End Of The World!: Riviera Maya Vacation

I may look a bit rough.......but.......I have several excuses.

Excuse #1: I drank more than my share of cerveza.
Excuse #2: I also drank Supernurse's share of cerveza. (actually, she drank stuff like margaritas)
Excuse#3: Earlier that day I tried to eat some chili......whoa!....I though I was on fire....hot!.....resulting in my downing of more cerveza.
Excuse#4: I am on vacation with Supernurse........did you think that I would be sleeping every night?
Excuse#5: I was waterlogged from being in the water all day.....and a bit toasted from the sun.
Excuse#6: I am Signtopia......of course I look a bit rough.....hehehe.

So here we go with the ninth installment of my report about the Riviera Maya vacation at the Grand Palladium Resort in Mexico. There's tons of entertainment throughout the day and at night, the stage shows kick into gear........if you like such things......and I do.......

The resort has a staff of entertainers called "People Of Palladium".........and they perform shows every night.......a different show every night.........music, dancing, musicals (albeit lip-synched), comedy, acrobatics, costumes and more costumes..........wow! This group does it all.......and they are very good at what they do.

In the hotel lobby, there are bulletin boards with information about the staff and the schedule for the shows.

The theater is quite large and is open-air.

One of the shows began with a couple of performers doing a ballet dance routine and things were going well when all of a sudden they tripped and the guy dropped the girl and she indicated that she could not continue the show........they carried her offstage.......and then one of the staff came out onstage and asked if there was a doctor in the audience........oh no.....this is not good.......he goes backstage and then comes out again after a couple of minutes and announces that the show will continue because they have someone to fill in for the injured female dancer. Fantastic!.........
............but...........

.........they have got to be kidding...........THIS is the fill-in?..........

Yep...........THIS is THE fill-in!

It didn't take long to figure out that it was all pre-planned..........the joke was on us.......the injury was faked........but very convincing.......

..........and this guy was hilarious. (click on the pictures for a larger view, then hit the escape key to return)

The costuming is wonderful and well done......the choreography was top notch.

Always smiling............they really enjoy their work.

Lot's of them.......male and female........all of them very talented and seemingly tireless.

A wide variety of themed routines...........

..........and the crowd is always pleased.

They take a bow.......

.......and happily pose for pictures.

Imagine this work environment..............it must be nice.

From assorted Disney themes........

.............Little Mermaid..............

......great sets and effects.......

..........did I mention costumes?

...........and assorted Disney characters.........

...........WHO doesn't like this stuff?

Princess Fartknocker loved it!

Beauty and the Beast..........

............and Snow White!

.......Sleeping Beauty.........

.....this is good stuff.....

.........and the shows are all part of your all-inclusive package............imagine that!

Every night.........

This is not a rinky-dink wannabee group of wish they were entertainers...........

.........I would say that they are professionals and extremely talented.

Aladdin.........

........and this is just the Disney show on one night..........other shows on other nights............native dance routines, traditional dance and music, etc, etc..........there is something to please everyone.

These guys walked past me in the lobby...........they are wearing Mayan outfits..........this is 2012 stuff......hehehe.....

"Okay pal........hurry up with the picture".........."Okay Mayan dude....just don't cut my penis off in celebration of joy or anything like that 'cause I read where they really, really did that stuff to people back in the day.......you know......the Mel Gibson movie?"

Hehehehe........just kidding........oh.......and yet more entertainment in the lobby......each night.....a different performer...........solo performances, bands..................oh and this one particular band only played one night.......their name is Quarzo and they are fantastic. Rock and roll as it should be played.......loud and proud and proper. I was stunned at how good a singer Mauricio is.......and the rest of the band......well.......I cannot remember their names but any one of them could hold their own anywhere at anytime in anyplace in any big name band. We are talking Led Zeppelin, Van Halen.....ACDC.......yes indeedy!

They should be on stage.............great guys too........here's a short video of Quarzo performing some Pearl Jam.......I apologize for the sound........the video was taken with my Kodak camera and the loud music overwhelms the teeny tiny microphone embedded in it.