Mumbo-jumbo and rum
Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode
La Antigua, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Although lost in the realm of legends, it is also a fact that Grandfather invented the first headset. This was by mistake. It came about from the need of freeing his hands during the critical moments of the dives, particularly against enemy fire. Anyhow, it was, all in all, a freak accident. He had successfully tied a small microphone to his earphones. The microphone was operated by stepping on a pedal bolted to the floor. Grandfather tried out his new gadget, by talking to a friend who worked in a radio station.
Locating enemy activity, he completely forgot he was still stepping on the pedal and holding the communications open. His friend brilliantly opted to go live on the air, as Grandfather plunged and launched one of his demoralizing speeches, simultaneously broadcast by the station. The radio’s spellbound public heard the sounds of his plane, the motor whining as he dived, and he shouted at the enemy forces. Speechless, thousands heard him pull out and felt relief in knowing he had escaped, while the terrible sounds of the dynamite exploding below in the distance were broadcast to friends and foes alike.
Just by chance, as you like it, but overnight he became a celebrity! The superhero of the popular forces, on his run down plane, as he dealt the Contras with a taste of vengeance, served hot and spicy. He was acclaimed as the Nicaraguan Charlie Chaplin of the Revolution, the people’s legendary pilot, loved by the fact of his unique raids, but adored for his Nicaraguan stylish, highly flavored homilies!
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