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Printed in High Quality, Four Color 300 dpi March 26, 2012 • Vol1 Iss1
The Island’s Best Shopping & Dining
Original Oyster House Restaurant • Original Oyster House Trading Company • Geez Louise
Whether you’ve traveled hundreds of miles or just stepped out your back door, there’s no scenery more beautiful than that of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Hwy 59 • Gulf Shores • Original Oyster House Boardwalk • 251-948-2445
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• Philly Cheese Steaks • New York Hot Dogs • Philly Burgers • Chili Cheese Dogs • Meatball Subs • Smoked Polish Sausage • Hershey’s Ice Cream 108 W. 3rd Ave - Gulf Shores (Next to Purple Octopus) Free Delivery In Gulf Shores - Orange Beach $3
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Daytime Photos of the Places to be and see on Pleasure Island Page 2
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Beach Days...
Be-jeweled Jewelers 1140 Gulf Shores Pkwy Ste. D Gulf Shores, Al 36542 • 251-943-6336 (Next to Nolan’s Restaurant & Lounge)
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Pleasure Island Calendar of Events Joey’s North Shore Grill
3849 Gulf Shores Parkway, Suite 102 in Gulf Shores March 30th Live Music from Cornbred Band 9pm-1am March 31st Live Music from Trigger Root Band featuring Jimmy Lumpkin 9pm-1am April 1st Live Music from Al & Cathy 11:30am-3:00pm April 2nd Live Music from Island Jam w/ Jon Cook, Doug Habbena, and the North Shores Allstars 6pm April 3rd Live Music from T-Bone Montgomery 6pm-9pm April 4th Live Music from Larry T. Wilson & Rick Whaley 7pm-10pm
LuLu’s at Homeport Marina
200 East 25th Avenue in Gulf Shores Hours: Sunday through Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00am – 10:00pm March 29th Live Music from Webb Dalton at 5:00 pm March 30th Live Music from Webb Dalton at 5:00 pm March 31st Live Music from Adam Holt Band 2:00 pm April 1st Live Music from Greg Brown 1:00 pm and Cool Rayz at 5:00 pm April 2nd Live Music from Brent Burns at 5:00 pm April 3rd Live Music from Tony Brook at 5:00 pm April 4th Live Music from Andrew Duhon at 5:00 pm • LuLu’s introduces a NEW Allergy Menu • LuLu’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday April 8th at 2:00 pm in the sand
Nolan’s
1140 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores March 30th and 31st Live Music from Midnight Confessions 7:30pm April 2 – 4 Live Music from Midnight Confessions 7:30pm
Tacky Jack’s 2 @ Fort Morgan 1577 Hwy 180 West in Gulf Shores March 29th Karaoke at 8pm March 31st Karaoke at 8pm
Tacky Jack’s @ Gulf Shores
2513 East 2nd Street in Gulf Shores March 30th Live Music from Then Again 5:30pm-9:30pm March 31st Live Music from Lee Yankie 5:30pm-9:30pm
Tacky Jack’s @ Orange Beach
27206 Safe Harbour Drive in Orange Beach March 29th Live Music from Po Boy Rascals 5pm-9pm March 30th Live Music from Soul Food Junkies 5pm-9pm March 31st Live Music from Kyle & Karl 5pm-9pm
Papa Rocco’s
101 West 6th Avenue in Gulf Shores March 31st Live Music from Smokey Otis and Mark Laborde 6pm March 31st Live Music from Robert Broom 7pm April 1st Live Music from Beach Brothers 6pm April 4th Live Music from Smokey Otis and Mark Laborde 6pm • Lunch Specials Daily • Happy Hour 11-7 Mon-Fri • Full Menu until Midnight
The Hangout
101 East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores March 29th Live Music from Mario Mena Band March 30th Live Music form The Redfield and The Foxy Iguanas March 31st Live Music from Ryan Balthrop & Friends and Veinmelter • April 1st No Foolin’ Free Breakfast served buffet style with a $4.00 donation to the Alabama Sheriff’s Boys Ranch • April 7th 21+ Late Nite Adult Easter Party 11pm-2am, midnite adult Easter egg hunt • April 8th Sunrise service, family style breakfast and the Island’s largest kids’ Easter Egg Hunt • April 14th TA TA Ride Beach Ride & Party presented by Ta Ta Towing, register 9am-11am departs 11am. Riders encouraged to wear a bikini top (yes, even the guys)!
Tequila West Beach
610 West Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores Live Entertainment every Friday Night
Bubba’s
24621 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach Every Saturday and Wednesday Night Live Band at 3pm
Flipper’s
5749 Bay La Launch in Orange Beach at Bear Point Marina WEEKLY MUSIC SCHEDULE @ Flipper’s Tiki Bar Sunday Live Music from Scott Koehn Monday Live Music from Taste of the Island – Artist TBA Tuesday Live Music from Scott Koehn Wednesday Live Music from Rick Whaley & LeaAnne Creswell Thursday Live Music from Larry T. & John Cook Friday Live Music from Terry Causey Saturday Live Music from Scott Koehn & Friends
Live Bait
24281 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach • Happy Hour Everyday 11am-7pm • Daily $6.95 Lunch Specials: Mon-Meatloaf, Tues-Grilled Pork Chop, Wed-Chicken Fried Steak, Thurs-BBQ Chicken, Fri-Prime Rib All Day for $8.95 lunch ‘til it’s gone! • Newly Renovated Tiki Deck • DJ & Karaoke Wednesday-Saturday beginning at 7 pm (8pm on Saturdays). All ages are welcome until 10pm.
Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar
17401 Perdido Key Drive in Pensacola March 29th Live Music from Songwriters Open Mic at 5:00pm March 29th Live Music from Foxy Iguanas at 9:30pm March 29th Live Music from Lucky Doggs at 10:00pm March 30th Live Music from J. Hawkins & James Daniel at 2:00pm March 30th Live Music from Newbury Syndicate at 5:00pm March 30th Live Music from Jack Robertson Show 6:00pm March 30th Live Music from Shane Owens Band 10:00pm March 31st Live Music from LeaAnne Creswell & Rick Whaley 12pm March 31st Live Music from Elaine Petty 3pm March 31st Live Music from Troy Brannon Band 5pm March 31st Live Music from Jack Robertson Show 6pm March 31st Live Music from Shane Owens Band 10pm March 31st Live Music from Lee Yankie & Hellz Yeah 10:30pm
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Interesting Facts About Pleasure Island For Any and All Distribution Needs or Questions Please Call (251) 229-4519 • March 26, 2012
Interesting Facts About Gulf Shores
• The recorded population of Gulf Shores in 1956 was 120, by contrast the population estimate for 2005 is 7,263. • Originally Gulf Shores was inhabited by Native Americans such as the Creeks, Alibamas and Seminoles. • Skeletons were discovered in an ancient burial ground that were over 8 feet tall. • Some Indian Mounds found in Baldwin County have been said to be older than the Egyptian Pyramids. • Yodeling was used in the Little Lagoon Community as a means of communication amongst the men. They also yodeled for entertainment. • Navy Cove, located on the tip of Fort Morgan was named after England sent Navy ships to protect their commercial ships because pirates were so bad in the Gulf. The Navy ships were kept in the cove and it became known as Navy Cove. • Another place in the same area was called Pilot Town because the bar pilots who guided ships to the Port of Mobile all lived there. • The soil in Baldwin county around the Gulf Shores area became so fertile after the 1906 hurricane that vegetables grew to huge proportions. Sweet Potatoes were the size of water buckets and cabbages weighed up to 20 pounds a piece. • Baldwin County is larger than the state of Rhode Island with a size of 1600 sq miles. • A map made by Waldeemuller, a European geographer circa 1507 features what became to be known as Mobile Bay. The map has Amerigo Vespucci’s name on it. • Until the 20’s Orange Beach did have an abundance of orange and citrus groves. They were wiped out however when a salesman came around that was selling blight-infected orange tree seedlings.
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