Our Man in Antigua

and proud of it…that on-line newspaper that i write for, www.guatemala-times.com came out swinging with a ripping editorial on the international coverage of the Rios Montt genocide trial…read it…make the sound of two hands clapping for someone with the guts to say that it’s all bullshit…

two old faces(and bodies)back in town…Carlos Tomas who used to be as the bookstore Dyslexia and thence back in some kind city council job in Tennessee..as erudite at they get…talk with him ’bout quantum physics sometime…and that wacky guy, Ryan Wheeler…he you can probably find workin’ the bar at dos Reillys..

Ajamenajou…5th calle, first block west of the park? the signs down and they’re gone…and another apology…Alex Long, not Alex Bell(Fusion)…good christ, how long have i been calling him that? a long tete a tete with Gabi A re the upcoming Venetian Masked Ball…17th, at San jose el Viejo…yeah, i ‘ve been roped(willingly)in so i’ll be flogging(so to speak)it…whew, the stories about her mistreatment at PV…which i’m hearing from other sources is having some $$ difficulties…always seemed to be a somewhat dysfunctional arrangement…

John Mellen of Epicure? back from San Francisco,where he loaded a container on a ship headed this way(with a couple boxes of my books)..due in mid-month..but in the meantime, the first print run is scheduled to hit the streets friday…25 are pretty much gone but the other 25? half gone(like me)..thanks, Bill Ipsan for buying the first copy of this run, sight unseen…a, another ‘only in Antigua’ story…his art store on 2nd calle, same block as INGUAT, within visual distance of at least two churches..landlord wanted him out, so he could open a liquor store(done)…wasn’t there some kinda law about this? humph…

rumor has it that it’s gonna be colder than usual tonight…brrr..i’ve sent out for firewood or two plump women..whichever starts first..Ocelot? packed again on a wednesday night? yep…locals/snowbirds and turistas…how? how the hell do i know?  

and a misquote…typical…gautemala was described as a ‘branch office of hell’..re the drug business…ran into Ricardo of T&V…Marvels’ still around…she had a problem showing up for work on time but now she doesn’t have that ‘problem’..adios…baby…so there’s a slot open…a job, you ninny..a job..the VMB is still looking for an auctioneer…a certain person who’s name rhymes with Fargo…faded…didn’t want to forsake the friday night ‘take’..($)

yeah, i’m ‘in’ as the immoderate moderator..gotta get some wear outa the long black velvet cape from Ball#1…the mask? long gone…a new one is being made…tickets? here and there, with more locations to be added, as well as masks for sale..no word if there’s any Bill Clinton masks..tickets at the door as well as masks, for the last minute folks..and finally, starting Friday there’ ll be copies of the ‘book’ at various places…more next week and so on..this process is new to me…but i’m getting there..patience, prudence..thanks for your kind words..i’m honored.