Introductions - Fringe Ex-pats in Jalisco

Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 9:54 AM Uncle Al and Aunt Cath, meet Billy King   Billy King, meet Allan and Cathy Stephenson   Since I'm the only one stuck in the U.S. with more to do than drink margaritas and wax poetic about the fresh air at sunset I'll keep this short.   Billy is a painter from Seattle living in Jalisco, child of the sixties, on the fringe, savvy businessman, amateur philosopher, etc. Allan is a painter from Portland, living Ajijic on a trial basis, child of the sixties, on the fringe, photographer, British accent from the old county, amateur philosopher, etc.    Cathy is a fashion designer from Portland, living in Ajijic on a trial basis, child of the sixties, on the fringe, professor, not interested in staying up to the wee hours discussing amateur philosophy.   I'm sure you will all get along swimmingly and I hope you can arrange a play-date.  Allan and Cath, I'm not sure the best way to get a hold of you (I'm assuming by email) but you are welcome to contact Billy via telly or email at the info below...   Have Fun!   John A. Gascon Subject: Re: Introductions in Mexico... a brief reply but I do want to hear more.....soon...your uncle and i are probably neighbors! i live in chapala, my bet is he is in Ajijic...def put us together......much to commiserate about.... bk Billy, It seems it's been a long time since I saw you last, probably because you have been in Mexico.  It must be years since you took off for the sun, so I'm assuming things are going well? To catch you up, we closed Ouch My Eye in Seattle last February and my wife and I spent the last year traveling around the world like vagabonds (www.7stones7continents.com).  We returned from South America at thanksgiving and immigrated to Kansas, which is like Mexico, but without the palm trees, beaches, tequila, good food, warm winters, pretty women, and vibrant culture. Anyway, I'm writing to introduce you to my Uncle Al who I think you might enjoy meeting.  He's been a painter in Portland since the 70's and looking to semi-retire in Mexico with my Aunt.  In fact, they are just outside of Jalisco as I write 'chilling' out for the winter.  I'm sure they are busy drinking Margaritas and watching sunsets, but I bet they would re-arrange their schedule to pop by for a studio visit if you were so inclined? You can do a background check on my uncle here:  http://allanstephenson.com/ I mentioned your story when my Aunt and Uncle started talking about moving to Mexico over a year ago and I know they would be delighted to hear about your experiences with the same. Let me know if you are even in the Jalisco area at over the next few weeks and if you would be willing to meet them.  If so I'll make a proper introduction via email. Best, John A. Gascon