MondoGDL

Don\’t Vote

Hey.  This is an important one so, if you’re a US citizen, get your hiney down to the US consulate on Libertad (esq Progresso), get your absentee ballot, and vote.  Alternatively you can go here and download the absentee ballot.  You’re running out of time so do it, now. And for god’s sake - [...]

Posted on October 12th, 2008 under Miscellaneous. Tags: don't vote. Comments: None

So I just got back from spending the week in D.F. and, inexplicably, a full-on music and art “event” just popped up around the corner from my house.  It’s at an old abandoned Victorian estate called Cloverdale Lawn at La Paz 1659.  I strolled by and the venue looks cool - folks are strolling around [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 under Miscellaneous. Tags: girlsrock, Le Butcherettes, Natalia LaFourcade, The Waitresses. Comments: None

[ July 26, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Has anyone seen these guys?  If so, leave a comment.  On their myspace page, they list Bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy as influences - okay, I’ll buy that.  They sound suitably mopey and over-serious.  If you’re into goth, then dig out that black nail polish and white makeup, and head on down to Estudio Diana [...]

Posted on July 26th, 2008 under Events, Miscellaneous, Tuneage. Comments: None

If you’ve ever been to GDL, you know the place is full of trees and flowers, making the city a mega garden of sorts. Having been here only a few months, I was surprised at the amount of rainfall since this May. A friend of mine said, “if the first rain happens in the evening, [...]

Posted on July 21st, 2008 under Miscellaneous. Comments: None

When we think of Mexico, certain stereotypes come flooding our conscious; tacos, cheap tequila, dusty towns, drunken spring vacations, etc. Maybe this was mostly true ten years ago… but not anymore. Recently I’ve been spending time in Guadalajara (or “GDL”) and I’m still reeling at how hip and modern this beautiful city is. Having lived [...]

Posted on July 19th, 2008 under Miscellaneous. Comments: 1

I saw this in a vacant lot on Monday on my way to the tattoo shop.  Phenomenal.
When I returned the next day, this was added.

Whoever you are out there - my hats off.  You’re both talented and fast.
 

Posted on July 19th, 2008 under Miscellaneous. Comments: None