Our Man in Antigua

a lotta joints taking this night off and the rest of ’em are sucking….anxious waiters waiting at the doors, waiting for the elusive turistas…who seem to be either back-packers or Christian groups…where do the Mormons eat? in their rooms while quoting Joseph Smith? and maybe, just maybe wondering why the hell did he choose an angel with the name of Moroni? unless that was a word play on morons plural, in which case he was very prescient.

Cimino’s on the park? going down the slippery slope of panic…”Ladies Night” and drinks for 5q?  everyone else in town is doing Ladies Nights..Wed or Thursday…1. are there really any ‘Ladies’ in this town and #2…would they be caught dead showing up for free drinks? why not just go…Drunken Girls Night and be done with it? the men would show up, if nothing else, and they’re paying anyway..no, I’m not being sexist…this is about marketing…ok, how about “Hammered Babes Night”? …probably a bit more PC.

an observation about the music scene in this town..mine..Ocelot is the Ground Zero for music, followed by Angie’s, Cafe No Se, El Caminante tied with el Muro..Cashbar still trying to come up with a weekly draw..Gaia’s tryin’…passed Ignacio standing on the sidewalk, resplendent in a hawaiian shirt…we compared chapeaus (hats) Iggy in a Middle Eastern themed joint? about like Nelson playing at Abassi..music makes for weird bedfellows or something like that….saw a snapshot of Alex/Sobremesa’s new location om 4th calle…hmm..looked great..a bit larger but not overwhelming..no news re the Beav…El Cofre sold, which implies a lotta things…and the rains are back,Jack…the break was nice but we knew it was only a temporary reprieve.

Whiskey Den! stock up on the pound bags of coffee…down to one…’had to go to Fernando’s to restock on the espresso beans..booze is fine but some of us..me..like your stuff…still reminiscing on Rudy the Cowboy…what a character…perfect for Antigua…talking about making a cowboy movie using Brahma cattle? wrong…gotta have the real deal..no, not Guernsey’s…tomorrow, El Muro’s Thursday night drink-a-thon…leave before 11pm, if you can navigate..i.e, make it home over the cobblestones..