Today was the day of the Annual Florabama Mullet Toss. The bar, the Florabama, is apparently right on the Florida/Alabama border, hence the name, and thousands of people congregate there to throw dead mullets across the border from one State to the other.
They also come to show off their silicone boobs, sunbathe and get drunk, though fortunately not in the morning which is when we went. In view of the crowds, we parked up and took a tram to the venue which was driven by a huge woman who apparently used to drive an 18-wheeler truck. She was a character and in her deep Southern drawl told us about when she was asked to deliver something to a prison. She agreed to go but only if it was a man's prison - "If I'm gonna get raped, it ain't gonna be by no woman!"
The Mullet Toss itself was badly organised and there was a lot of hanging around for them to begin but it was all good humoured and the entertainment - folk singers and the likes - was brilliant and a right laugh. Not to be missed!
The entertainment was pure redneck "Bama"- with tunes like, "She put a Louisiana liplock on my Alabama porkchop", "No one can make love like my Sister can", "She Cut the Cheese", Tequila makes my clothes fall off", "Made love to your mother", and "Critter up my sh**tter". Needless to say, the boys and I loved the music.. The "posh" one, Jean, was appalled.
The rest of the day and evening was spent lazily. We made friends with a newcomer parked on the site and ate a Greek salad, courtesy of Gordon.
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