For such a small port town in Southern Mexico, there sure are a lot of music shops. I am not talking about Guitar Center type of music shops or anything even remotely close. The music shops around here are more Sound Shops. Sure these shops have a guitar or two on the shelf, maybe a drum set, a few cheap keyboards, cables, microphones etc.. But the bread and butter for all these shops is PA systems, loudspeakers, and loads of booming speakers. It’s big business. You see, there are no noise ordinances down here. If you want to draw people into your shoe store, or restaurant, or OBGYN clinic, you Pump the Volume through booming speakers right on the sidewalk. If you have something to sell like Tortillas, Fruits and Veggies, Widgets, or even the car you are driving, then your drive that car around town with a megaphone or a recorded loudspeaker roped down on the roof, and you Pump UP the Volume. Throwing a party for your 13 year olds Communion, you PUMP UP the VOLUME. Wedding Night for Hector and Isabella? PUMP UP THE VOLUME!!
Anytime of Day or Night, Anytime is Quite Allright