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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

There's a place called The Red Fly in Colonia Roma, Mexico City. My brother-in-law is supposed to put on another photo exhibit, but I'm not sure if it will be this day or not. Either way, who's up for some pints?

samizinha · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Vacalandia

I�m always up for a pint, and since it�s not a holiday weekend, I might actually be able to meet all of you in person! Saludos, Sami

thelmadatter · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject: back from the dead

since I am more or less "back from the dead" (meaning Im finally getting over a really bad bout of bronchitis - it really is true that the American Asma Asso. says "If you can't breathe, nothing else matters.") you can count me in.

Not a holiday weekend in Mexico, but its Memorial Day weekend in the States.... man, I have such an antojo for BBQ! Maybe we can talk about a joint Canada Day/US Independence Day bash for the weekend around July 1 and 4. We would need a manly-man of course to supervise the BBQ Laughing

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Ok then, since we have some agreement, would the Red Fly be okay? more about it at http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=mexico_city@101&cur_section=nig&property_id=422149

It's in Colonia Roma at Orizaba 145, at Zacatecas street. Lots of parking nearby.

Shal we say 7-ish? We'll wait around for you this time Freddy. sorry about La Faena. Not sure how we missed each other. PM me and I'll give you my cell number.

Glad to see that 'dead' was nothing permanent for you Leigh. Where's the Dominion Day/Independence Day affair going to be...out in Toluca?

FreddyM · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Mexico

I'll show up. I'll send you my cell number via PM. Leigh has it already (spent the day with her in Toluca on Friday Smile

I really miss BBQ, so this should be fun.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Freddy, are you manly enough to work Leigh's grill? Apparently, there's an opening. I don't think I'm up for the job.

BBQ...Canada Day...mmm. Who volunteers to bring some fireworks? I'd say that's an American specialty. In Canada, we like sparklers....at a safe distance of course.

My friends and I back in Ottawa had a tradition of mixing up a batch of Beaver Juice. Basically, Long Island Iced Tea, but you mix it up inside a Coleman cooler with ice for portability, and march it around the city like the Ark of the Covenant. I think I can import at least part of that tradition.

Hey Samantha...why don't you come out to meet us all?

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Guy, you know how much I would love to do that but do you know the actual distances between where I am and where y'all are? It's apparently over a 20 hour bus ride in each direction! (correct me if I am wrong) How does a girl keep her make-up and hair-do intact for 20 hours each way and make it back to work on Monday morning looking fresh? Laughing

I love the DF as I have spent considerable time meandering about in the past. Cool place.

FreddyM · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Mexico

Me? grilling? cooking?

I'm afraid my experience with cooking anything is limited to boiling water, operating a toaster oven (to make toast!), and setting the timer on the microwave. I think I'd mess up everything if left in charge of the BBQ. What I miss is...eating the results! Smile

Hmm, I reread the thread, now I'm confused. Is everyone meeting at a bar, or doing the bbq thing? or is that for two different events?

thelmadatter · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject: wimps

Geez..... Both of you - Guy and Sam - are such wimps. Sparklers and you cant travel more than 20 minutes??? !Hijole!

Looks like July 1 is a Sat... if we can put together a big shindig, it would have to be that day. I have the perfect location. There is a lot across from my house, with no house (but with a kind of a semi-covered patio area and GRASS!) It never occured to me to be anything more than a lot until I saw a party there on Children's Day. I asked one of my neighbors about it and he told me the owner lives "in the pink house" Havent had a chance to catch the owner yet to see what he would charge.

If its not ridiculous, it would be great. We can store stuff at my house and quite a few can crash there as there is a lot of space. I have one extra bed and a queen air mattress (gotta check it as its been in storage for a while), but if you bring an air mattress or colchoneta and a blankie, you should be fine (unless youre like me and your back cant handle "roughing it" anymore). Best of all its free.

Would definitely have to be potluck and I know someone with a grill Very Happy

To make this work, I would think we would need a min of 10 to 15 folks. I know of 7 Canadians/Americans in Toluca personally. (if I can get half of them with their families, that could cover a lot) I know there are more, but finding them sometimes is a problem. but I know a few things to try. Guy... Im still worried about your claim that you can convince chilangos to come out into the savage forest here. I mean, listen to Samantha!

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Yeah I like that any one Mexican family can paint their house whatever colour they like. Unfortunately, the neighbours can be a problem if they have differing tastes. I'm going to take a picture today of a monstrosity of colour clash in my neighbourhood that demonstrates a strong need for a Good Taste Enforcement Brigade of the Mexican army.

We need a pig cooker for the Toluca BBQ. Anyone out there from the Carolinas? A teacher from South Carolina once described what a pig cooker is. This thing is so big it needs a trailer hitch. It is so large and gets so greasy that automatic car washes in the Carolinas have to put No Pig Cooker signs up.

I'm sure I can get some chilangos out. There are a few non-narcos out in Metepec that might want to come too. Why don't you make a formal announcement Leigh, so we can get the ball rolling. Such an event deserves it's own thread in big red letters.

samizinha · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Vacalandia

This Sam can definately try to make it for a Canada Day/Independence Day party! I don�t have sparklers, but I make a wicked Canadian flag cake with whipped cream and strawberries... Wink

thelmadatter · Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject: confused

Sorry Samantha... I got my Sam's confused and I read 20 min, not 20 hours (its been a LONG semester).

Of Samantha is welcome.... you should tell your boss you need this trip for health reasons Very Happy

samizinha... the Canada Day cake sounds awesome!

AjarnErnes · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Hello all,

Ernest from Thailand here; And actually HERE in DF now.

I can make the 27th at this Red Fly place. What time? And what's the nearest metro station?

Ernest

thelmadatter · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject: earnes

Welcome to Mexico Earnes! Dunno exactly where this place is... gotta wait for the official Canadian/Chilango embassador for that.

But just wanted to say hi!