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Linton Robinson Linton Robinson wrote and published in some form or another from grade school on. After the army, he started underground papers and learned how to publish. He also started selling articles to national magazines and working on a novel. In his own words, the novel was a ridiculous, infantile piece of junk. But at least it wasn't about the Army or Coming of Age. Lin then embarked on decades of writing for newspapers, magazines, mail order catalogs, poetry collections, guide-books, comedy routines, bands and whatever. Bylines in the top markets in the country followed along with awards for journalism and literature plus the formation of a deep distrust that survives to this day for the editorial community. Unfortunately, Lin was plagued by emotional instability and a love of combat, especially with powerful firearms, which led to flirtations with law enforcement, law avoidment, and other wacky day jobs that writers do simply to colorize their resumes. At some point, he shifted his lust for shooting to photography and did that for a few years. But writing is a bug like malaria; it lies low, weakening the system, and emerges in full force at opportune moments to destroy any imaginied recovery.   Cabo Bob's MEXICAN SLANG 101 © is the ultimate guide to Spanish slang as spoken in Mexico. This slim, but potent, book allows you to: Be Cool! Fake Multiculturism! Make Friends! Impress Dates! Get Your Ass Arrested! Be the Hippest Gringo at your Beach or Bar! And, of course, mucho, mucho mas. Not to mention the social learning aspects, natch. Or that the inimitable MEXICAN SLANG 101™ is a perfect souvenir and a way hip gift. Chock full o' words and phrases invaluable to the student, tourist, vagabond, poseur or undesirable alien. Just as a sample of the nuggets of potentially explosive information therein, if you want to convey--to a Mexican, you understand--the concept of "cool" or "awesome" or "phat" or "fly" or "dope" or whatever word of the week in Gringo slang, just take a gander at PAGE 3, where you'll find a gamut of words from chido to padrisimo. On the other hand, if "bummer" is more on your mind, or "wotta drag" or "bogus" or "that sucks," just flip to PAGE 8, to find all the many synonyms of gacho. Forget that "Como esta Usted" jazz...you can come on with the equivalent of "Happenin', homey?". Right there on PAGE 1. Wanna say, "let's pound some brewskis"? Flip to PAGE 33. "Gimme some head?" PAGE 49. "Take it off", or "party animal", check out PAGE 31. Trying to figure out what the hell me vale madre means? Over on PAGE 22. Sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll? CHAPTER SEVEN. And don't forget the insults, on PAGE 69. Cabo Bob customers should aspire to getting beaten up and jailed: it builds character and vocabulary. After a long period in journalism, Lin returned to novels, then embarked on script writing late in life. Currently, he is publishing his fiction works on the spot market while angling for the Big Shot in movies, television, and NYT Best Sellers list.   Published Authors Forum ::  Featured Member