Our Man in Antigua

i ‘knew’ I shouda gone to the beach this weekend…’town fulla tourists, locals, natives and whoever/whatever else…yes, I know its a tourist town and the religious fests are upon us..too late..’forget to mention the new name for the ‘hamburger heaven’ that Shaun and Jason are doing…”Lava”…nope, can’t see any from the terrace and you’d better hope not, otherwise run like hell..they’re planning on awnings, some terrace heaters…spruce up the underutilized terrace…spruce? probably not..more like palm trees..maybe umbrellas if City Hall across the street and in direct view doesn’t complain…hell, invite Adolfo over for a cheeseburger..thanks, Carla for the perfect Stoli martini tonight…stirred, not shaken…dV finally able to break a 100q note for my bar tab from two nights ago…gotta love their attitude, as in WTF? maybe after they move, in a few weeks, the concept of profit/loss might rear its ugly head…Ixcot, those scoundrels, doing the 3rd largest dinner (8)since their opening…and cunningly blocking off access to Pangea…if they were language specialists, would they be cunning linguists? spent half a day re-writing an old Cuba/golf story…wondering if the Helms-Burton Act is retroactive, i.e, been there a few too many times but don’t tell…i don’t think there’s a reward.. does 13X count? yet another ATM pain in the wallet…Yo-Yo hit today…he may bail next week, back to the US of A, ahead of schedule..the lovely Lisa of O/Lot…leaving in ten days…damn..those of us who’ve lived in tourist spots we know that people come and go…sometimes you wish they’d leave earlier and sometimes you wish they’d stay…for her, the latter wish applies..all too sweet..Edy’s dad working Pangea..Bill the temp chef…Neil? last heard of in Spokane, dealing with family news and remarking about finding his latest ex-wife to be..damn, know that feeling only too well..’still trying to get over running into ‘her’ last weekend and i thought i was over all that crap…will i ever learn? hum along with me…’what kind of fool am I?’everyone’s somebody’s clown…yep..’been spayed..it is too late for the full monty and…maybe another martini…and I had such a great Tarot yesterday…kinda like asstrology…per my mum, mercury’s retrograde, so those of us who were/are…etc…screwed for the next month or in my case, unscrewed…i’d almost twist arms for a lemon..if only to peel the rind/skin for the martini…hector has some growing up north(i brought him seeds)and reportedly frank of nim pot has lemons growing…amazing what scarcity means..i’ll trade you a bag of …..for an ounce of ….re the excuses for not hiring Piano Mike and Moriah for the Costa Rica gigs..’the weddings(plural)were called off…humphfff..they’re playing Las Palmas next Tuesday night, around 8pm or so..Angie Angie has an art exhibit the next night…yep, gotta go if only for her smile..kinda like bringing apples to MDC…the smile…where are the ‘unindicted co-conspirators’?…John’s around,as is Duane…Emma? off in some secret love nest, no doubt..she’s been suspiciously too happy for the last month…cut that shit out..’makes  the rest of us look bad…well? ok..we suck…i suck..you? don’t tell…alas..Japan…expect the reincarnated Godzilla to emerge from the waves…and pissed..have a great weekend…go to the religious shrine of your choice and…pray that Donald Trump isn’t elected President..