Archive for October, 2008

10 Cheap (slightly offensive) costumes »

By Ant Perrucci
Ah, Halloween. There’s no better day of the year. You get to go around, demand candy from your neighbors, and if they don’t give over the loot, you toilet paper their house like there’s no tomorrow.
Alternatively, you can party and drink with your friends while wearing all manner of garish costumes.
Either way, […]

Band Interview: Lighthouse Music »

By Shannon McAleenan
Talk about old schoool — R.B. Hunt Elementary veterans and friends, some old, some new, have created one of St. Augustine’s most unique groups, Lighthouse Music. Weekend jams banging on pots, pans and other odd instruments showed enough promise for Davis Hart to push the creative movement toward organization, allowing the Oldest […]

Surfer interview: Jeff Lebron »

By Nick McGregor
Jeff Lebron looks and acts just like any other surfer in his early 30s: baggy shorts, disheveled hair, a couple days worth of stubble on his face, an easy-going demeanor. But Jeff is also an accomplished surfboard shaper who ended up plying his trade in St. Augustine after growing up in Northern […]

Word of mouth: My kitchen »

By Travis Hill
According to my bank statement, times is friggin’ TOUGH these days.
So, with apologies to the myriad fine eating establishments throughout the Oldest City, I thought this month we would take a break. Instead of reviewing a restaurant, my wife and I stayed in. And to take it even further, we decided dinner […]

Sampling — JJ Grey & Mofro »

JJ GREY & MOFRO
ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Alligator Records, 2008
By Nick McGregor
Jacksonville-area native JJ Grey continues his love affair with down-home swamp-rock on he and Mofro’s fourth album, Orange Blossoms. Named after Florida’s state flower, Orange Blossoms is full of crunchy guitars, funky bass lines, wailing R & B-style horns, and the stellar vocal stylings of […]

October — So hot it’s scary »

Oh, Halloween. Possibly Drift’s favorite holiday. And we have a special treat for you this month: Flagler’s Laura Croft.
She was Playboy’s Miss July, but she is our Miss October. Laura took some time out of her busy schedule to tell us about the Playboy Mansion, throwing bikinis at people, and what she’s going to be […]