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baja california south


Here some impressions from the southern part oft he baja california

frank arnold art & gallery


our friend patrick corr had recommnded visiting this art place in san josé del cabo: the american artist frank arnold has realized his gallery together with his studio and living space under one roof. Besides many huge paintings and sculptures two large coffee table books are displaying his artworks in his “showroom”.

Little episode: frank has experienced as an 8 years old boy that he was adopted and therefore often the number 8 can often be discovered in his art works. Should you visit san josé del cabo frank arnold art & gallery is a “must see”.

 

cabo san lucas


Lands end of the baja california and Cabo San Lucas is like a small, american tourist city. All along the beaches are building shells of new hotels, in a few years everything will have changed.

Is this a post worth? Yes, because we have visited christina and patrick corr, quasi friends of friends. The two have introduced us to their friends, just great. Among them markis saffert, a german baker (do not miss: “The Cabo Bakery”) and a canadian ex-wrestler.

Thanks christina and patrick for this great time.

coco´s corner


The route from puertositos to the highway no 1 still passes Coco’s corner. The dusty, bumpy and narrow dirt-road- will be replaced (and they are working since years on it) by a new paved road which no longer tangents Coco’s corner.

Coco lives since 26 years in the center of no-where. Even two dusty roads are crossing here but that doensn´t mean there is much traffic. He is now 79 years old and he had driven motorcycle races, he has lost a leg by an accident at work and by an infection he lsot his second one. He asked the docter to amputate it in the same length, this would make it easier he exclaimed. Coco sells refreshments and maintains for many, many years aguestbooks. Meanwhile, there were nine notebooks, unfortunately one had been stolen, he regretted. Among all the entries there was also one from “horst and rita”. we had met this couple in Canada on the icefield parkway several months ago. Well, maybe it’s still a center of “some-where”

viva mexico, viva salsa



We left the US, the country, where the officers have to serve in bullet proof vests and traveled to mexico. We asked for the 180 days visa and the officer recommended the salsa, which he had on sale „it´s very spicy and aromatic. Special offer: 3 bottles for 5 us $”. Ok!?. I asked if the special visa has prerequisites?”. “The salsa is great for fish and meat and …” we filled the visa cards, payed at the bank, and went back to his office. The salsa was still at sale and still very spicy and aromatic. He stamped the passports with a stamp whose colors had changed their physical donditions during the last hot months. We needed this stamp to document our immigration. “Ok, three bottles of the delicious salsa and could you please apply new color onto your stamp?“ Soon the sponge was soaked with new color and the stamp was blurred again. This time the reason was different … left the US, the country, where the officers have to serve in bullet proof vests and traveled to mexico. We asked for the 180 days visa and the officer recommended the salsa, which he had on sale „it´s very spicy and aromatic. Special offer: 3 bottles for 5 us $”. Ok!?. I asked if the special visa has prerequisites?”. “The salsa is great for fish and meat and …” we filled the visa cards, payed at the bank, and went back to his office. The salsa was still at sale and still very spicy and aromatic. He stamped the passports with a stamp whose colors had changed their physical donditions during the last hot months. We needed this stamp to document our immigration. “Ok, three bottles of the delicious salsa and could you please apply new color onto your stamp?“ Soon the sponge was soaked with new color and the stamp was blurred again. This time the reason was different …

co_works exhibition / phoenix

many thanks to gail and fred tieken and all my co_workers.

emilio martinze / miami;  matt sesow / washington dc; barbara fisher / ashville; heather wilcoxon / sausalito; matthias bolz / dresden (germany); fred tieken / phoenix, brad moody / houston

midway with bill


The 88-year old bill had joined the marine corps, had survived two helicopter crashes and is the father of a very good, long-time american girlfriend of us. since several years, he is a volunteer on the to a museum converted aircraft carrier “midway”, which was put in service just 8 days after the end of world war II. The tour took 5 hours and we had trouble to follow the vital 88-year old guy through the confusing corridors of the vessel.