Sigh. Once again we packed up the belongings and headed up the coast to Monterrey. The weather was beautiful, the people were nice, the kitsch flowed like the mighty Ganges river. If you know about the Ganges, you know what we mean.Here is a quick look at our Tour of Duty for 2003. Hopefully the cynicism isn't laid out too thickly.

Be it ever so humble, and I mean humble, this was our abode for the 4 days we were there.
These young men were just three of the over 20 people who came by our booth.
OK, I exagerrate. It just seemed like 20 people. It was probably closer to 30.

Dan decides to open his own booth, one that would actually attract visitors and get us enough money to pay for gas on the way home.

Thankfully Melissa from Superchic[k] watched the booth for us so Dan could run his Cross Lady booth and Mark could go see Kutless.

Thanks Melissa!

So you don't want to donate for that free book we just gave you, huh? HUH? HUH?
Dan turns this poor knave on his head as Mark takes the "collection" that gravity blesses us with.

Outside the kids were learning fine Christian values at the Blessed are the Peacemakers Zone.

Yes, this pic is from another SWC, but it remains the same. The vaste majority of these places in the Valley of the Shadow of Debt sold shirts shirts shirts shirts

Another special event for the kids and a science one at that! Kids climb into the mouth of Tiger and follow it though the whole digestion pathway. Their parents wait on the other side as their kids fall into a giant pit of Kitty Litter.

After four days of being surrounded by Khristian kitsch, Mark takes on the form of a Tiger (which looks remarkably like the tiger above). He then proceeded to devour the entire Mammon Hall (the exhibitor's tent).

Our Annual Christendumb Award
Every year at spirit west coast we are amazed at the shear numbers of uninspired Jesus junk items sold there. I mean, it's amaaaaazing. Here is just a sampling. And below are this year's Losers.