a light sprinkle earlier, just enough to dampen the sidewalks and scare me into carrying the later useless umbrella…or as i was told by Luis Miguel of DV..it’s not a sombrilla, it”s a poragua..whatever…it’s a 30q disposible piece of chinese imported crap…but for 30q, who cares?
the full moon playing hide and seek behind the clouds, the lights of the villages on the flanks of Volcan Agua…magical and free…
the usual ‘suspect’s at ocelot…and the Whiskey Den? amazing how its become a destination…amazing to me, anyway…4th calle, doing a few tables here and there, even Tartines..the bar known as Le Escape, the motorcycle-themed place? not one but three rental signs in the windows…guess they’re serious about finding a new tenant(rotsa ruck)…that section of 4th isn’t exactly Ground Zero for business…Welten holding it down but empty.
Peter the G’s El Caminante? looking better all the time…the stage/act/rehearsal space gets better…he’s offering a place for musicians to come and do their stuff…if it works, he’s got video capabilities…ah…coming this weekend…show up about 10/10:30 for something ‘completely different’…yeah, i’ll be there…can’t really talk about it but let’s just say that I’m keeping you abreast of things…something A-Town doesn’t offer and something that sells…front row tables for the $$ patrons and closed circuit TV for the voyeurs…bring $$ folded into airplanes.
John Russell sighting on 5ta norte!….how long has it been? he agreed that the ‘gorgon at the gate’ was/is a monster in drag…another quiet night on the cobbles…groups of cristianos, others going somewhere..dos Reilly’s quiet, El Gato Negro jammin’ as always…what’s their secret? cheap rooms, big breakfast, worda mouth? whatever, it works very well….everyone one else doing a table or two, even Chez C.
Take-a-Lick Abaj rescheduled for next week..logistical preparations needed…no, not preparation H…just more planning/reservations…oh..ran into ‘her’ today…very brief conversation and she was still pissed about something a month ago…go figure..i didn’t get it but that was typical…hasta la vista, baby..closure at last..
ok…i’m doing something I’ve thought of and this is as good a time as any…house-warming party this Sunday at Bangalore Bob’s..aka the Palacio de india/Zaika…across from donde monica, #42 4th avenida norte..last house, on the corner..4-7pm…light refreshments…might as well see what the hell i’ve moved into..
Our Man in Antigua 
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