WHAT MORE COULD Y'ALL WANT?

Seriously. Russ Lemmon over at the PJ is still countin licence plates and gushin over his visits to Bob Evans. A Beach House reader just sent us the following email:

Hi Miss Vero,

I still visit your blog everyday and really like your Guest Writer Max Newport! You guys bring a new fresh perspective to Vero Beach. Very much needed in the absence of a REAL newspaper (least I mention its name). Now for the real reason I am writing. I have grown tried of the Russ Lemmon diatribe.
I woke up last Thursday hoping to read some feel good articles about Thanksgiving. Instead I found a sad sorry column by none other than Mr. Sour Lemmon. When is that man ever going to see beyond his selfish self? Everything he writes is about him, his vacations, his driving, his money, his birthday and nothing about Vero Beach and how some of our very dear charities are losing money or how low the donations have dropped our food banks! How sad that the editor let Sour Lemmon run the entire show there.

Which brings me to my point. I am thinking about starting a letter writing campaign pleading to the editor to ship Sour Lemmon out of town. Despite what we say about the depressed urinal it is still their duty to serve us the public. For so long there has been an outpouring of disdain for Sour Lemmon so when will that paper get us a real columnist? Someone that really cares about Vero Beach. I am so sick and tired of Russ and it seems like all my complaints have fallen on deaf ears there.

Let me know your opinion of this and if you think it will go anywhere.

Your fan, XXXXX

Hunny, y'all are preachin to the choir! But, what do ya'll think? Would a letter campaign get us a real Vero columnist? Miss Vero thinks it's "fruitless", since the editors at the PJ have never once responded to Miss Vero's correspondence, maybe y'all will have more luck, we'd like to believe that to be true.

Yes, it's wonderful having Max Newport, who we don't always agree with, but we just love him as our welcomed guest and of course, the fabulous LDouglas! The conversations are lively and intelligent - a true cocktail party if there ever was one!

Now, y'all know Miss Vero is always happy to bring new and excitin things to the Beach House. So on Thursday, we will have a very special theater review from the Royal Countess Du Rosland and we know y'all are going to be impressed.

Friday may bring us a new guest, someone, somewhat connected to politics and a fresh perspective at that!

And don't forget... the best local restaurant reviews and info online at our own widget box up on the right from Verobeachrestaurants.com!

Oh! And celebrity gossip from Mr. Jose Lambiet at the Palm Beach Post!

Local events, history, opinion, gossip, theater and restaurant reviews - Really, what more could y'all want? Just tell us, we'll add it! And we won't be fooled by commenters who use silly names like Mike Hunt, which apparently the PJ editors missed (or don't get):

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/dec/02/indian-river-county-gives-orioles-until-dec-15-dec/?feedback=1#comments

Yes, comments to a story that we told y'all about long ago, THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES ARE NOT COMIN!

Should we even mention that we talked about Piper having lay offs back in May? Naah.

Now... we just got back from a little coctailin and cavortin and want to share some happy hour news from the Costa D' Este.

Happy hour at the Costa ? Yes, y'all, isn't that fabulous?

4:30 to 6:30...$5 mojitos and all well drinks and beer and wine by the glass, including premium wines...half off!! So spread the word...

And of course, here are the pictures we promised from the Love Doctor's toy drive, it's not too late to get down there, the Docs are in till 10pm tonight:

The Real Doctor - Dr. John dispenses some wisdom to a caller on the show.

The Love Doctors on a quick break. Not a bad lookin bunch!

Smile for Miss Vero boys!

(Dr. John knows us too well...)

Thanks to all the gang at Waldo's!



MWAH!

missvero@live.com

A TRIP TO RIPS AND UNDERTOW

Hey kids, it's Wednesday and the PJ usually likes to publish some boring and/or ridiculous restaurant review. Miss Vero knows how excruciating this can be, so we have generously decided to provide y'all with a peek into one of our cocktailin and culinary adventures.

A little while back, Miss Vero and the Secret Squirrel had a hankerin for some bar-b-que and alkeehol. So we decided to try Rip's Ribs restaurant instead of drivin all the way down to Tommy Norris'. Now it sure was yummy and our server Liz and bartender Amie were real nice to us, also there was some guy playin the guitar pretty good too. They even gave us a card for a couple of drinks, next time we come. We know the PJ reviewed Rip's, but we found another review (with food photos!) that we much prefer:
http://www.gerlweyh.com/2008/01/ribs-restaurant-vero-beach-florida.html

Rip's owner, Mr. Rip Tosun is another in a long line of Rib Kings from South Florida. Let Miss Vero tell y'all about our favorite Rib King, Tommy Norris. We call him that cause that's who he was way back when Miss Vero knew him. There were actually three Rib Kings in South Florida in the 70's, Norris, Bobby Rubino and Tony Roma. They all had dealins with each other and partied like there was no tomorrow, but children everybody did back then. Miss Vero met Tommy Norris, just after he got outa the pokey for some partying related incident. After regainin his freedom, he walked around loudly tellin everyone "It's great to be alive!". Miss Vero loved his pre-pokey stories especially the one of calling a restaurant for a reservation, only be turned away. So Tommy Norris decided that the best way to change their mind was to arrive in their parking lot in a helicopter and wha-la! - he got a table!

Now to be honest, we don't know what ever did happen to Tommy Norris or if the Norris restaurants still have any connection to him. We do know that Bobby Rubino died in 2001 and Tony Roma retired. But it sure was fun knowin ole Tommy Norris when we did.

After we left Rip's and since it was a Friday night, we thought we might be able to hear some good music at Waldo's. Well kids the place was dead and when we asked about our favorite threesome, Trilogy, we were told by one of the bartenders that the new manager didn't see fit to havin them. A little later we met the manager in question and the Secret Squirrel wondered how often they have to change that stick up his rear. Miss Vero wishes the Squirrel would give us a warning before he says things like that, we almost spit our cocktail halfway cross the bar. Maybe the manager's tryin to clean up the place and shoe out all the locals before the Costa opens up next door. If-in any of y'all do know what's happening with Scott, Scott and Not Scott (aka Trilogy), let Miss Vero know.

Miss Vero and the Secret Squirrel finally ended the night in one of our favorite places, still the Epicenter of Cool, Undertow. We were very excited to see Miss Kitty's new additions to the Menu and are always so happy to see our favorite bartenders, Sandy and the Cutest Boy in Vero. The Undertow does not have a web site, but a myspace page badly in need of an update:
http://www.myspace.com/undertowrestaurant

Now Miss Vero knows that some of y'all think that women like Miss Kitty are magical and can do everything. While that is some what true, we're sure Miss Kitty is just too busy makin fabulous food and running a business to be concerned with things like a website. So we hope that someone can help her out. We would like to see a page with an Undertow events listing, cause we sure don't want to miss the next wine tasting.

OUR REVIEW:

Rips- Good food, friendly people, free pour at the bar-yes!, guy playing guitar, old songs that we know.

Undertow -Fabulous food, great people, free pour at the bar-yes!, guy playing guitar, groovy tunes that we've forgotten but love.


Miss Vero and companion cocktail anonymously at the expense of the Beach House or anyone who's willin to by us a round.



MWAH!

missvero@live.com