It's been a while...

Since I updated this blog. Sorry, I've been really, really busy!
The boat is coming along - slowly. There's not much that is "ready for prime time," so I don't have any new pictures of the boat. What's been done so far is not visible; rewiring, some engine work, some plumbing, etc. Next week a major plumbing job in on tap as I will be installed a new, heavier, larger holding tank. A filthy job, but absolutely necessary.
We've also been very busy with the new play at the Marathon Community Theater. The play is "Sleeping Indoors" by Jim Holt. We actually got to meet the author Friday night when he came to see the show.

Sleeping Indoors is a small play, just four characters, so all the parts are big. I'm actually on stage in every scene and have a lot of dialog. It's about a New England family that takes in a homeless man for Christmas. He doesn't stay long, but he has a huge impact on their lives. It's funny, it's sad, it's thought provoking. 
The first week in November, Bev and I went to Key West for 5 days to see "Meeting of The Minds" (MOTM), the annual parrothead convention. This was the 20th anniversary of the convention, which is held every year to have fun, hear some great music and raise money for charity. The event this year raised over $30,000 for local charities.
Among the musicians we heard: Jimmy Buffett, The Coral Reefer Band (Jimmy's band - better without him!), The Boat Drunks, Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band, Sunny Jim White, Kelly McGuire, Brent Burns, Latitude, Jimmy and the Parrots, Jerry Diaz and Hanna's Reef, Howard Livingston and more. The whole island was taken over by Trop Rock music. What a time!
Kelly McGuire's song "Redfish Island" was one of the things that inspired me to leave the crazy world behind and go cruising. I finally got to meet him.
And finally, after all these years, we got to see Jimmy Buffett in person.

Bev, me & Kelly McGuire

The Boat Drunks

Jimmy Buffett