First and foremost, I’d like to deeply and sincerely apologize for my recent absence. I was under the weather and unable to write. I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t happen again. I hope everyone had a wonderful … Continue reading
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Shorebilly’s Swill: The Softer Side of ...
I hope you all enjoyed last week’s piece regarding my thoughts on the holiday season. There was much more to it but I rambled and ranted far too long not keeping track of my word count and had to be … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: Syd’s Thought ...
It’s that time of year again, holiday season at the beach. I don’t know about you, but nothing says Christmas to me like a 30-foot tall super-creepy illuminated Santa Clause face peering ominously over the intimidating structure housing the court … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: The First Summer ...
Well, we’re now into part 4 of this piece documenting the antics of my roommates and I during our first summer here. For most of them, it turned out to be their last summer in O.C. I, on the other … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: First Summer, Part ...
I hope you’ve all been following along through Parts 1 and 2 of this piece. It’s basically a synopsis of all of the bizarre and humorous events that took place during my first summer in Ocean City involving me and … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: The First Summer ...
I’m going to act on the assumption that you’ve all read part one of this piece, and not belabor the intro. If not, with just a few clicks you can read last week’s and be brought up to speed. Go … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: The Glory Days̵ ...
After last week’s column, I didn’t want you all to think that I had gone ‘soft’ so this week I’m going back to where it all began. This is all about my first summer in the seaside land of perpetual … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: Generation Gap
On a practically daily basis, we are faced with experiences that either completely shatter our faith in humanity, or restore it. More often than not, unfortunately it’s the former. I’d like to share with you a true experience I’ve had … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: Syd’s Homage ...
It’s that time of year again. The season winds down and temperatures start to descend. Tourists and students have vacated our beaches until next spring. We get a smattering of conventions to keep us going. Fun little groups like recovering … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: Syd’s League ...
Well, I hope you’ve all been following along and have read parts 1 and 2 of this segment. If you have, then you are up to speed and no intro is necessary. If you haven’t…number one-shame on you, and number … Continue reading
Shorebilly’s Swill: Syd’s League ...
Hopefully you’ve read last week’s article, which was merely a set-up to this one. If not, here’s the cliff notes version…I described the “old guy in the bar”. There’s one in every bar room in America. He’s the aging regular … Continue reading
ShoreBilly’s Swill: Syd’s League ...
In my many years standing behind a bar, I’ve learned a few things. One such bit of knowledge is that every bar, in every town in America, has ‘this guy’–at least the bars that are open during the day. Typically, … Continue reading
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