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Frank
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Rock formation?
So far Nomads is batting 1000, heres one more question.
Can anyone tell me how or who did this?
[Edited on 9-29-2005 by Frank]
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jerry
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i was told the mulege school kids did it with while wash?? have a good one jerry
jerry and judi
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eetdrt88
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ive heard it was aliens...
you know,from outer space
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Bob and Susan
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Last Weeks SudCalifornia Newspaper
They're back.....
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Sharksbaja
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Moose or flames,you decide
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=8434#pid62499
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Frank
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Thanks Sharks!
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Bob and Susan
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frank...what about the rest who TRIED SOOO hard....
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bajajudy
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BandS
Frank knows you're trying
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Frank
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LOL I thought you guys left on the mothership, since your still here, Thanks! I think Ill save my question about the glowing man of agua verde , 
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frizkie
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Glowman??
Frank, do you mean the "Glowman" of San Juan de la Costa??
Or is there another at Agua Verde. I know who painted the "Glowman" of San Juan de la Costa, but I never have seen or heard of a glowman at Agua
Verde.
I would be interested to know as I plan on going into Agua Verde this winter..I would like to check him out.
Anymore info?
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Tucker
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This one? I haven't been there for a couple of years. I understand that it is beginning to deteriorate.
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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jrbaja
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That photo must be very old
because when I was there a couple years ago, it was nowhere near the condition of that photo. And there have been many storms since then.
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Frank
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I had read a story written by Gene Kira for Western Outdoor news about it. Ill see if I can find it somewhere.
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Frank
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Found it. I dont know if Im allowed to cut and paste it so here is the link. Glowing man of Agua Verde
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David K
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Tucker sent me some photos of that glowing green man and I made a web page to show them: http://community-2.webtv.net/boojum1/Glowman/
I sent that to Gene Kira and Gene replyed "I'll be damned!"
Not the same thing Gene wrote about, but interesting... as Baja is!
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frizkie
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These glowing guys
Very interesting article about the shrine, and the villagers and the ol' fellow that glows. Tracking them down would be a good adventure.
As far as the Green Glowman of San Juan de la Costa. I know him well, almost on a personal basis...Hmmmmm.
Actually, I have friends who own quite a large piece of property just up the arroyo from the Glowman. I visit them every winter, when I am in Baja,
and every time I stop and say Hi!! to the Glowman.
I'm sorry to report that he is looking more vibrant in the photos shown here than he has been these past couple of years, but he is still very
impressive.
In 2003 I met the man who painted him, his name is Martin and he is the care taker of the property that my friends own, he lives in a small casita on
the property and has lived there for seven years or more with his wife, Martina, and their little six year old girl, Indra Suje. He is a carpenter
and general handyman, about 40 years old....simple kinda guy.... tans beautiful rattlesnake hides....drinks lotsa cervesas....loves Tequila.... and
has a puff more often than not....Perhaps this is what brings out Martin's artistic talents. One day he just decided that that rock face was his kind
of medium. A couple of friends helped him lug the paint over to it along with a long ladder and he did his thing. When I see him next I will tell him
how famous his Glowman has become and maybe I can get him some more green, and yellow, and purple paint so he can spruce him up a tich.
Sorry, I can't report that the Martians dropped out of the sky and painted this Glowman. But I can definitely assure you that Martin scaled that rock
face and probably got higher than usual to paint this masterpiece.
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David K
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Great follow-up frizkie!!!!
Now we know the REST of the story!!!
I was going to dump that web page soon, as I figured the glowman had faded by now... But, I will leave it up until Martin sees it!
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Frank
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Hmmm I wonder if Martins painting was inspired by a trip to agua verde.
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Oso
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To get back to the rock outcropping in Bahia Concepcion, according to Don Pablo Mesa, the late caretaker of La Perla campground, the white outline was
painted by a local artist who somehow actually managed to talk the government into paying him to do it. Thus it was a public art project.
I'm just guessing, but I'd say he was possibly inspired by Christo (not Jesus, the other one). Either that, or he was smoking some really good s**t.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Oso
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OOPS, didn't mean to repeat myself. I just posted that before I clicked on the link above. Alzheimer's means doing everything for the first
time.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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