Dream #1: "I'm doing real good!"

Since my father passed away, October 4, 1994, I have had two dreams where he has come to speak to me. The first time was about a month after his death. He was sitting on a bench in the clouds and he had the biggest. most beautiful smile on his face! He told me that "they" were finished with him already; that they had fixed his legs (from his auto accident of 1963 where he sustained broken leg bones in nine different places). He said that he was going to be working in law enforcement. I laughed, thinking he was joking, and he said, "Aqui tambien tenemos leyes, mi hija." (We have laws here, too.)

I asked him if he had seen his friends like Lolo Cavazos, Lee Farias, "Chato" and Jerry. He said, "Si hombre, aqui anda todo el atajo." ("Yes, the whole gang is here.")

He then told me to tell everyone that he was doing real good and that he was very happy! He said that he had to leave because he didn't have much time. He smiled at me and disappeared.

That morning when I woke up, I was so excited that I immediately went to wake my mother up to tell her! I even called my sister and my brothers to tell them about it. I told all my relatives at the Cielito Linda Ranch that December at the 1994 Escobar Birthday Pachanga what he said: he was "doing real good and was very happy"!

Dream #2: "Do Something".

In January, 1999, my father came to me in another dream. This time he was in my house and had a very serious, almost mad look on his face. He said, "Chihuahuas, Linda! Te deje todos mis exitos, todos mis consejos, y todos mis recuerdos y no has podido hacer ni una fregada con ellos!" ("Golly, Linda! I left you all of my hits, all of my teachings, and all of my memories, and you havent done a darn thing with them!")

He was very disappointed in me! I felt so bad; I told him that I was sorry. I wanted to explain that it had been real hard to continue my music without him, but he didn't even give me a chance. He just looked at me with those eyes of his, (the look I always got when I was in trouble) and said, "I got to go," and he disappeared.

Conclusion:

It is because of these dreams that I was inspired to have this festival in honor of my father, Eligio Escobar. I pay tribute to him for all his accomplishments and for all that he instilled in me through his teachings, not only in the music field, but as a humanitarian. He always told me, "La amistad vale mas que el dinero", meaning "friendship is worth more than money". My father had many, many friends!!!

My future plans are to pursue my music career and to carry on the legacy!!! I am going to go back into the studio to record this summer. I am also going to purchase his music masters from different record companies, re-mix, and bring them back into the market under "Escobar Records" label.

I guess my father knew I was ready to return to music before I did. I needed him to get me started again just like before. I am not going to disappoint my father anymore!!!

Sinceramente,

Linda Escobar