Resplandorosamente Zih

The SPAZ fundraiser "Voz para los Animales" with performances by Nora Murillo and Armando Becerra was an overwhelming success. Doña Helene would've been very proud of her marvelous children and their friends. Turnout was impressive, the food and drinks were delicious, and the music was nothing less than spellbindingly fantastic. I was seated in the rincón de los escandalosos with rowdy friends and my saint of a wife, who was only mildly escandalosa. It seemed to us that everyone had a wonderful time. I know we did. Special thanks to Talley Ho and spouse, Mary and Steve, Wanderer, Susan G. and several others for their lively company. We really enjoyed being with you all as well as seeing lots of old friends from near and far and even some family members. Margaret Reid posted the best photos of the event on her Facebook page.

Lupita and I also want to give a special thanks and big Mexican hugs to Paul and his wife Kathie. They are a beautiful couple who joined us for pozole yesterday at La Jaiba Feliz. Of course I about jawboned them to death, and it took me 2 hours to eat my comida and drink a single beer. That may be a new record. But I loved hearing about their life and where they lived, and frankly I could listen to Paul talk about anything for hours because he's the only person I've met here with such a lovely accent from my birth state.

Nora Murillo on the stage playing to a full house at the old Bay Club.

I went running out my door half-dressed and still half-asleep to grab this morning shot for you all. Hope you like it. I thought it was worth it.

A typical magical morning in Zihuatanejo.