Key West Conch Traders

Rockin' Jake was in town Weds. and Thurs. this week. From New Orleans he and the rest of the Rockin' Jake Blues Band pack the Parrot everytime they're in town. You can pick up his CD's in the Music section of our website. Country Fried singer/songwriter Clint Bullard is at Hog's Breath Saloon until April 4. This Nashville-based performer has been filling the Hog for more than 5 years with his storytelling, humor and repertoire. No matter what the weather here, he sings and plays his guitar barefoot. Well, it's the weekend ~~ TGIF!! Happy Hour at the Green Parrot starts at 4 p.m. and we'll be there...

Good afternoon from Key West. While the folks up North are shoveling out the last of the Winter snows, we're down here in the tropics soaking up the sun and adding lots of new and exciting products to our Conch Traders collection of local merchandise. We've met a great new artist, Laura Black, who paints awesome pieces featuring some of the most recognizable landmarks in Key West. If you go to our ART page in the Shopping section, you'll see Sloppy Joe's, Blue Heaven, The Southernmost Point, Capt. Tony's, The Green Parrot and more.

We've also added about a dozen new books from which to choose. There's Mandy Bolen's "Tan Lines", Michael Suib's "Confessions of a Key West Cabbie", "Kayaking The Keys", "Exploring The Florida Keys", "Diving and Snorkeling The Keys", June Keith's "Key West and the Florida Keys", and lots of others. In the Shopping section of our site, go to BOOKS, VIDEOS, & DVD'S.
See you in my next Posting!

Good Morning on a Sunny but "Chilly" day here in Key West ~~ It's only 72 degrees! We're all recovering from the BIG PROTEST in Old Town yesterday. It seems that some of the people who live here forget what Key West is all about ~~ that we're a major tourist town and most of us make our livings tending to the needs and wants of the folks up North who come to get away from the cold and day-to-day life and blow off a little steam. They also forget that nobody's forcing them to live here. So, they encouraged the locals to go downtown in their cars and make more of a traffic mess than already existed because of the influx of Spring Breakers and the thousands of passengers from the many ships all docked at the same time. Those of us who remember to appreciate how lucky we are to live on such a beautiful, tropical island and still call ourselves US Citizens ignore these rantings and proudly fly our Conch Flags in front of our homes and thank our lucky stars that we are here. By the way, those Conch Flags are available to you too on our website in the Key West Specialties section of our on-line Store. I'll get off my soapbox now and get to work. See you next time!

Hi From Key West! Check out our page Destination Key West and see some pictures from the last Green Parrot Happy Hour Fishing Trip. I'll be posting pictures from events around the Island. See you soon.

Hi Again from Paradise! I just wanted to let you know that we have lots of new products coming soon to our web site so if you've ever been to Key West or if you want to know more about it you'll have fun browsing through our selection. That's all for now. By the way, the fish last night at Half Shell Raw Bar was incredible!

Good Afternoon from Key West! Our Friends Pat & Bruce went fishing on the Capt. John's Greyhound Fishing Boat yesterday and caught a variety of good eatin' fish (24 in all!!) and we've been invited to go with them to the Half Shell Raw Bar at Land's End (they'll cook your catch for a nominal fee) tonight to enjoy Fresh Grilled Fish. Our mouths are already watering!!!

If you’re planning a trip to Key West, this is a “Must Have”! The Complete Key West Dining Guide 2003-2004 is a handy, 100-page, pocket dining guide to a great many of the best eateries in Key West and the lower keys. It is so well-written, it had our mouths watering! It's very up-to-the-minute. Plus you'll get a little history of each restaurant as well as their price range and an idea of the menu availabilities ~~ The best part is it's only $7.95. You’ll find it on our site in the Books section.

Good Morning From Key West! It looks like another great day here in The Keys. I would like to welcome you to the official Blog of www.conchtraders.com. We'll be trying to bring some of the news from Key West and The Florida Keys and also some of the fun stuff that happens here on a regular Basis. We are a very diverse community full of fun People with stories to tell. So I'll be trying to relate some of those stories to you. Please stop by our Web Site and check out all the great Items we've found on this Island.