Our Man in Antigua

‘town packed with Gautemaltecos, slurping ice-cream…babies seem to be the major industry of this country…a smaller, lesser float (the Virgin Harry?)seen making its way (and the wrong way)on 3d calle…Alex scratching his head at Sobremesa, taking time out from a painting…WTF? who knows? Bill Harriss/Paco of el Pena del sol, working the front door and bringing in customers(yes, biz is up from a week or so ago)…henrik, in the rapidly changing Dos Mil, bout to become Reilly’s II, working in the semi dark…Carla B of Oclelot (and a key worker)goes off to the City tomorrow for oral surgery…ack!…back on Friday, if all goes well..ask for the hillbilly heroin, oxycontin, babe…Mercedes was a no-show last night, after Ignacio…hey, i was in bed by ten and home by midnight…what do i know? Howz the new Privilege Card by Antigua Daily doing? you know, the one that’s competing against The Card from Que Pasa?  i found the card and its discounts…opened to the Ocelot’s special…2X1 special for Sex on the Beach…can i specify which beach?  Hector’s slow, Da Vince doing biz…as was Ixcot(a family at one table)  again, Scott’s new web site for Que Pasa? terrific…and i went by the new photography gallery in the Nim Pot space…xlnt stuff..art with a capital A..per Shawn, the Inguat people(guate’s tourist bureau)blame the decine in tourism for the ‘murder rate’ in Gautemala…how about a contest? the winner gets two weeks in Juarez…tis been said the Inguat’s budget is 80% overhead…there’s a 20million Q beach house near Sipacate for staff retreats…can i get a job? i like over head…Christmas cards/$ ready to mail to the kids(those ungrateful swine)…and a gentle cruise into the last two weeks of this year…my gift list is much lighter than last year’s…she of the ‘infectious smile’ ate up some serious jewelry, perfume and lingerie…and no more $100 bottles of wine with dinner…
I’m startin’ to wonder if there’s gonna be another Venetian Masked Ball next  year…we renewed the domain name but I’m not hearing of any other plans…like…same place, same month? last year was a negative, cash-flow wise…what do i do with the long black velvet cape? get a job at Casa Escobar? you know, they do a fairly good breakfast trade..at least on the weekends…propective renters looking at the vacant space where the Casa de Jade was on 5th Calle, next to Chez Christophe..ooh, Antigua, where fortunes are made overnight! (only by the landlords)…hey, the half moon is shining, the stars are twinkling and its been a great weekend…Mary Lou Ridinger’s first event for the Maya Conservancy is tomorrow night…Casa Convento on 4th calle..50q to save something…see you there..