Author Archives: EL CHAVO!

Vintage Cards

Posted on November 30, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

They are starting to run out, 23 years later, but you can still get some old style happy b-day cards at our very own McKay Monkman Drugs, an old style pharmacy still miraculously in business. It’s a place you might … Continue reading →

Posted in commodities, Fotos, Lincoln Heights | 4 Comments

Enjoy

Posted on November 22, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Image from lolgrims.com There might be much for which to be thankful, but there are many more examples of things that need fixing. In any case, hope you’re all having a good tofu turkey day with your friends and family.

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Eastside 101

Posted on November 18, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

I’ve been meaning to mention the series of Eastside posts I’ve been doing over at blogging.la and I’m finally getting around to it. It’s kinda weird to explain it to the people I know, or those that grew up on … Continue reading →

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Kids at Play

Posted on November 13, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

In a time when most kids think they need the latest video game to stave off the boredom, it was refreshing to see how much joy these two little boys got out of a small piece of rope, using it … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Mexico | 8 Comments

Advertising Icons

Posted on November 11, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Coming up next, a small collection of nicely painted advert items from my trip to the Motherland. I really liked the colorful walls everywhere and the clutteriness of text and images to showcase what is to be had inside. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Mexico | 3 Comments

Simple Dia de Muertos Altars

Posted on November 7, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Pachuco 3000 has an interesting post about feeling a bit burned out with Dia de Muertos, wondering if the practice here is “fading away and being replaced more with trinket collecting and sales.” Certainly commercialization is taking place, that’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Mexico, This Chicano Life | 8 Comments