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by Fausto Chavez ADO is the main bus company that services southern Mexico, serving the areas east and south of Mexico City. Many bus stations are called ADO stations though ADO is not the only bus carrier you'll find, it’s the most prevalent. ADO also owns OCC and many buses and stations have the OCC label, though operated by the same company. The ADO system is an efficient, affordable and safe way to travel and explore the far south reaches of Mexico, from CDMX all the way to Yucatan.  Tip: ADO stands for Autobuses del Oriente, and is pronounced “ah-deh-oh” in Spanish.  Cancun as Point of Entry / Exit The popular resort city of Cancun can serve as a convenient point of entry and exit to Southern Mexico. Cancun gets a lot of flights, so it’s not hard to catch a flight that suits your needs, and those planes are flying at all times. There are many connecting flights to Mexico City, which serves as another hub to where you are going next. At the Cancun airport, there are ADO bu...

by Fausto Chavez Overview: Saint Sword is a medieval mythic platformer released in 1991 for the Genesis/Mega Drive developed by Taito. A hack and slasher, more notably you are able to morph into a centaur, flying winged creature, or a fish, to access new areas and increase fighting power. Story: The story is based on Greek mythology, about the Titans and such. At the beginning there is a cut scene that explains the story in depth, and also at the end, but I didn’t bother reading most of it. Graphics: The graphics in Saint Sword are pretty good. Your main character is large, and gets larger as it powers up. The enemies are similarly sized, though there’s not much variation nor are they memorable, except some of the bosses. There are nice graphic effects such as flickering colors in the background. There is a dark brooding medieval theme, sometimes reminded me of Castlevania. The graphics are good for their time and have held up fairly well. Music: Some of these tracks are amazin...

    The following are excerpts from the re-edited version of Ric's book and represents about 1/2 of the total text. For the full text, see the  Kindle and paperback  editions at Amazon.com   The  Padrino  Tales: Valley Boulevard Cruisin’ Rock to  Alternativo   by Ric Fazekas with  Fausto Chavez & contributions from : Edgar Bautista-Zúñiga, Chris Stimson, Jorge Leal, Giovanny Blanco, Mariluz Gonzalez, Tommy Morrison, Christian ‘Intoroq’ Mejia, Alessandro Morosin, Jose Roque, Zeth Bastian, Carlos Peña, Jose Amadeus Chavez­­   Stories from Ric Fazekas' long and varied music industry career. Preface to Revised Edition   For this revised edition, many changes have been made, including proofreading and fact checking for greater accuracy, chapters given proper titles and reorganized for ease of readability, new sections added. --  July, 2021 Preface   It has been so much fun to recall the truly thrilling moments in my in...