February 1, 2000

On Sunday I finally made a decision on what would go into the space left by the gang members. There is a legend about how the Aztecs picked the site for their city. They were to look for an eagle sitting on a cactus with a serpent in its mouth. This legend is depicted on the Mexican flag. It took a pile of books that I borrowed from my father to get enough information to paint it. I wanted to have the eagle about to land instead of perched as it is on the flag. Peggi painted the pink background.

On Wednesday afternoon Mex is having a dry run with the food for the employees. The restaurant is scheduled to open February 9. I hope to finish this thing before it opens. Other than touchups I really only have to finish the low rider in the upper right hand corner of the mural. Bug Jar Bob moved to London and gave this hat to Casey.

February 5,2000

The dry run went vey smoothly. The food was tremendous. So they open the doors on Wednesday. I had to finish the mural this weekend and I did.

Peggi helped me finish the background and clear up the little white spots of bare wall left between the colors.

I changed the color of the snare drum downstairs.

And after much discussion the Mex management chose purple to paint on the walls surrounding the mural. A good choice. Mex is "good to go" as Casey says.