tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post5056492384678440990..comments2024-03-28T07:49:02.373-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Necessary Tourist Photos, Plus MusingsMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84815251004949390342016-07-13T12:05:05.514-04:002016-07-13T12:05:05.514-04:00I loved the story of the bricks. I like to sleep l...I loved the story of the bricks. I like to sleep late too.<br /><br />I am not the ladies that you and Lis are--that lady who took your seat would have gotten an earful from me!Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85013222748644304862016-07-04T07:28:13.634-04:002016-07-04T07:28:13.634-04:00Great photos! And thanks for the shout-out. :)
Yo...Great photos! And thanks for the shout-out. :)<br /><br />You underestimate your own eye -- and overestimate mine.<br /><br />I love seeing Sloppy Joe's -- I had forgotten there was one in Havana as well as Key West. Did they coexist, or did one come first?<br /><br />I'm learning so much about Cuba through you. Maybe I could go on the lecture circuit! Ha!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89962879083231026162016-07-04T03:18:33.867-04:002016-07-04T03:18:33.867-04:00You make me want to go to Cuba (and stay in a nice...You make me want to go to Cuba (and stay in a nice hotel). Loving your tour. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-47308918914305324392016-07-03T21:58:59.680-04:002016-07-03T21:58:59.680-04:00But if you DID catch his picture, then it is fate ...But if you DID catch his picture, then it is fate that we be together and I will go find him!<br /><br />And if not, well, then I'm off the hook. <br /><br />I still can't believe the carnival that I got caught in there. Otherworldly. Drums inhabiting my spirit and all that. Thanks for bringing up such memories. NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-29888096283157536562016-07-03T21:28:57.859-04:002016-07-03T21:28:57.859-04:00Well, I'm going back to Key West in November, ...Well, I'm going back to Key West in November, and I'm gonna get my damned money back..and probably blow it on Bloody Mary's.Catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408495829569772826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-57383991118108946512016-07-03T18:46:07.246-04:002016-07-03T18:46:07.246-04:00Jo- Half-assed? That's MY whole ass! At least ...Jo- Half-assed? That's MY whole ass! At least I'm giving resources if anyone is interested. Which I doubt. But I sure am having fun. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90645771352879908812016-07-03T18:44:44.615-04:002016-07-03T18:44:44.615-04:00I adore your half assed tour guiding, it's so ...I adore your half assed tour guiding, it's so entertaining :) Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-56359671395375488802016-07-03T18:05:31.653-04:002016-07-03T18:05:31.653-04:00NOLA- Since there are approximately 2.2 million in...NOLA- Since there are approximately 2.2 million inhabitants of Cuba, I probably did not get his picture. <br />I'm so sorry.<br /><br />Catrina- Well, that tour might not have been worth what you paid. I'm sure the Bloody Mary was, though. <br />Papa left Key West in the 30's I think, for Cuba as Key West was getting too crowded. He did have a beautiful home there and I've seen it along with the cats. There was a dog graveyard at his Cuban home but not one dedicated to cats that I saw. I got one picture of a headstone marked "Black." There was another marked "Negrita." The caretakers of the property seem to put flowers on those graves daily. There is an original (for Key West) bar in Key West which is now called Capt. Tony's I believe. If memory serves me, I may have met Capt. Tony. The bar now known as Sloppy Joe's in Key West is the second edition. I saw some shit there one night that I'm still boggling over. This happened over thirty years ago. I also got to shake Matt Guitar Murphy's hand the night Mr. Moon and I roamed free in Key West. It was a great night. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-70581622937600906922016-07-03T17:55:53.461-04:002016-07-03T17:55:53.461-04:00Well, let me share a bit of information (or maybe ...Well, let me share a bit of information (or maybe mis-information?) I learned. Papa loved Cuba, but he also loved Key West, and had a home there, too. It's supposedly still there, near Duval, but I didn't see it. The chickens and cats run free there because Papa brought some there from Cuba. So it's possible that all that roam there now are of Cuban descent. There's also a bar known as Smokey Joe's, and it's touted as the oldest bar in Key West, and Papa's favorite. All I can tout about it is that their Bloody Mary's will kick your ass. Legend has it that Papa told someone about his favorite bar in Cuba, so one appeared in Key West, too. You can take all this with a grain of margarita salt, but it's what I was told on my $29.99 (plus tax) trolley tour of Key West.Catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408495829569772826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43413210609410626562016-07-03T17:05:31.332-04:002016-07-03T17:05:31.332-04:00So fun to see those places again. While it looks ...So fun to see those places again. While it looks very similar, I'm sure it's changed tremendously since I was there nine years ago.<br /><br />Very looking forward to the next post, hoping you caught a picture of that man I remember, whom I should have followed home ... NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.com