Our Man in Antigua

‘say what you will about Adolfo our Alcalde but for my view…he’s doing a helluva job on the festivities…more/bigger, cha cha cha. The folks come to town to ooh and awe…streets packed, businesses doing biz and it works, he works and it’s all good. One minor question, answered earlier…where are the Porta-Potties? the answer given was that it’s been tried and folks just don’t use ’em…rather do the dark corners instead….if it were up to me, I’d take a leaf from El Muro’s latest concept and pay ’em some $ to use the toilets…

speaking of El Muro, tomorrow night, starting at 6pm G.S.T is their twisted version of the Thursday nite drink-a-thon…guess I’ll have to drop in, for a drop or two…and no, no word on last week’s minor bombshell…oh..the crab in Room #3?

no big enough for ciappino

I told ’em next time I might bring the .22…the .380 or the flare pistol would be overkill…and the swordcane? hah…midnight and you’re chasing it?

I'm workin' here

and you think I just go to the beach to screw off? …note the Press Pass…

thanks to Brendan B for a great story and a ton of laughs tonight…ask him about the ….e and the ..n:  fabulous visuals…Pangea? doing a dinner for 20 tonight!…Las Palmas jammed…Fusion 2 crankin’ up and the ‘new kid on the block?’…aka Alex Ferrar of Sobremesa already has the front of the building painted.. and his sign up on the new location on 4th calle.scheduled to open next week (wish him the best)…Pat Farrell aka Sweeny…with the tasty Ms Emma at O-lot…dos Reilly’s doing just fine…they, EGN and Las Palmas the only bright spots on that block…Nelson and Co doing a LARGE gig at Ocelot Tuesday night…8pm ish…horns plus..been wondering where Iggy the Cuban has been?  try Gaia, Wednesday nights…maybe 7-9 but that’s unclear if its G.S.T or Cubano time…Antigua loses another special bartender tomorrow night…Cafe No Se for the goodbyes..8ish..

Eduardo of La Esquina, last seen in the company of a blonde gringa…now doin’ rounds with a prettier (to me)brunette…nice to see a nice guy goin’ thru women on a regular basis..is the blonde still working at La Esquina? didn’t ask..El Caz Italiano de Marcel, his bad bike and crew getting ready for the night…’been a while since I’ve been on a bike but that one…might just make me change my mind, what’s left of it.

bad motorscooter

I can see it now…the older version of Lee Marvin in the Mild Ones..