tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185783502024-03-06T20:24:49.781-08:00Taos Web LoggedTaos Web Log | Taos, Logged | Blog Taos | Taos BlogMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-17271901616986527502007-04-19T08:10:00.000-07:002007-04-19T11:25:23.055-07:00Blog MovesTaos Web Logged has moved over to Wordpress.com. To see the blog at its new location, click HERE.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-2308709242704816192007-04-13T07:15:00.000-07:002007-04-13T07:18:51.583-07:00Antonia's Descanso RestoredThey are commonly known as roadside crosses. But for many families in New Mexico,the descanso is a small shrine erected to remember a loved one in the place where their soul left this world. They can be found alongside roadways all over the southwest.On October 24, 2006, Antonia Miera, a 16 year old Taos High School student, died in the parking lot of the Hacienda Inn, along busy Paseo del PuebloMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-18469102605984804332007-04-03T10:45:00.000-07:002007-04-03T11:00:20.591-07:0012th Annual New Mexico Slam Poetry CompetionHigh school students competed March 16, 2007, at the Taos Community Auditorium, with Taos High School taking home first place for the second year in a row.Four Northern New Mexico teams competed in this event: Santa Fe High, Taos High, Questa High and Bernalillo High.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-71897526738166888442007-03-26T14:07:00.000-07:002007-03-26T14:09:01.052-07:00Kit Carson Road, Taos, NM -- Death in the Fast LaneFour people have died so far this year on a particular stretch of Kit Carson Road in Taos New Mexico. Several people along this deadly stretch of road -- including friends of two recent victims and Captain Daron Syling of the Taos Police Deptartment -- talk about the problems and what needs to be addressed. Video by Rick Romancito, editing and music by Melody Romancito, for The Taos News Media MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-60601752177113749142007-03-21T10:48:00.000-07:002007-03-21T10:52:40.705-07:00John Nichols wishes us luckJohn Nichols delivers an expletive-laden rant against GW Bush at a peace rally on Taos Plaza to mark the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War.Nichols is the author of the New Mexico trilogy, three novels about complex relationships between history, race and ethnicity, and land and water rights in the fictional Chamisaville County, New Mexico.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-39445841280628231352007-02-28T06:39:00.000-08:002007-02-28T06:40:36.072-08:00Danza Azteca de AnahuacAztec dance troupe Danza Azteca de Anahuac dance at the 14th Annual Gathering celebrating the honor of Cuauhtémoc, defender of the Aztec nation with a performance in Taos at the Bataan Hall on Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, New Mexico. Video by Rick Romancito, editing by Melody Romancito, for The Taos News Media Center, http://taosnews.com/mediacenterMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-88988819796659268462007-02-19T06:17:00.000-08:002007-02-19T06:18:57.706-08:00Lyla Johnston previews SOMOS Winter Writers Series FinaleLyla Johnston recites a poem as preview for the SOMOS Winter Writer's Series finale. Johnston is a Diné poet and high school student whose poetry sends out a positive message and has inspired many audiences to join a more conscious humanity.Johnston has won numerous awards at U.S. regional and national poetry slams, and was a featured performer at the Global Forum in Indonesia last year.Harwood MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1170981890443638052007-02-08T16:10:00.000-08:002007-02-08T16:44:50.466-08:00Podcast for February 8, 2007MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1169911307547124512007-01-27T07:19:00.000-08:002007-01-29T18:11:55.743-08:00Rick Romancito announces special screening of his movie, "Benito's Gift"Rick Romancito has planned a special screening of his film, "Benito's Gift," Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, New Mexico. Tickets are $10 at the door.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1169828956389016852007-01-26T08:26:00.000-08:002007-01-26T08:29:16.400-08:00The Taos News Web Cast for Jan. 25-31, 2007MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1169157260298124892007-01-18T13:52:00.000-08:002007-01-18T14:08:54.413-08:00The Taos News Podcast for Jan. 18-24, 2007For a look at all of the podcast stories for January 2007, click on one of the audio tiles below. If you have a slow connection, it is suggested that you wait for the whole file to load before playing.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1168558686404371032007-01-11T15:25:00.000-08:002007-01-11T15:41:50.660-08:00The Taos News Media Center picks up Romancito video teamThe Taos News announced Monday, Jan. 7, that it is beefing up its Media Center by producing videos created by Rick and Melody Romancito.What started as an experiment by the Romancitos on their private Taos Experience Web site blossomed into more than 30 videos of Taos personalities and events posted on YouTube.com.Noticing a demand for this type of internet journalism, The Taos News publisher MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1168203071432356892007-01-07T12:48:00.000-08:002007-01-07T12:53:31.056-08:00Frosty Morning, Ranchitos, Taos, New MexicoJanuary 1, 2007. Ranchitos, Taos, New Mexico. Video and photography by Rick Romancito, music by Melody Romancito.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1166480643320852022006-12-18T14:21:00.000-08:002006-12-18T14:27:37.536-08:00Isabell Scott talks about United Space, TaosIsabel Scott talks with TaosExperience.com about her new project, United Space, while having lunch at the Guadalajara Grill Northside.For more information about United Space, visit United Space OnlineMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1163952787350304592006-11-19T08:06:00.000-08:002006-11-19T09:39:53.093-08:00TaosExperience.com covers local protest of Fox Entertainment NetworkMarc Campbell of Mondo Video and Kulture Cafe protests Fox and its promotion of OJ Simpson's new book titled "If I Did It," by destroying DVD covers of Fox Entertainment products, Nov. 18, 2006, Taos New Mexico, USA.Though a cameraman from KOAT News in Albuquerque was present at the demonstration, the local ABC affiliate chose to run (asnd rerun) a story about a Christian rock concert that was MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1162218441636007202006-10-30T06:24:00.000-08:002006-10-30T06:27:21.650-08:00TaosExperience video on taosnews.comThe Taos News has decided to start running some of my videos on their website. For some reason, I can't download the one they have residing on their site (Quicktime problems -- both on my Mac and the PC, which is odd), but I have no trouble viewing my videos hosted by youtube.com.The exposure is helping my view numbers, but not that significantly. Let's see if continued advertising helps things MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1161783118764987192006-10-25T06:25:00.000-07:002006-10-25T06:31:58.776-07:00Hitting the streetsWell, I've finally gone and done it -- I bought a display ad in Tempo to promote TaosExperience.com. The ad is simple, yet compelling. It says "See Taosenos on Youtube. Go to TaosExperience.com." And I use the Youtube logo.Meanwhile, I'm keeping a daily log of video views, and I'm proud to say I've been at this for a little more than a month, and some of my videos have broken the 700-view mark. MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1161002642371745402006-10-16T05:38:00.000-07:002006-10-16T05:44:02.383-07:00Straightening out the YouTube.com accountsI've been making videos all weekend and last week I made a separate account for TaosExperience so it could be separate from my own stuff. the best way to find them is byhttp://youtube.com/user/taosexperiencehttp://youtube.com/user/mromancito I'm logging all the views in the morning and in the evening so I can have a more realistic picture of what's getting seen. Some videos are getting picked up MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1160085986289548002006-10-05T14:58:00.000-07:002006-10-05T15:06:26.366-07:00Podcasts of selected stories from The Taos News now availableTaosExperience.com has uploaded the first of many podcasts of selected stories from The Taos News. The podcasts are read by Rick Romancito, editor of Tempo, and edited by Melody Romancito, and recorded by Romancito House. The audio files are in MP3 format and are from 2-5 MB in size.Listen to podcasts of selected stories from the October 5, 2006 issue of The Taos News by clicking HERE.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1159463301573472742006-09-28T09:57:00.000-07:002006-10-19T11:39:32.623-07:00TaosExperience.com and YouTube.comTaosExperience.com has gone through another revamp Monday, Sept. 25. This newer, sleeker version 5.02 features videos on YouTube.com and a return to focus on entertainment. Not that reviewing restaurants and shops doesn't have merits -- it's just that a web editor can do only so much. My plan is to keep it small yet punchy with current music-scene adio and video.Lokey Music now has a blog at MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1149048764802952172006-05-30T21:03:00.000-07:002006-05-30T21:12:44.813-07:00SoooooweeeeeMemorial Day in Red River is a busy one for vendors and police -- not to mention shops, hotels and restaurants, with motocyclists numbering 40,000 or more during the annual gathering.Photo by Megan BowersMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1147272214777366622006-05-10T07:38:00.000-07:002006-05-10T08:02:45.506-07:00Taos writer wins screenwriting award By The Taos News staffMay 10 - 7 a.m.SANTA FE - Gov. Bill Richardson announced Tuesday (May 9) the four winners of the 2006 Governor’s Cup Short Screenplay Competition: Tempo editor Rick Romancito of Taos; Scott and Paula Merrow of Albuquerque; David Valdez and Philip Gunn of Rio Rancho; and Hannah Macpherson of Albuquerque.“These writers represent MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1145196477164835832006-04-16T07:03:00.000-07:002006-04-16T07:08:18.263-07:00Easter: Sunny and warmMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1143980537962700452006-04-02T05:01:00.000-07:002006-04-02T11:34:57.866-07:00cattle crossingFor the last couple of days there have been cows in our yard. We'd shoo them off, then they'd be right back -- putting the dog in a panic and pooping all over.Apparently, the came up from the Rio Fernando Creek through a break in the fence. We went down once to see where they might be coming through but couldn't find anything.Yesterday, a new pickup truck came down our dead-end road. The driver MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578350.post-1143640029165626032006-03-29T05:42:00.000-08:002006-03-29T05:50:36.230-08:00Taos Experience web camThere's a web camera pointed toward Taos Mountain from Ranchitos. It's on most days, and if you'd like to view it, here's what you do:Get yourself a Yahoo Messenger account -- if you don't already have one -- then add taosexperience as a contact. If the cam is on and there's someone around, you can view it.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343881114544950225noreply@blogger.com0