it was that kind of evening at least until the 5:30 drizzle started and then it was a sea of tail lights headed back for the City…where is our Mime(Andy)? where is Mr Dory, the magician? this town’s entertainment factor is diving/dying left and right…smokers on the Ocelot patio! so? who cares? who’s gonna bust ’em?
with Da Mayor in in the hoosegow(jail)for the foreseeable future, who’s running things in town? answer…no one…no one wants to make any kind of business decision, neither the City or the Muni, so if you’re a business owner with biz to take care of, lotsa luck….has this ever happened before? meaning that the Mayor isn’t covered by immunity, his dapper butt is in jail and when does he get out? more importantly will he still be the Mayor or does that office get….? see what I mean?
The Antigua City Bus Tour! yes…two buses at the park, which means that they really can do a tour every hour…assuming, of course, that there’s passengers…
Travel Agent Alice? not….she’s left her daughters in charge of the New Destiny Travel Agency and has opened a 24 hour mexican foot joint, way south on the Calzada Santa Lucia(across the the church)…Alice, per having spent time in Mexico, just might have a clue for tastes/flavors…and I was wrong, yet again, re jukeboxes in this town…Fridas has one…nope, didn’t check the music selection but it’s a real juke box..
Johnny’s Place! massive/major changes/improvements…a new two story building a stoned throw away from the beach…two master suites up, 6 smaller units down…great views, decor, cha cha..the place is gradually getting a complete overhaul/touch-up and it looks great…Yann and Virginie are makin’ it work. As I left yesterday, the family groups were checking in as I checked out…oops..no room on the 4pm shuttle…how about the 2:30 chicken bus? right…3.5 hours, Friday pm/rush hour/see scenic Esquintla, Rodeo and any wide spot in the road that had a potential passenger…fun, right? my only complaint about the new units? the surf/waves are too loud…damn…and yes, at last…a new debit card! I got $$$…(again)some kinda new gallery (art)opening tonight on 5th ave norte between the Mayan Spa and what was Djinn…not bad, not great..just a cut above the usual crap in town…we’ve got three great street artists, 3 mediocre ones, three caricaturists(cartoonists)and none of them worth a damn and a host(helluva lot)of what appears to be ‘paint by numbers’ guys…same old view of El Arco, Volcan Agua and/or the Bill Keane ripoff of plaintive Mayan kid with big eyes…can’t we just have one guy doin’ Elvis on black velvet? or better yet, the saucy maiden from Monterrico, in profile?..fine, I’m going to my room now: if you get rained on tonight…so? so what? I’m in…
Our Man in Antigua 
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