Our Man in Antigua

and his sister, Xylene…both ingredients found in the can of spray ‘clear acrylic’ today used on the prototype ‘book box’…toluene, to the uninitiated, is found in TNT…tri-nitro/toluene..the warnings are significant: “may affect the brain or nervous system..vapor harmful..” ‘zo? new horizons, folks…

Fusion? plunging ahead with the bocci ball courts…they’ve figured out that Guatemala City has an Italian Embassy and some kinda Italian social club…call it the doo-WOP concept but it’ll fly..

the old Cashbar? the two lame signs at the door, torn down from Canoa’s previous location are lame…”you don’t have a second chance to make a first impression’ applies here..what was a classy joint is now…lame…the murals are lame(sorry, Wintershaw) that part of town is dead…’been by Red’s recently? worse than the cemetery..salsa came/left…pool tables lo mismo..only the place that shall not be named is doing any kind of biz..had it been me/my $$, I’da stayed on on 5th calle, the new ‘ground zero’ of town..

Paris, the bar in back of Riki’s..? ripped out, gonzo..el cielo advertising all you can drink specials..as if, dudes..

Elle and Mo making rounds, daily..here, there and everywhere..what a great couple, eh? love is in the air…Sierra/Allan, Taz and Tanya…even Plumb Bob and Evelyn are back..

Alex L is talking of some kind of celebration in October…nope, no Gallo Girls..damn..not even the ‘A Team’..what is this town turning into? no Spandex?