Wasn't De Bus the place where the guys could use the urinals behind a short wall, and still be able to see the show?
Anyway, I feel bad for the guys who were mugged, if indeed that did happen. I never felt threatened on the beach untill about two years ago. Things seem to have changed for the worse. More vacant properties, longer dark streches.Places like Petes and Mavis & Sons are extinct, and the number of husslers is growing. The Red Stripes still walk the beach, but are few and far between. I still go there, but I am much more gaurded than I was 25 years ago. No matter how "street smart" or in this case "beach smart" you may be, bad things can happen when you least expect them.