Our Man in Antigua

so…being out of town for a few days…monterico,doing a piece on hotels there…holy shit…i check into johnny’s place on monday…who’s there but peter the g and john wilbur…leaving..in the company of what appeared to be two women..that bastard…some of us can’t even find one to travel, but he’s traveling with two? a great night there, compliments of mario and tony..ac room, food…did i eat? and  fair amount of unattached women..thence off to some beach villa that peter’s flogging..beach front, pool, great view and a drive way that sucks cars/trucks and 4 wheel vehicles…get it fixed..thence, a night at cafe del sol..ungood…shrimp with heads, feets, tails and so on..yes, it was dark, but the greasy little bastards slid all over the plate…bad wine, corked..a french bordeaux..why? open  a bottle of gato negro and get over the concept…the staff has a great attitude…it’s just the location..west/upcoast monterico sucks…empty, vacant and no appeal..johnny’s rules the beach…forget dos mundos..been there twice…at $100 a night…no service, bad food and nothing else to recommend it..if i hadn’tbeen with she of the infectious smile….never again…hector’s..jammed…nelson and karla eating before their 8 ‘oclock appearance at ocelot…started at nine..room packed.. the unsmooth latin jazz trio? 86’d, as in dismissed, fired and told to get out…squabbled over money, fought in the bar and told to leave, never return and get the fuck out of town…like the trio known as Tierra Madre(chingado)…idiots, stuck on themselves as ‘artists’…..no.wrong..you’re hired help, to bring in people to drink and pay for your presence…get over it…just hired help, like a good bartender…aka Carla..very ill…taking it well but concerned, as i am…pray for her..this is serious shit, folks…alex bell, smiling, with henrik…says he’s opening his new place on 4th calle soon…Pangaea…no papers, no licenses, equipment not as ordered..let’s suppose that the new ordinances re closing at ten and no alcohol take place…A rather than B…the mayor parks in front of their place…who’s he gonna pop first for publicity? of course..an easy shot…gringos without papers…hello! see, “I’m doing what i said i was gonna do”…bet me that they don’t get slammed by the Sept first deadline..tis good to be home..monterico is a different planet…johnny’s place rules, without a doubt..peter the g may have a lock on real estate there…who else? thunder and lightning tonight….the sun still shines, but not here…i’ve been told that the local version of ‘indian summer’ will be here soon…is it me or does the town seem chock full or fuller of tourists? the mid-season hump? chock-fuller? sounds like a…