Trop Rock Chaos on the Island

This is an exciting week for us. Saturday is our big Crab Island Mambo party at Anglers Beachside Bar on Okaloosa Island. Tuesday Sunshine Cindy spent the day running around making sure all the last minute preparations are set. She stopped in at Anglers to verify all is in order and to drop off some more flyers. She also stopped in at the Sheraton Four Points hotel to touch base with them as they are the host hotel for us. Everything is in place. We have been hearing from friends near and far so it should be a fun time.

Anglers Beachside Bar

Tuesday night we stopped in at Landshark Pizza for some wings. There were a lot of locals there. Steve and his wife sat next to us. Paul and Turtle were there too. Stephanie took good care of us. We chatted with Brian for a while and he will be sending us new specials that he has upcoming for the football season. It was a relaxing evening.

Eric Stone

Wednesday Sunshine Cindy continued the prep for the party. We have got all of our merchandise together, our signs and everything we need to have a good time. I have been in touch with the musicians and they are all excited about playing for us. We have Eric Stone coming from the British Virgin Islands and Jim Asbell & the Tropiholics from Atlanta coming down. It is all coming together. Wednesday evening we went down to the harbor to the Tipsy Turtle to meet Loujean. She is making some jewelry for Crab Island Mambo that we will be selling. It is some neat stuff. Sunshine Cindy and Loujean talked business while I went to see Steve at the Hawaiian Ice booth. We have not talked to him in a while. Things are slow there as the kids have gone back to school.

Jim Asbell

We had fun at the Turtle. It was strictly a locals crowd. Kirby, Kelly, Matt behind the bar…it was a beautiful evening and a nice way to have a business meeting. Our attention is now also turning to the tropics where Tropical Storm Isaac is churning. The early projections have it heading this way but those things tend to change a lot. I guess our Saturday party will be a Hurricane party too. If it does come this way, it won’t be till Tuesday or Wednesday. We shall see. Everyone is welcome to join us Saturday. The music starts at 4:00 pm and runs till 10:00 pm. If you like Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney, that Buffett guy, the Beach Boys…Trop Rock music…then you need to come to “Trop Rock Chaos on the Island” and party with us. Here is a link with more details: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Trop-Rock-Chaos-on-the-Island.html  A full report to follow on Monday if you can’t make the party. See you then…