BajaNomad - Stuff for Coco

Stuff for Coco

John M - 9-27-2016 at 05:03 PM

We don't have a '74 Pacer real axle in the garage (or whatever model it was) but are heading his way in a little while.

We saw the cowboy dvd request, and we usually take the "regular" kind of help, but does anyone know recently what else he may be asking for?

My daughter is bringing a fresh (I hope) supply of panties to hang on the ceiling.

John M

David K - 9-27-2016 at 05:39 PM

If you are also going south of L.A. Bay, Poncho (at San Rafael) is really a great character and gets only a tiny amount of traffic compared to Coco.

basautter - 9-27-2016 at 06:46 PM

I can vouch for Poncho. We shared a bottle rum with him in April. He was quite grateful!

Not going that way

John M - 9-27-2016 at 08:32 PM

We'll be north of Pancho's

Maybe next time. We realize Coco gets a lot more visitors and help but we've known him since his campground days in Ensenada and that's where we are headed.

John

David K - 9-27-2016 at 08:50 PM

10-4 John... We delivered him some supplies when we visited him Sept. 10... Jesse read about what he liked or needed and we took pics.

mtgoat666 - 9-27-2016 at 09:42 PM

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

willardguy - 9-27-2016 at 09:49 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

you can never have enough warm socks!

MMc - 9-27-2016 at 10:15 PM

If you had ever been to Coco's or San Rafae you would understand. They are remote and without much means. Fresh fruit and veggies are always welcome. Sometimes, wire or the smallest things make a huge difference in their lives. Pancho (per DK) could use some batteries, maybe a solar panel and wire. I would also say a good hand crank radio.

Think about Poncho or Coco after the sun goes down and the visitors leave. A radio or a little electricity make a big difference in ones life. A couple of cheap solar lights would add a little comfort.
Food, power and hand crank radio really makes a difference.

willardguy - 9-27-2016 at 11:01 PM

Nomads love their Coco for sure! ever notice his neighbors are just a bit less intrigued?

ehall - 9-28-2016 at 04:51 AM

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy

Nomads love their Coco for sure! ever notice his neighbors are just a bit less intrigued?

Probably so but anyone willing to sell me some cold beer 20 miles from the nearest store is sure to be a favorite. Especially when on my bike without an ice chest.

fish101 - 9-28-2016 at 05:26 AM

Last time I stopped at Coco's, I brought him some dried pinto beans, rice and cat food.. He appreciated all that..Gave him a few cans of beer to put in his cooler, so he could either sell it or share with his friends. He doesn't drink beer any more, so the fresh vege's would be a treat.

Thanks fish

John M - 9-28-2016 at 07:03 AM

Fresh veggies it will be!

....and cat food.

perhaps those things won't be considered "stuff" by mtgoat666 -

John M

KurtG - 9-28-2016 at 07:37 AM

Like anyone, I suppose, who lives mostly alone in a now only semi-remote place Coco is an interesting guy. I met him when he had first set up on that barren spot and watched as he created his own little universe there. The first time I rode in from the north after he started doing his beer can whirligigs I thought I was seeing a mirage.

David K - 9-28-2016 at 08:01 AM

That's cool Kurt!
I drove by in the dark in 1999, but it was in 2001 when I stopped the Viva Baja van there so my guests and I could meet and visit with the (then) one-leg man so full of energy to make an oasis of beer cans.

July 5, 2001

Desert Rat, Travelpearl, Sarah, and David Eidell pose with Coco at Coco's Corner.

Here is a web page I made for Coco, 15 years ago... and includes a photo from John M of Coco getting a haircut from Barbara M! http://www.vivabaja.com/coco/

DaliDali - 9-28-2016 at 03:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

Coming from the queen of compassion and the hero of all bleeding hearts.....you're calling an old guy with NO legs, stuck in the harsh desert and largely dependant on the goodwill of others as "doesn't he have enough stuff"?....

Deplorable!!!

[Edited on 9-28-2016 by DaliDali]

willardguy - 9-28-2016 at 07:04 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DaliDali

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

deplorable?....STUCK in the harsh desert.....???? someone hasn't seen REAL poverty in baja evidently! :rolleyes:

mtgoat666 - 9-28-2016 at 07:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DaliDali

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

He seems to have panties and beer. What else does a man need?

P.s. I got no coherent opinion on him. Hard to have a coherent opinion about an eccentric living in a hot barren desert and collecting womens panties

DaliDali - 9-28-2016 at 08:10 PM

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy

Quote: Originally posted by DaliDali

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

I often see these threads saying coco needs stuff, you're often taking him stuff,... after all these years, doesn't he have enough stuff?

deplorable?....STUCK in the harsh desert.....???? someone hasn't seen REAL poverty in baja evidently! :rolleyes:

I see.....since I have lived full time in Baja Sur for 16 years running, "evidently" you're wrong.
FWIW......the deplorable remark was directed directly at some goat and had ZERO to do with the living conditions of a man without legs in an unforgiving desert.

redhilltown - 9-29-2016 at 12:27 AM

Lighten up folks...not a thread to take to this level...save it for global warming.

Coco has paid his dues and made his own little mark in the world unlike virtually any of you on here. He will be talked about for years to come. Have bought beers from him for over 20 years and never once a true whine out of him...he might say what he needs... I know John M and TMW have done a lot for him.

Just lighten up.

rotortom - 10-11-2016 at 05:46 AM

We just got back from a week in Baja, and had a visit with Coco. The one thing he needs most is a replacement for his old wheelchair. His old one is falling apart.

Jack stands and wheelchair.

John M - 10-14-2016 at 04:47 PM

TMW had taken him a wheelchair a year or two ago - when we were there earlier this week Coco didn't mention it to us when we asked what he might use. But he was a bit busy. I wonder if the model TMW had taken is not working as it was sort of special - for use on dirt surfaces.

Coco also asked if we could buy two jack stands for him, he offered us the money up front. I declined the $$$ not knowing when we'd return. I believe these are to support his car when he (or someone) helps to remove the rear axle.

He asked if anyone coming down could pick up two for him that he'd appreciate it. He had a Harbor Freight advertisement and had two already circled - I think they were about $40 - I assume this might be for two, dunno.

He was in good health and very much appreciated the food we took him.

John M

David K - 10-14-2016 at 04:52 PM

Nice to hear John! Chef Jesse of our Baja Extreme tour last month brought him food supplies.

Coco and Jesse on 9-10-16