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    Key West

    Posted by Jonathan on August 8th, 2015 (All posts by )

    Chicagoboyz recently visited Key West in search of a halal gay marriage venue for a visiting Panamanian friend of ours. Here are a few random pics.

    the chain gang's all here

    Road Prison #426


      
    beer & circuses

    Mallory Square

      
    national pastime

    Mallory Square

      
    hmmm

    Starbucks where Hemingway worked on his novels.

      
    Hemingway pissed here

    Hemingway pissed here.

      
    foam pirate scimitars

    Authentic foam pirate scimitars used by Hemingway.

      
    sightseeing

    Tourmobile.

      
    chicken

    Famous Key West chicken, possibly descended from one of Hemingway’s chickens.

      
    laid to rest in key west

    End of the line.

     

     

    This entry was posted on Saturday, August 8th, 2015 at 7:10 pm and is filed under Diversions, Photos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    11 Responses to “Key West”

    1. Michael Hiteshew Says:
      August 8th, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Did you find any Christian bakers you could force to make the wedding cake? Always great fun and the traditional way to celebrate halal gay weddings!

    2. Mike K Says:
      August 8th, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      So Hemingway went to Starbucks ? Who knew ?

    3. Sgt. Mom Says:
      August 8th, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      Oh. My.

    4. Will Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Do they have a Kroeger in Key West? It’s been suggested that they will accommodate:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgWIhYAtan4

    5. Michael Hiteshew Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 10:23 am

      BTW, Road Prison #426 sounds like the name of some God forsaken gulag in the USSR.

    6. Jonathan Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 12:33 pm

      Road Prison #426

      I didn’t know what it is until I googled it. The inmates do road and other infrastructure maintenance. In the old days this was the chain gang and brutal. Now it’s the most desirable FL prison because only inmates with good disciplinary records are sent there, there are no gangs and the inmates get to work outside, in some cases at facilities that might offer after-prison employment. Discipline is light because no one wants to get in trouble and be sent back to a regular prison.

    7. Bill Brandt Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 6:08 pm

      Used to drive down Hwy 1 to go diving but never went further than Marathon. Was on a ship cruise that stopped at Key West – couldn’t get over how turquoise the water is

      Somehow I don’t think Papa was a Starbucks kinda person.

    8. Whitehall Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 10:00 pm

      My step-dad was a retired Navy chief. After retirement he worked for the County sheriff’s department at Road Camp #5 as a guard in NW Florida. They would take the prisoners out to work on the roads and do other public works unskilled labor.

      My best friend in high school ran into a bit of trouble with the law after graduation and spent time as an inmate at Road Camp #5.

      When we reconnected many years later I told him about my new step-dad (“Captain Hank”), he exclaimed, “Captain Hank! Captain Hank saved my life!”

      My friend learned some hard lessons at Camp 5 and went on to become a state attorney.

      The point is the road camp experience can turn lives around for the better. Yankees mock them too often and they survive for a reason.

    9. Jonathan Says:
      August 9th, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

    10. Michael Hiteshew Says:
      August 10th, 2015 at 6:18 am

      >> couldn’t get over how turquoise the water is

      That comes from water with a high content of calcium carbonate, the stuff that precipitates out to become lime mud and, over time, limestone.

    11. Tyouth Says:
      August 10th, 2015 at 4:03 pm

      Do they have a Kroeger in Key West?

      Bike ride over to “Fausto’s” , a great mom and pop provisioner.

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