Hordes of tramitadores rush a man at once as he pulls up on his steed at the end of a country. The border crossing on the Panamerican Highway exiting El Salvadorable and entering Honduro is exactly what one dreams of when they dream midnight dreams of Central American border crossings, a perfect throbbing Jungian nightmare. Honduras: One night in Tegucigalpa makes a hard man humble. No one uses them there so they send them here, said the man at the border. They like the Sacajawea dollar coins too. Not Quetzales or Lempiras or Cordobas or Balboas. Oh, yea they also use good ol’ greenbacks here. I got it back eventually after checking out of Mexico, but c’mon, how sketchy is that? El Salvador is a small country and I would cross it in a couple of days. In Mexico I had to put down a $200 deposit on my 1975 motorcycle as a guarantee that I wouldn’t sell it. I like El Salvador because they don’t charge you anything to enter their country. Whatever, take it or leave it.Įl Salvador: Crossing the border again from Guatemala into El Salvador by old Antigua way was pretty painless I guess. I liked it because there are ancient relics, churches mostly, crumbling and half destroyed from the great earthquake 300 years ago. I hated it because I couldn’t find a cheap bar. I liked it because you can camp for free behind the police station and I still have my tent. I’m in old Nicaraguaville at the moment, coming to you live and laying low, riding out my visa for the CA-4, that blockbuster stronghold of nations instilling fear into the economic superpowers of Europe and Asia.Īntigua: Guatemala’s touristic gem, is alright I guess. They’re all old school now and old hat, left in my wake, like an American shark, gotta keep moving lest we die, and then to gobble things up before the end of days. It’s 2012 now and the world is crumbling all around us and yet…we venture on. It’s been some time, indeed several moons, since we left the bosom of Antonio’s casa in old Guadalajaratown. 5 months later, JUMEX would return to release his second official EP, LOVER.Old Mexico man, tienes mi corazon! Te extrano. On June 7, 2019, JUMEX would release his debut EP, LONER. The debut of his singles prove JUMEX is an artist to watch as he continues to release genre-bending music. He brings back the intense energy from " TRAPPED" but increased tenfold. With the reactions that have stirred since the release of " TRAPPED," " WISH ME DEATH" is an eerie follow up. The song is melodic and stretches from alt rock to emo rap – capturing teenage angst while embracing isolation. Two months later into the new year, " LONER" is released. On this addictive track, he unleashes a ton of energy while maintaining a composed flow. His first release, " TRAPPED," speaks to these diverse influences. Growing up in the suburbs outside of Chicago, JUMEX’s influences ranged from David Bowie to Nirvana to Yung Lean, and way more. He started making music when he was in high school. According to the video of him smoking you can see his teacher call him by his name "Mark." He performed at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and is signed to COR/TAN Records. He dropped out from Lyons Township High School shortly after this. JUMEX first went viral with a semi-trending video of him smoking in his algebra class screaming "Worldstar," he ended up getting a court case and being suspended for ten days. He chose the name because it was his favorite drink when he was younger, it was the only drink he and his friends could afford when he was 12 years old. His name comes from the drink "Jumex," which is a Mexican drink. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His father is German and his mother is Mexican. He was born in Brookfield & raised in Countryside. February 14, 2000), better known by his stage name JUMEX (also known as goodnightm4rk), is a musician coming straight out of Chicago, Illinois.
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