tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post9042353330646638023..comments2024-03-29T14:49:22.410+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: MatchbooksSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27343299628061303032019-10-28T12:59:02.304+00:002019-10-28T12:59:02.304+00:00I have that same match box from the Ocean Grill! W...I have that same match box from the Ocean Grill! Well, its twin. <br />I always take a cocktail napkin from the bar but when I was there last week, I got a card instead. <br />Still on the beach. Still has fresh seafood. <br />I never got to the Kaypok Tree Inn and I've always regretted that. It was legendary. <br />I HAVE been to Gary's Harborside but I think only once. I was back in Winter Haven for the funeral of a friend's father. <br />Funny how you and I share so many points of intersection. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34655588452627041902019-10-28T03:56:55.973+00:002019-10-28T03:56:55.973+00:00It's been a rough week here, so thank you for ...It's been a rough week here, so thank you for two great LOLs:<br />1 - "I'm a farmer!" Your sense of humour doesn't seem to have changed any :)<br />2 - Linda Sue's comment!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-4218565276141720822019-10-28T00:57:07.708+00:002019-10-28T00:57:07.708+00:00good thing to collect! They do not take up space a...good thing to collect! They do not take up space and they hold memories, and in a pinch, you can set your house on fire.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62515604525753471772019-10-27T21:37:56.531+00:002019-10-27T21:37:56.531+00:00The Kapok Tree Inn is now long key nature center, ...The Kapok Tree Inn is now long key nature center, just a couple of columns are left but it's a great park with trails. Thanks for this blast from the past.<br />Xoxo<br />BarbaraBarbara Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193915506778296690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10179257687654138032019-10-27T18:58:36.400+00:002019-10-27T18:58:36.400+00:00Very cool collection. If I ever open a bar, I'...Very cool collection. If I ever open a bar, I'm going to call it Fast Eddie's and steal that tagline. What a great idea, to write down the people you went with. I'm sure it brings back a vivid memory every time, all the more so if it's a memory that you have not pulled out and moseyed through very often.<br /><br />As an aside, I too remember New Year's Eve 1989. It was one of the happiest NYE I've ever had. The Berlin Wall had fallen in November and I was certain that the 1990s were going to be fabulously peaceful and evolutionary. I had such high hopes. And then Europe lost its mind in the Bosnian War and the '90s sucked ever after. Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88467001018761444482019-10-27T17:29:00.850+00:002019-10-27T17:29:00.850+00:00Just the other day, SWMBO was commenting to me abo...Just the other day, SWMBO was commenting to me about some of our swizzle sticks with the names of bars or restaurants on them which we collected over the years. I think it was before the era of anonymous plastic stirrers. I'll have to photograph some of them one of these days.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43991411925554862712019-10-27T16:21:46.634+00:002019-10-27T16:21:46.634+00:00I never thought of scanning my matchbook collectio...I never thought of scanning my matchbook collection. I should do that. However, I didn't have the forethought to put dates and company inside the covers. I kind of wish I had done that to jog the old memory. I love that "Fast Eddies" one. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77060181281331283692019-10-27T15:03:41.477+00:002019-10-27T15:03:41.477+00:00What a really neat collection you have. I like th...What a really neat collection you have. I like the Fast Eddie's the best. I think it's wonderful that you can recall all of these memories. You have a super day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36453260728831613482019-10-27T14:20:00.691+00:002019-10-27T14:20:00.691+00:00matchbooks/boxes have gone by the wayside in favor...matchbooks/boxes have gone by the wayside in favor of the plastic disposable lighter. of course. matches didn't make more unrecyclable plastic trash. we have a friend who has one of those giant brandy snifter glasses filled with matchbooks he's collected. and another friend has an enormous collection of condoms.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83680643108481962542019-10-27T10:41:30.109+00:002019-10-27T10:41:30.109+00:00This brought back memories. We used to collect the...This brought back memories. We used to collect them years ago and had a carrier bag full. Somewhere along the line they must have got thrown out. Seeing yours, I wish I had kept them.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34391773885348392652019-10-27T09:11:46.465+00:002019-10-27T09:11:46.465+00:00I love the strapline for Fast Eddie's - "...I love the strapline for Fast Eddie's - "Warm beer - Lousy food". More companies should be honest in their advertising. I wonder what the strapline would then be for your school library? The terms "iron fist" and "heavy fines" might well be included.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75111629401736766142019-10-27T08:55:12.314+00:002019-10-27T08:55:12.314+00:00Boy, you really rattled my brain cells with that o...Boy, you really rattled my brain cells with that one. It seems we went to breakfast at several places and I do remember that one because of its renown. Lots of restaurants come and go. Until I saw your matches, I hadn't thought of them in years.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com