Yeehaw! It's Menudo!

Okay, people, you can all stop worrying now. I have, at long last, found out what happened to Miguel Cancel.

Cancel, you will all recall, was one of the singers in that sizzling pre-pubescent Latino band, Menudo. Yes, Menudo, which is the Spanish word for "tripe," which is the fancy English culinary term for "intestines." It's like calling your band Johnny and the Spleens, or The Raging Kidneys.

But I digress. I won't keep you in suspense any longer.

What happened to Miguel Cancel, after Menudo became one of those legendary supergroups that is simply too cool to perform anymore, is he became a cop in Florida.

I learned this because he and three other officers were in the news this morning after the van they were riding in overturned. Cancel injured his hand, though his intestines were okay.

The accident happened at a place called Yeehaw Junction. Yes, really. Yeehaw Junction.

Who would name a road Yeehaw Junction? They might as well call it You-Can-Drive-Recklessly-Here Boulevard. Naming a stretch of road Yeehaw Junction makes as much sense as naming a rock band Menudo.

Comments

[Amey]

Hi Dave...

Yeehaw Junction is a cool place for OTR truckers and people headed to South Florida. It's a good place to find a relatively clean restroom, a snack, and over-priced gasoline. There's nothing but orange groves and pasture land for miles around.

Hwy 60 runs from the Tampa area southeast to Vero Beach. Yeehaw Junction is where you can hop on the Florida Turnpike to head south to Miami instead of navigating the 2-lane nightmare through little country towns with overzealous law enforcement officers.

But let me tell you - the only thing bigger than high school football in Central Florida, is SWAT roundup... those boys are serious. ;)

Amey

[Amey]

OH, and Yeehaw Junction is a TOWN, not a road... ;)

[Ile]

Hi Dave,

Just wanted you to know that Miguel is a police officer in Coral Gables, Florida and is part of the SWAT Team.

I also wanted to clarify that the word "Menudo" for which the group was named after has a different meaning in Puerto Rico where the group originated than "tripe". Not sure what country Menudo means tripe but in Puerto Rico Menudo means "small change" like in "coins" or "small children" which is the real meaning behind the group's name which is why the members weren't allowed to stay in the group past 16 years of age.

Just thought I'd clear that up....;p

[Alexandra]

hey Dave! you should try to do some research before you write some stupid comment. you don't even know what menudo means so don't talk bs.

[Diana]

Hi, Just wanted to let you know that "menudo" is a Mexican word meaning tripe but it does not mean that in other Latin countries. And I really would like to remind everyone that other spanish speaking countries exist other than Mexico. "Menudo" means "little things" in Puerto Rico, where the group originated. I'm from neither but was a huge Menudo fan and poor Miguel lost some toes, too, and still walks with a cane. Just keeping you updated :-)

[Very Sad Lifetime Fan]

Actually poor Miguel lost more than some toes. He also lost parts of his left hand and has since the accident been through 9 surgeries to restructure his left hand which is why he lost toes since they removed those in order to reconstruct his hand and now needs the cane to maintain his balance. It was very sad what happened to him.

Also, "menudo" in P.R. where they group was fabricated means "small things or small children" that is the reason for the group's name. Also, Fernando one of the group's original members is quite ill with "Lou Gehrig's Disease." I hope he is able to beat it. Let us all pray for both Miguel and Fernando.

[Blanca]

Dave. I´m mexican woman my name is Blanca, and I´m from Monterrey, México; I´m trying to write some words in English just for to tell you,that you have no feelings for the people, because, you does not like, or your family,to have an accident like that. Think before say something. Also Menudo in Puerto Rico means teenagers, people is about 12,13,14,15 more or less. And the name of the group is beacuse the boys can stay in the band when they are older than 15, so they have to be reemplazed for another boy younger. 26 years ago we heard their music and that was really clean music, they dont say any bad word like music of today; that was a good time . If you ´have a kids, maybe you wants they have a better opportunities in the live and a better world, and thats a problem because we are destroying OUR world with our acts, like music, war, movies and internet... Take care your family and God Bless You