Like a steam locomotive
Runnin' down the track,
He's gone, gone, and
Nothing's gonna bring him back.
Andres Graff Navarro aka "Andy" has been helping us in the office for the last six months or so. A long time elementary school buddy of Chris', Andy has been assisting us with what he calls "social media", a phrase that younger folks roll off of their tongues easily and often, and that those of us who remember movies made before 1990 stumble on a bit as when you put it together with "viral marketing" it sounds like your computer may well have the clap. Facebook presence, our new website, a Mexican fishing magazine article, and making a lot of coffee were just a few of the things that Andy had been working on, with Bobo. These things all seem to be having some positive effect, but like any list of tasks or accomplishments, do not do justice to the person. "Marketing Man" as we was, Andy was still a positive addition to our office. His sense of humor, imagination, and overwhelming sartorial splendor were entertaining and brought a non Jonesian perspective into our inner sanctum. .
Did he die? No. Andy received a job offer in Mexico City, El Grande Manzana, to work at an honest to god advertising agency, on a three month project that may well turn into permanent employment. He was excited, perhaps a bit nervous, but jumped on the opportunity like a dorado on a sardine. After saying goodbye to his parents, sainted arbuelo "The Woverine", and choosing which of his clothes and shoes to leave behind, he headed to the big city, a lot like Marlo Thomas in "That Girl".
Given Andy's talent, intelligence, and inner toughness, I don't think that we'll see him again, at least in a professional context.
Speaking of dorado, that's been going along well, with lots of small to medium fish in the Sargento area and still a good amount of 40+ fish on the buoys. Striped marlin have moved into the Cerralvo island channel, and we're stiill encountering tuna every 4th day or so. There was a lot of wind yesterday, and today it is actually raining, for the first time in a long time. I'm certain that this local weather aberration will quickly pass and we'll get back to the fishing business at hand.
David
