(Ed.'s Note: It turns out that despite the fact that the city pulled out all the stops and went all out to help with his Gringo de Mayo fundraiser event in memory of the late Jeff Lewis, local convenience store mogul (and Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation member now) Arturo Trevino is still griping about the Market Square venue.
In the screenshot dialogue above with Ruben O'Bell he makes it clear that he is not pleased with the lighting and lack of electrical outlets available. He complains that he actually had to spend some of the organization's money (perish the thought!) to pay someone to work the electricity and buy some equipment. If there was some other place with a roof and with air conditioning, he says, things would be much better. Can we suggest the gym at St. Joseph Academy? But wait! The brothers there would probably want to get paid for using the gym and having to put up with the traffic.
As it is, many local restaurants and businesses had to endure the rerouted traffic and loss of business to let Arturito stage his money-making gig. The Spanish phrase "limosnero y con garrote" seems very apropo for this gent. He even mentions El Rrun-Rrun's name in vain. Te va a pegar un relampago, Turi.
Next time he comes up with another of his "building new traditions" money-making schemes to be subsidized by the city someone should remind him not to badmouth his benefactors, the people of the City of Brownsville who paid for all the venues he takes for free, and for granted.)