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Zeta posted on Fri, Jan 15, 2010 8:11 PM

From Luis Bunuel's 1951 film "Subida al cielo"

Shriners on tour

Going into a Mexican rancho party "poor but clean"

Bienvenidos! Magnifico they say

Taking notes on what seems like a moleskin

Crazy gringo trying to buy the guy's hat
The first one is not selling, so another one offers his

Same gringo loco doing some field studies
andale andale arriba arriba yepa yepa!!!!!!!!

Shriners rocking the house

Sweet senoritas galore!

I think I'm going to make a painting with this theme...

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jan 18, 2010 4:45 PM

Two frames I missed to post...
Our capitalistic friend implementing the principles of merchantilism in a simple society.

Shriner says: "I don't want yours, I want his" (then walks away not buying any of the two hats)
What was Master Buñuel trying to say?

Clap your hands and say AJUA!!!

The shriner is not really a dancer, but he is really tring and the locals apreciate that. (He get points with la muchacha.)

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Zeta posted on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 9:33 PM

La Magia de Hawai Ken Griffin y su Organo Melodico

Hecho en Mexico (I have some Arthur Lyman records from Mexico for trade...)

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Zeta posted on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 8:13 PM

Back cover

Nice drawings!

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Zeta posted on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 10:56 PM

Nice poster for a Mexican surf concert

Art by Jorge Alderete

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Zeta posted on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 9:36 AM

One more cover with a tiki by

Dr. Alderete

Last Friday I went to see Los Twin Tones and Daddy-O-Grande.
Amazing band.

One of the most impressive gigs I´ve seen in ages.
I suppose that a band from Mexico playing songs about Almeria desert is exotic enough for this thread. :)

Great cover by Dr. Alderete for his last CD and their "Invasion Mexicana" European tour.

[ Edited by: Mister Naufrago 2010-01-29 08:10 ]

[ Edited by: Mister Naufrago 2010-01-29 23:37 ]

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Zeta posted on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 10:04 PM

Gracias Señor Castaway!

Miguel Covarrubias

Oaxaca Tourism Poster

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Zeta posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2010 12:58 PM

"Exotic Kontiki gardens and pool"

Hotel Palacio Tropical Acapulco

Ad. from a 1964 AAA Mexico travel guide

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Zeta posted on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 2:54 PM

Hey! I thought my last post here was cool enough for a reply or two... oh well, business as usual...

Maybe this rare picture of Jakie-O saluting the aztec godess of the underworld will get you going... Sometimes I wonder... Why I even bother?...

Zeta,

Nice photo of Jackie and the Tiki! She looks..... scared!

Was there any Tiki at the Acapulco Hotel Palacia? Can you see anything in the ad that you posted?

DC

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Zeta posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 3:40 AM

Dusty amigo,
I don't know if there was any Tiki at the Hotel Palacio Tropical Acapulco and I can't tell from the picture in the ad,(Sorry for not scanning the picture, I am away from my Tiki research lab. right now) but I think there was. Those "Exotic Kon-Tiki gardens" sound very intriguing to me...
Probably we will never find out. We will have to let the mystery be.

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Zeta posted on Fri, Apr 30, 2010 8:21 AM

On 2010-01-04 08:35, Zeta wrote:
Burrito Borracho en la Playa de la Roqueta

Vintage postcard
Beer-drinking burros are a feature of Roqueta Beach in Acapulco, Gro., Mexico.
Photo by Mark Turok

I read in the newspaper yesterday that this famous anonymous (he had no name) donkey died recently... probably from cirrhosis...

I am not joking.

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Zeta posted on Fri, Apr 30, 2010 4:19 PM

Caught stealing...

Concert tomorrow

On 2010-04-30 08:21, Zeta wrote:

On 2010-01-04 08:35, Zeta wrote:
Burrito Borracho en la Playa de la Roqueta

Vintage postcard
Beer-drinking burros are a feature of Roqueta Beach in Acapulco, Gro., Mexico.
Photo by Mark Turok

I read in the newspaper yesterday that this famous anonymous (he had no name) donkey died recently... probably from cirrhosis...

I am not joking.

Descanse en paz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PppXXBO44&feature=related

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Zeta posted on Wed, May 12, 2010 6:15 PM


The style of this illustration kind of slightly reminds me of SHAG's

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Zeta posted on Wed, May 19, 2010 8:33 AM

If you ever visit Acapulco are into golfing and you like thematic hotels with "Mayan Pop" style you can stay at...

The classic Fairmont Acapulco Princess.

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Zeta posted on Fri, May 21, 2010 4:47 PM

Authentic! Seen in Mexico's flea market "La Lagunilla"

Elephant foot ashtray (I just realized that the drawing is not accurate)

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Zeta posted on Fri, May 21, 2010 5:04 PM

Mexican Conceptual art

Two sombrero wearing mexicans peeing

while the right one is laughing because the the left one told him a joke.

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Zeta posted on Fri, May 21, 2010 6:54 PM


Crazy germans!

Gott im Himmel!

Great thread Zeta!

that poor donkey....

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 8:56 AM

Moai in a fish tank with vintage Mexican toys

Mexico City

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 2:31 PM

MOANA Exhibit

Culturas de las islas del Pacifico
http://moana.cultura-inah.gob.mx/

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Zeta posted on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 10:20 AM

Chupacabras
Mexican cryptozoology

Cheap plastic
You know you want it.

There is a theory that this "monster" was a smoke curtain for the 1994 Devaluation of the peso and joining of the NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement (or TLC Tratado de Libre Comercio in Mexican)by Carlos Salinas the Gortari (the most heated president of recent times)

Not tiki in style, but in spirit. Or just plain Mexotic!

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Zeta posted on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 4:20 PM

Surf show in Foro Alicia. Mexico D.F.

Flyer

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 10:01 PM

MOANA EXHIBIT

LAST WEEK

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jul 5, 2010 10:34 PM

SONIDO GABBA GABBA
(Surf, a Go-Go, Rock para hombres y mas)
Mondays from 11pm to 1am
Reactor 105.7 FM Radio
Mexico's best radio show
http://www.myspace.com/gabbagabbaoficial
with El Warpig and El Reverendo from Lost Acapulco

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Zeta posted on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 6:10 AM

Mexico's slimiest facade.

Building's number is 8 1/2

Is that cool or what?

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Zeta posted on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 7:23 AM

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Zeta posted on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 9:55 AM

Seen in a Taco restaurant in Valle de Bravo...

What's going on there?!

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Zeta posted on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 9:58 AM

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Zeta posted on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 10:08 AM

Few people know that Asterix the gaul left his irreductible village in what is now known as France to become an auto mechanic in a small town in Mexico

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Funny, I use to collect Asterix comic books.

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Zeta posted on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 10:10 PM

Me too hiltiki, best euro comic ever.

CAFETERIA PARADISE

FROZEN IN TIME

"AMERICAN STYLE CAFETERIA"

milkshakes, hamburgers and club sandwich speciality

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Zeta posted on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 10:14 PM


Rain forest cafe
Santa Fe Mall Mexico City

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Zeta posted on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 9:16 AM


Gary Panter loves Mexico.

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Zeta posted on Fri, Aug 27, 2010 4:19 PM

Stickers seen in Mexico City in 2006

Titiki (france)
Dr. Rabias (Mexico)
Pirataz (Spain)

On 2010-08-27 16:19, Zeta wrote:
Stickers seen in Mexico City in 2006

Titiki (france)
Dr. Rabias (Mexico)
Pirataz (Spain)

This is such a cool thread. I'm from Mexico and I can put you in contact with a guy who has a really complete knowledge of all things Mexotica; show you places and where to buy records, etc.
PM me if interested!

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Zeta posted on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 7:43 AM

Aloha chinchilla! bienvenido paisano!
Thanks for the support, looking forward for your future posts and you should tell your friend to join us too here at TC! I am super glad to meet fellow non-USA tikiphiles and specially happy to meet another Mexican. I think we are the only two around. Mexico Mexico... What a crazy awesome place. Never ever boring. Surprise in every corner.
Viva Mexotica!

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Zeta posted on Sun, Sep 19, 2010 3:59 PM

Beer Burro

Postcard

Here's a matchbook from the Luau or something I can't pronounce, it's a "famous Chinese food" place in Mexico.

Bosko

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GROG posted on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 11:42 AM

On 2010-08-30 07:43, Zeta wrote:
I am super glad to meet fellow non-USA tikiphiles and specially happy to meet another Mexican. I think we are the only two around.

That's because most of the Mexicans are over here in the USA.

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Zeta posted on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 1:55 PM

On 2010-09-20 11:42, GROG wrote:

On 2010-08-30 07:43, Zeta wrote:
I am super glad to meet fellow non-USA tikiphiles and specially happy to meet another Mexican. I think we are the only two around.

That's because most of the Mexicans are over here in the USA.

That's because it's cheap and easy for Uncle Sam to exploit them and then dispose them and then get votes for doing so. I bet Mexicans would comeback running (Or stay and pay taxes) to their land if it wasn't now owned by Wal-Mart. Or if he wasn't threaten by USA weapons owned by the Narcos who work for, guess who, the USA. Or work on a GM factory but it glocalized to China... It's not a simple matter, not to be discussed here on a Tiki bar. Why spoil the fun for everyone else? We are in paradise, remember? Have a virtual Mai Tai :drink: on me. :wink:

And it's not most of them, it's around 10% of Mexicans.

Blame the Money People, not Mexicans.

GROG, I didn't knew you where Native American. Hou!

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Zeta posted on Sun, Sep 26, 2010 11:38 AM

Back to our subject...


"Have another one"

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Zeta posted on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 4:51 PM

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Zeta posted on Sun, Oct 31, 2010 10:24 AM

On 2010-07-05 22:34, Zeta wrote:
SONIDO GABBA GABBA
(Surf, a Go-Go, Rock para hombres y mas)
Mondays from 11pm to 1am
Reactor 105.7 FM Radio
Mexico's best radio show
http://www.myspace.com/gabbagabbaoficial
with El Warpig and El Reverendo from Lost Acapulco

Listen to them here:

http://www.gabbagabba.org/

True Rock & Roll Radio!

do it!

Don't know why I never made it over to this thread, but it kicks arse Zeta!!! NICE JOB...I love it. So many quirky pictures, keep them coming.

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Zeta posted on Wed, Nov 3, 2010 9:44 AM

Gracias Vampiresa,
I would like to have a cocktail with you someday...
Tikilas on me.
:wink:

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