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Ken Bondy
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On one trip I had problems with the starter motor on a rented Bonanza. Someone hand-propped me at Meling Ranch, and I landed in Tijuana knowing I
would have to get repaired there. I was with my wife Pam and two young kids, daughter Coleen and son Jesse. It was the 4th of July. We checked into
the highrise hotel next to the old racetrack (I think it was a Fiesta Americana), all too grubby to go out, had room service, sat on the balcony and
watched fireworks from across the border. It was absolutely beautiful. I have many fond memories of Tijuana but that one always seems to pop up
first.
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Paulina
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Sorry Ken, but I do not like TJ for very personal reasons. I've been watching this thread and trying to think of something that could make me change
my mind, but I don't think that's going to happen.
I'm glad to see that some find happiness there, be it in the entertainment field either present or past, or personal experience, but it's not my cup
of tea.
P.<*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Ken Bondy
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I understand Paulina. But I do have some good Tijuana memories. My wife and I used to spend every one of our early anniversaries playing the ponies
at Caliente. On anniversary #1 we would bet the #1 horse in all the races and a 1/1 daily double, on anniversary #2 the #2 horse and a 2/2 double,
and so on. On our seventh anniversary I was ready to bet a 7/7 double, until I saw that the #7 horse in the 2nd race was 99-1. I chickened out. You
know the rest, 7/7 won the double. $2 would have turned into about $1000. Oh well, it was still a nice day and we won't ever forget it. But I know
that story won't change your mind 
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Paulina
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Ken,
To me it's family that makes a memory, as in the two stories you shared, it was your family that sealed the moment. My TJ story is family related as
well.
Those moments/memories seal the deal.
I liked your stories. Good memories. How many times have you wished you would have faught your impulse to not follow the tradition of betting on #7? I
bet a few times.
Thanks for sharing,
P<*)))><
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rayfornario
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Ken,
To me it isTilly's 5th Ave(no longer there) the place I proposed to my wife back in 2000. Is is because of thwe al the friends I have made down there
at Rudy's, Sr.Mcguey's and the Cave's. They are the waiter's like Davis who is like family to us. It is for all teh good meals I have enjoyed there
and the many lucky bets placed at Caliente!
Ray
Even a bad day in Baja is better then a good day somewhere else!
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Ken Cooke
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Paulina,
I have some very special friends who live in Tijuana, and they have showed me the richness of the families who live there and make TJ their home.
Labor Day weekend at Playas de Tijuana:
My Baja Nomad familia (I'm sitting front row in Camo).LOL
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Iflyfish
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Midnight at the Blue Fox in TJ in the late early sixties
The Tecate bottles flying past my 17 year old ears as New Years Eve midnight madness engulfed the Blue Fox in a crescendo of blasted booze and drunken
go go girls, "want some milk in that drink senor?".
This guy claims he has a donkey that likes to what?????? you mean the one painted like a zebra has a dark side? The solicitous what? You don't like
girls? and on and on.
The blood soaked zap of fine woven white cow hide that made the most resounding thwack! when it hit the opposing palm. The impressive flashing of the
silver switch blade knife popped open with the most impressive Elvis leer!
This guy claims he has a donkey that likes to what?????? you mean the one painted like a zebra has a dark side? The solicitous what? you don't like
girls? and on and on. The blood soaked zap of fine woven white cow hide that made the most resounding thwak! when it hit the opposing palm. The
impressive flashing of the silver switch blade knife popped open with the most impressive Elvis lear! The affectation of machismo that could only be
the dream of an Anglo kid from Santa Clara, California who spent the day primping his duck tail.
How could one forget the Fonton? or the Plaza de Toros? Or the myrid scammers offering to re upholster your car...."Tuck and Roll, amigo?" That was
shortly after “Duck and Roll kid! And it had a much more seductive and exciting undercurrent to it. How about the sea food?, The wonderful sea food?
The reform mayor and the friendly, friendly people, "we are not all like that!" "Go this way and you will not have any problems" The guy who walked
across the street to tell me where I needed to enter the compound to get the proper papers for my motor home. The civic pride of FDT!
How could one forget the death defying whoosh of the pelote at the Fonton? or the Plaza de Toros? Or the myrid scammers offering to re upholster your
car...."Tuck and Roll, amigo?" "That was shortly after duck and roll kid! and had a much more seductive and exciting undercurrent to it. How about the
sea food? The wonderful sea food?
The reform mayor and the friendly, friendly people, "we are not all like that!" "Go this way and you will not have any problems" The guy who walked
across the street to tell me where I needed to enter the compound to get the proper papers for my motor home. The civic pride of FDT!
Iflyfish
[Edited on 4-18-2008 by Iflyfish]
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BAJACAT
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Ok lets talk old school TJ.
How remembers Bar EL MACAO. EL FLAMINGOS,EL TELEFONISTAS.AND SO ON
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Wingnut
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Fond memories of a college trip to San Diego with a side trip to TJ. 6 guys at the race track and only one of us knew how to bet the ponies. But BOY
did he ever know, he picked 8 out of 10 races and was right on the winner all 8 times. Made what for me back then was a small fortune.
Most of my memories were about Nogales. Being the border town closest to Arizona and the U of A campus, we practically lived in "Nogie" on the
weekends....ahhhh...the view from the Candelaja Club in the Red Light district...had the best floor shows this side of Vegas...cheap booze, great
meals at La Caverna (actual cave turned into a restaurant) and more....
you could always find a bargain and every store owner was insulted if you didn't haggle over the price, to them that was the most fun part....
Of course, border towns everywhere have their problems too and it seems to have gotten worse over the years, mostly due to the drug cartels. Stay away
from that aspect and they are a fun place to visit with great people.
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bancoduo
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Anyone remember "Mi Cabana" Just before La Presa?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
Anyone remember "Mi Cabana" Just before La Presa? |
Wish I did. My best times were at Campo Siete on the outskirts of Mazatlán.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
Ok lets talk old school TJ.
How remembers Bar EL MACAO. EL FLAMINGOS,EL TELEFONISTAS.AND SO ON |
Old School TJ for me was THE LAST TEMPTATION (1991) on Calle Revolucion. Great place to party, they played the Doors the 1st couple of hours, then
lots of hard-edged music & Hardcore Techno. The slam pit went all night...after the Doors set was finished, that is.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
The blood soaked zap of fine woven white cow hide that made the most resounding thwack! when it hit the opposing palm. |
All this from our resident mental health expert, IFLYFISH.
Rick....You amaze and puzzle me with your scolding of Grover for his Xray presentation, done with no other meaning but humor, when you dish up a
sentance like this that is so wierd and nothing that it embarasses me to read it.
If you're trying to be a "writer" with a unique style, I suggest you change your delivery. You have what it takes to be well written and well read.
Not that crap above.
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Ken Cooke
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THE TIJUANA SOUND MACHINE!
This showed up in my in-box this afternoon. Definitely relevant to this thread...
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DENNIS
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Of course it is.
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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
Anyone remember "Mi Cabana" Just before La Presa? |
Mi Cabaña Drive Inn in La Mesa, wow back in the 60's 70's
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Ken Cooke
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You can listen to this music by clicking:
TIJUANA SOUND MACHINE
Nortec Collective emerged from the burgeoning Tijuana electronic scene, performing a style of music that they invented called Nortec - a fusion of
Norteño ("from the North") and Techno, documenting the collision between the style and culture of electronica music, characterized by hard dance
beats, and samples from traditional forms of Mexican music. With two albums (Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1 and Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3) under their belts,
the Nortec sound has been embraced by an international audience and has become an entire movement encompassing music, film and graphic design.
Ever-evolving, the Nortec Collective presents Bostich + Fussible “Tijuana Sound Machine”, featuring brand new tracks from Fussible (Pepe Mogt) and
Bostich (Ramon Amezcua). Fans are already familiar with the stylings of Bostich and Fussible as the masterminds behind tracks like “Tengo La Voz”,
“Tijuana Bass”, and “Tijuana Makes Me Happy” off the double Grammy-nominated 2005 album, ‘Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3’ (Nacional Records) and can expect
more of this unique blend of accordions, tubas, trumpets, norteño percussion, vocoders, drum machines and synthesizers. The first single off the new
album will be the title track, “Tijuana Sound Machine”.
“With "Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3", we focused on fusing vocoders, synthesizers and drum machines with the Norteño flavor,” explains Pepe Mogt
(Fussible). “This time around, we really relied more on the acoustic sound. We tried to achieve a better balance between the acoustics and the
electronics. While some tracks on "Tijuana Sound Machine" aren’t even a month old yet, others have been around for a couple of years. We actually
wrote many of these songs while on the road promoting ‘Tijuana Sessions.’”
Nortec Collective toured the world, from Latin America, the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. An extensive U.S. and European tour featuring
Bostich and Fussible is planned to coincide with the new release.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
This showed up in my in-box this afternoon. Definitely relevant to this thread...
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Iflyfish
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Dennis, I loved Grover's x-ray! Amazing as the story of the diving and flying pig on another thread.
I laughed out loud when I saw Grover’s x-ray and read his post. I was touched by his sharing it. I was expressing appreciation to Grover... that was
an amazing image and timely too! I hope that Grover was not offended by my response. I not only appreciated the image but that he would take the time
to share it. Much as I feel about your response to my white leather zap. I appreciate the dialogue. Since I am in bed now recouping from a total hip
replacement and on some amazing drugs that affect inhibition, I may be a lot looser than I usually am. This is the sort of time when racy stories are
harder not to tell.
I guess it goes to show that subtly is totally lost in this medium or at least one needs to be very careful in how one writes in it. I have run into
this issue before with both my own and the response I have read to others attempts at humor. Writing humor is particularly difficult on the internet
as it involves complex nuances and it may be a much better format for images. My hat is off to those who have mastered the art of posting images,
flying pigs and imbedded coke bottles have a much more powerful impact than "The blood soaked zap of fine woven white cow hide that made the most
resounding thwack! when it hit the opposing palm."
As to writing, you are probably right; I have yet to master the simple sentence, and my spelling, atrocious!
A good therapist from my perspective will have had a lot of life experience and really know and understand people.
Over a beer sometime I would love to recount my experience observing an S/M dungeon or the demo of some amazing whips, feathers and other toys like
that. I could also regale you with images of a profound "spiritual nature" that I experienced while sitting with a Zen monk. I laughed my ass off and
he told me that I did not need to come back unless I wanted to, for the puropose of accessing the feeling of letting go of my illusions of self. He
said that since I was not there to be a better person, lose weight or resolve some sort of early childhood experience that I would probably
experience enlightenment if I were to sit with this powerful feeling of fulfillment that comes from sitting and letting the mind go. Amazing feeling,
staring at a wall, images of Shiva emerge and try to seduce me, literaly seduce me, into focusing on the pull of the many fascinations of illusion
and stuffness, a very powerful experience that left me in the very instance of my conscious awareness of it. The image flew away like tule fog as the
sun rises in the San Juaquine Vally and I was left laughing my ass off.
People are incredibly diverse and have always fascinated me and I appreciate experience in life. I learned about gay bars from going to them. I
personally am a flaming hetero, a rather bland type at that, would never identify myself as either a top or bottom, don't like pain, either giving or
receiving it, but am glad I know the range of this experience from the perspective of others who have been kind enough to share them with me. I have
seen sex as a recreational activity devoid of human connection or love as a commodity to be bought and sold. Now that coke bottle, that is a real pain
in the .....you know.
Now, to Grover, I hope you were not offended by my response, that would make me very sad indeed.
Iflyfish
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Iflyfish
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Oh man is it back up now, where nature did not intend it to be!
You have indeed made me feel better, twice!
Ifyfish
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Wish I did. My best times were at Campo Siete on the outskirts of Mazatlán. |
YUM YUM! The first place was
the best, before you cross the tracks. The second was OK, then they got progressively worse to major grungy. Which end of the street did you prefer.
 
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