Our Man in Antigua

so…the 5pm concert at Panza Verde, a freebie…Seth Monfort having created a new piano ‘piece’…the ever delightful Ms A there..crowd of about 30, even John Mezcal Rexer making a late appearance…Adan the Cuban pianist there also and as i’ve said, i’d go listen to him any night of the week…get him to play “As Time Goes By’…the Casablanca theme song…a kiss is just a kiss, etc…i confess i left early…to Travel Menu with Allan behind the wood, Plumb Bob, Brendan and so on…great acts in the street, goofing on the Three Stooges…back to el central, maggie at el portal…and ignacio, our cuban musician playing upstairs at the seldom used Chivas bar…Mike Chrisman aka Piano Mike outa town..the States, Christmas and so on..La Casaca, where Poco de Todos was? doing great…some confusion about the use of the upper level, as I’v heard two different stories, from long time locals.

Ricardo’s Tabaco’s y Vinos doing another boffo crowd/evening…christmas lights/decorations up all over…’its beginning to look a lot like ……’and the usual 5pm happy hour crowd at Ocelot, stumbling out at 6pm…Iris aka Lucy settling in and …O’lot’s still looking for more help behind the bar…Pangea’s still advertising for a bartender…why?

and yes…the ‘book’…selling daily…whoda thunk this? https://www.smashwords.com/book/view/114724 buy two copies tonight…those idiots at RockNGem Magazine, the ones who insist on hard copy, a CD and snail mail?  lost the %$#@!! submission sent in two months ago…fine, another $20 in postage..transfer the files/photos from a flash drive to a CD…caption list for the images plus descriptions…see Dick and Jane barbecue Spot kinda stuff..

and another place bites the dust(closes)..the western store inside Casa Fuentes on 4th calle? the one with the unclaimed cowboy boots with “Mel” stitching (Mel Zelaya of Honduras)and a XXX Stetson beaver hat for $200…cheap…but, as i figured when i left my Resistol XXX beaver hat behind, this ain’t the climate for such…’got to flashing on where the piano ‘piece’ was conceived…the Lake…also the recent scene of a yoga retreat, featuring Lama Bob…nope, i’m not making this up..I can’t get behind someone named Lama Bob…Lama Rimpoche,the 123rd incarnation of the Dolly Lama, maybe..yeah, i’m cynical…nor cal woo woo stuff..airheads and nam yo ringe cho yourself..om being the dial tone f the universe..ah, the delectable Ms A…made my day..dressed to kill/thrill, as always..