THURSDAY, JUNE 24th, 2010, in KEY WEST, with LYNDA!!!!   IT’S THANKFUL THURSDAY… …and you have shared some special messages with me…My time to share with YOU! Broadway Baby, BRUCE MOORE, is thankful for his recent visit with his parents, Pat and Carey, and his siblings, Kathy, Stephen and David, their children plus other relatives, who all shared great times at his Family Reunion. Key West Queen, NANCY ROBINSON, is thankful that she is able to “hang in there”….to enjoy her 4 children and watch them handling their own lives.  School Board Candidate, BARBARA BOWERS, gives thank for Denise Jackson, for taking a special class on caring for oil-soaked animals….thankful that Denise has a big network of volunteer animal-handlers, who are ready for a worst case scenario….For their 25 years of devoted and caring service, Barbara is very thankful!  (So are we.)  Chanteusse, CARMEN RODRIGUEZ, is ever thankful for time spent with family, friends, and her dear sweet Leo!!! I have more special messages to share….will present them throughout the week.  Please keep them coming….they warm the heart and lift the spirit…and good news is meant to be shared!  Thank you all!   FREE CONCERT AT ST. PAUL’S TODAY… ….from Noon until 1:00 PM, Joseph Lowe and Auwina Weed will present at free concert at this Key West Church….Today it is the music of Strauss!   AZUR RESTAURANT… Another great week of Lunch Specials at this super restaurant!  6 choices for only $6.!!!  A beverage must be purchased with your order!  If you want a copy of this week’s menu, please e-mail me and I will send it to you, okay? kwlynda@bellsouth.net.  Thanks!  425 Grinnell St….292-2987 for reservations….website is www.azurkeywest.com!!!   BOBBY NIGHT AT THE KEYS!!! It’s that darling BOBBY NESBITT entertaining from 7 until 9:00 PM, with Tonto at the bar! My good friend, JIM CAMERON, will be celebrating his birthday tonight with Bobby Nesbitt at The Keys!  Hope to see you there!!   From 9 PM until closing, it’s BOBBY GREEN at the piano with the always fab TRACI REYNOLDS doing the vocals, and Dan the Man at the Bar!!!  Must say that Traci brought down the house at Aqua Lounge on Tuesday evening’s Aqua Idol!  This gal can sing!   GNO PADDLE & KAYAK ADVENTURE… Those participating in the GNO Festival and are GNO Members, are welcome to sign up for a 2 hour guided tour with Lazy Dog Charters on either a paddle boat or a kayak…equipment and instructions included…from 10 AM until Noon.  Bring own snacks, water, dry clothes, sunscreen, towel, etc….Special price is $15 a person.  Call Mary Lou for reservations at 849-2457.  Limit is 12.  Note that you can book for this special fee any time during the GNO Festival, which runs thru June 27th.   GIRL’S NIGHT OUT ARTS & JEWELRY SHOW… More than 25 GNO Artisans will be displaying their amazing wares (art, jewelry, clothing, etc.) on Duval Square from 5 to 7:00 PM tonight!  Michael Stewart (Square One) and John Gaddoniex (Pasta Gardens) will be the debonair hosts!  There will be special wine selections, and complimentary appetizers, etc. served while you shop or browse.  There will be a silent auction to benefit Samuel’s House…something from each artist-vendor!  Jon McIntosh also will have a special donated cartoon for the auction.  After the reception, both Square One and The NY Pasta Gardens will offer dinner specials for all GNO members attending!   PUN OF THE DAY…. A man rushed into a busy doctor’s office and shouted…”Doctor!  I think I’m shrinking!”  To which the doctor calmy responded…”Now settle down.  You’ll just have to be a “little” Patient.”   ONLY 6 MORE DAYS… ….to adopt an adult cat from the FKSPCA for FREE!  These darling felines are waiting for you to give them a home and they will love you forever!  Only during the month of June, at this point.  Call 294-4857 for more info.   TAVERN ‘N TOWN… It’s that super duo, Carmen Rodriguez and Gordy Michael, performing in the Cocktail Lounge at BeachSide Marriott, from 5 to 9:00 PM….Tapas are 2 for 1….and also Cocktails are 2 for 1….from 5 to 7:00 PM!  Enjoy!   HOT IN CLEVELAND… This new show is on TVL, Channel 48 on Wednesday nights at 9 PM!  I thought it was hilarious….It stars Valerie Bertinelli, Wendy Malek and  Jane Lees as 3 best friends, dealing with getting older.  Circumstance bring them to Cleveland and there, they find out that they are not the “has beens” they were in LA.  They decide to stay..they find a beautiful home to rent, dirt cheap compared to LA prices, and this house comes with a built in caretaker, the hilarious Betty White!  I hope it will be a big hit, and not just because I have a Cleveland Connection…though that helps!   COLOMBIAN GRACE RESTAURANT SUMMER SPECIALS…. This super new restaurant at 223 Petronia St. is offering some summer specials….With a dinner (6 to 10 PM) entree order, you will get a free glass of wine…or sangria.  With a breakfast (9 AM till 2 PM) entree, you get a Free Cup of Colombian Coffee or a mimosa.  Owner, Zulma Segura, is trying very hard to please Locals in town…please give this great spot a try!   WALK ON PETRONIA….6 to 9:00 PM… All the shops, stores, restaurants, etc. are open for leisurely shopping and browsing…come and see what is happening in this new area…seems like there are some hot new dining experiences to be had on Petronia St.  Colombian Grace (noted above) will be serving free sangria tasting at the door from 6 until 9:00 PM, and will be offering a 50% off a special menu from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.  Call 517-6449 for reservations!   MICHAEL MCCABE… …announces that there are a few more spaces available for his new Artist’s Way Workshop!  The first meeting will be this Sunday, June 26 from 1 to 3:00 PM.  It is a 12 week course and there is no charge to join!  Meetings will take place at various places in KW, including the Btanic Gardens, Ft. Zach, and private homes.  The Artist’s Way is an internationally known guide by Julia Cameron, to unblocking your “inner” artist.  This will be a great chance to meet with creative and talented persons of like interest…a chance to grow, challenge yourrself and have a fun time, too.  Please call Mike at 296-5803 or e-mail him at seaconch03@yahoo.com for more questions or to sign up.  This course usually costs hundreds of dollars, but Michael is offering it for Free!   VICKI GORDON ADDS TO LIST… Queen Vicki sent me three of her fave heart-wrenching movies….Somewhere in Time….Old Yeller….and An Affair to Remember!  Could not agree more!  Any more to add?   I AM THANKFUL… …  for all the wonderful people who come out to support so many people, events and causes!  It warmed my heart to see such a great crowd at JT’s Benefit the other night…. I give thanks for the wonderful and giving audience at Aqua Idol on Tuesday, enjoying every contestant while giving to a good cause, the Waterfront Playhouse….and very thankful for Valerie Carr, one of my favorite contestants, who gave of her time for the Waterfront, and sang her heart out!  Even though she was eliminated, she was absolutely Fabulous….looked amazing…and knocked em dead every single week! I am thankful that I got to have a great conversation with our granddaughter, Lexy, on her 12th birthday yesterday!  And thanks to Dean Walters for the great list of puns he just sent to me…one is used above!  And, I am really thankful for each of you and the special person you are!  Hoping to hear your “thankful” messages soon!  Send to kwlynda@bellsouth.net.   Happy June 24th Birthday to silver fox, JIM CAMERON…..to party animal, LARRY JOHNSON (Interesting that both Jim and Larry are celebrating their 70th birthdays and both live in Big Pine, but spend most of their time in Key West….Do you think they were twins separated at birth?)….and also, Happy Birthday to curator at the Little White House, BOB WOLZ!!!!  Note that I am duly thankful for all three of these fellows!   Love to YOU…and Remember…. Whenever you decide something with an open heart….you usually make the right decision! Lynda