Wayne's World

Got up around 10.  Todd & Michele went for a bike ride.  We heard from them when they went to Barry's DMAF.  It was overcast and looking like rain.  They came back, it was raining so they decided to leave.

Lizzie and I went for lunch at the Sand Bar, our favorite lunch place.  I had tuna tacos and Liz had a south western chicken sandwich that she says was very good.  We had a few drinks.  Wayne (the guy from Buckalew's) was there with his new girlfriend Lisa.  Wayne lives in a room at the Haven Beach Motel.  His ex wife is a crazy Christian according to him and lives with his kids in his very nice home in the Philly suburbs.  He showed me some pictures and it looks like a nice home.  I guess he feels a little weird about living in the motel.  Lisa lives in Manahawkin by the lake.  She is very nice and 100% Puerto Rican.

Rainy Day at the Sandbar

Watch as Bill the Bartender Super Soaks and unruly seagull

We then went to Murphy's and picked up some stuff for dinner.  It was raining pretty good on the bike ride home.  We got pretty wet.  Liz made a nice salad and we had meatball sandwiches.  We drank some wine, worked on a puzzle, watched TV... it was a rainy night.  I watched Cape Fear late night.

Landshark!

We got out on the beach a bit earlier since Todd & Michele had to leave around 3:30 to attend their family graduation party.  The surf fisher guy caught another shark.  Everyone nearby on the beach watched him bring it in.

After the BG's left the beach I walked to Wawa to get a sandwich.  Took about an hour nap and woke up to overcast skies.  We were too close to people on the beach and I could hear their annoying conversations regarding politics.

We left the beach around 6pm.  Showered and made G&T's.  I got the coals going because it was starting to rain.  Cooked some great burgers and dogs.  We were both stuffed.

Todd & Michele returned and we just hung around and drank some wine.  Rain would spritz and stop.  I went out on the deck and played the guitar.  Todd went to bed early.  Liz and Michele worked on a jigsaw puzzle drinking wine.

Michele called it a night about 11:45.  Liz talked me into going to Buckalew's to see Jody Joseph band.  She sounded good but the keyboardist's vocals were bad and very loud.  We had a drink, came home and went to bed.

Watch Your Rear!

So Todd and Michele are to arrive today.  We received a text that they got a late start expecting to arrive around 1pm.  Around 1pm I was going to make some tuna for a sandwich but before I did I decided to text Michele and ask if they wanted to get lunch when they arrived.  When I didn't hear back, I called.  Well just minutes before they got rear ended by a young girl, wrecking their bicycles and damaging Todd's truck.

They finally got here after 2pm.  They rented bikes from Acme Surf.  Todd and I rode them back.  We stopped and saw the Fox's on the beach.

We got on the beach after 4pm and it was a beautiful day.  Stayed till about 7pm.  Water was very warm.  We came back to the house and made G&T's with the Tangueray 10 that Todd brought us.  Chips and salsa as usual.

BG's

We went to Calabria for dinner.  I had the angel hair with crabmeat, Michele had that as well.  Lizzie had spaghetti and meatballs and Todd had some chicken dish.  Our server was Jessica.  She was very nice but forgot our salads.  She did get us some Sambuca with our espressos.

Went to the Terrace Tavern and saw the Pickels.  After we came back and went to the beach to see the Perseid meteor showers.  I saw a very bright one due east over the ocean.  It was very bright due to the full moon.

Lizzie decided to roll around in the sand for some reason and was covered.  Went to sleep late.

I slept till noon today.  Around 1:30 we headed out on bike, stopping at Hand's first to exchange the basket for my bike.  Liz found a new puzzle for us to work on.  We then headed to the Sand Bar for lunch.  We both had the tuna taco and a couple of drinks.  We then went to Murphy's, grabbed a couple steaks and corn to cook for dinner.  I bought a charcoal chimney.

Anthony the Bartender

We didn't get onto the beach around 4:30.  I did some boogie boarding.  Water was warmer than the day before.

We had G&T's after 7.  I tried out the charcoal chimney that worked real well at getting those things lit without using fluid.  Cooked the steaks, Liz took care of corn and salad.  We were stuffed.

We rode bikes up to see the Fox family.  John and Deanna left so all was pretty quiet.  We had fun.  Liz dropped a bomb when she cast doubt on the guys' "NY Cops story" for staying out late on Tuesday night, saying something like "They didn't look like cops to me".  Michelle says "Oh really".  It was awkward, we stayed a bit longer.  We left, came home and I told Liz she really shouldn't have said that.

NERD Alert!

We had a sandwich from the Wawa for lunch and got out to the beach late.  Flies got bad and we had to abandon the place around 5.  But I got a good swim in, water was colder than usual.

Came back, had G&T's on the deck planning to meet up with the Fox kids at Joe Pop's to see the Nerds.  We went to California Grill and Pizza for dinner.  Liz had fish tacos that were horrible and I had a steak burrito which wasn't much better.

We got to Joe Pop's around 10:30.  The guy at the door tells us the cover is $15 each.  I was like, "are you crazy?".  He tells us that they're real popular and good and worth it.  I said, "I've seen them before and they're definitely not worth paying $30".  He kinda laughed in agreement.

This guy Chip that John works with recognizes me and says "Hey, you're uncle Ray".  I explain that John is supposed to show.  Long story short, after texting back and forth we go in, John and Deanna show up later.  Jim Monahan from E. Hanover is there too with his wife.

John tells me about the night before after Nardi's that they went to party with some NY Cops, and he gets hammered and wound up at Chicken Or The Egg.  They get home at 5am and he woke his kids up.  He was paying for it.

The Nerds sounded really crappy, likely due to the acoustics.  I took some video and was going to post it but it sounds so annoying!

We do the Irish exit at some point and drive down to Buckalew's and have a drink there before going home.

Everyone Loves Shorty

Well we goofed around and got out to the beach around 1pm but it was overcast and rain was in the forecast.  We were probably out there for at 1 1/2 hours.  I got a good swim in.  The water was rough, huge waves.

It started raining pretty good so we headed back to the house.  Rain got very heavy at one point, thunder and lightning.  Once over, the sun came out.  Liz and I both took a nap, got up, went to Wawa for ice to make G&T's.  Had our G&T's around 7p.  Had dinner at Calabria.  I had lasagna and meatballs, Liz had spinach ravioli and sausage.

We drove up to the Surf City Hotel to see Shorty Long.  There was a $5 cover.  We were lucky, a couple left and we got their seats at the bar.  After the band was on for a while I turned around and saw Michelle.  I had texted her earlier that we were going there.  MaryAnn, Karie, Kelly, Barbara, Nicole, Danielle, Susan and Cora were there after having dinner at the Engleside.  So once again I am the only sausage at the party.


Everyone enjoyed Shorty.  We left after 1 am, made a stop at Nardi's.  John, Darren and Danny were there.  We were BS'ing with Darren for awhile.  We had a beer and came home.

Tangueray or Bust!

What was supposed to be a trip to the liquor store to replenish our Tangueray supply turned into a all day shopping trip.

Our Lady of Fatima

Liz's contact lenses have been bothering her for days so she asked if we could go to Costco to see about getting glasses.  Long story short, most places need 7 - 10 days to get glasses so we found a LensCrafter in Toms River and drove up there.  While there we went to the Dollar store and I got these great candles for the deck, Liz got glasses, I got new boxer shorts and we stopped and got some Tangueray.  We got back to LBI by 6pm or so.  I went to the beach, did a little boogie board.

Had hot dogs, rice and beans for dinner.  Thought about going to Nardi's and instead stayed home and watch the Daily Show.

Tried on some specs

We did in fact get the Tangueray