It's All In A Name
Thought you would find it interesting what is coming up at the Figal Convention Center in Panama City. Of particular interest to me was the pricing:
October 15 - Gloria Estefan and her band, The Miami Sound Machine. Tickets available at Blockbuster, $30 - $50.
October 23 - Jose Luis Perales, famous Spanish singer and song writer. Tickets available at Blockbuster, $30 - $50.
October 21 - Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel. FYI, Gabriel is an icon throughout the Spanish speaking world. He will be honored as 'Person of the Year' at the Latin Grammy awards in Las Vegas in November. Tickets available at Blockbuster, $35 - $60.
October 28 - The Jonas Brothers (Yes, those Jonas Brothers). Tickets available at the Digicel phone stores, $42.39 - $384.74. Wow ????
My Latest Video
I made this one for my birthday. Kind of in shock that I am still around at my age. I can assure you it is NOT a result of healthy lifestyle patterns. But, when I heard the song, I thought ´that says it all for me´. Some of you may even feel the same way. Enjoy!
Things Have Not Changed Much In The Carolinas
When I returned to Wilmington, N.C. back in April, I noticed a big difference from the last time I had been there almost a year before. The economic downturn had hit Wilmington hard. Housing developments were sitting idle and the construction workers where noticeably missing from the bars and restaurants in south Wilmington. The owner of the Boars Breath bar told me 30 restaurants had closed in the previous year.
On this trip the best thing that can be said is that things don't seem to have gotten any worse. And, several people noted that the tourist season in Carolina Beach was better this summer than last. All my friends and my son are all still working and seem to have worked through the crises. Phew.
My son in Charlotte lives down on the southern edge of the metropolitan area in an area called Clover (South Carolina). In the mornings, after my son and his fiancee had gone to work, I would drive the five miles or so to 'downtown' Clover to have breakfast. Clover is a throw back to small town America of years past. Downtown is about three blocks long, the streets lined with brick business buildings. The cars on the street could be replaced with Model 'T's and everything would still look in place and in character.
The restaurant I go to is filled in the morning with old guys (my age), most in bib overalls, wearing 'John Deere' ball hats and solving all the world's problems as they have their morning coffee. Let's just say that there are not a lot of Acorn supporters in Clover.
The waitresses, both young and older, call everyone 'hon'. The younger one (20-ish) wears a T-shirt, bib overalls, and her ball hat on backwards (the bill of which partly obscures the tattoo on her neck, so I don't know what it said).
Every morning I had ordered the same thing - two biscuits split, topped by sausage patties and two eggs, all covered with sausage gravy. On my last morning, the waitress took it upon herself to advise me that I had another choice on my favorite breakfast. I could replace the sausage patties with liver mush if I would prefer. My God. Liver what? I almost had to gag through breakfast at the flash back.
Till Next Time. Pura Vida
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