mrgizmo has left 337 comments

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

Brian858 if you'd like to see the picture of you and your bike in my magazine, send me a high-resolution image to motoevento at sbcglobal.net with a short description of the bike and I'll publish it in a section called Motos de Lectores (Reader's Rides).

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

You have good taste, barrumundi.

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

Yep, that's him. I have pictures of his bike that I'm putting in my magazine in the next issue.

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

If it's the Lambretta with the sidecar, I met him at the motorcycle event in Pereira a few weeks ago.

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

My understanding is that this event is held every year and it's mainly for big bikes and custom bikes.

mrgizmo comments on Any PBH members in Barranquilla?

Today there are so many bikes to choose from that it's hard to advice anyone about them. If you like Harleys for instance, a good starting bike would be a Sportster. BMWs are also very good bikes. It's hard to say without knowing what you are comfortable with and what price range you're looking for. The motorcycle event it's supposed to be happening around January 12. And I understand there are quite a few bikers in Barranquilla and this event is supposed to be as big as the one in Medellin. Have you seen my magazine anywhere yet? It's called MOTOEVENTO, check it out, it's dedicated to the biker lifestyle.

mrgizmo comments on Announcer Cracks 'Taco' Joke at Juan Montoya

For those of you who missed the point: Not all Latinos are Mexicans, not all Latinos park their cars on their front lawns, not all Latinos are illigal aliens, not all Latinos have 10 people living in their one-bedroom apartment, not all Latinos Do Not Speak English (in the states), not all Latinos like salsa music, not all Latinos are Democrats, not all Latinos place their clotheslines in front of the house. Not all blacks sing and dance, not all blacks play basketball, not all blacks eat watermelon and fried chicken as their main diet. Not all people from the south sleep with their sister or cousin. Not all people from the south are red necks. But ALL people who automatically place the above ethnic groups in the above-mentioned categories are MORONS. And for those of you who still don't understand it, Mexican food is consumed only in Mexico as their main diet. Colombians eat Colombian food. Even if the broadcaster had said he's eating a "Bandeja Paisa'', it still would NOT be a true statement since Bandeja Paisa does NOT represent Colombia as the main diet. Sorry guys, I guess you need to live in Colombia a few more years to REALLY understand the Colombian culture.

mrgizmo comments on I feel like I'm working for Davivienda....

What requirements are there to open a Citibank account? Is it complicated?

mrgizmo comments on I feel like I'm working for Davivienda....

Great possibilities, thank you.

mrgizmo comments on I feel like I'm working for Davivienda....

Excellent ideas, thank you both. $7,500 doesn't sound like much of a fee but if that same fee is applied to hundreds of deposits, it adds up.

mrgizmo comments on JUST CAME BACK FROM PEREIRA

Right now we are looking for a distributor in Pereira

mrgizmo comments on Security Flaw at El Dorado

The main point I was trying to make is NOT the fact that they have three checkpoints, is the fact that they let you go in the boarding area at the gate and then have you come out again to recheck your carry-on luggage. Anybody carrying anything illegal would leave it inside the boarding area, they wouldn't be dumb enough to bring it out and have scanned. This is meant to be constructive criticism (even though I think it's funny) and I hope someone will take notice and correct the procedure.

mrgizmo comments on JUST CAME BACK FROM PEREIRA

at the Harley-Davidson dealer at Zona Rosa

mrgizmo comments on Security Flaw at El Dorado

No, I'm not and that's what makes it funnier because if a plain civilian such as me sees such a big flaw how do you think a potential terrorist (which I doubt they'd try anything at El Dorado) would see it? It's like letting the passengers board the plane for one hour and then asking them to come out and check the carry-on luggage. No one checked the waiting area. Just the passengers. Again, if anybody has any intention of bringing anything illegal that person is NOT going to bring it out of the room and have it checked

mrgizmo comments on Cover of magazine I'm publishing in Colombia

I thought you said she was skinny

mrgizmo comments on Cover of magazine I'm publishing in Colombia

Thanks, Loggi.

mrgizmo comments on Cover of magazine I'm publishing in Colombia

Interesting thought, webmanco. I'll have to think about that

mrgizmo comments on Cover of magazine I'm publishing in Colombia

She is also Colombian

mrgizmo comments on Cover of magazine I'm publishing in Colombia

hmmmm, point well taken

mrgizmo comments on PBH BIKERS OF ALL AGES....

e-mail the organizer of the event at encuentropereira at yahoo.es or call him at 313 686 1563

mrgizmo comments on PBH BIKERS OF ALL AGES....

Great stop by our MOTOEVENTO booth and drop off the information about the bike and we might put it in the next issue.

mrgizmo comments on PBH BIKERS OF ALL AGES....

At this time I only have the name of the websites (motoevento.com and motoevento.net) but I've been concentrated on the magazine itself and haven't had time to do the website. Pictures, info, news, complaints, comments, could be addressed to motoevento at sbcglobal.net

mrgizmo comments on PBH BIKERS OF ALL AGES....

No electronic version. This is old-fashioned version (paper) you have to flip the pages by hand. Lots and lots of pictures having fun at the various events of the year including Medellin Bike Week. I'll be flying from Los Angeles to cover this event and to promote the magazine.

mrgizmo comments on HOW DO I PROTECT A LOGO? AND NAME?

Thanks suizo. I'd appreciate the connection. He doesn't have to speak English, I'm fluent in Spanish.

mrgizmo comments on HOW DO I PROTECT A LOGO? AND NAME?

Thanks Jonas, it is definitely a start. Although it's not a brandname it's a logo and company name that I want to register. Gracias Jonas, definitivamente es un paso adelante. Aunque no es una marca sino un Logotipo y nombre de compañia los que quiero registrar.

mrgizmo comments on OK... What am I missing?

Yup, without profit, there would be no exchange houses, no banks, no restaurants, no stores, no transportation, no businesses of any kind. Even in China which we all know it's a socialist society, they have discovered profit. But if you're an employee there's no profit for you, the profit goes to your boss's pocket. So it's best to open your own business and yes, you too can PROFIT, LOL

mrgizmo comments on OK... What am I missing?

It's called PROFIT they are there to make money and that's their markup

mrgizmo comments on

I think part of the problem is that you are trying to meat her instead of meeting her therefore you end up paying for your anxiety.

mrgizmo comments on OK... What am I missing?

I think you have it backwards. I believe what they are implying is: Sell at 1658.25 (it means they sell YOU at 1658.25) Buy at 2488.32 (it means they buy from YOU at 2488.32)

mrgizmo comments on Juanes to have a concert in Cuba

That's too bad. I don't know about Gloria Stefan but I've heard many times that her husband is money hungry and a back stabber in the music business he is in. (Charging you royalties if he breathes in the same room that a song was composed in, even if he didn't have anything to do with it.)

mrgizmo comments on Juanes to have a concert in Cuba

miamimike, thanks for the link to that article. I like your comment about the fact that all the Cubans went running to Miami instead of staying and defending the island. As far as people criticizing Juanes for not inviting the Stefans, the Stefans are the ones who are Cuban, why didn't they ever try to do a concert for their people in Cuba? It's easy to say, "Ah they can't go in because Castro will keep them, hurt them, etc.'' then how would it be different if they are invited? Again, why didn't they take the initiative themselves? Juanes is NOT doing it for the government, he's doing the concert for the people. I'm sure Cubans in Miami feel betrayed by Juanes, what bunch of whiners, in Spanish we say "Ni raja, ni presta el hacha'' -- since they don't do it, they don't want anybody else to do it. The person who made the comments on the above link are not the Stefans, so I'll give the Stefans the benefit of the doubt that they are not criticizing Juanes for doing the concert or for not inviting them. Adelante Juanes!

mrgizmo comments on Juanes to have a concert in Cuba

Cheers Terry, 1.)''... disagree with you. Besides Cuba, try to go to North Korea on vacation with a Green Card (not as an American but as a U.S. resident) big surprise when you come back. 2.)''...Strongly disagree. Again go to Cuba on vacation with a Green Card. Come back and show your Green Card to inmigration at the airport and tell them you went to Cuba for a vacation. Hmmmm, not smart. 3)''... Agree.

mrgizmo comments on

Since when are dictators elected by the people? Dictators might be elected, the problem is when they are in power, they don't want to leave. Chavez was elected to, wasn't he? Again, up until now he's been a great president (in my opinion) but a third term? I smell dictatorship.

mrgizmo comments on

Uribe has been a great president and will go down in history like as a great president. A third term will tarnish his reputation and everyone will look at him like just another dictator. Why on earth do people believe that out of 40 million something people in Colombia no one else is capable of running the country? Come on! Let somebody else run it. Even Santos would be able to do a great job and stand up against Chavez and the other clown next door, as well as the FARC.

mrgizmo comments on

Yeah, Go, we need more dictators in Latin America!

mrgizmo comments on How to make your Colombian wife happy (Humor)

I know the above was meant to be funny. However, when we choose (or chose) our colombian wives we did not pull names out of a hat. Sometimes we make the mistake of spending more time becoming familiar and researching a car than a wife. That's the reason why so many people are unhappy with their spouses (both Men/Women). I knew exactly what I was getting into. I knew her as well as her family. Therefore there were no surprises. And my motto has been for many years: "Behind every successful man, there's a nagging woman.'' I know I said nagging instead of GOOD, but hey, most women like to nag, it's their nature. The problem is, they are right most of the time, whether we admit it or not.

mrgizmo comments on So why be afraid of US bases in Colombia, when Venezuela has bases from FARC and attack Colombia?

The U.S. has had bases in Germany, The Philippines, Japan, and now Kuwait without any problem. The difference between U.S. bases compare to Russian bases is that Russia has been a communist country, the U.S. is not. The FARC has been around for 50 years and 50 years ago there was no drug problem. The U.S. would facilitate Colombia a way to finally get rid of the FARC once and for all. They (the bases) would be in Colombia to get rid of the FARC and the drug trade, it has nothing to do with Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil or Ecuador. Chavez is afraid because with the base in Colombia he won't be able to achieve his Estados Bolivarianos dream. The FARC today is an internal cancer fueled very discreetly by the Chavez regime hoping the Colombian government will fall apart and end up in the communist hands of one of his pawns. It's not going to work.

mrgizmo comments on So why be afraid of US bases in Colombia, when Venezuela has bases from FARC and attack Colombia?

If anybody doubts about the statue, here's a link with photos. http://wildthinkstorm.blogspot.com/2009/03/caracas-remembers-marulandas-death.html

mrgizmo comments on So why be afraid of US bases in Colombia, when Venezuela has bases from FARC and attack Colombia?

Why is Venezuela afraid of bases in Colombia? Very simple. He sees the U.S. as a body guard to Colombia and if bases are allowed in Colombia it makes it difficult for him to bully anybody in Latin America. The base will be there to keep the FARC and the drug trafficking in check. It's an internal affair. The U.S. won't do anything against Venezuela unless provoked. It has been proven that Chavez is a FARC sympatizer. How? with the Saab arms that were originally sold to the army of Venezuela and have now been found in the hands of the FARC. How did those get there? And if he wasn't a sympatizer why would they place a statute of Mario Marulanda alias Tiro Fijo in one of their town squares so that people in Venezuela can bring flowers to it during Marulanda's anniversary? It's easy to say that it probably is freedom of expression, and if freedom of expression is so important why would they close the radio stations that don't agree with Chavez's politics. Let the bases come in and let Chavez S--t in his pants.

mrgizmo comments on How to make your Colombian wife happy (Humor)

During an interview of an elderly couple who had been married approximately 50 years, the question was asked: To what do you attribute the success in your marriage? The wife replied, "well, about fifty years ago we decided that I would make the little decisions and my husband would make the big decisions. So far it's working because he hasn't had to make any big decisions yet.''

mrgizmo comments on How to make your Colombian wife happy (Humor)

I just realized that the list lacks an important item MIND READER. It comes in handy on those occasions when you ask: "What's Wrong?'' and she says: "Nothing.''

mrgizmo comments on What kind of precautions would you recommend for gringo kids in Colombia (if any)?

Again, it's best to drink bottled water. If no bottled water is available, the best thing to do is to drink Holy Water. How do you make Holy Water, you ask? Well, you boil the hell out of it.

mrgizmo comments on Swedish Comments On Saab Bofors Weapon Deal

Why they don´t stop buying? Why the countries cannot control the poblation to buy this drugs? Visualize a thousand flies over a piece of crap. It's easier to get rid of the crap than to chase all the flies.

mrgizmo comments on What kind of precautions would you recommend for gringo kids in Colombia (if any)?

I do have a few comments: As far as safety goes, use the same precautions you would use in the states. In other words know where he's at at all times, get to know his friends, and supervise him. Use common sense. My son is 14 now and he's been going to Colombia almost every year since he was about 8 months old. He likes it. He enjoys the food, the activities and the fincas as well as the private clubs he is invited to. The only danger is that he might like it too much and may want to stay. PLEASE NOTE: (and I know I'm going to get bombarded with this) do not let him drink tap water. Make sure that he only drinks bottled water, even the delicious fruit juices they sell might give him diarrhea. Even if people in Colombia tell you the water is okay, it's not for him, he's not used to it, the water in Colombia has amebas, some places more than others. My son ended up going to the doctor in many trips because of it. Bottled water is easily found anywhere. Other than that, relax, enjoy and don't worry too much about it

mrgizmo comments on Swedish Comments On Saab Bofors Weapon Deal

Well, believe it or not, Sweden keeps track of all the serial numbers of weapons they sell. What's more, is that Sweden had a contract with Venezuela prohibiting them (venezuela) from selling these weapons to a third party. That's why it's very suspicious that later these weapons ended up in the hands of the FARC. Chavez has a lot of explaining to do.

mrgizmo comments on I need a Spanish/English lesson

On Melrose west of Western there's a restaurant called La Fonda Antioqueña. In fact they were located originally where la casita is now and the owners of La Casita bought the location without La Fonda owners knowledge (they were leasing). Needless to say La Fonda had to move and La Casita opened the restaurant in the same location hoping to get La Fonda's clientele. To be honest I have no idea how good they are, I've never been there. I have been going to La Fonda for at least 18 years, they have excellent service and excellent food as well. If you like steak, try the Churrasco, it's huge (my hat off to you if you are able to finish everything). Their address is 5125 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038. (323) 957-5164. You won't be desappointed. Enjoy!

mrgizmo comments on I need a Spanish/English lesson

Thanks, Terry2, that's a great webwite. However the translation must be from a different country, I noticed some things translated different like Flanksteak and Tri-Tip (Falda and Empuje) in Colombia we calle those Sobrebarriga and Punta de Anca. But it's a great site anyway, thanks again.

mrgizmo comments on My Medellin Report

I didn't mean they should learn from the engineering point of view, I meant on how people take care of their city. The metro stations are spotless clean in Medellin, and there's no graffitti anywhere in the stations or metro cars. People are very polite and friendly. Also they are well patrolled by the bachilleres police. Even Bogota being the capital doesn't take care of the city like Paisas do in Medellin. I've heard people say Bogota belongs to no one, Medellin is owned by the Paisas.

mrgizmo comments on My Medellin Report

I have some pictures but it's been a while. I forgot how to load them on to the site, any ideas?

mrgizmo comments on My Medellin Report

Well, for a guy who charges anywhere between 10 to 25 dollars for an autograph here in the states, it doesn't surprise me that he would ask for $250,000 for an international appearance with of course nothing less than a white hummer to drive him around.