since I’e been tagged with writing ‘slanderous babble’ I can see no reason to stop..in Antigua, we all have our special niches and I’m proud to say that…i like it..call me S/B for short…no, not ‘shit for brains’
o where to start? how about Marcel of El Cazadore Italiano decided to take early retirement and bail? yep…cashed out…burnt out, they say..he was the perfect host/front man and who’s going to replace him? Luciano’s working double duty at Pan y Fantasia…Marcel will be hard to replace…’wont be the same and that’s the truth(as I see it)..
those of you, restauranteurs/bar owners, who made your September ‘nut’ or rent on time(or a few days late)consider yourself lucky…a lot didn’t, couldn’t and never will..some report a slight uptick in October biz(the first week)….
Ixcot, that never never worked crepe place within the Ocelot plaza? supposedly pulling the plug in January…a valium..no, valiant effort that continues to baffle the hell out of me..17 years in the Tex-Mex business? what a slam-dunk for something like that in Antigua…
expect changes in Ocelot’s mission/appearance/prime directive…the blues/jazz market has shrunk…can you say “Nelson Lunding?’…the market has shifted/changed…the clientele is different…Neil Craigs new thing in Micho’s should work..great location, traffic and Neil…oh..the 9am appointment to take a ride on the new Antigua City Tour bus? blown off…o, come back at 11…naw..they took off..per Walter, this is a time/week of growing pains, shake down cruises, working out the kinks(all of these my words, no his)I’m again scheduled for 9 am on Thursday…we’ll see..or not..’good thing I’m on meds and really don’t give a shit one way or the other..
I‘ll be around this week with another five book holders..carefully crafted and sprayed with high quality clear lacquer…there’s nothing to good for the clients of my far flung publishing empire, just as soon as Frener cranks more price stickers, which I’ll reglue…yep..full service..that’s me..slanderous babble? you decide…I’m deciding to have another Bloody Mary and call it ‘quits’ for the day…vaya con queso…
Our Man in Antigua 
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