Our Man in Antigua

I think I might’ve had too much..all this time I’ve been thinking(sic)that i’m 67…wrong, scotch-breath…68+….screw…was it the Leap Year Effect? or too many Baktun’s?

Nelson Lunding, our home town troubadour, leaving us for a while: off to Oaxaca/Puerto Escondido for some kinda music fest and playing with some serious musicians..Alex of Sobremesa, working on his next book while serving patrons…yeah, we spoke about getting in the ‘zone’ and how to focus…I dunno how he does it, frankly.

Lava? slammed for Salsa Night by a horde or two of folks in hawaiian gear…apparently left over from last night’s Pub Crawl  organized by Carla B..and the usual weird conversations around the patio for Slappy Hour…drugs/smuggling stories..

Hap/Hogan minus the other guy, getting on the bus for San Pedro Sula, Tela and La Ceiba this week…oh, and the Bay Islands..and the bogus watch story? one was exchanged for another and it was equally bogus…jeez, at least Francisco is consistent, eh?

some kinda bead store going in next to Riki’s…ex-Riki’s…Ganesha…Ritual, on 5th avenida, going outa biz…20% off and stuff is going out the door…the ex owners of Caffe Bourbon have surfaced, across the street in a clothing store…I wish them well…good location, nice stuff.

Ilegal Mezcal’s staff from all over, descending on Antigua/Cafe No Se next month and that should be the scene of some aberrant behavior, even more than usual(if that’s possible). ..i really should go by, as it’s been a while…look, I’ve been in a rut, ok?

caching! another month of Amazon $$!…not much, btw, but it’s money, ok? keep the Euros and pounds coming in, eh? and yes, another road trip shaping up for February…Baja…Baja Verapaz, someplace I haven’t seen…Hill Billy Tom is the driver but we haven’t assigned any rooms yet, if you know what I mean…I’m waiting to see how the Ford pickup with the big V8(a gas-sucking hog)runs uphill..knowing HBT, it’ll be passing chicken buses on blind curves and nobody lives forever…I apologize for the lack of content or meaningful stuff herein…it’s just a Monday, ok? i didn’t get around/out much…I’ve been having a bit of ‘woman problems’…no…first of all, she’s a woman, then a Latina and then a Guatemalteca and then a Catolica and then….what more? you’d think that I knew better, right?…where’s the ice? a cocktail, anyone? yeah, there’s another category but I’m not going there…