My parents used to take us to Tijuana during the summer to go visit family. During the 90s up to the early 2000s, I never felt as if it was dangerous. Then the drug war started in 2006. Haven’t been back since.
Things got crazy after 2008, after cartel rogues started trying to squeeze money out anything that moved. No coincidence that US recession was during that time period.
Why? Because he uses his rhetoric to convince you he’s on the good side during a battle of good vs evil? - the man literally worked for the same government that murders and supports the death of indigenous people in Mexico. Now he’s just a full time bootlicker “training” Americans how to do the same.
@@israelamaro9591 You obviously know nothing about Mexico if you believe there is such thing as a "good" Mexican cop. It is laughable to the Mexican people. Only Americans have a romantic view of cops everybody knows cops are always in the cartel's pockets and if there is a good cop they're dead in ditch somewhere.
@@Karla-ok9qd I go to Mexico twice a week, Tijuana to be more specific. I've been to over 13 states throughout Mexico and interacted with police from metropolitan areas to rural municipalities so I kind of know what I'm saying.
I was down there in Rosarito right after Hurricane Katrina. That was 2005. It was still cool to go through Tijuana as just a regular dude w his gf back then. Getting back in to the US was kind of a Hassel but getting into Mexico and having a kick ass time was still cool. I stayed for like 2.weeks one time without my gf. I fkng loved it there I could get anything I want. A la esquina, es UN nombre. Es UN restaurante en Rosarito, y era un muchacho que trabajada alli, y si una persona puede hablar Español Bien, bastante Bien, esa persona puede obtener qualquiere. ESTA hombre de llama Jesus, y era El camarero/jefe tal vez... But yeah, it was still cool in 2005, Rosarito is about 30 kilometros del sur de Tijuana and it used to be called Playas de Tijuana. I hope folks in sandiego can still go down there and oarty
I'm assuming by the couple or 3 likes, you can still go down there, but the advice from Ed about not bringing a 4x4 truck is key advice. I do not live in California anymore, or anywhere near the border, so it's not really an option anyway. I feel like maybe I went at the very end of a golden era, before it got so dangerous... I wonder what they would do with the truck I'm driving now. It's a 4 door Ram but it's not 4 wheel drive. I'm thinking they would take it anyway.
I'm thoroughly enjoying its interviews on these different channels. I had no idea he had up punk/metal background 😎🤘 TJ was awesome at one point. Probably still is in some regard, it depends who you're asking
I was born in TJ in the early 80’s. Came to the states in early 90’s. As a kid I have great memories of it and parents didn’t fear for our safety. Everything has changed
I was born in the 70's and parents moved us here once I could start grade school in late 70's early 80's. I can literally see TJ from my front yard in the US and miss the days you could just want some tacos and be back in less than an hour.
I spent a month in Tijuana this last February and my uncle told me a lot of same things Ed is saying while driving me around and taking me places to eat. I think Tijuana has a bright future but it’s always strange knowing there’s a dangerous underbelly.
I was born and raised in East LA. Fell in love with Tijuana almost twenty years ago and been living here ever since. With the right gov't Tijuana could become the new Hong Kong. Speaking of which, is this the same Ed who on the Joe Rogan podcast advocated putting US troops into Mexico, presumably which would result in Americans killing Mexicans and vice versa. Javier, next time ask him a hard question. Viva LA Taco!
@@brokilr909 We speak of two different topics. I speak of creating an international hub of finance, manufacturing and travel. Especially when you take into account the cruise ship terminals in San Diego and Ensenada, north and south of Tijuana. You're talking about getting laid.
…. There is more to his story …. His English, he speaks better than the interviewer, better than my professional colleagues … there is a reason for it … I lived in mexico 🇲🇽, love México, and something is not quiete adding up…
Dudes that live on border are different my friend from Ensenada speaks English with out the accent. They get TV and Radio from San Diego. A lot of them grew up watching and listening to the same music we did stateside. Not to me to mention that a lot of high schools and universities require a competency of English at a certain level.
I was born in the US and didn't know a word of English until I started grade school. My father was also born in the US but raised in Mexico. I speak, read and write both English and Spanish, I don't see any conspiracy, it's mostly a border thing. The reason is some people learn and practice better than others.
I made a comment like this several months ago, emphasizing how he was most likely involved in the same corruption he argues against as a mexican cop. It was deleted by LA Taco, not surprised.
lol, here in the USA i prefer to eat at places that law enforcement frequents when in uniform because it has been my experience that law enforcement agents only eat where the food is decent/legit. less disappointment if at all when i eat where law agents eat. :) Viva brujo!
Thanks to the American dream, Ed Calderon , a former parking garage attendant , can roleplay as a former elite operative and trick soccer dads into paying for his shitty survival courses.
My favorite story teller. I can listen to Ed for hours. Better than watching a movie or reading a book
Ed is one of my favorite people to listen to, I love hearing about his experiences and what he has seen, Thanks for this interview!
My parents used to take us to Tijuana during the summer to go visit family. During the 90s up to the early 2000s, I never felt as if it was dangerous. Then the drug war started in 2006. Haven’t been back since.
Things got crazy after 2008, after cartel rogues started trying to squeeze money out anything that moved. No coincidence that US recession was during that time period.
By the way, nice show Mr. Calderon, you've led an interesting life and you are a joy to listen to. I saw u on Rogan then started looking elsewhere
Ed is such a solid dude.
Why ?
Why? Because he uses his rhetoric to convince you he’s on the good side during a battle of good vs evil? - the man literally worked for the same government that murders and supports the death of indigenous people in Mexico. Now he’s just a full time bootlicker “training” Americans how to do the same.
People who call BS on Ed Calderon don't know what they're talking about. They need to live, breath, work and play in the SD/TJ region.
@@israelamaro9591 You obviously know nothing about Mexico if you believe there is such thing as a "good" Mexican cop. It is laughable to the Mexican people. Only Americans have a romantic view of cops everybody knows cops are always in the cartel's pockets and if there is a good cop they're dead in ditch somewhere.
@@Karla-ok9qd I go to Mexico twice a week, Tijuana to be more specific. I've been to over 13 states throughout Mexico and interacted with police from metropolitan areas to rural municipalities so I kind of know what I'm saying.
I was down there in Rosarito right after Hurricane Katrina. That was 2005. It was still cool to go through Tijuana as just a regular dude w his gf back then. Getting back in to the US was kind of a Hassel but getting into Mexico and having a kick ass time was still cool. I stayed for like 2.weeks one time without my gf. I fkng loved it there I could get anything I want. A la esquina, es UN nombre. Es UN restaurante en Rosarito, y era un muchacho que trabajada alli, y si una persona puede hablar Español Bien, bastante Bien, esa persona puede obtener qualquiere. ESTA hombre de llama Jesus, y era El camarero/jefe tal vez... But yeah, it was still cool in 2005, Rosarito is about 30 kilometros del sur de Tijuana and it used to be called Playas de Tijuana. I hope folks in sandiego can still go down there and oarty
I'm assuming by the couple or 3 likes, you can still go down there, but the advice from Ed about not bringing a 4x4 truck is key advice. I do not live in California anymore, or anywhere near the border, so it's not really an option anyway. I feel like maybe I went at the very end of a golden era, before it got so dangerous... I wonder what they would do with the truck I'm driving now. It's a 4 door Ram but it's not 4 wheel drive. I'm thinking they would take it anyway.
great interview and insightful.
Love the taco safari episodes hope there are more even if not necessarily in Mexico the Ed content is absolutely great tho 👍
I like these videos especially since Ive started my Tijuana adventures recently.
Lived there for 3 1/2 years...I 💜 Tijuana
I'm thoroughly enjoying its interviews on these different channels.
I had no idea he had up punk/metal background 😎🤘
TJ was awesome at one point.
Probably still is in some regard, it depends who you're asking
I was born in TJ in the early 80’s. Came to the states in early 90’s. As a kid I have great memories of it and parents didn’t fear for our safety. Everything has changed
I was born in the 70's and parents moved us here once I could start grade school in late 70's early 80's. I can literally see TJ from my front yard in the US and miss the days you could just want some tacos and be back in less than an hour.
@@israelamaro9591 Don’t put that info out there like that, your house is perfect for you know what.
Big facts Ed drops plus wisdom to not glorify the movies and shows because reality is harsh.
I used to go to TJ in the 80's. Loved the shopping.
I spent a month in Tijuana this last February and my uncle told me a lot of same things Ed is saying while driving me around and taking me places to eat. I think Tijuana has a bright future but it’s always strange knowing there’s a dangerous underbelly.
We got to get rid of that evil. I’m every Mexican state.
Mexico as a whole has a very bright future.. the military cartel insurgency being perpetrated on US soil is going very well for Mexico.
Love ed.. would love to have a beer with him.. also take some of his classes
Hold up. I thought AFO around since 70s. You mean TJ not have much crime in the 80s.
I think the music at the end needed to be turned down just a bit. couldn’t hear him too much at the end
I went to a great concert at the Agua Caliente racetrack for a KROQ concert in the late 80s.
Thank you
thank you!!!!
The César hotel was an Italian mob spot. Home of the César salad.
I was born and raised in East LA. Fell in love with Tijuana almost twenty years ago and been living here ever since. With the right gov't Tijuana could become the new Hong Kong. Speaking of which, is this the same Ed who on the Joe Rogan podcast advocated putting US troops into Mexico, presumably which would result in Americans killing Mexicans and vice versa. Javier, next time ask him a hard question. Viva LA Taco!
There’s already a Hong Kong in Tijuana
@@brokilr909 We speak of two different topics. I speak of creating an international hub of finance, manufacturing and travel. Especially when you take into account the cruise ship terminals in San Diego and Ensenada, north and south of Tijuana. You're talking about getting laid.
@@brokilr909 😂
We don’t want 👨🏼 in Mexico
how is that the other guy is american but sounds more mexican than ed
More Mexican or more East LA?
I love all y’alls juntas respeto Orale 🤙
“Is it safe, that is a point of view”
Amazing story.
…. There is more to his story …. His English, he speaks better than the interviewer, better than my professional colleagues … there is a reason for it … I lived in mexico 🇲🇽, love México, and something is not quiete adding up…
Dudes that live on border are different my friend from Ensenada speaks English with out the accent. They get TV and Radio from San Diego. A lot of them grew up watching and listening to the same music we did stateside. Not to me to mention that a lot of high schools and universities require a competency of English at a certain level.
Ed is a fraud.
I was born in the US and didn't know a word of English until I started grade school. My father was also born in the US but raised in Mexico. I speak, read and write both English and Spanish, I don't see any conspiracy, it's mostly a border thing. The reason is some people learn and practice better than others.
Mr crown’s and iguana’s during the late 80’s and early 90’s.
College night was Wednesday or Thursday.
Ed, you forgot Barra Brava, and La cachimba 🤟
He is someone who says that is a "good cop" but anyone who actually knows Mexican cops there is no such thing as a good cop.
I made a comment like this several months ago, emphasizing how he was most likely involved in the same corruption he argues against as a mexican cop. It was deleted by LA Taco, not surprised.
@@apextravelerr4780 definitely agree w y’all, but at the end of the day, a good cop is a dead one.
Ratm
House of Pain
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at Iguanas TJ in 93
La pura neta✌️
Something tells me he's in Ukraine right now. His IG account is offline.
No it’s not
Nope, not true.
Living in Tijuana I can personally tell you it got bad but you rarely see the violence so it good and bad😅
lol, here in the USA i prefer to eat at places that law enforcement frequents when in uniform because it has been my experience that law enforcement agents only eat where the food is decent/legit. less disappointment if at all when i eat where law agents eat. :) Viva brujo!
Usually if they are not corrupt they eat at hole in the walls
I feel safest inside the zona norte brothels. 😎
build the wall
Who will build it?
@@JC-hg4oc me
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This guy has a lot of knowledge but if you think he’s clean you should do you’re homework.
Hong Kong!!!!!!
Vamos al Hong Kong bro! 🤣🤣🤣 cmon Ed I know you know this place!
Thanks to the American dream, Ed Calderon , a former parking garage attendant , can roleplay as a former elite operative and trick soccer dads into paying for his shitty survival courses.
if such a anti narco fighter badass...how come he still alive and able to go to TJ...hummm
Can't you wipe the table at least? That's a disrespectful of the invetee