states? martha: it is, you know, very special for all mexicans around the world. it is the month in which we celebrate the anniversary of the independence of our country, so we are, you know, showing our pride, our happiness to celebrate these independence

days, and the ceremonies of el grito all around the world. damian: and talk about what el grito is, because it's highly significant. they do it every year. the president does it at the palacio nacional at the zócalo there. talk about what el grito is and the significance of el grito. martha: yes, the significance of el grito is we represent what happened, you know, 2,000--i'm sorry, 200 years ago in mexico. so, we have these-- damian: i mean, it's a celebration of--is it the call for independence from the peasants back in mexico? martha: yes, that's right. it's the call for the independence. it's the--el grito was the part where the independence started 200 years ago. so, we are representing that ceremony. it's a very special act, and we have our president and all the

representatives around the world-- representatives of mexico. so, we're having this special celebration for all the mexicans in the world. damian: so, what happens when you're celebrating the different foods of mexico? are we talking about el mole de puebla, the--what do they have in ? in zinapécuaro, they have the relleno de zinapécuaro. do they have different dishes from different regions, or what do they have? martha: yes! we have, as you know, the mexican food is very rich. in 2010, the mexican food was registered as, you know, cultural heritage of humanity. so, we are trying to celebrate this part. we are trying to bring this delicious food for, you know, to enjoy with the world community. so, it is great that we can offer this to the world. damian: what--god, it's so special about mexico that we kept a lot of our ancient terms. "tascal" is an ancient word. "molcajete" is an ancient word.

just words from our ancestors that are describing an object or whatnot, we're still using it today and it's common language. talk about the richness of that and the pride in still keeping those old words and terms. martha: yeah, actually, that is what we are trying to do, you know? to teach our kids about this heritage, the importance of the mexican origins. and that's why we are offering these type of events. like, for example, our ten restaurants we invite to gourmexsv are showing different types of food, but all of them with the origins in mexican kitchen, you know? so, it is really, really rich and it is a great thing to do, i think, to teach our kids and show them our heritage, our culture, our traditions. it is a way to make them pride of their origins, and i think

it's really important for that. damian: what is it about us mexicanos and food? because you go into a chinese restaurant and the cooks are mexicano. you go into a japanese restaurant and making sushi are some mexicanos. even at il fornaio's, some great italian restaurants, the cooks are mexicanos. what is it about us that can adapt? martha: i think it's just because we are great, you know? we are good at doing things and we are an asset for this country, actually, in anything that we do, because we work really hard. damian: and you're also, i understand, going to be honoring the cocineros, the people who work in the kitchens of american restaurants, at this festivities with the consulado. martha: exactly, the type of food are really different, but all of the chefs are mexicans or mexican-americans. so, we are showing our community that our talent in the silicon valley and surroundings is here. you know, it's working hard and it's bringing this delicious food to the table of all the people that wanna join us in that day. damian: that's right, well, enjoy the mexican gourmex

for the month of september, during the month of el grito. mauricio toussaint is the mexican consulate general in san jose. there's their address, and phone number, and web address for more information. well, thank you so much for coming, and for enlightening us, and sharing a lot of the traditions and how you're celebrating those traditions. martha: thank you so much, damian. damian: thank you very much. and up next here on "comunidad del valle," the clubhouse of san jose. special events just for you, so stay with us.

charlotte taylor and darlene taylor are my guests here on "comunidad del valle," and it's kind of too good to be true, but it is. it's too good, and it is true. tell us--we'll start with you, charlotte. tell us about the san jose clubhouse, what it is and who it's accessible to. charlotte taylor: well, san jose clubhouse is the name that we're using as an event venue, but we actually go back way far in time. we are a club called "we and our neighbors club" and we're founded in 1892. next year, we will celebrate 125 years.

and we were founded by the local wives of the ranchers, the prune and apricot orchard people. damian: there's the venue here. charlotte: right, and they lived very isolated lives. they worked hard on their ranches during the week. and in 1892, one of the ladies, jane cilker, proposed to her friends, "let's start a little social club." they were busy during the week and so they decided to meet on saturdays, and they have been meeting--we have been meeting on the 3rd saturday of every month since 1892, from september to june. and we've always been not only a group to get together to socialize and to learn, but we've also always participated in the community. and there's some wonderful stories about sending wagon-loads of food and clothing after the 1906 earthquake to san francisco, and rolling bandages for world war i, and giving a widow lady a cow so she could provide milk for her children and sell milk.

so--and graduations from the union school district, which the school was right across the street from us, so we have given ourselves in time and in efforts for many years. we even donated a portion of our dining room to the santa clara county free library in the late '40s, and there was no branch library out in our area and so we gave a corner of our clubhouse for a library. damian: wow, it's a hidden treasure. charlotte: it is. it is. damian: but the part that--well, all of it intrigues me, but there's a part where nonprofits, community groups can come in and they can use the facility if they qualify and if-- darlene: yes, we have a free community rental program, and we invite all the different nonprofits to come and use the space. and if it benefits the community, we give them the space for free. i mean, right now, like, coming up, we have somebody giving, actually every tuesday night, integral tai chi classes for free to the community. we have a produce share now, going back to the roots of the club.

so, we have a produce share where oakland neighbors bring their veggies and fruits that they grow in their gardens and they swap with each other. some of them get 'em and bake breads or make preserves, and then they come and swap again. we have an upcoming breakfast--free breakfast, energy-boosting class. we have a concert coming up that ray furuta is doing with the chamber music. we have an lgbt youth theatre group that's gonna be doing a presentation there. and they all went through the community rental program. so, all these things, if they go to the website, sanjoseclubhouse.com, they can see all the events there under "special events." damian: and i mean, looking at the images there, it's a class a facility. darlene: beautiful, so, that facility was sold to the club by one of the members for $1, the whole property. and then another member did that building, which was built in 1910. so, it's an american craftsman style building. it's real beautiful, 'cause it's all--american craftsman style is right after the victorian era,

and so everything's very natural. it has natural woods, and stonework, and all that. and they've kept it up very, very nicely, as you can see by the pictures. it has a stage in there. it has a little tea room and a kitchen. so, it's a fully equipped place. it's great for doing an event. damian: do you think the vision, charlotte, of your group has changed over the years or--it sounds like it's the same vision, just a different-- charlotte: it's the same basic vision, but we thank darlene for bringing some of these wonderful ideas to us, because i think we were under-utilized. and as you say, we were a hidden gem. people always come in when we have an open house and say, "i've wondered what that little clubhouse was." they have no clue, so i really appreciate, we appreciate darlene for bringing this vision to us, and it follows exactly what we and our members--my great-grandmother was one of the founding members, and it continues on the vision of what these ladies would have liked to have created. damian: it's all about philanthropy, right? it's about giving back and opening doors.

darlene: and of course, the demographics have changed in our valley since then, so we have people coming to the club of, you know, that reflect the community, of everything. indian, asian, latino, just every--irish, italian. so, we have everybody coming and it's great, 'cause especially at produce share, they're sharing all these different recipes and stuff. but we have all these different events, and we just had an imagining session, and we invited the community to come and we had a great turnout of what they felt that clubhouse could be. 'cause it's basically a clubhouse for the community, and it's there for everybody to use, and that was the original mission of "we and our neighbors," to get people together. get off facebook, now. so, that's what changed. you know, get off facebook, and twitter, and all that, and actually get together and meet each other. damian: well, that person who sold it for $1, bring 'em on the show. i'll have to meet that person. charlotte: actually, her great-great-grandaughter is still a member. damian: oh wow. you know what? i'd love to meet that young lady. there is the information if you'd like to log on and find out more about the san jose clubhouse right here in san jose. thank you all so much for what you do in the community. both: thank you.

damian: all right. and up next here in "comunidad del valle," some living legends musically. stay with us. (whispering) what are you doing up? (whispering) mom said i could have a midnight snack. well, i say it's late, and you need to go to bed. why? because i am the boss. you're not the boss, mom's the boss. well, technically, we are co-bosses. technically, mom's the boss.

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it's a war tribute band. with me are a couple of bay area musical legends, robert payne on your left and joey "jam" flores on your right here on "comunidad del valle." welcome to the show. robert payne: thank you. damian: for both of you, music is in your blood, right? i mean, for you, it goes back generations, but it just flows with you, right brother? robert: yes, sir. i can't live without it, 24/7 for me. so, we're going on 15 years with tortilla soup and a good 5 years with tortilla soup music, inc. and we're just happy to just keep bringing local legends and legends beyond to san jose. and i get multiple phone calls every day, every month, asking who am i bringing next. and it's just a great feeling to know that the community is feeding off the music and what we do for them, so that's great. damian: and who you're bringing next is cisco kid, and this guy right here, i mean, no words to express the talent of the musicality of joey "jam" flores.

talk about your music career. i mean, you go back to a couple generations. joey flores: yeah, some great generations topped by, you know, my uncle rudy madrid and sonny madrid, our family "lowrider" magazine. the band cisco kid started this past april. it was, i believe, i was visited by my uncle sonny, his presence. he had passed away a year ago. and the songs were coming in my head just in rotation, all the war greatest hits. some of you that know, sonny was the founder and creator of "lowrider" magazine. one of the bands that he would book all the time was war. being one of the oldest of the nephews, working the shows, i would see them all the time and got to know them, lee oskar, and harold, and b.b. it was just very surreal to feel that sonny was trying

to tell me something. and so, by the end of that day on good friday of this year, i hand-selected the band members that i wanted to work with. when that was done, i needed to complete that circle of trust and a great thing by bringing in somebody that would handle the business. and there's only one person that i would trust, and that's robert payne, and anita garcia, tortilla soup music, incorporated. for one, for what he's done, not only just in the community, but i think just for understanding what it takes to take a business, like he did with tortilla soup, and to make it work. pretty much figuring out which clubs and which venues are gonna work, so that way when whoever he's gonna work with, they don't have to go through those struggles in getting burned by a concert promoter or by whoever. he did all that within 25 years, so the

conversation was very easy. it was comforting to know that he wanted to be a part of this and take the role of being our manager. and just to say, damian, within the last 3-4 months, it's been spinning. people have not seen the band yet, but i think just because they trust him and i think they kinda trust me with stuff i've done through my uncles, rudy madrid and sonny, i think people are excited and they want to embrace good live music again. and if you look at the hits that war had, you know, sitting there, and not to disrespect today's music, but the music back then was--there was a lot of messages, you know? their time, you know, the war was going on, vietnam, and there's just a lot of stories that were told in those songs. you never hear anything, you know, no curse words.

it was about brotherhood, and love, and, you know, why can't we be together, and let's fight for one another, and just true words, you know, some great music. so, we're ready to go. we're excited. but first, i know you're a big time 49er fan, and we won't talk about that, but i know you have your media pass, but these just came fresh off the press. this is the official cisco kid backstage crew. damian: hey, get outta here. joey: so, you are invited to any one of our shows. damian: you know i'll be there. joey: yes sir. damian: thank you, brother. i appreciate that. joey: you're welcome. you've always been supportive. damian: thank you very much. rob, talk about what we are in for when we talk about cisco kid. robert: well, as joey said, i've never managed another group other than mine and when i went to go see them rehearse, something's gonna grab you when you see this band for the first time. they're very talented across the line and it was an easy decision that i made when i saw this, that i

definitely wanted to be a part of it. you know, i've known joey since high school. you know, it seems like i've always been behind him a little bit. he's a little bit older, but we played all the same clubs, played, you know, on the same bands and stuff. and so, to know joey was a big piece of it, to know what he's looking to strive for, i think it's gonna be, as i say, the flavor the month for a minute. when people hear this band, i think it's gonna be something that is gonna be exciting and a breath of fresh air when it comes to music. you know, war is right up there with santana, and journey, and all those local legend bands that have made the road for us, you know, in the decades of their music. so, if you love that type of music, you're gonna love cisco kid. damian: and you're classing it up. i mean, the first gig isn't at the expo hall. it isn't at this hall or that hall. it's not at the armory. it's at a nice venue where you can kinda spend the night and enjoy the entire evening. robert: absolutely, if you're gonna do it, do it right.

you know, that's always been my motto. so, you know, when i told joey, "hey, we're at the holiday inn grand ballroom," you know, i think he was a little bit surprised too. but again, the ticket sales are just going extremely well. for somebody--or for the people who have not even seen this band, you can just tell. like joey said, the vibe is really coming around. the calls are coming in. and it's gonna be a packed house and once the community sees 'em, i think it's gonna be outstanding here for a little bit. damian: so, we're not talking two or three gigs here. we're talking about staying with this. joey: this is--i treat it like a business. you know, i love the giants, i'm a yankee fan. it's a business, you know? so, for me to--again, talking about when i was thinking about the band itself, i mean, i had to look around. you know, the barrier. i mean, we're both blessed with just musicians up and down the east bay, san francisco, down in, you know, towards monterey.

you know, everywhere. so, the musicians i have are just amazing. they're all, you know, trustworthy people. they're godly men. they're in the right faith, which is very important to me. tom tomasello, tommy t's our md at our church cathedral, so he's my keyboardist. paul riccobono also plays at church as our sax player. burnin vernon davis, this guy, if you guys have not heard one amazing guitar vocalist, he's gonna just blow you away. he's from santa cruz. bass, warren anthony, a guy i've known for over 35-40 years i think. and then a young kid, ryan walker, who i'm not gonna say what he has, but he's on harp. and then we have a special guest that night that we're not gonna announce, but we're looking forward to it. we're excited. damian: well, it's happening at the holiday inn grand ballroom in san jose, september 10th. so, it's right around the corner. there's the number to call for more information. and boy, looking forward to it. cisco kid.

we'll be back after these messages and listen to a little bit of war and cisco kid. thank you guys for what you do. joey: thank you. robert: thank you. damian: all right, good luck.

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[music] [music] [music] damian: and our saludos for those celebrating a special day. felicidades. [music] damian: and here's our contact information. you can follow me on twitter. my handle is @newsdamian. also, pick up a copy of "el observador" newspaper and support your bilingual weeklies all across the bay area. also, watch us on telemundo canal 48, your "comunidad del valle" en español, every sunday at 11 a.m.

on canal 48, telemundo. we wanna wish a happy farewell to jenna salgado who's helped us out here on "comunidad del valle" for a few years now. she's moving on to bigger and better things. thank you for your help and good luck. we're gonna leave you now with a little bit of war and cisco kid. buenos dias. [music] ♪ cisco kid was a friend of mine. ♪ ♪ cisco kid was a friend of mine. ♪ ♪ he drink whiskey, poncho drink the wine. ♪ ♪ he drink whiskey, poncho drink the wine. ♪

♪ we met down on the fort of rio grande. ♪ ♪ we met down on the fort of rio grande. ♪ ♪ eat the salted peanuts out of can. ♪ ♪ eat the salted peanuts out the can. ♪ ♪ the outlaws had us pinned down at the fort. ♪ ♪ the outlaws had us pinned down at the fort. ♪ ♪ cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port. ♪ ♪ oh, cisco. ♪ cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port. ♪ ♪ ya, ya, ya.

♪ they rode the sunset, horse was made of steel. ♪ ♪ they rode the sunset, horse was made of steel. ♪ ♪ chased the gringo last night through a field. ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh.

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