A Good Weekend-- Part 2 July 26th and 27th

Saturday, July 26th. After leaving Hello Folks, I drove over to Baja Benny's, located on Fox Lake and with an incredible view. Just an absolutely perfect day and they had a deejay playing out on the deck. However, I wasn't impressed. He was another one who mostly just played music and said very little.

A guy was turning 50 and part time he does pig roasts,and he was having one for everybody in the place and, best of all, not charging anything. Nothing like a pig roast, especially when it's free. He had chips and corn as well.

Eatin' Pig, Listenin' to Music, Out on a Lake. Now, How is That Bad?


Sunday, July 27th-- Liz and I went over to Captain's Quarters, across Fox Lake from Baja Benny's and had a great time watching Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 bring the Florida Keys to the Chain of Lakes. They played from 3 to 7 and the music was mostly their own.

I'd best describe his work as like Jimmy Buffett. We've seen him before out at Blarney Island on Grasslake. Plus,we almost got to see them perform at Flor-abama on the Florida- Alabama line this past February.


Talked with Howard before the showand foundout he was originally from the area, but had gone to theKeys one winter, and decided to stay.

They have three albums: Livin' in Key West Time, Meet Me in the Keys, and a third one I don't remember the name.

Some of their songs:

Meet Me in the Keys
Where Bananas Grow
Where the Heck is Kokomo
I Like the Islands
Looe Key Tiki Bar
Mile Marker 24Una Mas Cerveza
Mangrove Mama's
Paradise

Plus,a definite added attraction is the 1957 Johnson 5 horsepower outboard motor that has been altered to be a really fine margarita mixer and the crowd gets free ones!!!

Of course, if you've ever been to the Keys, you know that distances are done by mile markers.

Taking US Back to the Keys. --RoadDog