Last Friday was one of those typical Destin days. We didn’t have any plans beyond heading to the harbor. The weather was threatening rain all day but that did not stop us. First stop was the Tipsy Turtle. We talked to Becca and Paul for a while then headed down to see Steve at the Hawaiian Ice booth. He was having a beer at the Shark Shack and told us he needed a large tank top for someone who was coming back over the weekend. I went and got it, we chatted for a while longer then off to Crab Island Cantina Sunshine Cindy and I went. Scotty was behind the bar and there was a tourist couple from St. Louis having a few beers before they were going on a dolphin cruise. We chatted with them for a while. Carlos came by and we had a chance to talk to him about trying to do some type of music event at the Cantina. I told him I would put a proposal together and see where we go with it. Wayne joined us there and Dominic came in to work the bar. The Cantina has a nice vibe to it now and you can’t beat the view.
Tourist couple from St. Louis
Time to continue our journey. We went back to the Turtle. Julie was there and Matt was behind the bar now. We weren’t there for 15 minutes and down the boardwalk came Marilyn and Dave. They had been at AJ’s and saw us at the Turtle. As we were talking to them we see Kenny and Terry coming down the boardwalk from the other direction. A few minutes later another friend of theirs, JP came and joined the party. We all got some food from the new burrito stand and the party was on. Matt and Mindy showed up to play their music. Kenny joined them for a few songs. Then Julie had a friend, Shannon come down to join us. And finally Bridget who works at Burrito del Mar and her boyfriend came by and chatted with us. Like I said, you never know how a day might go.
Kenny and Dave at the Tipsy Turtle
Saturday was the day we had Jeff Brewer coming over from Panama City to play at the Tipsy Turtle. He started at 7:00. By 7:15 some dark clouds rolled in and it looked like rain. But as quickly as they came they broke up and it turned into a great evening. We had a good group of friends show up including SinCity Lisa and Deron from Panama City. There were some tourist who stopped and stayed for hours to listen to Jeff. He is a good entertainer. Not often you get to hear Buffett one minute and the Hooky Pokey the next! lol Jeff did his last song and was ready to pack up but the crowd wanted one more. He was half way through this “last” song and it started to rain. I guess he went one song too many. It only lasted for a few minutes but was enough to get everyone wet. It was still fun.
The girls singing with Jeff to "Pencil Thin Moustache"
Sunday was a relaxing day. The weather was hot and humid, perfect for the pool. I spent a couple of hours catching a few rays and having a few brews. Sunshine Cindy passed on going to the pool so she could get some stuff done around the house. After the pool, I headed back down to the harbor and the Turtle. I needed to drop off an invoice and get them signed up for another month of advertising. While there a guy I had talked to in the past, Ken stopped by. He is crazy. He had a friend with him and they were prowling the harbor. Ken cuts up with everyone. They left and then Barry came by with a co-worker. If Ken is crazy, Barry is insane…but in a good way. He is a lot of fun. He was giving Summer, from the band Summerbreeze a hard time about her Dad who makes us the other half of the band. He left to go the Red Door and an older couple came and sat down. Matt was giving him a hard time. This guy was just as funny as the previous two were. I asked Matt if there was a sign for the crazy folks to come and join me. About this time the sky was getting dark, the wind kicked up and I headed for home. The end of another fun weekend. See you Thursday….
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