‘apropos of nothing..got to remembering the John Candy/Steve Martin goin’ home for the holidays movie..jeez, the town is FULL of White Folks…cameras, water bottles…i don’t recall it being this busy last Thanksgiving…but then, my RAM is full if not corroded..
looks like there’s gonna be some more vacancies hither, thither and yon…El Pintor aka the Circus Bar is about that far from tossing in the towel, pizza or ravioli…and the coffee bar in back? wtf were they thinking (or smoking)when they signed the lease? beats me…Metiz? i love their email ads/images…class…alas…location’s gonna kill ’em…had they taken over the old Deliciosa location, maybe they woulda had a fighting chance..just by picking up the old clients used to stopping there.
that little bar inside the Galeria Merced? gonzo…empty…another great hide-out faded…like the little bar waaay in the back of Riki’s? or the Salvadoreano bar on 2nd calle, next to MDC’s Salon Creativo? places to hang when you don’t want to be seen..for whatever reason…
goldfinger aka Jason Lever back in town til mid December…or until the numerous paternity suit/drug charges catch up with him…I’m kidding…he and Shaun are thinking up some kind of Aussie ‘thing’ for Sundays there(Lava)…no, i don’t have a clue but what’s new? Luke Armstrong doing a benefit at Reilly’s and then later at Sobremesa for a video clip for YouTube…
the shop people are watchin’ the doors…this is ‘make or break’ time for some…the Pangea’s Lounge adding more memorabilia to the outside…too little, too late…’wonder if the new bartender knows that the plugs probably gonna be pulled by the end of the year? so? will they find a buyer? if so, for what? the remaining lease, the fixtures and the contents? ‘goodwill’, that elusive element? damn glad i don’t do ‘business appraisals’ anymore..i’d have to decline a lot of assignments, insist on being paid in cash and so on..
ah…the start of the gringo holiday season…and you know better than use the ATM’s at BAC, right? it’s a reverse Colombian version of the Christmas Plan. May your wishes be granted, the plate full and enjoy the moments…
Our Man in Antigua 
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