Our Man in Antigua

the full moon, hidden behind clouds, the Cathedral lit up…streets clean after a short rain earlier…this town is so perfect. Ocelot? Karla back after some adventures, Whiskey Den with Allen, Neil and a few others , discussing the virtues(or lack of) with Guatemaltecas…I concur…women in general, add the latina side and throw in guatemalan culture…it’s a wonder that the race perpetuates itself…the Foreign Exchange night? didn’t see it take off…for the 2nd week in a row..

realize, of course, that i’ve gone the complete residente/gringo route…i rent everything…yep…’everything’…take that however you wish but it makes my life a lot simpler..no emotional misunderstandings..’gee, i thought that when you said ‘that’ you meant ‘that’…o, that’s right…it’s a guate thing’…as in ‘money talks and bullshit walks’..my motto for the millenium.

‘got around to hear the superb musicians at El Pena del Sol…’Sol Latino’…these guys rock, night after night…hand-made instruments..the food’s good and the place was fairly full..’thought i’d seen some 7yr flor de cana..wrong, rum-breath…5 year but close enough for antigua.

Dos Reilly’s quiet at 8pm..who knows later? everyone else having a slow night..4th calle/5th avenida..marcel of el caz italiano rode in on his bad bike..guess he figured it wasn’t gonna rain tonight..Travel Menu, the small res/bar on 6th calle? doing biz!…don’t know how they get the word out, but the place works…ran into Ana who used to work at Hectors..she’s been working at Cashbar for a year! where the f…k have i been? dont’ ask, don’t tell..Como Como doing a table, the joint next door…nada, zip…the dude who rides his horse down the streets…clip clop..Fred of Ravenscroft despises him per his treatment of the horse..and I trust fred’s take on things…a bit wierd but he’s traveled and he reads..Paula, of course, is another matter but then we’ve all made weird choices in women…and thanks, Tom C, for the ‘background’ on the Palacio de India…i’d heard of different stories from others..totally whacked…’this town..’chisme central’ and not always correct..actually, seldom correct..’heard via C that the Salty Beaver was closed for a while..transportation a problem per LM’s truck being stolen and Peter’s truck going down…screw..what next? these folks need a break from the karma train..