tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post7699958407718467638..comments2023-03-29T01:10:33.929-06:00Comments on Not The News - Life in Mérida, Yucatán: Sara Brightman's Screw Global Warming TourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-10929141973494889752009-10-02T23:15:25.127-06:002009-10-02T23:15:25.127-06:00Thank you Grant, Martin et al. Your feedback is mu...Thank you Grant, Martin et al. Your feedback is much appreciated!!William Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563360535051219212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-75371380717433665112009-09-24T15:06:37.061-06:002009-09-24T15:06:37.061-06:00What a great reading list. Wish I had time for it...What a great reading list. Wish I had time for it. It's also nice to know I'm not the only one out here. Seeing as how I'm generally reclusive, this might just be the only place we'll ever meet. I do, however live in Mérida Centro.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-86981407714488228522009-09-21T13:52:51.115-06:002009-09-21T13:52:51.115-06:00I used to sneer at the Mexican government for allo...I used to sneer at the Mexican government for allowing its publicly owned businesses to compete tax free against privately owned enterprises that paid the very taxes which funded the government-owned businesses. Now, however, I can do that without having to leave the US.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706954039255832550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-16648684579596227012009-09-14T12:38:08.502-06:002009-09-14T12:38:08.502-06:00Thanks for more appalling details! I'd missed...Thanks for more appalling details! I'd missed the Por Esto! interview...and, presumbly (being Por Esto!) it was meant to be a "positive" spin on the promotional stuff.<br />Sure -- Norm is right that Chichen Itza is largely rebuilt, and somewhat of a Disneyland already, but, to me, the issue has more to do with how the state government is 1) wasting money on spurious "mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-78557556020268145632009-09-10T14:58:18.349-06:002009-09-10T14:58:18.349-06:00Thanks for the input Norm! I agree there is a lot ...Thanks for the input Norm! I agree there is a lot of scrub brush out there but that's the vegetation we have and paving over more of it is happening at an alarming rate because so many people think that. As far as economic development, it is inconceivable that Chichen Itza which generates so much revenue - as will this concert - will not benefit any locals. Have you seen the disaster area William Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563360535051219212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-35702275290087809152009-09-10T09:10:08.580-06:002009-09-10T09:10:08.580-06:00Concerts held at Chichen Itza are pretty harmless ...Concerts held at Chichen Itza are pretty harmless as development goes, they put locals to work, bring in some extra cash for the local tax base and do little harm. The lights and the sound system bounce right off all that stone and face it-they are REBUILT ruins, I've seen the photos on how it looked when they started rebuilding. As to cutting down some of the scrub jungle for the airport, normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-83292424239348116412009-09-03T19:53:33.822-06:002009-09-03T19:53:33.822-06:00I haven't seen her in ages 1st Mate! Is she re...I haven't seen her in ages 1st Mate! Is she really that weird?<br /><br />And yes, I'm sure we know all about those $pecial permi$$ions...William Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563360535051219212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-84405856905271604552009-09-03T19:11:51.209-06:002009-09-03T19:11:51.209-06:00These concerts cause damage to the structure of Ch...These concerts cause damage to the structure of Chichen Itza itself because of the lights and noise levels - and we have laws against having such events - but they always get "special permission" and go right ahead. Wonder what it will take to stop this kind of thing? Chichen Itza to crumble? This is nuts and nobody should buy a ticket and actually pay to destroy a national treasure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-65248440717426356132009-09-03T10:19:44.438-06:002009-09-03T10:19:44.438-06:00La Brightman looks more bizarre every time I see h...La Brightman looks more bizarre every time I see her. She seems to be going the way of Michael Jackson and Dolly Parton -- if the concerts aren't bringing in enough crowds, maybe the hair and costume isn't wild enough. She has to make a spectacle of herself, or they'd just stay home, save the admission and listen to her CDs. I am so over huge concerts.1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.com