Rick and Len do Punta Cana

It has only taken me 5 days to be able to blog something from the Dominican Republic...but HOLA!

We are having some great times with 126 of our Rockin' Apple friends. The Catelonia Bavaro Resort is absolutely fantastic with the caveat that we have had a few technical issues. But then again, it wouldn't be a WAPL International Incident if everything went off without a hitch. Cerveza makes it better, though!

Today was Len's 50th birthday and he spent it like on old fart. Do the show, play golf, take a nap. Awesome. Now get off my lawn!

This morning Len, at his daughter's request, donned some "fairy wings" she stashed in his suitcase and skipped around the broadcast area. His 12-year-old instructed him to "embrace your inner fairy." So he did in very fairy-ish fashion. What we won't do for the show!

Every one of our seven International Incident trips has been spectacular...but this one is shaping up to be the best yet. Wish you could all be here. Maybe next year...?

INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT 2011 VIDEO

Check out this video of the Catalonia Bavaro in Punta Cana, the resort we're staying at for 2011 WAPL International Incident trip. What a lush, exotic paradise. And check out that pizza!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9XmPN8QXiI

For more information or to book your trip click here or call FOX WORLD TRAVEL toll-free at 866-GOFOXGO.

RICK ARRESTED?

Well, the results are in. And after a week of voting here at WAPL.com, I, Rick, have been chosen by you the listeners as "the most likely to be arrested in Mexico" during this year's International Incident trip. Well, screw you! I have returned without seeing the inside of a Mexican jail!

How did I do it. Well, here's the:

TOP TEN REASONS I WASN’T ARRESTED IN MEXICO

10. Just being a drunken a-hole not specifically against any Mexican laws.

9. I bought off the local authorities with a bunch of Snuggies and Slankets...or as they're known in Mexico: ponchos.

8. Peeing in the streets is totally acceptable there which is why Puerto Vallarta is known worldwide as "Fond du Lac on the Mexican Pacific".

7. Mexican police felt sorry for me after seeing my 3rd degree case of "thong burn".

6. Convinced local authorities that returning to Wisconsin and working with Len was a worse punishment than anything they could dole out.

3. Bribed the cop with items 5 and 4.

2. I was recognized by local police as a beloved American entertainer from my picture on WAPL "Feces the Clown" t-shirts. (still available by clicking here!)

1. The sheep didn't file charges.

END OF THE INCIDENT

Well, we're almost home from the International Incident. It's about 9:30pm Saturday night and we are flying over Illinois. I'm going to go use the restroom in hopes that they accidentally jettison my effluvium somewhere over Peoria! Fingers crossed!

--Rick--

INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT WEENIE OF THE WEEK 3.5.10

We are proud to name as this week's Rick & Len Show Weenie of the Week... Rob Voss of Valder, who the other afternoon, after a few adult beverages and before coming down from his room here at the resort for the afternoon broadcast, brushed his teeth. And why does that make him Weenie of the Week? Well, because in his "slightly" inebriated state he accidentally brushed with Benedryl allergy cream.

So, for brushing his teeth with and allergy cream which leads me to believe that somewhere on his body he must have a rash that's freakishly minty fresh.

For at least not mistaking someone's thong for dental floss.

And for putting something stiff and foul tasting in his mouth...and he wasn't even a participant in yesterday's Laycation sex contest.

We are proud to name Paul Voss of Valders as this week's Rick and Len International Incident....Weenie of the Week!

AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT THAT WILL SHIVER YOUR TIMBERS

Last night, virtually the entire International Incident crew went on a pirate ship cruise and a fun time was had by all. However, some scurvy landlubbers tried to pass themselves off as real pirates. (I'm looking at you Jeff & Tammy and Bob & Lisa).

So, here's some signs...you might not be a real pirate!

If when you hear the word poop-deck, the first thing that comes to mind is the time you ran out of toilet paper during a poker game and had to wipe with the playing cards...you might not be a real pirate.

If the only time you've ever heard the phrase "blow the man down" was at a pool party at George Michaels...you might not be a real pirate.

If the only time you've seen a man hung....was at that same George Michael pool party...you might not be a real pirate.

If your favorite letter of the alphabet between Q and T is S (and not Rrrrrr)...you might not be a real pirate.

If you think Davy Jones locker is located at the gym right between Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith's lockers...you might not be a real pirate.

If when you hear the term booty, you think of Jennifer Lopez before you think of gold dubloons...you might not be a real pirate.

If the closest you've ever come to performing an old sea shanty is singing along with the McDonald's "Gimmie that filet 'o fish" jingle...you are definitely not a real pirate!

NOTES FROM PUERTO VALLARTA

Well, Len and I have been working hard here in P.V...Len has been working on a good buzz and I've been working on Calgaro's last nerve. Of course, I've also been laboring...under the illusion that the listeners are enjoying spending time with me.

I am having a blast here.

However, my most indelible memory of the trip, so far, is still seeing longtime Green Bay alderman Guy Zima digging through the recycling bin at the Milwaukee airport because he's apparently too cheap to buy a newspaper. I don't know if he, like us, was Mexico bound. I'll keep my ears open for news about any gringos getting arrested shoplifting Chirizo sausage in their pants.

It's also important to remember that these trips aren't all just drinking and partying. They are also very educational. For instance, this morning, during the game we called "Doodie Duty", we learned that unlike in the movie Caddyshack, Baby Ruth candy bars do NOT float when you put them in the swimming pool. But, in the words of Bill Murray, "it's no big deal". It was still fun watching listeners swimming after them (blindfolded, no less). Mark Van Boxtel of Green Bay was the winner!

Well, I just saw someone go past my window....and my room is on the 6th floor. I better go find out what that is all about. It is getting a little crazy here, but in the words of Hunter S. Thompson " It never got too weird for me!"

--Rick--

INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT 2010-PUERTO VALLARTA!

One of my most vivid memories from our first five International Incident trips was from year # 2 in Ixtapa. Each evening, the sunsets over the Pacific Ocean were bright, brilliant and extraordinary! To this day, I have a photo I took from the balcony of my room posted in the WAPL studio. It's my "happy place"! Dozens of guests have commented on the photo. All are, at the very least, impressed by the sheer beauty of that breathtaking sunset that was a daily occurrence in that part of the world.

Ever since we learned that this year's tip is taking us to Puerto Vallarta, which also rests on the Pacific coast, I've been wondering if the sunsets were as stunning. Well, I need wonder no more.

Here's a couple photos I snagged from Tripadvisor, taken by guests from their balconies at the all-inclusive Golden Crown Paradise Resort where we'll be staying.

I'm counting the days until March 6th!

There's still time left to join us by clicking here! But act fast. It's filling up!

- Rick -

VIAGRA OF THE SEA

People have been e-mailing us asking about the food that was purported to be an aphrodisiac that we served our Lay-cation Game contestents last week. It's called ceviche and God help me, I never thought I''d be putting recipes on this blog but here goes.

Ceviche Recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes to prepare, 6 hours to let sit.
Ingredients
2 lbs of firm, fresh red snapper fillets, cut into 1/2 inch pieces, completely deboned
1/2 cup of fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 purple onion, finely diced
1 cup of fresh peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes
1 serrano chili, seeded and finely diced
2 teaspoons of salt
dash of ground oregano
dash of Tabasco or a few grains of cayenne pepper
CilantroAvocadoTortillas or tortilla chips

Method
1 In a non-reactive casserole dish, either Pyrex or ceramic, place the fish, onion, tomatoes, chili, salt, Tabasco, and oregano. Cover with lime and lemon juice. Let sit covered in the refrigerator for an hour, then stir, making sure more of the fish gets exposed to the acidic lime and lemon juices. Let sit for several hours, giving time for the flavors to blend.

2 Serve with chopped cilantro and slices of avocado with heated tortillas for ceviche tacos or with tortilla chips.

Optional: Can use shrimp and or scallops as a substitute for some of the fish. Can use a firm cod in place of the red snapper.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME...AND IT SUCKS!

SIGNS YOU WERE PART OF THE WAPL INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT.

If you’ve been home for a day and a half, and still, every time your dog licks your face he starts slurring his barks…you were probably on the WAPL International Incident.

If the fuel in the jet on which you flew home was the same octane as the blood in your veins…you were probably on the WAPL International Incident.

If not only you are having trouble adjusting to the cold weather and snow, so is the howler monkey your brought home in your carry-on…you were probably on the WAPL International Incident.

If friends and family members met you at the airport…to stage an intervention…you were probably on the WAPL International Incident.

If you don’t remember who Juanita is or why her name is tattooed on your ass…you were probably on the WAPL International Incident.

If even unemployment office staffers didn’t work as hard last week as your liver…you were define on the WAPL International Incident.

WICKED TRIP!

Wow, is this a wicked WAPL trip! Too much fun with a totally cool group of Rockin' Apple listeners. I think we've packed about a month's worth of hijinks into a few days and about a year's worth of drinking into every day. Tuesday was my birthday. I don't think anyone was made such a big deal out it since I was ten and my Dad took a bunch of us to see Bid Daddy Don Garlits race at Minnesota Dragway. Thanks to our crew here it lasted several days and I turned 48, 49 and 50. Wednesday I felt like I had turned 70.

Our resort, the Iberostar Tucan is the bomb. Everything you need and lots of it. Our friends at Fox World Travel and Apple vacations have been awesome. We have been able to avoid most uf the technical challenges we sometimes encounter in foreign lands and, considering that we are not engineers, that's a miracle. I'm a drinker, not a genius, Jim.

This morning we played what we call The Vacation Game, which is like The Newlywed game except out couples have been married for 22, 25 and 26 years. But they still act like kids as do we all.

Yesterday we did the "Lay-cation Game, in which four couples ate ceviche (supposedly an aphrodisiac) and the raced to their rooms to see if it worked. Gary and Colleen were back in seven minutes and both looked very satisfied. A half hour later the other three pairs returned but `they had all switched partners. Very interesting!
Join us one more time from the Mexican Riviera Friday from 7 to 9 a.m. Roxanne and Elwood will also have the 2009 International incident wrap-up from 3 to 5 p.m.

Then we have to fly home on Saturday. My Mexican work Visa is good for a month, however, so you might not see me until the end of the month. I should have a tan by then.

We miss you guys. But not that much. Adios!

--Len--

YET TO COME FROM MEXICO

Join us Thursday, as some of the couples from our trip play a Newlywed-like game we call the Vacation Game. What a great way to get the most intimate (and embarrassing) details from our listeners International Incident experience.

And Friday is Chirizo los Semana!(That's Weenie of the Week, Mexican style!) Plus, we'll get to hear our fellow travelers do their best impressions of the howler monkey's that live in the trees here at our resort! Don't miss it!!!!!

MI AMIGOS Y AMIGAS

Hola from Mexico.

We ALWAYS have a great time on these flyaway trips but this year is by far the biggest blast I've ever had on one. The weather is beautiful. The Riviera Maya location is fantastic with so many awesome and varied things to do. And the resort, the Iberostar Tucan is as close as I've ever come to paradise on earth.

But here's the deal. It would all be for naught, if the listeners who came on the trip were a bunch of dull, stick-in-the-muds. (That's what I'm here for!)

Each year we've done one of these trips, we've been blessed with listeners who were warm, friendly, fun and funny! And I gotta tell you, this year's group of over 100 is the warmest, friendliest, most fun and funniest ever! During the first three days of this trip I have laughed harder that any other 72 hour period in my life. Not more than a few minutes go by around these people without hearing or seeing something that is funny enough to curl your hair (even the hairs that are already curly!) I'm even 99% sure they would be just as funny if I weren't drinking. Hell, I think they might even be funny if they weren't drinking. (But when would I ever find out?)

-- Rick--

THE BIRDS!

They have these large black birds here at the resort that are kind of brazen. I believe they are fan-tailed grackles. Some of the grackles will actually slip into the buffet areas and try to steal food. Occasionally, you'll see one of these bad boys grab a chip from the salsa bar or a bread stick off the salad bar and fly off. However, yesterday, one flew into the restaurant as I was eating breakfast. It landed on the table next to mine, grabbed 3 sugar packets from the table dispenser with his beak and and took off.

What he was doing with the packets of sugar I can't say for sure. If he was simply eating it, don't be surprised if someday you see a Mexican fan-tailed grackle replace Wilford Brimely as the spokesperson for diabetes supplies. However, I have another theory.

I think the grackles are stealing sugar to make crystal meth that they then sell to the howler monkeys. That would certainly explain why they're up so early in the morning making their god-awful sounds.

If you find yourself thinking “Hey, I didn't know you used sugar to make crystal meth” , then you must be making the Crystal Light meth!

--Rick--

WISCONSIN BETTER THAN MEXICO?

TOP 10 REASONS WISCONSIN IS BETTER THAN BEING HERE IN RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO.

10.Lifting shovel after shovel of wet, heavy snow is better for building strong back muscles than lifting beer after beer after beer.

9.Amid the sweet smelling hibiscus and dahlias down here, your farts really stand out so you can't get away with blaming the mill like back home in Kaukauna.

8.Seeing a howler monkey in the treetops or on your balcony is nothing compared to the bunch of baboons you work with back home every day.

7. Swim-up bars are nice, but you can hang out at Anduzzi's all day long without getting pruney fingers.

6.It takes a more powerful stream to write your name in the sand than in does to write your name in fresh snow.

5.It's much easier to keep your beer cold while ice fishing on Winnebago than when relaxing on a white beach overlooking the Caribbean.

4.You can safely stroll down the Lake Michigan surf in March without fear of having your delicate sensibilities offended by the presence of hot, topless European sunbathers.

3.Northeastern Wisconsin residents are smart enough to put salt on icy roads instead of wasting it on the rims of a seemingly endless supply of delicious, thirst-quenching margaritas.

2.Back home you can simply turn on the radio and listen to Murphy and Maino, whereas, down here in Mexico you have to go into the jungle among the wild parrots to hear that kind of mindless chatter and squawking.

1.Sure, zip-line rides, para-sailing and water skiing are all fun but they all lack the shear heart pounding excitement and suspense of driving to work on ice covered Highway 41 with some stupid douche bag right on your ass.