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Our first night there, Mom and I had carefully planned out the events for our week in Myrtle Beach. Although the ultimate goal is always to just relax, there are always a number of things we like to do and places we like to visit – and we didn’t want to waste precious time sitting around saying “What do we want to do today?” We decided that Monday would be our day for Broadway at the Beach, a giant shopping and attractions complex. I was especially interested in seeing the KISS Coffeehouse that had recently opened in Myrtle Beach. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing with a batch of recently-located slides from our 1975 Florida trip. Between the many activities of this fun-filled (but mostly lost-from-memory) vacation, including a day at Disney World, Sunken Gardens, and a visit with Ira and Mildred (highlighted in more detail here) – we did a lot of swimming as indicated in these nice shots. I used to love to swim when I was younger but gradually seemed to enjoy it less at times when I was overweight. You will soon enjoy photos of me in 1985 where I am laying out in a t-shirt. As for now – I enjoy swimming once again and spent a lot of this past summer in the refreshing waters. Read the rest of this entry »

Because I have only sparse memories of this 1975 trip to St. Pete Beach, Florida, these photos mean more to me as a memory jogger of my 1977 Florida trip to the exact same location. That said location was the Odyssey, a tourist destination known for the white sands and surf of the Gulf of Mexico. I fondly remember running about on its grounds during our 1977 trip. What I don’t remember (but it doesn’t surprise me) was that I evidently loved standing on the beach and feeding the sea gulls as indicated in the photo above right and the one below. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing with the Sons of the Desert convention in Georgia…After our long, sweaty day in Harlem and our cool, brisk swim, it was time for the next item on the agenda: the Laurel and Hardy trivia contest. Since I have long prided myself on my L&H triva knowledge, I now enter the contest whenever possible. Beginning in 2000, the contest became a team-of-three effort, whereas beforehand it was a solo competition. I assembled my crack team of buffs the first morning of the convention. Amazingly, although I have been in all four of the team trivia challenges, I have never had a single common teammate. Read the rest of this entry »