It was late last fall when we finally caught a ray of light in our gloomy pandemic tango world in the Hudson Valley. Joe Powers, the world-famous harmonica player from Portland, Oregon, paid a visit to our scattered community three thousand miles away from his home and delighted us with a lively performance and an engaging lecture about the long history of his small musical instrument. I was surprised to see so many of our local tangueros in the audience, few of whom had come to the sporadic dance events that had been organized during the summer. Now, apparently, they felt that it was safe enough. It seemed that we had finally left the worst of the pandemic behind us and there was a sense of relief and happiness in the air.