Our Man in Antigua

Brenda aka Briannathanks and a tip of the panama to Emma, Peter, Karmen and et al for encouraging me to bail from the house from hell...aka 23C, Ave 4t norte...i'm 99% outa there...final final tomorrow with the cleaning crew..there is a malevolent feeling to that place, now that i'm gone/moved...kinda felt something,from time to time but i always chalked up to hangovers/pharmaceuticals...nope..bad feng shui...ah! the old Magician?famous!'passed him on the return loop...carrying a take-out pizza and a fresh copy of Que Pasa...he made the 'interview' section this month..i held the pizza while he showed me the article but i couldn't get away with the pie...too quick,he is..don't play the 'take a card,any card' thing with him...speaking of magic, Adan the Cuban pianist told me that's he's back at Caffe Opera, this Saturday night...8 pm or so...Cuban time or Guate time..go by..he's superb...John of El Cofre in Texas...said he's bringing back 'black gold'...that used to mean oil, hash oil or slaves..guess we gotta wait and see what gets thru customs...'heard a strange rumor about a tram line being proposed for the east side of Volcan Agua...past the village of Santa Maria de Jesus and before the weird Monte Maria golf course...22/24 million buckeroos...insane..well,maybe not if INGUAT or Portillo/Colom add/pony up their hidden assets..'might go play golf there next week..'been a while and my balls are getting dusty...and yes, i'm slowly getting used to the color scheme of this place...raspberry with gold trim..looking for a parrot, a fez and some curry