Sloppy Joe Cook-Off

We got our weekend off and running on Thursday evening. We headed down to the harbor to relax a little. We stopped at the Turtle. Matt was working the bar and he was in rare form. There were some folks sitting around the bar and the harbor was pretty busy due to the fishing rodeo. At one point Matt goes into one of the coolers and takes out a large block of ice. It was round and looked like a giant hockey puck. Next you know we are throwing the block of ice, grabbed a broom and practiced our curling. Then he set up some bar stools and it became ice bowling. People on the harbor thought we had lost our minds. Maybe we did but it was fun! LOL

Sunshine Cindy "Curling"

Bruce the fishing rodeo weigh-master stopped by. Then Julie come by too. She just got home from Memphis and was also looking to relax. We all chatted and watched some football. It was slowing down on the harbor and Matt was getting ready to close so we left to head home. But instead we made a pit stop at Hogs Breath. Cam was working, we had a few beers and some food. I got to see the end of the football game as the Steelers lost. Yeah!

Ice Bowling

Friday night was another night on the Harbor. It started at Harry T’s with the ECPHC meeting. From there we went to the Turtle. A good crowd showed up there. The baseball playoff game was on with the Cards playing the Nats. Julie is a big Cards fan and was in agony when the Cards fell behind 6-0 in the third inning. But she hung in there and keep rooting and lo and behold, the Cards came all the way back to win. Congrats Julie!

Saturday was a fun day down on the harbor. We had our 1st Annual Sloppy Joe Cook-Off at the Tipsy Turtle. We ended up with 6 pots of Sloppy Joes for folks to judge on. It was great because we had six different styles that were all great. After a little more than three hours of tasting, all the votes were tallied by the accounting firm of Williamson and Kesegich. The winner was James who narrowly edged the competition. Loujean came in second. Pops wound up in last place and won the prize of a can of Manwich! James won a great silver platter and some cash. Matt and the Tipsy Turtle were great hosts. A special thanks to Larry for the shots of tequila and to Loujean for the jello shots.

Sloppy Joe Cook-Off

Jan Patton played Trop Rock music the entire time. Kenny sat in on some songs and was sounding great on the harmonica. A good crowd was there for the event. A special treat was running into old friends Dana and Terry. They had moved to Dubai a couple of years ago but were in town to see their grandson. They just happened to pass by on the boardwalk. It was great seeing them and catching up.

Dana and Terry

Sunday was a laid back day. We went to KC’s Sandbar to hear Bwana Ray play. Ray is from Panama City and we always enjoy his music. He plays a lot of the old great Buffett songs. He was sponsored by the Island Life Social Club and KC’s. A lot of friends showed up including Wayne, Judie, Kelly, Jan, Loujean, Kenny, Matt…yes, it was a good time in the sand at KC’s. I got to see their projection TV too. They project football games at night on the side of a building. It is surprisingly clear too.

The highlight of Sunday though was when I stopped for gas. The biker weekend Thunder Beach was in Panama City. Destin gets hundreds of bikers passing through town. I stopped for gas in Badass. A couple of bikers pulled up right in front of me. They looked at Badass and gave me a thumbs up. Yep, Badass bikers like Badass! LOL

Have a great week. See ya Thursday!