www.CostaRicaTicas.com

This is an interesting read.
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/cubad ... dy-6394213

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Very interesting
Funny how small this world is
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His whole deal was always a little off. I had to laugh at his "instructional" videos. It was like he discovered these places when in fact they were there all along. Strange dude. In retrospect this end result was kind of predictable.

i didn't know CD was so toxic is there anyone else I should should know about and avoid lol .. jeff/grimes said something about kickbacks .. the last sentence in the Miami Times link is pretty telling ..




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I suspect he was getting something for the promoting he was doing. For example, he used to rave about Relax and suddenly he changed to Monicas. Not only is Relax more convenient to his hotel of choice but also it is consistently good. I have been there several times this year and never had a bad session. I find it the best bang for your buck. Now why would a guy leave a place like that and go some place that has new inexperienced girls unless he was getting comped?

he raved about monicas... but hes also raved about SL and Zona... i dont think shilling or raving about a particular place is the issue

the main issue is he did it on social media, made videos about it and put it out in public with his face as a quasi celebrity... etc...

like BB57 pointed out.. theres a difference between enjoying a legal service and rubbing it in the face of the ruling class...

at this point its all speculation as to the outcome, for all we know anyone could have dimed him out or paid the cops to harass him, as was pointed out he is loved and hated by many...

Lesson to be learned is keep a low profile, stay anonymous on the web, and dont put yourself in a bad position...

what i want to know is how did the press find out so fast? does CD have paparazzi???lol

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From what I understand, per the OIJ press release, his name hasn't been officially released yet. That Miami New Times article is old. It's dated December, 2013.

That being said, all indications point to this being CD. Especially considering the Miami New Times piece, written in 2013, states that CD is 62 years old. And the OIJ press release, recently written, states that the "US Citizen" is 65 years old. Also, his Facebook page is down... Another indicator. Also, the arrest photo seriously looks like the back of CD's head.

However, strangely enough, his MySpace page is still up and contains tons of pictures. Is that an oversight/mistake on the OIJ's part? I wonder what happened there?

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Bob from Monica's told me that he enjoyed the exposure brought by CD but he said that CD wouldn't accept anything for it.

Personally, I would be a little skittish about going to any of the MPs CD was promoting until this all blows over. I'm paranoid that way. This whole episode make me feel uneasy about my next trip.


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If you are asking how they found out so fast about his arrest, most government agencies including the "Fuerza Publica" (the CR national police) and the "Organismo de Investigacion Judicial" (the agency that actually arrested him according to their own info) have FaceBook pages where they post current info. Also channel 7 and a couple of the papers have people that do nothing but follow the different police agencies around constantly. And anything that has anything to do with the sex industry in CR is sure to have channel 7 there taking video and pictures. They have been"fighting" sex for many years here. Back in '08 when these two agencies raided and closed every MP and every time since then, channel 7 has been there making video.

I follow several of the FB pages just to keep abreast of what is going on here and to get first-hand and "undoctored" info!!!! As for someone "could have dimed him out or paid the cops to harass him", I heard rumors among the local Gringo crowd several months ago that he and a couple of others were being investigated by not only CR but also the US and a couple of other countries. At the time I did not put much faith in the talk, but now - well looks like there may have been something to it!!! As I have tried to point out on here several times, the police here regularly read not just CRT but ALL the sites that have anything to do with prostitution in CR.


Yoyohat: This whole thing does not seem to be about THE places he wrote "about" but rather solely HIS "writing" about them. It is more an issue of his promoting than who he promoted!! As for accepting "favors" from places, to be honest I have been offered by several places as I am sure he and other have. I have NEVER known of a Gringo accepting such offers in return for promoting a place. Several of us old timers have been accused of doing so from time to time and I am not saying there has never been a Gringo that did accept "favors", just saying I have never known of it occurring. Now as for the Ticos, I know of several who have made money taking tourist to certain places, and many taxistas will demand a "propina" for bring guys to places!! Back when CD and I were "friends" (before I knew what he was really like) he did once tell me he never accepted anything from the places he wrote about; that he was more writing about the chicas than the place.

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Good comments on this subject, thanks BB. I met this guy not once, but twice and both times I thought he was a piece of shit. I wonder if he's read this article......

http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/08/25/pho ... ael-prison

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Member Scuba1 should be given credit for this post from 2 years ago after the Miami Cuba Dave article first was published

I read the article on Cubadave (I saw it in the "Newtimes" as I live in Miami)

I had two emotions.....

Here is a guy doing what he loves, and making a living at it

OTOH, a wasted life - I don't care how much you like steak, you can't eat at Mortons/Capitol Grill/ Ruths Chris 3 times a day, seven days a week

While I never met Cubadave, have heard of him for years, and have seen videos he has produced and narrated - my impression was we are not dealing with a genius here.

Something else some may have missed in the article was reference made to e books written on the subject at hand by one of our members, although they did not identify the author by name.

I know some really like and admire Cubadave, and you are welcome to your preferences - I also will admit that he provides realist information on subject(s) that there is often speculation and misinformation - but I did not come away from the reading the article with an overwhelming desire to be Cubadave - just the opposite.

PS In the article they devote some time to "Medellin Paisa" who frequently posted here until his murder - the article was not flattering (they called him a person with a coke habit and a big mouth - after living in New York for 20 years, I know the type) he was shot and killed recently - he was in a similar business, although the description of his business practices I found disgusting and a rip off. A real putz in fact.

As countries focus less on civil war, and more on economic stability and prosperity, they don't want to be known - by and large - for sex tourism, regardless of the <often small> percentage of tourists actually engaging in that activity - guys like Cubadave (who is unlikely to be a MENSA member anytime soon) may learn this the hard way, although hopefully not in the manner of Medilian Paisa

Please post OIJ press release. Thnk you

Like him or not I'd hate to see the guy rot in a Costa Rican prison. After the Dominican Republic incident and now this maybe it's time for him to throw the whole "Cuba Dave" persona out the window and just enjoy himself like the rest of us do.

It's fine to take pictures ( with permission) for memories or maybe to show friends and I have plenty myself but I don't upload them to social media or anywhere on the internet for that matter. Just a little bit of common sense and discretion can go a long way in these types of situations.

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I always felt there was a shill factor. When he was big into Sosua, Passions was getting big airtime. When that joint got shut down then CMP was suddenly the place to be. CMP closes... he's then done with DR and singing about how great San Jose is... Scores, Zona, VIPs, Relax, etc.


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Excellent post BB! I agree entirely.

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