Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

With Rafael's help as a translator and oracle we went down to the beach today to see about reserving it for BMEfest. Tecolote, the beach that's pictured in the BMEfest banner is still top on our list and we all pretty much agree it's the ideal place. The food is great, and we will be able to reserve the restaurant so it's all ours (the beach is public). It's big enough that we've got more than enough space, and pulling on the beach will be totally fine as well, although just out of respect to other people who aren't into that it'll have to be a little farther down (but that's better for people doing it anyway). Here are two more panoramas, looking down the beach each way from the restaurant.

 

I'm not sure yet what's going to happen regarding fireworks and performance-wise; there will be some permit issues for doing it at the beach for ecological reasons, so I'm thinking about also grabbing a bar in downtown La Paz for the evening and having a show there but don't ask me to give a confirmed answer yet. A number of wonderful artists have offered to help with that, so there will be something cool. Here's a shot of our back-up beach by the way, we stopped and talked to them as well:

 

I'm already looking forward to this like crazy. Of course, I am crazy. Well, hopped up on Mexican energy drinks and booze anyway. But that's another story. Anyway, we should have the details solidly confirmed over the next two or three weeks, and then tickets will go up in BMEshop (a nominal amount which will cover the beach rental, the bar setup, entertainment, and some swag).

“Excuse me. Excuse me, Señor. May I speak to you please? I asked for a mai tai, a margarita, and a piña colada. I asked for no salt, no salt in the margarita. But it had salt in it… If you do that again, I won't be leaving a tip. I won't be putting one down. I could check into a competing resort. I could write a letter to your nation's board of tourism and I could have this place condemned.”

“I could put… I could put… strychnine in the guacamole.”