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Thread: 20 Years ago
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03-10-2014 10:48 AMPeople we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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03-10-2014 02:24 PM
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03-10-2014 03:59 PM
Pooh and honey......
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03-13-2014 09:19 AM
This is funny, because most of what they tell you on the Conch Train is BS
50 years ago:
Key West Police Chief Armando Perez Jr. ordered all policemen to ride the Conch Train so they would know the history of the Island. Bill Kroll, owner of the train, said that the men in blue could ride free.Parabellum FJ²B
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03-15-2014 11:27 PMWe looked at some places to possibly buy on Duck Key. There was one really sweet one on the northwest corner, (kind of), with a lot of rock walls inside the house. Including rock showers etc. It would be a tough one to keep clean!
Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-16-2014 08:33 AM
50 years ago.
• An empty gravel truck was apparently picked up by a waterspout and turned around and dropped on the shoulder of U.S. 1 on Big Pine Key. The driver and truck were not hurt but heavy equipment was needed to put the truck back on the highway.
• Six Key West police officers rode the Conch Train as part of the chief's plan to train all the officers on the historical points of interest on the islandParabellum FJ²B
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03-18-2014 08:56 AM
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• An armed expedition against Cuba failed when the attempt to launch the boat ended with the truck in the water. Three men were arrested with ammunition and guns.Parabellum FJ²B
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03-19-2014 08:29 AM"The" boat? What kind of takeover force fits on one boat?
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03-21-2014 07:11 AM
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A heavily armed Cuban helicopter landed at Key West International Airport without being detected by the maze of radar installation ringing the island.Parabellum FJ²B
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03-22-2014 10:00 PMThat is crazy. Kinda like losing a Malaysian Air 777!!
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04-14-2014 06:20 AM
50 years ago
• The Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board placed the Oldest Bar at 428 Greene St. off limits because it was considered a contact point for homosexuals.(Capt. Tony's)Parabellum FJ²B
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04-15-2014 07:07 AM
50 years ago
• "Escape From Hell Island," the revised Key West-produced movie had its world premiere in Miami at a Wometco theater. The film was originally titled "Man in the Water.
(never heard of this one)Last edited by Bobcat; 04-16-2014 at 06:16 AM.
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04-16-2014 06:14 AM
50 years ago
Key West was working to reduce the budget because of a drop in cigarette money because of the government's warning about cigarettes and cancer.
A Navy helicopter rescued a man and woman when their 36-foot fishing boat sank 46 miles southwest of Key West.Parabellum FJ²B
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04-20-2014 07:57 AM
Sheriff Henry Haskins warned that the spring was bad check season and that Monroe County businesses lost nearly $50,000 in 1963.
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04-20-2014 08:00 AM
Now showing
Filmmaking on location in the Florida Keys is nothing new. Since 1940, the Keys have appeared in at least a couple of movies and T.V. shows each decade. Here is a partial list of those films/shows:
1940 Island City Republic (March of Time)
1942 Reap the Wild Wind Ray Milland, John Wayne
1948 Key Largo Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
1951 The Frogmen Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill
1954 The Rose Tattoo Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster
1959 Operation Petticoat Cary Grant, Tony Curtis
1960 All Fall Down Warren Beatty, Eva Marie Saint
1974 92 in the Shade Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder
1979 The Final Countdown Katherine Ross, Martin Sheen
1985 Running Scared Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer
1986 Russkies Peter Billingsley, Leaf Phoenix
1988 Licence to Kill Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell
1991-1992 Criss Cross Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard
1992-1993 Matinee John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty
1993 True Lies Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis
1994 Drop Zone Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey
1995 Blood and Wine Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Jennifer Lopez
1995 Up Close & Personal Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing
1996 The Spanish Prisoner Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara
1996 Speed 2: Cruise Control Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce
1998 Office Space Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston
2000 Heartbreakers Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt
2002 Red Dragon Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton
2004 Meet The Fockers Barbra Streisand, Robert DeNiro
2004 The Pacifier Vin Diesel, Brittany Snow
2005 Miami Vice Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx
2005-2006 MTV's The Real World Key West
2008 I Love You, Phillip Morris Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor
2008 Repo Men Jude Law, Forest Whitaker
2010 I Am Number Four Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant
Source: The Florida Keys and Key West Film and Entertainment CommissionParabellum FJ²B
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04-20-2014 08:50 AM
All the movies filmed in Northern Michigan-Some Where in Time-Christopher Reeves, Mackinaw Island. Think that covers it!
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04-20-2014 11:16 AM
Key Colony Beach 50 years ago and today
Run until it sounds expensive
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04-21-2014 06:40 AM
50 years ago
• The Castro government rejected U.S. claims to the right to send reconnaissance planes over Cuba.Parabellum FJ²B