Good Morning From Here Recapped: November 25 to December 1, 2023 Saturday I imagine our tourists who landed last week in our soggy, hotter-than-blazes weather are scrambling through their suitcases, trying to find their socks and fluffy sweaters to ward off the sudden cold snap. One thing Vallarta never is -...

When The Pleasant Uprising was fomented a couple of months ago, I had an idea of the amount of work a band would be--after all, I am something of a theater kid, public-facing performances are a JOB--but I'm happy to report that I might have underestimated just how much...

Good Morning, From Here Recapped: November 18-24, 2023 SATURDAY I had mango smoothies yesterday with Selena Luna, who has written a terrific article about two local performers I have fallen in love with. Look for "Couple of Clowns" and enjoy. La Catrina Cantina was hopping last night with birthday parties, regulars dancing,...

With three (!) show dates for The Pleasant Uprising during this writing period, it's been a whirlwind week for me here in this sunny city by the sea.  I could way overshoot my word count if I even attempted to recount every stop along the road to this week's edition...

Welcome to the first episode of From Here in our new format. It will be written every day, then the accumulation of a week's-worth of ramblings will be collected, encapsulated, and released in one long column every Friday. In my first week of editor-ship, Vallarta Mirror lost a couple of advertisers and...

It has been an extraordinary week with my birthday celebrations running into overtime and formally becoming editor of this paper, which from here on in will be called Vallarta Mirror. I have been busy becoming older and adjusting yet another hat for my head. I am so happy! Very...

All right you fine folks, I'm running on a deadline extension, and we have a lot to get into for this week of "Vibrant Vices," so what say we just jump right in? Sunday 11/5- This week started off in educational fashion, as I made my big debut as headmaster...

My sister is here, the fun and games have begun, and we are doing what we do best together - playing. I know how lucky I am to have her in my life; we have much to celebrate, including our first Christmas together in over 40 YEARS! We don't...

Well, this is the edition of "Vibrant Vices" we've all been waiting for since the beginning...the week of The Pleasant Uprising's first big gig has finally come (and passed, but hey...it's the first one, not the last)! Of course, that's Wednesday...before then, we have ample monkeyshines to recount, including... Halloween,...