Our Man in Antigua

in god we truss?…just goes to show you that all the loonies are still running around, as if we didn’t know that…speaking of loonies…there’s a new ‘cafe’ opened on the ever so busy corner of 4th ave norte/calle primero oriente..’mayan moon’…half block from the present place i call home..optimism rears its ugly head once more…twas a 3 martini night…a ‘gibson’ at Ocelot…and seem to be the only one who’s ordered one..’superb’…followed by two stirred,not shaken xlnt toonies at the new Da Vinci’s…Karmen G, back from the wilds of Brussels/Vancouver, with tales of conferences, papers delivered and new prospects..go KG!…Olot hosting a party of 20 or so…patio jammed…ixnay snoring/snoozing…Pangea doing a few tables..Nelson setting up to play, Frank of Nimpot, Robin T and Blue Sky Mary…didn’t get out much…’missed El Caminantes 2nd Cabaret Show…the f…ckin No-Dik 500 maybe helping…maybe not..if not, then it’s the ultimate med…VerMox…one tab, one dose..Pat Sweeny and the ever bubbly Camilla the Thrilla on the patio early..yes, i did get the bag back, with ALL the contents intact…thanks to Monja Blanca and the driver…Ignacio the Cuban on a corner,dressed to play somewhere…Cafe Flor still closed for remodeling..wft?no, wtf?  same idea…Michael and pal of Sabe Rico making evening rounds, taking a night off from the restaurant biz…how long has it been since i’ve eaten there? Claudia #4 ? …is the State of Siege over in the Peten? reason for the slaughter being given that some 200 keys of blow was missing..that’ll do it, every time…minor accounting error…i’m going to my room..200 kgs? ..