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DENNIS
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WE have a gentleman, Mark Lurie, living and working here in PB, who claims the Smith house is now connected to his family.
Nice guy....no BS'er:
http://tinyurl.com/krearw2
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EnsenadaDr
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Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
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It looks just like El Investig8r, Dennis!! | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
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Smokey Dave Love you!
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Not sure who Dave is, but he had good taste in beer. SALUD |
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fang
I would have to agree with Gypsy Jan's selection of Jack Smith. I discovered his weekend series, (Baja Diaries), in the L.A. Times in the 1960's and
never missed an installment. He did more to promote the area and it's people than anyone else I can think of.
He did it with compassion & insight, but more importantly, with humor. Most of the humor was self depreciating & it made all his
recollections more believable.
Baja was not unknown to me. My dad had vacationed & fished in Ensenada & San Felipe for years & started carting my brother Jim & I
with him starting in 1938-39.
He was in the US Army Air Force from 1941 to 1946 dropping bombs on the Japanese in Burma. When he returned home following the end of the war we
again spent our summers in Baja.
I have had the pleasure of meeting & knowing most of the others mentioned in this thread. Each has contributed in his / her own way and truly
deserve mention.
But Jack Smith, with his low key, insightfull & loving word pictures of the peoples and places of the peninsula earn him an award of greatness in
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I was honored to have so many Baja authors (and web site hosts, such as you) attend my Viva Baja parties... Great folks who believe in the sharing and
exchange of stories from Baja!
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bajadave1
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Fred Hoctor for me.
The gentleman could tell/write, the funniest baja stories,I have ever read about BAJA. see if you can still find a copy of "Baja HAHA.
Several hours of laughing out loud. He was also the Baja columnist for many years,at western out door news Magazine.
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danaeb
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Registered: 11-13-2006
Location: San Diego; El Centenario
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Baja Nomad BMG. I loved his blinking eye avatar. I was lucky to host him and his lovely wife lingililingili in La Paz. He was so witty, but always
a gentleman in his posts.
[Edited on 11-21-2013 by danaeb]
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadave1
The gentleman could tell/write, the funniest baja stories,I have ever read about BAJA. see if you can still find a copy of "Baja HAHA.
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Several for sale on Amazon used books for next to nothing. Used, but readable, and the shipping price is around four bucks.
Gettem' while they're hot. They won't last forever and then they'll be collector's items. 
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Gypsy Jan
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Met Fred Hocter in 1983
Loved his book and columns, talked my friend into impolite behavior - we drove up and knocked on his door.
He couldn't have been nicer, invited us in, chatted for a few minutes and then we realized we were out of line by imposing on his personal privacy and
we took our leave.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadave1
The gentleman could tell/write, the funniest baja stories,I have ever read about BAJA. see if you can still find a copy of "Baja HAHA.
Several hours of laughing out loud. He was also the Baja columnist for many years,at western out door news Magazine. |
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LaPazGringo
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Larry from Raquel & Larry's.
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Remembering... Nomads and others from 2003
Here are just some of the Nomads and other Baja friends we have lost who I was privileged to meet and have a photo of...
Dik Lang
Mike Supino
Mike Humfreville
Carlos Fiesta (Chuck Chambers) (2003, 2002 pics)
Dave in 29 Palms
Jens Kolbowski is the host of http://www.baja-web.com.
Jens (pronounced 'Yens') is also known as El Aleman (The German).
Lu Ann Swaim
Juanita Miller (on right)
From 2004 Book Signing photos:
Baja Bernie and Herb
2002 photos:
Ann O'Niel
Larry Hahn (on left) of BajaDreams.com and Air Taco Bell fame.
(In 2001, on left)
Baja Mur
Chuck Potter (Baja Source)
Marv Patchen (Baja author and racer), 2005 photo.
One thing I don't like about getting older is losing your friends...
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vacaenbaja
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Yes of course! Raquel and Larry. I use to "marvel" at Larry's improvised repairs
both electrical and structural. When main line electricity came
his way the guys from the utilities refused to put him on line
until some electrical issues were brought up to "code"
They just did not want his place to burn down.
I always stay there when I visit Bahia de Los Angeles.
[Edited on 11-22-2013 by vacaenbaja]
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vacaenbaja
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Ah Dave! You were too fast for me!
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Pablito1
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For me Papa Fernandez was and still is one of Baja's greatest.
Regards Pablito
Semper Fi
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MitchMan
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JFK
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BajaBlanca
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I second Curt. He absolutely loved Baja.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pablito1
For me Papa Fernandez was and still is one of Baja's greatest.
Regards Pablito
Semper Fi |
Papa Fernandez in 1994 (on left), photo from Desert Rat (on right).
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
JFK |
Yes....
Don't believe everything you think....
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Surdoc Stan and Bernie! |
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What happened to Surf doc?? I had a few cold one with him at Don Eddies a couple years ago if that.
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lizard lips
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Fred Hoctor is my pick. I went fishing with Fred many times in Punta Banda and even took a trip with him to BOLA way back when. When we would go out
in his small 12', which we would launch in front of his house, he would tell me stories about Baja and all over the world about his experiences. He
was the Captain of his boat and would not feel bad yelling at me to keep tension on the line when I was pulling in. He would have made a great pirate,
a good one of course! Hoctor would show up at my house just to chat and before I knew it he would be gone. He never said goodbye. I asked him why he
never said goodbye when leaving and he said "you never have to say goodbye to friends". What a character. RIP Fred!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Surdoc Stan and Bernie! |
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What happened to Surf doc?? I had a few cold one with him at Don Eddies a couple years ago if that. |
Last posted here 10/15/2012. Passed away. Heart attack if I remember correctly.
They just had a memorial for him in Asuncion. I was there in spirit.
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