Venezuela - Crack-a-lackin' Caracas

Wow! That Malawian station has to have been one of the best so far, huh?

OK, what do you say we head to Venezuela today? Pinky's dad went down to Caracas on some junket when he was in his 20's. He always insinuates that he partied pretty hard there. That's funny to imagine for a couple of reasons: 1) it's Pinky's dad, and 2) we don't really think of Caracas as a party destination. That's probably due to our current governments' friction but maybe things were different back then.

Fancy Caracas!

Pinky's dad reports that the income inequality was very apparent. Wonder what it's like after Chavez's "revolution." Pinky's brother did a show down there a few years ago and the government almost commandeered all their sound equipment. Yikes. We forget the details but we don't think he was too enthused about it. 

Hmmmm. Not so fancy.

Pinky does remember that his brother's hotel was right across the way from Chavez's compound and that he saw his helicopters. SIIIGH. It must be pretty rad to have a helicopter. Pinky used to draw them all the time in elementary school.

<We really wish we had a Pinky original helicopter drawing to put here. Circa 1993, of course.>

Chavez in his 'copter. Getting in? Jumping out? Just showing off that fancy red shirt?

On a side but not unrelated note, when Pinky was 10 or 11 years old he bid $20 and won an auction for a ride in a little private plane from some guy at his church. And, that blowhole never took him! $20 is a lot of money at that age - it's like 2 months worth of allowance! Who stiffs a kid out of $20 AND a plane ride at a charity fundraiser? It's 15 years later and he's still pissed. If he ever see him again, he's gonna say "Listen up cool-whip! Where's my plane ride?" Yeah, that's what he'll say...

Long story short, Estrella FM comes blaring out of Caracas at 91.9 FM and it's gonna make you want to dance! Enjoy, y'all!

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