Apparently Mexico beat Brazil in the Olympic soccer final and won the gold. I had no idea until I pedaled out for coffee this morning. The whole waterfront and gringo shopping district (shopping for gringos, not shopping for gringos) was filled with Mexicanos locos screaming VIVA MEXICO! from cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles or anything else, all flying large Mexican flags. In addition most were honking their car horns, spinning wooden noisemakers, beating their chests, wearing costumes, running and jumping, just general good natured mayhem. Just to complete the picture, it was basically what gets you jailed without discussion in San Luis Obispo.
FUN!
Dufuq did I just see?
Kids in SUVs
People were cheering in the street
Everyone was celebrating
There was music on the streets
Old or young, everyone was crazy over Mexico's gold medal victory
And happy
And proud
They were waving flags from inside their cars
And their trucks
Even the motorcycles showed their pride
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Very cool! Love the excitement. Good for you guys, Mexico. // Hey Steve, a front shot of “people were cheering in the street” wouldn’t have hurt. Some of us live in the woods.
I was too lazy to stand up. All those pics were taken from the same cafe chair. I don’t want to get too much exercise cuz I’m trying to keep my weight up.
Cool. It’s working.
Whats with the gorilla guy? too funny.