Our Man in Antigua

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 ‘mosquito/zancudo coils…oooh…as if i had any brain cells to spare…so…with the power off in the Whiskey Bar space, that corner and part of the patio is dark….oops..Neil of Pangea says that he’s got some kinda musical treat lined up for Tuesday night…7 pm-ish…Ron the Sax Guy…scheduled for 7pm tonight…no show…por que?…the Belgian Girls from El Mirador leave very soon…one draped her arm over Rico, the chef…you know…if he was inclined, i think there was a possibility…Angie Angie….great place, people eating, drinking and a new expo of art on the walls…as i said to her(and I meant it)if I lived closer, this would be one of my regular stops…the Cargo Room? closed til Jan 11th…por que? some of the art that was there is now at Angies…I dont’ have a good feeling about the longevity of this. Dos Reilly’s doing moderate…El Gato Negro’s clients hanging in there/not crossing the street/so where are the customers coming from?  ran into john of el muro this morning…’flyering’…great word…passing out flyers about his cafe, El Cofre on 6th calle/7th avenida, across from the gym…this is a cool place with cheap eats..breakfast for 10q? per john, he’s got the concept that visitors don’t venture out much more than a 3-4 block radius from where they’re staying..and i concur…he’s nailing the hostel and gym business in that part of town…and yet another  idea: in the back room of El Muro is going to be a cut-down ‘chicken bus’…no word about a sound track of bombs, bullets and screeching brakes..the dude never quits thinking…something rare in this town. F2 packed, Alex Bell at the helm…Como Como doing some tables…Travel Menu next door packed..yes, Hector’s jammed…north 5ta…dead…passed a wedding duo in a carriage, alighting outside of Don Rodrigos…bride? smashing! pulchitrude!…stacked, in other words..went by DV and watched a 3 yr old boy take the check/money/tray to the waitress…got his change and brought it back to the parents, carefully handling the change….totally cool..La Esquina? empty…’swore i saw Lou(Eduardo’s girlfriend?)with another guy this week…hair darker, more piercings…which might explain why she hasn’t been around La Esquina in awhile…had a big back pack and looked like he/she were on the road..La Sala equally dead…lotta Christians in town…coming to save the ……fill in the blanks…Ocelot doing fine…no worries…El Cielo doing some friday night action…Sobremesa quiet, at least when i walked by..why didn’t i read or take seriously the warning labels? that might explain some strange dreams lately…maybe I’ll get a white cane and start selling lottery tickets…have a great weakend…if you dont’ like the news, go out and make some of your own.