Our Man in Antigua

so reads today’s version of Prensa Libre…great,eh? there was malaria, dengue, chunky monkey, zika and now yellow fever?  what’s the cure?  wasn’t it quinine? remind me to buy some Swepsche’s tonic water in the morning (as if there is any in Antigua)so, spel-chuck isn’t working, ok?

Nelson Lundings’ back in town, doing weekenders at Casa Blanca, lower-5th ave south…Tanya Hughes, whom I think is still in Canada, is adding oomph to the Antigua2night.site…goood stuff..

the old La Pena de Sol, Bill H’ long time restaurant on other 5th calle..has a new electric meter, padlocks, city stickers off the doors and it looks like someone’s gonna re-open it…rotsa ruck…Bill was the only one who made it work..and that was because he worked it 7 days a week.

returning this month? Ponzi Bob and Jackson, hipper than ever (thanks to a new hip) and the new park improvements? here’s the story  http://www.examiner.com/article/purple-mauve-or-fuchsia  a giant tip of the panama to Phillip Wilson, Mr Ecofiltro, for organizing this project…only he, I think, could’ve done it..you might have to click on this twice…weirdpress, you know

Reilly’s (#3) on 5th calle finally has a sign outside..he’s decided to stay? and can anyone explain to me what it is about the ‘no smoking’ laws? Guatemala City has seriously bad air pollution, we’ve got the burning cane fields, exhaust smoke from unregulated chicken buses and the occasional outburst of volcanic smoke/dust…what’s the deal about a cigarette?

The ever marvelous Marbel staged her 2nd ‘Singles Night’ last week…nope, didn’t go…I’m just not a ‘singles kinda guy’..but if you want to see her, she’s pulling a couple of shifts in the back room at La Sala..and I don’t know her schedule…you gotta wing it..and one last observation: the venerable tradition of pub quiz’ in Antigua….Reilly’s north, south, Ocelot and now the Londoner?  is there a draw/crowd for this anymore? just asking, you know..personally, for me..no? I don’t go to think, I go to drink..Frankly, Scarlett..