Our Man in Antigua

“Oh, the inconveniences of local custom. Fucking colonialist. Get your ass to a mascquerade ball homo, some real eyes wide shut shit. That cigar that you smoke is your own cock. Try not to get run over by the fucking floats gringa.” Ah, the audience, eh? folks…all ten of you or so…re-read the ‘disclaimer’ tab…none of this is meant to be serious, deep or thought-provoking..

The very delicious Gabi Altman back in town…we passed in the park this morning..a kiss/hug and she said that she had to run…i asked if i could watch..and the usual rush hour at Ocelot slammed by a party of 24 who filled in the interior…Allan totally on top of it, drinks-wise…a magician behind the bar…Carla B, higher than high can be, totally excited by her new adventure at the Lake…last day at Fusion is Monday, thence off to a new beginning at TOSA, San Marco somewhere..yeah, I’m goin’ to visit next month…Carla! good on ya! Travel Menu’s kitchen is restored to order/function, per Jerome..dodged the processions nicely tonight…ducked into Reillys and there’s Rayn at the small bar, inhaling a burger…looked like Miss M at the bar with…didn’t ask..

ran into Robto de Oro in a different place…Piccadilly’s temporary location next door…the pizza? not bad…thanks for the leftovers…it’s nice to have food in the house…am I tapped? totally, dude…and thank you, again..Karla H, for making the seat cushions for the outdoor patio chairs at Whisky Den..and no,no word on the ‘shipment’…which implies that it’ll be next week, after all the holiday hoopla dies down, folks get over their hangovers and show up for work.the town’s getting fuller/busier now that the BIG Day approaches..

is the Pizza Mia on 4th avenida closing? watched them dragging out furniture this morning..and no word/advance on the old Delicioso space..got the sign up, but…the old Reilly’s space on 5ta? the metal walls are gone and if you walk by in the morning, the sun shines thru(sort of)the windows, perhaps evidence of roof work..La Estancia still ‘under repair’…Picadilly lo mismo…termites, termites, everywhere..and no ‘soft opening’ on the old 409 place next to Fusion..or was it 709? ..hey, there was an ’09 in there, somewhere..

was this Ash Wednesday? did I make an ash of myself, again? check the mirror…big updates on the latest version of “Our Man’ this morning…11500 words/50 pages…oooh!..
Amazon.com will have the latest on Saturday and the local printer next week..and again, the Original Antigua City Tour for visitors/locals…40q for an hour and a half..parks in front of the cathedral…and big time thanks to Juan Carlos of La Union Spanish School and his great book, “Que Onda, Vos?”…i learned more in 24 hours than in four years here..I’ll be back next week for photos..so, do I give the dobie a slice of pizza when she passes with the night guard? the hot-line is open, press #4 for yes, #5 for no..#6 for ‘who cares?’

unsubstantiated rumor #7…the landlord of Ocelot is pulling the plug on smoking..which leaves Lava, upstairs, as the last refuge for those who still do..