Our Man in Antigua

Roger/Wilco/SNAFU/FUBAR and any other acronyms that apply…thanks, Smashwords, for the quarterly $$ from the sales of the first ebook.

an unconfirmed John Wilbur sighting in town this week, preceded by yet another rant from another local somehow linking my having been a real estate appraiser, the ‘troubles’ on Roatan and my friendship with John…call it ‘pretzel logic’…at least this guy has a name, unlike the rants of February about not being able to find some of the versions of Our Man in Antigua in town…duh…those were ebook versions, idiots…the amount of time spent in writing baseless drivel implies a few things but what stands out for me is their email handles and/or their websites.. nah, no names.

Ruslan and lady seen in Ocelot last night…they left, as you may recall and went back to San Francisco around the first of the year..’back for 3 weeks, he said..they were a great bar-team at O’lot and Lava…dos Reilly’s packed to the rafters last night…El Gato Negro jammed, music loud…a slow/low night for the food/beverage industry last night otherwise, as Mondays usually are(and Tuesdays,Wednesdays et al).

That Comida American restaurant on 4th ave, across from Helados Exoticos? pulling the plug after maybe two months of ennui(no biz)…the fancy metal sign on what was Deliciosa still seems incomplete and nuthin’ seems to be going on inside.(like my brain)

speaking of which, maaybe there’ll be more later(mindless drivel department opens at 11) and more congrats to Briel Miel for selling more of her art at Angie Angies!

and yet another ‘earful’ from a restauranteur/vendor at the late Noche de Chefs..it was bad service/uneven kitchen preparation(what was supposed to be hot wasn’t, what was supposed be cold, etc..the person overseeing the waitstaff didn’t have a clue…quoting another disgruntled restaurant owner who bowed to the 35q surcharge for extra wine…he asked for Cabernet Sauvignon…the major-domo then asked, vino tinto or blanco?  helloooo..too many tables, too few staff and chaos in the kitchen..the food was okay, some yes, some no..i’m glad i didn’t go…the tickets i bought went to a good cause, but being a starving writer and someone who knows restaurants, I’da bailed also…the Trader Joes Macaroni and Cheese later(thank you, Epicure)was perfect..re the rants…I’ve worked in ’em, my family has owned them, friends own them and I’ve appraised them…it ain’t easy doin’ 300 tables but if your butt’s on the line, marshal the troops and train ’em..mediocre presentations and bad service aren’t a good recipe.