Tag Archives: Key West

Morning View

Seen in the window of an Eaton Street shop.

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Afternoon View

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Morning View – Harry

The Island House has added two more cats since my last visit. This is Harry snoozing at the front desk. His brother William is scampering around under the pool chairs. I haven’t yet seen my favorite, Oliver.

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Morning View

The clubs in Key West close at 4AM so only the totally responsible adults like Father Tony and myself were at the Island House restaurant early this morning. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Yup.

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Afternoon View – Porky’s BBQ Shack

When Father Tony and I drive to Key West, one of our traditions is to stop off in Marathon for lunch at Porky’s BBQ Shack, a ramshackle open-air joint where customers often arrive by boat. The rafters of the place are papered with hundreds of dollar bills autographed by the patrons. Next stop, Island House.

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FLORIDA: Gay Man Kills Himself Over The Reelection Of President Obama

The locally well-known gay owner of a Key West tanning salon has killed himself, apparently (in part) as a result of President Obama’s reelection. Keys News reports: A Key West businessman who for years gave to AIDS Help and other charities may have taken his own life after a bout of depression over a struggling business and the recent election …

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Convention Storm Watch

Isaac is predicted to grow to Category 1 strength today and tomorrow’s first day of the GOP convention is canceled. The storm may be Category 2 when it reaches the Gulf coast. Later today the storm will hit Key West where Duval Street’s storefronts have been boarded up. A steady line of cars moved north along the Overseas Highway, the …

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Convention Storm Watch

The predicted track for Isaac has shifted west, somewhat lessening the danger to the Tampa Bay area. As attention focuses on north Florida, it appears that the Florida Keys will not be evacuated. A tropical-storm watch was posted at 5 p.m. Friday for all the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Isaac continued its northwest march through the Caribbean toward Florida. …

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Overseas Highway Named Most Scenic

In a sort of advertorial branded by Toyota, today Buzzfeed ranks the twenty most scenic drives in America. I mention this only because the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, which I’ve driven twice in the last year, tops the list. I’ve also driven #10, the Redwood Highway, and #19, the Outer Banks Highway.

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The Saddest Sign In Key West

Another week in Key West gone in a dizzying blur. This time I hardly stepped foot out of the fabulous Island House at all. So. JMG meetup at Fort Lauderdale’s Alibi tonight?

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Afternoon View – Southernmost Titties

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Today In Mildly Interesting Trivia

Although Florida was on the Confederate side during the Civil War, Key West remained a Union outpost and its naval base was highly useful during Lincoln’s blockade of foreign trade with the South. These things I did not know until this trip.

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Morning View – Key West Cocks

Actually they’re hens, but who could resist that headline? Wild chickens are everywhere around here.

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Evening View – Liquid-8 Pawn

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Afternoon View – Key West Cottage

If you wander down the back alleys, you’ll find lots of charmingly weather-beaten little cottages in Key West’s classic style. This one I noticed on Elgin Lane is far less ramshackle than most and just sold for $800K.

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Morning View – Key West Sky

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Evening View – Terry & Sean

Longtime JMG reader Terry (right) brought his gay-married husband Sean out to Island House tonight. You can view Sean’s artwork at Key West’s Stone Soup Gallery.

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Afternoon View – Old Town Trolley

Mmm, touristy! There’s an all-gay trolley tour too.

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Menu Of Services

Naturally, I pondered the grammar more than anything else.

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Morning View – Oliver

Tough guy Oliver is my favorite of the Island House cats. He’s usually got a fresh battle wound, but will do his best to gain entrance to your room for some ear skritches and a nice curl-up on your bed.

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