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Old 01-03-2008   #1 (permalink)
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you all are .......

more addicting than a porn site to an 18 year old kid.
Anyway , back in 1993 on my fourth trip to PDC(back when they had the checkpoint ,"gun bunker" just outside of CUN on 307) I was so enamored with the area I purchased a condo(not a timeshare) on the beach.
At the time I was 22 years old and worried that the Mexican Government was going to take it away from me anytime.It took every last dime I had to do it
Needless to say ,14 years later and 15 trips to playa,I am a happy man.Playa never gets old.
Everyone on the board talks about what they have done in Playa , here is what I have NEVER done while in Playa.
  • Gone to Senor Frogs or Carlos and Chuck's
  • worn a "playa" T-shirt I bought on the same trip.
  • Paid for anything with American Money.
  • Bought Valium at the Farmacia.
  • Been to Johnny Rockets
  • Taken the Bus
  • Drowned
  • Bought less than 10 bags of ice on any trip !
  • Felt threatened or been bribed
If anyone wants to get together and not do any of the above items ,I will be in Playa Jan 12-19th.
Thanks for the wonderful site.Where can I donate a few Pesos ?
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Old 01-03-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Well if you're a Seahawk fan too, then I really like you. And if you aren't, I still like you. Just not as much
Anyway, welcome to you
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more addicting than a porn site to an 18 year old kid.
Anyway , back in 1993 on my fourth trip to PDC(back when they had the checkpoint ,"gun bunker" just outside of CUN on 307) I was so enamored with the area I purchased a condo(not a timeshare) on the beach.
At the time I was 22 years old and worried that the Mexican Government was going to take it away from me anytime.It took every last dime I had to do it
Needless to say ,14 years later and 15 trips to playa,I am a happy man.Playa never gets old.
Everyone on the board talks about what they have done in Playa , here is what I have NEVER done while in Playa.
  • Gone to Senor Frogs or Carlos and Chuck's
  • worn a "playa" T-shirt I bought on the same trip.
  • Paid for anything with American Money.
  • Bought Valium at the Farmacia.
  • Been to Johnny Rockets
  • Taken the Bus
    Drowned
  • Bought less than 10 bags of ice on any trip !
  • Felt threatened or been bribed
If anyone wants to get together and not do any of the above items ,I will be in Playa Jan 12-19th.
Thanks for the wonderful site.Where can I donate a few Pesos ?
And THAT one being the most important thing you haven't done!!!

I'll be missing you by two weeks. Too bad for me!! I would have like to have had drinks with you and hear about how Playa was in the ole days!!

And just for the record I've done 5...no 4 of the things on your list. I came really close to doing a 5th one though....

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Old 01-04-2008   #4 (permalink)
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awwww, I'll be missing you by one day. We get in on the 20th! Welcome, by the way! Love your list. I've never purchased ice and never drowned....think I did all the rest though.
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There's a Johnny Rockets in Playa?

Lets see...22 + 14years = 36 ...with a condo in Playa

hmm...is there a mrs screen name?

(Puh-leeeze.. I'm just saying what you were all thinking!)


j/k..


WELCOME to the forum. I won't be there until March but I'm sure someone will be down at that time to help cause some trouble.

BTW..we LOVE pics of "old Playa". If you have any you can share we'd love to see them!
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There's a Johnny Rockets in Playa?

Lets see...22 + 14years = 36 ...with a condo in Playa

hmm...is there a mrs screen name?

(Puh-leeeze.. I'm just saying what you were all thinking!)


j/k..


WELCOME to the forum. I won't be there until March but I'm sure someone will be down at that time to help cause some trouble.

BTW..we LOVE pics of "old Playa". If you have any you can share we'd love to see them!
Yeah..I did the math too!!
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Everyone on the board talks about what they have done in Playa , here is what I have NEVER done while in Playa.
  • Gone to Senor Frogs or Carlos and Chuck's
  • worn a "playa" T-shirt I bought on the same trip.
  • Paid for anything with American Money.
  • Bought Valium at the Farmacia.
  • Been to Johnny Rockets
  • Taken the Bus
  • Drowned
  • Bought less than 10 bags of ice on any trip !
  • Felt threatened or been bribed
If anyone wants to get together and not do any of the above items ,I will be in Playa Jan 12-19th.
Thanks for the wonderful site.Where can I donate a few Pesos ?
OK, hate to admit it, but I've done those four. And I don't get to go again until April.

You are so right about the addiction, though. My name is Cyndy and I am a Playaholic and a Peepaholic.
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I've had a beer in Sr Frogs but I was invited and I didn't pay (three times). Does that count?

I've never eaten in a Johnny Rockets in the states (only in the DF and Playa) so for me it's a Mexican chain.
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playa pics

I have a lot of old pics.i will post them in a few days.I did not own a digital camera in the early 90's
I also have a handful of old receipts...you remember when Beer was 7 pesos and Pastor tacos were 3.

Back in the days 5th was only 5 blocks long. 307 was a 2lane hiway,The San Francisco was the only store other than mini supers.Playa to cozumel was 33 Pesos.
Does anyone know the scoop on that castle looking place with the escalator between 5th and 10th.I watched them build it, went through the bars/retail stores and a year later it was for lease/sale.
I was there in April 2006 and did not look.

thanks again for the warm welcome
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I've had a beer in Sr Frogs but I was invited and I didn't pay (three times). Does that count?
doesn't count unless you post a drunken pic of yourself sittin in the frog's lap
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more addicting than a porn site to an 18 year old kid.
Anyway , back in 1993 on my fourth trip to PDC(back when they had the checkpoint ,"gun bunker" just outside of CUN on 307) I was so enamored with the area I purchased a condo(not a timeshare) on the beach.
At the time I was 22 years old and worried that the Mexican Government was going to take it away from me anytime.It took every last dime I had to do it
Needless to say ,14 years later and 15 trips to playa,I am a happy man.Playa never gets old.
Everyone on the board talks about what they have done in Playa , here is what I have NEVER done while in Playa.
  • Gone to Senor Frogs or Carlos and Chuck's
  • worn a "playa" T-shirt I bought on the same trip.
  • Paid for anything with American Money.
  • Bought Valium at the Farmacia.
  • Been to Johnny Rockets
  • Taken the Bus
  • Drowned
  • Bought less than 10 bags of ice on any trip !
  • Felt threatened or been bribed
If anyone wants to get together and not do any of the above items ,I will be in Playa Jan 12-19th.
Thanks for the wonderful site.Where can I donate a few Pesos ?
That is very cool. You are one smart hombre. Welcome. Waiting for pic's.
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We will be in Playa for a few days on the 12th of January. Lets have a cold one or two and gab about the place old and new. I was in the area first some 20 years ago and have been going back ever since. I was thinking the Beer Bucket on the 12th to start - What say you?
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GO REDSKINS!!!!
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GO SEAHAWKS!!!!
That's a nice way to welcome him. And yes, he's a Hawk fan and a season ticket holder. I checked that out before approving his Playa.Info membership
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doesn't count unless you post a drunken pic of yourself sittin in the frog's lap
You mean...like this one???

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