Tuesday, May 17, 2011

When You Talk History in Key West, The Cemetary is always comes to Mind

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     This unusual cemetery sits in the center of Old Town Key West, and is a colorful and quirky as the rest of Key West.     You will find ...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

It is a Funny World if You Just Read the Signs

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The five man Electric Band in the 60's kind of said it all with their song signs.   Just look around you and you'll get a laugh out ...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Bushwacker: A Virgin Island Cocktail Delight

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This is a great frozen cocktail with it's origins in St. Thomas, but no one seems to know what bar was the originator.     This is a ver...

The Rum Runner a Cocktail from the Keys

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     The Rum Runner was created in the late 1950's at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida.     The story is that the bar ha...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Sharing the Day with Nature and Rum

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     I spent most of the day yesterday out at Snipes and Mud Keys just drifting and enjoying mother nature at her best.     As I walked the ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Key West lost Shel Silverstein 12 Years Ago Today

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It was 12 years ago today that Shel Silverstein passed away at the age of 68 here in Key West from a heart attack.      Shel along with a nu...
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Family Day Today

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Today is a day that I have set aside for Family.     My mother, 2 sisters and 2 nephews are all in town and I am taking a day off.     I...
Sunday, May 8, 2011

The 2011 Miami Rum Renaisance Festival in Review

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A very special thanks to all of those that made the 2011 Miami Rum Renaissance Festival so very special.
Saturday, May 7, 2011

How We Roll to Our Favorite Watering Hole

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     Work ends at 6:00 and I'm homeward bound for a quick change of clothes and it's into the dinghy and off to the Hurricane Hole f...
Friday, May 6, 2011

And Now the Rest of the Tiki Story: Trader Vic

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Victor Jules ( Trader Vic) Bergeron, born December 10, 1902 in San Francisco, became the most successful of the Polynesian style restaurateu...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Visiting an "Old Friend" from my Youth: "The Zombie"

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     The past week in Miami not only gave me a chance to enjoy many fine rums, but a trip to the Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale gave me a chance...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Maimi Rum Renaissaince Festival Results and James Bond on the Same Day

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 The results of the judging from the 2011 Miami Rum Renaissance Festival are out and there were some surprises.       You can view the resul...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Time for a Little Bit of Rehab

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     The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival has now come and gone, but not without a price to be paid.    Seven days and nights of rum sampling,...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Today is the Last Day of Hanging with My Many Friends

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     It is probably a good thing, but a lot of information has been obtained and several new contacts made.     This has been a week that I ...