Cancun Billy has been showing Spring Break-ers a good time since 1996
March 6, 2004
Going to Cancun for spring break? Make a date with Billy O’Rourke, also known as “Cancun… Going to Cancun for spring break? Make a date with Billy O’Rourke, also known as “Cancun Billy.” The most powerful gringo in Mexico will be sure to show you a good time.
Webster Definition: “gringo – used as a disparaging term for a foreigner in Latin America, esp. an American or English person.”
What exactly would make a person adopt the title “The King of Cancun?” Perhaps going to Cancun Spring Break in 1996 – never to return home – could crown you royalty.
This is starting to sound like a “Van Wilder” piece. A guy who never wants to leave college and face a world that doesn’t include fraternity parties and “walks of shame.” But Billy is living in the real world. He’s just having a lot of fun doing it.
Originally from Minnesota, O’Rourke went to spring break as a visitor and “never came back,” according to the stories. While his parents objected at first – as would most parents whose child decided to party for the rest of his or her life – but they eventually gave in after several visits. And their child became a legend.
Now in his early 30s, he lives, literally, five steps away from the beach. When asked how long he plans on being a part of all this … well, he’ll do it as long as he can.
And who wouldn’t? He gets free food and drinks practically wherever he goes. Do you need a sidekick, Billy?
O’Rourke has become spring break’s official tour guide, organizing events in both Cancun and Las Vegas. He is one of the most prized hosts for bachelor parties.
And all because he’s a lovable guy (I’ve yet to find out if he’s cute or not – I’ll be down next year, Billy) who likes to party all night long.
Considering he just woke up for the interview with me around 2 p.m., he must really like to get down and dirty.
Where is this place that he shakes what his mama gave him? The No. 1 club in Latin America. Coco Bongo, you spring breakers. But hurry over. The dance club where people dance on their own tables only holds 1,800 screaming, sweaty bodies.
Imagine Mulan Rouge combined with Studio 54 to give you a night you’ll never forget. You remember that clip from Mulan Rouge, where Nicole Kidman swings above her audience? Well, if you’re in the mood to have flying acrobats over your head, you’ve come to the right place.
Add to that, bar-top conga lines, multiple movie screens, live bands, foam and bubbles, and you’ve entered Coco Bongo.
If you see Elvis, Spider-Man, Madonna or Michael Jackson dancing beside you – or who knows, even with you – don’t think your drink has gotten to you. It hasn’t. You’re just warming up to the Coco Bongo lifestyle.
You may even get lucky. No, get your mind out of the gutter. Then again, maybe you will get lucky. But at any rate, you may look around the back of Elvis’s head and see him … “Cancun Billy” himself.
You could set up a tour with him for the next day – seeing sights you never thought to check out before during spring break – all because you couldn’t seem to wake up before sunset, or sunrise for that matter.
So don’t hit the “snooze” on your alarm clock. Make arrangements with William – like Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Snoop Dog have – to see Cancun like you’ve never seen it before.
Who knows? Perhaps you’ll love it so much, you won’t leave either. How does “Cancun Sarah” sound?
