Archive for April 2008

The Journey in 3 minutes

Brock put together this vid of the 5 month experience to date.

The Team Reunites

Cello Joe went home to California 5 weeks ago; Eco took an excursion 2 weeks ago; Jared hurt his achilles and got lost hitching with Sister Jo 7 days ago; Toby and Chaba took a right when everyone else went left and got lost in the mountains 5 days ago; so when we rolled into [...]

The Rest of Mexico

As any who follow closely know, we´re not too good at making schedules, but when we do we usually stick to them pretty closely. Except when we have to veer. Here´s the anticipated trajectory for our way home over the next several weeks, including the towns where we´ll be playing. Drop a line if you [...]

Mexican Garbage, Our Garbage, and Our Disposables Tax

The Mexico of my childhood memory (San Miguel de Allende, 1978) is dirty: lots of garbage in the streets, dead animals, smelly creeks. From what I’ve seen on this trip, much has changed. In towns and cities, the streets are clean, free of litter and often swept. Especially in the smaller cities, the streets seem [...]