Broadway By The Bleeech

What else happened on our vacation?

We went to “Broadway By The Beach,” which is a god-awful “attraction” that consists of shops and restaurants nowhere near the beach. It’s kind of like an outdoor mall. The worst part about it is that there are speakers placed about 30 feet apart throughout the entire acreage that blasts mind-numbingly trite and overplayed popular music. My problem wasn’t that they played music, or the music they played, because it’s all to be expected. The problem was how loud it was, as if the music was an attraction. Just a little quieter and it would have rightly been background music that you would only hear in your subconscious, but no, it was just loud enough that you actually had to raise your voice to have a conversation. And the fact that every step brought you one step away from one speaker, yet one step closer to another speaker was right out of Orwell.

I didn’t really mind going, because this was a family vacation and in fact I am not as big of a beach Nazi as I am made out to be. I actually enjoyed watching Syd at “Build A Bear.” So much of what she does is interesting to me only because it’s her doing it, whether it is filling and emptying a sand pail a million times or picking out an animal to stuff and outfit. Syd also enjoyed the Dept. 56 store because they had a huge Halloween display, and Syd loves Halloween and all the assorted monsters and gimmicks more than I think she even cares for Christmas. As soon as I got her out of the store, she ran right back in to check it out. It was a riot. I don’t know if she is a future Slytherin or not.

We were pretty much starving by lunchtime and got orders to head towards Tony Roma’s for lunch. I had never heard of it and thought it was noodle place, but in fact it’s ribs and assorted meats. Make a note to yourself – they serve one of the most flavorless and non-enjoyable pulled pork sandwiches you will find anywhere. The cold beer was great, as were the special effects. Dee insisted on changing Drew right in the dining room. I suggested going into the restroom, but Dee was concerned about cleanliness, and since the dining room was practically empty, she proceeded to change him in the stroller. As soon as the diaper was off, Drew peed right in Mommy’s face. To think we could have missed it!