Oct 15 2008
The Tequila Expo
While I was looking at things to do this weekend, I came upon the following:
The Tequila Festival and Expo is returning to Tijuana, BC MX on October 12 through 19 at the Revolution Avenue. The festival is an exciting and culturally intense event because its main focus is on educating visitors on, and tasting the many different types of tequila in Mexico.
Five Star Tours is providing one of a kind tours to the annual Tequila Expo in Tijuana, MX. The Tequila Expo is an event where participants will have the opportunity to taste and savor over 100 different tequilas from different parts of Mexico. You will also learn how to distinguish by taste, smell and color what makes very good tequila. You can also buy and import all tequilas on sight for your pleasure at your home or wherever it may lead. The Tequila Expo Tour will be one of the best tours you’ll ever take this side of the border.
Upon boarding a tequila expert will teach you the history of tequila and how to be able to distinguish certain tequilas by different factors. We also have an opportunity to taste tequila on board the bus! The tequila expert will give the best tips on how to find Tequila bargains.
We will cross the border and proceed to the Expo. There you will go leisurely to taste, sample, learn & buy the tequilas of your choice. Remember it is UNLIMITED Tequila Tasting at its Finest!
Also, you will have free time to do shopping & have lunch at your own leisure (lunch is not included)
Now, I am not one of those people that turns pale and dry-heaves when peoeple mention tequila, but I will admitt that most nights that involve tequila shots for me don’t really end in going to be with a glass of warm milk (especially if the nigh also does not include food). I can only imagine what an entire Tequila Expo would do. There’s an attempt there to class up the idea of pounding tequila by calling the whole thing a tequila “education” and bringing a tequila “expert,” but really isn’t this just going to end the same way? (Also, how do you become a tequila expert? Years and years of tequila school?) The statement that, “You can also buy and import all tequilas on sight for your pleasure at your home or wherever it may lead” really doesn’t make me feel any less uneasy about this whole thing… since the only place tequila has lead me to before was passing out in a park and playing fake guitar at a kareoke bar (see below).
Anyway, I just wanted to make a short note of it before I headed off to work. Is anyone planning on going? Does anyone else think that this is pretty much the worst idea ever?
3 responses so far
I think it is both the best *and* worst idea ever- depending on which side of the marketing scam you’re on. For the marketers, it’s sounds like a brilliant way to get young, foolish people to travel to Tijuana, drink themselves to oblivion, and then be robbed blind. (Did you notice that the 100’s of tequila shots would be free???) Sheesh- they’ll probably be totally wasted by the time they get off the bus. And its good thing lunch isn’t provided- wouldn’t want to dilute all that fine tequila with food. So this whole plan makes it a lot easier than travelling up to San Diego and finding suitable subjects to rob. And really, who but young foolish people would fall for the “educational” aspect of the ploy? They’re offering 100’s of shots! For Free!! I think the real educational part would come in the form of the life lesson of “What Not To Do Ever Again”
And then, there’s the worst idea part. This one would be for the young foolish people. But then, I think their name implies a lack of ability to discern a bad (let alone worst) idea anyways.
I am a little disappointed in you Harumpf, no sacastic comment about the picture of me rocking out on a guitar balloon?
I looked at the pic for a while, trying to find something in it that I could use for a witty little jab. Do I mention something about how you smooshed the guitar into Joseph’s face? Something about the wise idea on the part of the management to put the bathroom right next to the karaoke station? The thoughtfullness of the bathroom being unisex for both regular people *And* handicapped people (hence the two wheelchair images)? Or your awesome dance moves caught in a freeze-frame for all time?
…sigh… I gotz nuthin’.
I don’t know. I’m just losing my touch, I guess.