Our Man in Antigua

one of four ponds

local guys making the news…Alex’ new ice creamery breaking all previous records for one day sales (by 5)…Piano Mike and Moriah headed for the recording studio…folks asking for their music to go…Cafe Flor sold..JB and Victoria hitting the musical road….Ignacio and the full on Cuban band tonight at La Pena del Sol…Aniet on flute, the insanely good violinist, el gaucho on the keys and Iggy…per Bill, the cost of this foursome is fearsome, which may explain their lack of appearances at other venues in town…no, I’m not tellin’ but its a chunk of change..thanks to KG for suggesting the El Zapote thing…she being a long time resident of this place we call Brigadoon has a lot of experience and insight into a lot o the locals that I don’t..fascinating to compare notes of who, what and where..whoa…the dog show sunday…too many mutts for my taste…not enough babes, even if i’d had a leash…no sign of Scott Stanton, still supposedly in Peru..hey, that’s what he said…who’s to know? I’ve seen some exceedingly tasty women in the Miraflores district…if you ever go, check out the gun museum over the gold museum…world f..$%#@! class…fuggedabout the gold musuem…replicas, after a heist..ok, stick a cork in it…out/about later..yes on going by the DV…hope that Bill’s hopes for the Cubans pans out/pays off..i’m betting not but then I’m usually wrong about most everything.

John H aka Troublemaker and Catherine D finally made it to the Yucatan…’meeting her folks…and back in town…’no’ on the ball…the ‘beast from 20000 fathoms’ looks like she needs more meds…J.D of CIRMA sighted recently…more ATM ‘withdrawals’ noted…this time, besides Bogota, there’s some made from Florida…maybe the Boys are on vacation there, with all the loot that they’ve sucked up..the American Legion great library move is still underway…volunteers needed..I did my stint…go and do yours…this is a very good local resource, for those of us who still read…cheap to join and you don’t have to be a member of the Post..monday night? what’s to do? the pillow fights at dos Reillys aren’ being advertised anymore…scratch that one..Shaun of O’lot says he’s going to the Masquerade Ball tomorrow…I offered my black velvet cape..i’m passin on this years…gotta buckle down and write, which I haven’t been doing and the deadlines are looming larger and larger..hey, i’ve been busy borrowing money(and returning it)..if you go, tell me how it turned out…smaller venue this year…also cheaper..el viejo san jose runs about $700 a night…no idea what the Ruinas de Santa Clara cost..last year was a less than break even event..let’s hope, etc..let’s see..we’ve got two J.B’s, one J.D and a J.P…maybe A-town needs a J.R…ran into Lisa Marie and the delectible Alison at O/lot…’question to LM…’when?’ re the new two rooms at the ‘Beav…’sometime in March’…do not mention ‘knee pads’…Carla of the o’lot, giving raves about Semuc Champey and Welten…’book ’em, Danno, Murder One’..I’m doing Semuc whatever after/during Semen Santa..yeah, i misspelled it..on porpoise..LM of DV talking of the changes in place for the new joint on 5th, across from Chez Christophe..the ever delightful Claudia there also…obviously got my Quixote side going last week but why not? the Texan, out in a sharp blazer, looking good..jeez..is this only Monday?  

gun control...both hands

 Nelson Lunding…now doing a Thursday night gig at Dos Reilly’s…Hector et al…the mind reels thinking of Hector on vocals…bass? ok…the Peace Corps is in town, ripping up Reillys and Ocelot…on what/who’s money? I thought they paid for shit…whatever…I’m in…safe if not sound..hasta..