Our Man in Antigua

just like a loaf of bread…call me Bimbo…ah, the plans…the 5 pm municipal band concert under the portico of the palacio, Andy our Mime doing his crowd-pleasin’ act by the fountain and a ton of sweet young latina lolitas(how do they get into those tight pants?) yeah, don’t go there..Alex of Sobremesa and I swapping war stories about our mutual printer…

Jason “Animal” Lever back from the depths of Siberia, in time for Lava’s First Year Anniversary…4 wooden kegs on the bar, one with mezcal, one with whiskey but Irene couldn’t get the taps to turn/open but i suspect this is/will be a temporary thing…a whole pig on the barbecue(nope, no one I recognized) and it looked like it was gonna be a killer evening…me? the remnants of my first head cold in 5 years kicked my butt about 7pm so I toddled/tuk/tuk’d home..

La Equina’s old place? now a semi-upscale chinese/curry place called Wokco…love their menu, the decor and check out their living wall in the patio..their menu is mouth-watering and reasonable…they may fill a void for good chinese food in this town.

Carlos Tomas! back from Memphis or wherever…taking over the reins at Dyslexia for a while(good timing..everyone else has bailed)..the Ocelot Patio filled at 7…inside doing just fine…dos Reillys at 6:30 empty…no, two bartenders…where the hell is Marbel?

ah..the girls at MayanKingdom Travel on 6th ave sur? used to work for Voyageur? the absolute %$#@! best in service…yesterday I emailed Sidia Trejo in the afternoon, asking about bus service/hotels in Hue-Hue…two hours later, a complete itinerary, with options/prices…the best service I’ve ever had/seen. smtrejo@mayankingdom.com and tell her i sent you..

and no, despite iron-clad promises of the latest version of ‘Our Man’ to be ready at 6pm….not…’in the morning’….o well..that’s what he said last Friday…we did get some technical issues worked out and no, i didn’t fork over any of the cash I had with me…manana, dude…COD…did Gutenberg or Ben Franklin have these problems?

well, the Quetzalteca has been open a while(to breathe)and it mixes with orange juice just fine(medicinal uses, you know)…i’m quitting for the week(as if i ever really started)…see you around town, somewhere, somewhen..