DECEMBER 31, 2009
KEY WEST, FL — SLOPPY JOE'S 17TH ANNUAL DROPPING OF THE CONCH SHELL
Sloppy Joe's will host its 17th Annual Dropping of the Conch Shell. Anything goes New Year's Eve in Key West on Duval Street. You'll find people all decked out for the midnight celebration, and folks still in their bathing suits and flip flops when the Conch Shell drops from the roof of Sloppy Joe's Bar.
The idea and implementation of the New Year's Eve Dropping of the Conch Shell is that of local artist Tobias McGregor. In 1993, McGregor approach Sloppy Joe's management about the New Year's Eve plan. "Before the dropping of the Conch Shell, everyone would just wonder around Duval Street, celebrating the New Year when their watches read midnight. The crowd was just not in sync," said McGregor.
The initial Conch Shell was rigged on a frame, the shell was lowered manually, and timed by watch, or by looking across the street into a window and watching the count down in Times Square on someone's TV. McGregor said, "the Queen Conch has come along way since the early years, and the crowd at the corner of Duval and Greene expects more each year."
The crowd starts to gather on the street around 10:00pm as Sloppy Joe's rooftop host entertains the crowd and everyone dances, catches beads and waits for the count down clock to begin. As midnight strikes and the Conch Shell is lowered confetti, streamers and lights will fill the sky.
Inside "Juliano Brothers" will take the stage at 10:00pm to celebrate in 2010!
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FEBRUARY 2010
Sloppy Joe's 6th Annual Put-In-Bay Day Music Festival will be February 11-13, 2010. Event information to come.
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July 2009
Al Roker of "Wake Up With Al" and the "TODAY" Show stopped
by to Arm Wrestle Hemingway Look-Alikes during Sloppy Joe's 29th Annual Hemingway
Look-Alike contest.
Sloppy Joe's 29th Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
July 23-25, 2009
Thursday, July 23rd - Round One Finalists
Dick Arbour — Englewood, FL
Patrick Blizniak — East Auroa, NY
Charlie Boice — Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jason Brown — Lake Worth, FL
Paul Gagnon — Punta Gorda, FL
Denis Golden — Rockport, MA
Jim Green — Marco Island, FL
Bear Hoochuck — Apollo Beach, FL
Phil Johnson — Oldsmar, FL
Jack Krause — St. Louis, MO
Ronald Lewicki — Midlothian, VA
Ed Lindoo — West Palm Beach, FL
Bob Orlin — St. Cloud, FL
Allan Stover — The Villages, FL
Hank Wielgosz — Melbourne, FL
James Withee — Boca Raton, FL
"Honorary Finalist" Kevin Sullivan — New York, NY
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Friday, July 24th - Round Two Finalists
Charles Bicht — Vero Beach, FL
Dempsey Blanton — Melbourne, FL
Tom Chadwick — Vero Beach, FL
David Douglas — Cypress, TX
Matt Gineo — Jenson Beach, FL
Geno Iozzino — Easley, SC
Pat Lanier — Hammond, LA
Steven McDaniel — Lake Worth, FL
Tom Mitchell — Rock Hill, SC
Shannon Nash — Spring, TX
Steve Peal — Wilton Manors
Mike Rix — Winter Park, FL
Hardy Good — Phoenix, AZ
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Saturday, July 25th – Final Round Finalists
Charles Bicht — Vero Beach, FL
David Douglas — Cypress, TX
Paul Gagnon — Punta Gorda, FL
Denis Golden — Rockport, MA
Tom Mitchell — Rock Hill, SC
Shannon Nash — Spring, TX
James Withee — Boca Raton, FL
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PAPA 2009
David Douglas — Cypress, TX
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Satellite TV available
in Joe's Tap Room -- Key West, FL
Joe's Tap Room "featuring a variety of crafted beers on tap" opens
daily at noon serving drinks and food. Customers can easily move from Joe's
Tap Room to the main bar and enjoy the Sloppy Joe's atmosphere. Joe's Tap Room
also has a front porch seating.
Catch the scores, games and races on Satellite HD Big Screen TV in
Joe's Tap Room.
Joe's Tap Room is also available for private parties. Please call
(305) 296-2388, ext. 121 for more information.
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 KENNY CHESNEY
SLOPPY JOE'S
KEY WEST, FL
MARCH 14, 2009
Kenny's Keg Returns to Sloppy Joe's In Key West
Kenny Chesney returned to round out his 2009 Keg In the Closet Tour
in Key West at Sloppy Joe's Bar.
 Chesney and his band took the stage for over 2 1/2 hours to a packed
house that overflowed onto Greene and Duval streets.
Joining Chesney was his Mom and a few friends such as Peyton Manning
(who did a priceless version to Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison
Blues"),
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jon Gruden, Mac McAnally, Jim Sorgi.
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