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Wild Bill
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Sad but True Re: The Amigos Board
Curiosty finally got the best of me and I contacted Earle R. from the Amigo's board to find out what's up. The following is his reply.
Bill,
Good to hear from you! The BajaNet & the Amigos have both died a quite death on Aug. 21, 2003, ending an 8 year series of weekly reports & information
for Baja travelers. I was going to try and get something up on Metcalf's site this week, but I'm sure this will serve that purpose if you would be
kind enough to pass the word on to all the Amigos.
There was no one thing that lead to their untimly demise. The commitment to getting them out every week was a major factor, as was the havoc that
played on our personal plans & commitments. It was also never able to generate enough funds to pay for upkeep although that was a very minor problem.
There is also the fact that there seems to a lessening interest in tourism in the Baja area. We have witnessed a continuing decline in the number of
new folks coming onto the site and looking for travel information. For whatever reason, that decline in interest seems to be escalating & making our
services redundent. There was just no valid reason to keep abusing ourselves while evidently "preaching to the choir" as it were.
Anyway, it's a done deal and I'm sure there will be others taking up the slack and providing a fourm for all of us who still appreciate what the area
has to offer. It was fun while it lasted, but I have not seen Eric this relaxed in a long while!
Hope our paths cross again somewhere down south.
Hasta la vista,
Earle
It is sad to see it go. I can only imagine what all of them have been through to keep it alive for all of these years. Thanks goes to Earle, Trish and
Eric for doing such a great job and for putting up with so much B.S. or non B.S. (Baja Stories) as the case may be.
Wild Bill
Get Outside, Have Fun and Be Safe!
WB
Get Outside, Have Fun & Be Safe!
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capt. mike
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this will be a good substitute and with picture capability, it is a step above as far as BB's are concerned, but they had it pegged as far as the info
available there. i wish i would have printed all their pages for reference!!
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Bajabus
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I wonder if there is some way to get those archives, lots of valuabale info there. In the end everyones posts got deleted......well I suppose that's
about as fair as you can get. To all those coming over here, welcome and please remember to be civil and decent in your debates and opinions. This
board has been a great refuge for us Amigo outcasts and the spirit of tolerance that exists here while streched at times is something to marvel at.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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DanO
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All good things must pass, eh? I'll try to mind my manners, or as is my usual preference, keep my mouth shut when I don't have anything to say. Hey
bus or anyone else, how do you load an avatar into your registration?
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Bajabus
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Dano, You first have to have the avatar located on a server somewhere, like the personal webpage that you may have with your ISP or one of the many
picture hosting services and then from your control panel (click on the link at the top right of this page), go to personal profile > avatar URL For
instance in the avatar link box I have "http://bajabus.mystarband.net/images/bajadudes%20logo.jpg" in other words you have to link to it by putting
the URL of the jpeg you want to use.
I also think the issue is addressed in the FAQ. By the way, to you savy folks don't waste your time going to my website it's just a jumble of jpegs
as messy as my storage unit.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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A?jeo Coca
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This is reall too bad..a (searchable) archive would really be a treasure.
Kudos to Earle for all of his hard work over the years. I'm not sure there will ever be a true replacement.
Glad I have an Amigos T-shirt!
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David K
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Be patient... Amigos may not be all gone, just yet... However, thanks to Doug Means, we have a great place to share stories, still...
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Bajabus
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boy if there were some way to get those archives up somewhere......8 years of incredible stuff there......the good the bad & the ugly all of it is
worth preserving somehow.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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Wild Bill
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Be patient... Amigos may not be all gone, just yet... However, thanks to Doug Means, we have a great place to share stories, still...
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David,
You really do live in the dark, don't you. If, for one minute, you think that I posted this information as a joke, then that simply shows how inept
you really are.
Be thankful for the time they had it up and running!
WB
Get Outside, Have Fun & Be Safe!
[Edited on 8-27-2003 by Wild Bill]
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reefrocket
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I've accessed the "Old Board" post while doing searches for old post of David K & Chopy (RIP) using Goggle. But all the post of the New Board were
deleted from June back couldn't find a thing until I came to the Old Board posts. I suspect all of the post from July to the "WORM" are now gone.
As said on Fred?s board ---" it is like a friend has died". A friend that linked us through common love for Baja and it's splendor and uniqueness.
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David K
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Wild Bill, Jeff understood exactly what I was talking about (thanks Jeff)...
[Edited on 8-27-2003 by David K]
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Packoderm
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Man, just when everything was finally going smooth. Everybody seemed to find their niche, while at the same time find a place for everybody else
without forming impenetrable cliques. DK, JS, SH, and everybody else in that group were happy on Amigos. Nosey and Jacky found a good home at Baja
Nomad. There were a bunch of different people at the Bundos. And, Fulano seemed happy to be all by himself / herself. I guess he?s a guy; who knows.
I?ve been lurking at all of the sites everyday since I last felt like spouting my mouth off on all of them quite some time ago. I have a feeling that
it is going to be deja vu all over again.
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Stephanie Jackter
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Deja vu all over again...Let's hope not!
Bajabus couldn't have said it better. Welcome to all, but please be tolerant of those of us who became unwilling regufees from the Amigos board.
I just hope that those who come here will simply click on the posters that interest them and avoid the ones they don't agree with. There's room for
everybody if just a little respect is given to the worth of everybody having an opinion whether we agree with those opinions or not. It's such a
simple concept, but so few people get it.
Doug has been an excellent host and who knows - this board may wind up being even better than Amigos in the long run, if enough people with a halfway
open mind move here. I think it very well may sort itself out that way, so I wouldn't be too pessimistic.
Nighty - night, Packy- Jacky
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Pappy Jon
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Well, well, well ... lookie what I found. AMIGOS! Wondered where ya'all went.
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Capt. George
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notification
I notified all amigos that I had private E's for....perhaps we could all do the same and get back together....
Capt. George
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David K
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Hi Capt. George,
We 'Nomads' of Baja travel will get together in person to meet, swap stories, have fun.
In Baja, Baja Nomad Moderator Michelle ('M') has her BBBB parties, open to all who show up. In Southern California, I have the Viva Baja
get-togethers, held in restaurants (limited space, so by invitation only).
'M' announces her BBBBs on the board. I email invitations to about 150 Baja amigos. If you would like to get an invitation to the next Viva Baja, you
must be someone who 'shares' Baja with others (ie. posts travel stories, writes books, has a Baja tourism business). If you are one of these, then
drop me an email at the address in my web site, so you will get notified of the next Viva Baja.
See BBBB (1,2,4) and Viva Baja (1-4) photos, linked in my web site...
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Capt. George
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Newbie to Baja
David K, I'm sure I'll become a part of your get-togethers. Have already formed a Mexican Corp. "Saliente Luna" and have purchased a lot in Loreto on
Pipilio. Hope to build a small casa and a couple of small guest units....Will rent a place this winter, October through May, still looking. Anybody
have any leads?? Happy about this site, really missed the Amigos board.
See you in Loreto!
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David K
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That would be great George...  
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Braulio
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David -
Don't take this wrong way man, but the BBB thing and the deal you put on have always stuck me as kind of cliquish (as in exclusive) . I hope this
board doesn't become the same.
Sometimes bigger ain't better.
Let's not make private stuff we have going on too high profile.
Braulio.
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el fino
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I don't see how the BBBB could be considered a cliquie when it was stated that it is open to anyone who wants to be there. As for David K's party,
yes, I can see where it is considered private, because it is by invitation only.
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