nah, that’s not a baseball/football reference…tis only a lame attempt to describe the evening’s events…Lori S and Peter the H at O’lot…Peter having returned from an arduous couple of days at the ‘Beav, whacking the vegetation with a machete, a four hour chicken bus ride just to get there and some tales about a surfer they acquired in Sinquinala…you asked for a wide angle…here it is..
field research
and speaking of research….
finally…finally got past the entrance to Travel Menu, Allan’s new bar job…i like it, perfect size, nice little snug feeling…and…eqyptian backgammon! …’missed Lucy’s birthday bash but the new look at El Caminante is a big improvement…
ready to rock
i swear, between Max and Peter the G, they’ve got some kinda pipeline for the hottest bartenders in town..Pangea’s new promotion? an ongoing Ladies Night with a new lighted display that says “Lounge”…no takers…drink for free and they can’t get anyone to come thru the door?…great business plan…oops..let’s serve free liquor and make it up in tips…? almost makes you think about putting on a dress and getting hammered for free…almost…’got my camera back, after it bounced on the tile floor…500q worth of bouncing..but there is a great camera repair shop in town…TechniCamera, 3rd calle, block east of Santa Lucia, in case you do dumb stuff like i did…Robto de Oro, supposedly returning in January…another stab at flogging the Motagua…wish him well…his famous line to me…’jade?…we spit on the jade.’ Franklin of AsGreenasitgets.org, running his own joint on a Friday night?..kinda strange that Como Como is/was closed tonight…Cafe Flor emptier than a hooker’s heart..4th calle very very slow/quiet..5ta a bit more action but not much more..there was supposedly some busloads of cruceros(the cruise ship passengers)due in today..’never saw ’em…the vendors with the flutes, necklaces and fabrics were lined up,ready to make a deal (any deal)
night after night, Ricardo’s Tabacos y Vinos draws a crowd…por que? the size of the venue? as with Hector’s, there’s a certain feeling of intimacy…it’s not about the cigars, it’s about the contact..La Esquina sporting a Century 21 ‘for rent’ sign…another one down…per KG, that location has been the ‘kiss of death’ for ever, like the old Fusion location next to Hectors..they’re gone also..Cafe Daikari holding on by the skin of their teeth..or the hair of their chinny chin chin…pick your own metaphor…or semaphore…hey, we made it thru September….well,I did…you’re on your own..
Our Man in Antigua 
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