Rest in Peace my father and drifter of Negril.. Nick

[erin3399]

Wow... thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

Maryann, that's a funny story that I've heard a gazillion times but, cannot quite remember now exactly how it went... isn't that how it goes I think him and a friend hitch hiked from Glassport, PA to Miami only to have his buddy mistaken for a terrorist as they were boarding the plane for Mexico. Kicked off the plane and desperate, some dude said, Dudes! you gotta check out Jamaica. Well, they did and two pivotal things happened to him during that vaca. #1 he was offered to buy oceanfront land in Negril for a mere $1,000 per acre by going in on it with a Jamaican. He laughed and turned it down and thought... why would I do that when I could buy land in Glassport for that? Another, maybe not as awesome thing... he ventured into a random hole in the wall bar countryside and there were 2 people sitting at the bar. One of the guys said, "dude.. you just missed it. Mick Jaggar JUST left" both of these things, he strongly believed, foreshadowed the rest of his life.

Rob, I remember him talking about you and Lisa and all the fun times he had down there. I wish I could remember them all now... would like to catch up sometime.


JamaicaMary, I think he did get a reply... and was asked to be a taste tester of sorts for their new menu items. I don't think he ever took them up on it but, he was very honored to be offered the part.. being the food critic he was. I think Rob knows more...