Antigua is chock-full of tourists! groups here, there and everywhere, even some Christians in their matching t-shirts/caps..so why do we have the Army squads walking around, mid-day, in the park and on the streets, fingers on the triggers of their M-16s? I don’t get their mission or the concept…this country already has a perceptual problem of violence and the boys in camouflage don’t detract from that.
Some long faces at a newer bar last night…a stack of unpaid bar tabs will do that. It’s one thing to want to be popular/easy going but the concept is making money, not old friends skating on your dime.
Sara’s back in town…aka Pinky and looking slinky, at La Taverna.
yeah….great talks with Ponzi Bob last night…said that his wife read the book and was glad to know that he hadn’t been screwing off all these years…’told him that now he’s famous, in his own time.
‘heard that the new Wendy’s, on the park, dammit, doesn’t have their permits…how could that be, given their obviously public location? ‘it’s Chinatown, Jake’ and the new trenches, along 5th calle? what kind of impact are those having on businesses up/down that busy street? not good, I suspect…and this is only the beginning, of 4 months of such, 4 being the quoted time to finish the job..
Segue-Way sticking their machines in other places now, trying to find customers…fuggedaboutit…even Freddy’s Scooters isn’t/hasn’t worked.
Frank’s Place, on the hill…well, the mountain, doing a steady stream of business, thanks to music, good food and the free shuttles…the great view doesn’t hurt either…and yes, Jerome is back, creating a sports bar in an under-utilized part of Reilly’s/La Esquina. Retirement wasn’t his thing.
Our Man in Antigua 
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