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angella · 08-15-2004

today's the 15th, anyone take any pics of the pizza-grandiose?????

or get a slice...
or fall in...

:p

**james** · 08-15-2004

I'm on it. Forthcoming.

Michele · 08-15-2004

No kidding!!! It really happened? Can't wait for the details!!

**james** · 08-16-2004

I'll upload a couple pictures of my Sunday later when I get a chance.

I missed the pizza, however. By the time I showed up, there was just a really long table with a grease stripe down the middle.

jtm1631 · 08-16-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by james

By the time I showed up, there was just a really long table with a grease stripe down the middle.

This could be fun in its own special way.

**ryberg** · 08-16-2004

Well this was farcical, imo, and without trying to be cruel. It was a whole lot of parts of a whole lot of pizzas more or less strewn on tables running down 5th. The tables broke completely for the cross streets, so it wasn't continuous. Where I saw it, it wasn't a pizza but rather individual pieces adjacent to each other in alternating fashion, creating a pizza piece line down the middle of the table. MOst of the pizza I saw was from Domino's in their boxes, opened up, and many people were walking away with a small stack of those boxes. I couldn't see much connection to Italy (other than that it was pizza) or much promotional value in it for the various sponsors (other than that they did put up their banners for a while on 5th where they normally wouldn't have been). And it's hard to imagine that this would impress anyone at Guinness.

It was nice to have a free slice or two of pizza, however!

**james** · 08-16-2004

After a quick dip in the pool at a friend's place in Playacar, and some shrimp tacos for lunch, I headed over to the Abyss diveshop to see Mitch for his last day of work. Yes, after about 7 years of working in Playa as an instructor, Mitch is finally hanging up his reg to focus on new challenges. Of course, he's not quitting diving. We already have a cantil dive planned for this week!

so after a couple at La Pirata we headed over to the Beer Bucket. On the way, I snapped this shot of them setting up for the "big pizza." It was very clear that there wasn't going to be one long pizza, but a bunch of slices.

After snapping this shot, I had to run home for a few minutes. When I got back, all I saw was a grease streak down that brown paper and a bunch of empty Dominos boxes. bogus.

So I hung out for a while at the Beer Bucket, had some tostadas and a sope from La Adelita (cochinita with chipotle sauce... mmmmmmmm) and on the way out, saw this girl go for a rather nasty dive, as the following series illustrates:

**tommy** · 08-16-2004

James I would have to agree that is one heck-of-a Dive....She may need decompression after to many of those!!

When we were there a few weeks ago Mitch had said he was working on some new things but didnt go into detail....As Im sure you wont either right now...but do keep us
posted....he is a way cool guy....

**sctx** · 08-17-2004

Dominos sucks... but I kinda like the idea of snorkel shots

Laura84 · 10-15-2004

I got a slice!!

08-15-2004	#16 (permalink)
angella into ruins Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: edmonton, alberta canada Posts: 74	ok, how did it go?????? today's the 15th, anyone take any pics of the pizza-grandiose????? or get a slice... or fall in... :p

08-15-2004	#17 (permalink)
james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,744	I'm on it. Forthcoming. __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image!

08-16-2004	#19 (permalink)
james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,744	I'll upload a couple pictures of my Sunday later when I get a chance. I missed the pizza, however. By the time I showed up, there was just a really long table with a grease stripe down the middle. __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image!

08-16-2004	#22 (permalink)
james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,744	After a quick dip in the pool at a friend's place in Playacar, and some shrimp tacos for lunch, I headed over to the Abyss diveshop to see Mitch for his last day of work. Yes, after about 7 years of working in Playa as an instructor, Mitch is finally hanging up his reg to focus on new challenges. Of course, he's not quitting diving. We already have a cantil dive planned for this week! so after a couple at La Pirata we headed over to the Beer Bucket. On the way, I snapped this shot of them setting up for the "big pizza." It was very clear that there wasn't going to be one long pizza, but a bunch of slices. After snapping this shot, I had to run home for a few minutes. When I got back, all I saw was a grease streak down that brown paper and a bunch of empty Dominos boxes. bogus. So I hung out for a while at the Beer Bucket, had some tostadas and a sope from La Adelita (cochinita with chipotle sauce... mmmmmmmm) and on the way out, saw this girl go for a rather nasty dive, as the following series illustrates: __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image!

08-15-2004	#18 (permalink)
Michele añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Playa del Carmen, QR, MX Posts: 2,718	No kidding!!! It really happened? Can't wait for the details!!

08-16-2004	#21 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 10,835	Well this was farcical, imo, and without trying to be cruel. It was a whole lot of parts of a whole lot of pizzas more or less strewn on tables running down 5th. The tables broke completely for the cross streets, so it wasn't continuous. Where I saw it, it wasn't a pizza but rather individual pieces adjacent to each other in alternating fashion, creating a pizza piece line down the middle of the table. MOst of the pizza I saw was from Domino's in their boxes, opened up, and many people were walking away with a small stack of those boxes. I couldn't see much connection to Italy (other than that it was pizza) or much promotional value in it for the various sponsors (other than that they did put up their banners for a while on 5th where they normally wouldn't have been). And it's hard to imagine that this would impress anyone at Guinness. It was nice to have a free slice or two of pizza, however!

08-16-2004	#23 (permalink)
tommy Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 12,216	James I would have to agree that is one heck-of-a Dive....She may need decompression after to many of those!! When we were there a few weeks ago Mitch had said he was working on some new things but didnt go into detail....As Im sure you wont either right now...but do keep us posted....he is a way cool guy....

08-17-2004	#24 (permalink)
sctx political anarchist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 27,783	Dominos sucks... but I kinda like the idea of snorkel shots

10-15-2004	#25 (permalink)
Laura84 toe in water Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 52	I got a slice!!

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