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Thomas, Alex and I headed over to the Miami Beach Marina this morning to board the Won Reward from the Reward Fishing Fleet:

Hot and sunny, perfect weather for bananafishing:

Alex caught the first fish and the biggest fish- a king fish:

Three hours later, Sherman (not the toilet paper, the tank) expertly fileted the fish:

We took the filets to Monty’s and they grilled them up for the freshest lunch:

Another day in paradise.

To all my favorite Ashes – Hash Ash, Ash Rana, Crash, Stash, Cash, happy day to you all.

Donnamarie hosted an awesome memorial for Gilbert last night at Mynt Lounge:

DJ Shannon, DJSmeejay, and Jody McDonald keep us singing along and dancing as they spin some of Gilbert’s favorite tunes:

Trish Bruno evokes the spirit of Gilbert with an amazing reading:

Pictures of Gilbert flash on the walls. The event was  like a high school reunion, except that it was fun, and I ran into people I was delighted to see:

Bartender Christina keeps our end of the bar in good spirits and well-lubricated:

In a club full of dancing, friendly people, we send Gilbert off in the style to which he was accustomed.

It was cold outside, so we headed inside and upstairs at the Van Dyke to hear the sultry smooth sounds of the incomparable Maryel Epps:

The cozy venue was the perfect spot on a Wednesday night. Ran into Bjorn:

Kim, Nel, and Gigi enjoyed the tunes:

Donnamarie and Ash Rana :

Maryel dedicated a beautiful rendition of Unforgettable to Gilbert Stafford and then she belted out some tunes by Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman Etta James, Chaka Khan and even channeled Louis Armstrong:

And bartender Kristin kept the good cheer flowing:

Maryel plays upstairs at the VanDyke every first Wednesday.

Good times.

Yes, you saw it correctly:

The first and oldest of these pictures is this b&W photo. I love the consternation over the silly string. Is it really so complicated when sticky string falls from the sky?

And who can’t relate to a lonely humble bumble bee looking for some honey:

Here’s Biker Bean’re with his ladies:

Lucy and her bet friend, Norbu, being supper puppies:

And the granddaddy, best ever Halloween picture ever. SuperManny.

Got a fabulous haircut buy Senior Stylist Audra Audra from Walla Walla at sleek Vidal Sassoon on 6th and Collins.

Audra’s contagious, bubbly mood and tales of South Beach hijinks kept me well entertained while she straightened and tamed my wily mane:

Deucers have been digging around in their closets and have come up with some oldies and goodies. These images come to us from the days before digital cameras….Mostly the pix are from Halloween, so this month we’ll look back into Halloween’s past for some laughs.

First off, we’ve got my three favorite Ashes – Hash Ash, Doc Ash & Femme Ash:

There’s no date on this picture, but I would put it at about 1997ish.

Still great friends with two of the Ashes. Anyone know the whereabouts of Doc Ash?

And whatever happened to AshHole?

Thanks to AR&KJG