Our Man in Antigua

no…it wasn’t about Bruce, Lance or any of the gay caballeros…Sobremesa advertised belly dancers at 7…not and not even at 7:30…fine…town doing dinner business, right and left, even the usually quiet venues…

head-scratching thought….have you ever seen any vacancies last for long on 5ta, north of the park? Uwe moved out, the spa moved in…Chocolulu moved out/into Ricardo’s old place..Ricardo moved across the street and a book store moved into the previous choc shop…bingo bongo, as they say…the travel agency that was in the same building as Reilly’s has been vacant for many months…why? is there a larger question or plan? I’m just asking the question…sort of like why has my section of 4ta norte become a haven for more three ‘pensionista’ homes? is this the new economy?

‘noticed the Mayor about noon, with a bodyguard and a worried look on his face…altho these are weird times. The US reports that now one in five has mental illness…used to be in one ten…SF now bans happy meals with toys, which probably accounts for some of that…both of these items are real, btw..

the old Fusion joint, now has a sign that reads ‘restaurant hot road’…whatever that means: they’ve moved the kitchen and where it used to be, they’ve stuck in a coffee shop…Hector’s? packed to the rafters and SRO, if that…Michael Raymond at Ocelot, fresh out of the hospital after he fell onto some live wires, burnt various parts of his body(don’t ask him to show you his ass, because he will and did)

crispy critter

the two latinas sitting ringside weren’t terribly amused by the view…but..hey…he shut down an entire block of electricity, for a day…revolting? shocking? nah, its just michael…welcome back…

the delicious Ms A seen at Ixcot, which had a party of 10-12..5ta doing the usual dinner crowds(‘didn’t cruise up 4th calle)…’cruise’ …damn, another reference..nose to the wheel, shoulder to the grindstone, doing the el salvador piece due next week: i’m on it, goddammit…the fruitless search for a box of .22 ammo continues…’fronted the $$ to a usually reliable source…not a word, not a round..yeah, i know he’s got money problems…

thanksgiving special

manana? some kinda party in the afternoon…’no idea what to expect…El Muro’s doing a thanksgiving special dinner…100q…great concept, guys..they’re like rust because they never sleep…should i fire up the blender? nah…lime and tequila…simple is as simple does…have a great thanksgiving, one way or the other.