Bella Bea – A FAVORITE. She came in after us and was a whirlwind. I thought she might just be super amped at arriving like I was yesterday but that IS NOT the case. She runs high voltage most of the time. Bea is a straight shooter. She tells it like she sees it. She loves to have fun. She loves to watch young boys spin like tops trying to figure her out. She is also Patty’s BFF and watching the two of them together is a hoot. Another of the great disappointments of this trip was that we never made it to Fun Holiday for a hangout and chill with Patty and Kopper, Beachgirl, Bea and…
BeccaJean – Becky seemed to be one of the most excited boardies in the lead up to our adventure. She’s a “Calls it likes I sees it” kind of person and she made some calls at particularly vivid points. I don’t remember much more than our greeting from SeaSplash but she is PERMANENTLY ingrained in my mind from the Magic Bus. Classic comments that will live forever for all of us. And a knack for pulling the animal community together as well. Herding Turtles is a BeccaJism (um, I think I’ll trademark that!) but the most memorable can only be retold in context in small groups – “Like Rabbits!”
MuzikDoc – What a cool dude. What a great, great guy. And he REALLY is a music doctor. He brings musical instruments back to life. And he is intimately familiar with one of my favorite places, Elderly Instruments. And he was the purest flopper of ALL the floppers. And he is chilly chill, ice cold in the tropical heat.
Rasta Stan – Is a showman. I think A LOT of people here know that. Is anyone on the board as roundly liked, admired, dare I say revered as Old BeadBeard? It seems as if everyone knows him, and those like me who didn’t FEEL like they know him. Easy going yet ready, willing and more importantly CAPABLE of getting a group into some mojo in a hurry. I’m pretty certain if all you did was follow Rasta Stan around for the week you’d have seen everyone and had a Hella Time. I know whenever he was where I was it was…
Drummerboy – I want to know more about Drummerboys story. He ended up being a last minute solo traveler. He was a very genuine and enjoyable guy. Had a great time with him at the flop. Poor guy had no chance, GD he’s thinner than I am, but he was all in.
Jim Hurt – Good businessman, great man. I will have a lot more to say about Jim later. Thank you, Jim, for your help, but really, truly, thank you much more for just being there. You put a lot of stuff in perspective.
