Our Man in Antigua

Senoritas…actually it was two outa three for me…the first two although the Ocelot patio at happy hour had an overflow/unusually large group of senoritas…ok, ‘overflow’ isn’t the right word.

Juan Manuel of Whiskey Den? an angel in disguise for Hogan….Hogan lost his wallet a few nights ago…where, how? it’s Hogan, ok? yesterday Juan returned the lost wallet, intact…$500, credit cards, etc…the cards were cancelled but  the gesture remarkable…two cheers for Juan! ask Hogan about ‘Two Stroke Pete’ for laughs, btw..

Henrik and Shaun talking again…gotta be biz…Micho’s closed on a Wed, same as Montecristo….Sobremesa closed for a week or so, while Alex/Rita are playing in Mexico City..the SOSA booth at the entrance to Nido Antigua gone and the spa in back closed? looks that way…Mama’s doing a decent crowd..Scott S and spouse at El Cazadore Italiano, Carlos Tomas of Dyslexia enjoying a street vendor tostada at the corner of 5th Ave/4th Calle…

http://www.examiner.com/article/a-bridge-to-nowhere?cid=db_articles

whew..the rash of burglaries this month! good thing that Antigua has all those video cameras at the street corners and there’s that new group of some 20 Army guys to stop all this stuff..saw where La Cenicenta moved to on 5th Ave..next to Tacodiscontento…La C will do fine…Tacos etc hasn’t made their monthly nut since they opened shop…one of the two Caitlynns seen yesterday…did i already write about this? hey, I’m old, ok? and the fumes from the muriatic acid that i’m marinating some minerals in do a great job of cleaning out my sinuses..

Aside from Ricardo’s Tabacos y Vinos (always jammed) that block of 5th Ave is a ghost town..ghost street? Sangre’s waiters are now at the entrance,hoping…and wishing..the old Reilly’s locatioin? a huge load of cinder blocks and serious wood beans went thru the door today…maybe they’ll open in a year?

ok…go outside and enjoy the half moon and the stars…i’ve got enough ice for another margarita, no senorita and enough leftover fajita stuffing for tomorrow..