Our Man in Antigua

and Mercury must be retrograde…(ask Mom, the astrologer) cuz that’s exactly how the night has been…for the 3rd year I’ve missed the Burning of the Devil…Robin Tulloch (Mary’s sidekick)went and shot great photos…at the expense of  having his shoulder dislocated…’seen at the bar at Ocelot, icepack in  place and a grimace of pain on his face…

high price for good photos

 

 ‘ran into Mathew Bejot of Cashbar…just back from Paris…’how was it?” ..’cold’…welcome home to a change or two…across the street, where the recently renovated Pensativo Book Store was…coming soon, a gallery for art of the photographic  genre….oh…New  Year’s Eve on the street? fuggedaboutit…the event is cancelled per La Prensa today…no worries…Da Mayor says we can gather at the park and have fun…no liquor but…welcome to the new Prohibition…Henrik of Reillys narrowly escaped el cepo(Da Boot) when parked in front on the new venue..Dos Mil…the cops waited an unusually long time before clamping the 300q device…and didn’t..gotta have some kinda pull with them…

a devilish grin

 

 Mr Chocolate…Fernando…has a new product….hot/liquid/semisweet chocolate in a dispenser…shots…add something if you like(i suggested rum)but it’s a killer concept(his idea)go by and slurp one for me…7th and Calle de WTF? 

 

it was one of those nights when nothing worked as planned…’changed the camera battery and it was DOA…missed the fires of trash…missed it all…
ignacio and his quartet at Ocelot/Pangea cranked…is that a new chandelier in Ixcot? if so…it sucks…a final final at DV, drowning my sorrows and failed aspirations at the bar…yes, ‘she’ was there…why else? her friend offered to recharge my battery(i wish)i declined and stumbled home, again in another starry starry night(Don McLean?)…no ammo, no batteries, no $$…gave Claudia $#2 all of my pocket $$ for a propina. No New Year’s bash on upper 5th? ZZZZ-ville comes to Antigua..next they’ll be putting lithium in the water supply(it’s good for you…trust us)

every house needs one

I knew i shoulda brought these with me…ask me about the time one blew up…too much hash, whiskey and powder….no, not that kind..black powder…helpful household hints…margarita mix(mr and mrs T)works well with vodka…would I lie to you?