Word of Mr. Roca's imminent freedom over the weekend, after he had served all but 70 days of a five-year sentence for inciting sedition, led to speculation his release was a government gesture before the scheduled visit next Sunday of former President Jimmy Carter.
I wondered how much was down to the sun being out and the weekend being imminent, and how much excitement was being generated by the city's two teams punching above their weight.
The picture is unlikely to show imminent improvement, as the coming weekend lacks an obvious blockbuster release.
My roommate, who'd spent his weekend protesting the imminent invasion of Iraq, had to open doors and beers alike for me, between grim discussions about intervention and dueling George W. Bush impressions.
Her relaunch also appears in part to be an attempt to see off talk of an imminent leadership challenge, following a weekend of speculation about a plot to get rid of her by allies of David Davis, the Brexit secretary.
As of Friday morning, the BBC presenter and former England striker was still being a little coy about his imminent striptease on the first weekend of the Premier League season.
All over Britain, library users spent the weekend protesting against closures and imminent swingeing cuts, which could decimate book stocks, staff and opening hours.
On Thursday, the Justice Department warned of imminent terrorist attacks, as soon as the weekend, but said it had no information about where the new threats might come.
Stocks surged in the opening minutes of trading as investors felt that a military strike on Syria was not imminent after President Obama announced over the weekend that he would seek Congressional approval before taking action.
He said the servicemen had their "notice to move" reduced at the weekend, which informed them of imminent deployment.
The third leg of a long weekend, Memorial Day signals the imminent arrival of summer, the quasi-official start of golf season, the opening of the public swimming pool, small town parades of candy-throwing kids in costumes.
