An Email from Paloma Gaos-Meneley. For the back ground on this extraordinary person, read Posts 1609 thru to 1617. --Quinn "Hi guys: Yes, this is the old...
The troubled University of the Americas at Puebla hopes to restore its good standing, particularly in the United States: http://elblogdelaudla.blogspot.com/ ...
I remember Allan D'Archangelo. We were acquainted, not really close friends. He seemed like a good guy. Was somewhat advanced relative to most of the...
In a message dated 10/25/2008 7:18:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, norbrad35@... writes: I remember Allan D'Archangelo. We were acquainted, not really...
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (MCC 1962-64 B.A. history, M.A. Latin Ameircan history, studied with Richard Greenleaf, Ramo Xirau, Remy Bastien, Concepcion Muedra. Ph....
For those who remember these art instructors of the late '50's, thought you might enjoy the pic I just posted in my album. It was taken in 1959. Not meaning...
I don't know if anyone would recall the mural on the front wall of the MCC Creative Writing Center on the Lower road. I was the guilty party (wo painted it)....
Hi Norm, Glad you posted the pics and info re your mural; I remember it and was impressed at the time, not knowing who had painted it...I was there 1959/60....
I never met him, but I would have liked to, if just for a brief conversation about his writing career. Someone who has had an impact on both M. and I, Tony...
FELIZ DIA DE GRACIAS A TODOS! CONSIDERANDO LAS ULTIMAS NOTICIAS ALREDEDOR DEL MUNDO Y LO QUE HA OCCURIDO DURANTE EL ULTIMO ANO; HAY QUE DAR GRACIAS POR SALUD,...
Hola Gruperos! Back in Mexico again after several months away. We had to attend to the birth of a pair of twins by our youngest son-- You'd think all of this...
There is no Mexico City College page on Wikipedia. I have a Wikipedia page under Gwendolyn Midlo Hall and it mentions that I got my B.A. and M.A. frrom...
... That has to be the WORST wikipedia ever posted ! Will someone please post an accurate version? Sam Ormes BA 1960 MCC ************** A Good Credit...
Saw this newspaper story and wonder if any of the group could offer any comments from their perspective: Mexican collapse? Drug wars worry some Americans .. ....
Groupers: Who remembers the exchange rate in the late 50s? Or the price of Delicados? My memory is mixed up. I remember that the buying power of the US dollar...
... Hi Dennis, Can't help you on the price of Delicados, but I know that in '61 the exchange was 12 pesos to the dollar, and in Contadero one could buy a ...
Quivole! Hey, the price of cigs; now that is nostalgic for someone who did a lot of smoking in Mexico. A la Ricardo, gracias for the nostalgia: quit 31 years...
Here's some memory assistance for the 1958 - 61 period: 1. Delicados were 50 centavos, oval and really bad. 2. The exchange rate for many years was 12.5:1....
... Gee, I loved them. I remember now that dinner at the restaurant near my house on Protasio Tagle was 5 pesos. And if you were a big eater, seconds and ...
An observation on beers. Even on my limited G.I. Bill budget, I would not lower myself to order a cerveza CORONA. It was considered to be an inferior, ...
... They all wish they had been around in the 60s. And that's about the only thing they've ever gotten right. [Se han eliminado los trozos de este mensaje que...
Hear, Hear - Corona was swill. Our main cerveza during the golden era in DF was Superior. It and Negra Modelo or Noche Buena made up the main consumption. The...
Hola Amigos, The good ole days, no? In 59-60, I remember paying $110 per quarter, and I maxed out at c. 20 units every Q, allowing me to do two years in five...
Hear, Hear !!! Mucho te agradezco, Mexico, los recuerdos. Los anos en el DF, 1959 a 1961, eran a todo dar - como dicen las gemelias rubias de cerveza (se me...
Hola Alex y todos, I believe you are referring to: "La Rubia de Categoria," a blonde that advertized Superior, which was the "blonde" of the beer company that...
De acuerdo. Tienes razon - era "la rubia de categoria." To this day, I love Superior. There is a fairly new brew being marketed called La Victoria. Good stuff....
Pues, el vino de Santo Tomas era bastante sabroso. They sold it in the supermercados in D.F. in the '60s. Not sure if they still are in existence, but it's...
