Well well, in the immortal words of Bubba, there is a big dfference between Friday night and Saturday morning…for those of you who were here to witness Tom Watt and the Fruitcake Band, it was a pleasure and one hell of an evening!They packed this place to the gills and put on one of the best shows ever at Sharky’s, and delivered to even the harshest critics.

We got home as the sun was about to rise after cleaning up only to return as the rooster, our Mascot Big Red in Puerto Rico, crowed to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. There was still a big ‘ol mess to clean after the initial clean up!! But the Sharky’s crew shined and rose (literally!) to the occasion! And put all the pieces back together again.

We want to give a big shout out to to Tom and Co….. thanks, you put on one hell of a show. If you ever get a chance to see these guys don’t miss it!!! Thanks to Tom and Mary Lou,  we wish you well and would love for you to come back soon.And a special thank you to Ricky Miller who put it all together!!! You rock Dude!!! (really hard!)

Ray and the Sharky’s family would like to thank everyone that attended and made this a night that will not soon to be forgotten in Ocean Isle. We look forward to having another Parrot Head Party next year and will try to make this a yearly event if Tom can fit it in his schedule. Until then keep the Buffett tunes cranked up to 10 and the margaritas flowing!! See you at Sharky’s on the island!

Come join us for a night of holiday spirit as we host the 6th annual Flotilla on Sat night Nov. 28.

Lets see who can dethrone Jeff Cox, who was last years winner. If you think you are up to the challenge call 910-612-7799 to enter your boat. Be here as all the boats cruise right past our dock competing for your cheers and the points off the judges. There will be lots of great prizes and always Sharky’s will host the Christmas Flotilla Party at the end of the parade. There will be great drink and food specials as we kick off the holiday season. So come join us as the Christmas lights come to you and enjoy both new friends and old as everyone starts the holiday season!!

Hi every one! Just wanted to give you a update on the Sharky’s Mascot, she is doing great and is getting ready for another off season of fishing and stealing the oysters from the seagulls. She keeps bringing her catch to the back door in hopes that Ray will name a fresh catch on the menu after her, she just does not understand that we can’t get fish off a cat for the restaurant. Another problem we have is she has too many names! Ray calls her Ghost, a lot of the staff calls her Georgia, Rick calls her Sweetie, and I could go on forever with the list of  names the patrons have come up with her over the years!! So we need everybody to comment on this post and give her a name,

We will be keeping count and the most popular name will be announced Jan 1st. She just can not go another year with a bunch of names. She just wants one so that she will know when all you good people are talking to her. Ray was with her on Sun and she said to let everybody know this and would also like to thank George Montague for feeding her daily, taking her to the vets when she is hurt, keeping her up to date on all her shots every year, getting her fixed (we only need one mascot) and her favorite the flea and tick meds.! She would also like to thank all the great people that have given her lots of yummy treats off their plates and all the ear rubs and love over the years! She would also like to tell everyone Happy Holidays!! and she hopes to see everyone soon!! So let the names flow and we will have one for her to start the new year out with!!

P.S. She would like everyone to know don’t be shy reach down and pet me.

Thanks to everyone that came out and made Sharky’s Pumpkin Carving Party a successful event! We saw allot of familiar faces as well as a lot of new ones. Everyone seemed to be in the Halloween spirit as pumpkins were sliced, scooped, carved then given a lit candle to give us a creation that is as unique as the person that created it. You could see the enjoyment in everyones faces, both young and old, as they went home to display their new trophy on their doorstep. I don’t know who had more fun, the little kids or the big kids.  I think the award goes to Jason. He looked so intent and patient as he helped Riley carve her pumpkin outside on the bench. He was just grinning from ear to ear watching the enjoyment it gave her! Take a look at the pics below to see what a great time we had! See you next year and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Since Jimmy dropped in to visit last month and make sure the Land Sharks were cold enough, we decided to keep the ball rolling with a MAJOR Parrot Head Party In the Shark Den on Friday Night, Nov. 6th, featuring Tom Watt-The Buffett Man and Fruitcakes Band- straight outta Pittsburgh, PA for a wild night of congas and grass Skirts!! Show starts at 9 pm and there is-as always, NO COVER! If you want to check out who he is go to www.tomwatt.com.

*A little about Tom:

Tom Watt, known to his loyal following as “The Buffettman,” has been dazzling fans around the U.S. for almost a decade. He has performed more than 1200 shows with his own unique tribute to both the music and spirit of the Jimmy Buffett concert experience. A true Jimmy double (in both looks and voice), Tom began performing his tribute show regularly in Pittsburgh, PA in 1998. By the following year he was performing Jimmy’s music up and down the east coast, from Key West, throughout Florida to the Carolinas and Virginia’s East Coast. Tom has been awarded the the International Guild of Celebrity Impersonators Award “Best Male Musical Star” as Jimmy Buffett (photos below). Tom also had the honor of being Jimmy’s photo double for the family comedy film “Hoot” (2006).

When Tom arrived on the movie set a small crowd gathered round, and he got questions from set people wanting to know what to do about this and that, how was his surfing trip this morning, what about the Manatees? All rapid-fire, and all at the same time. Finally he just said, ‘’We have a problem here… I’m not Jimmy.” Someone asked, “Well, If you’re not Jimmy, then who in the hell are you?” “I’m his photo double,” Tom said, and from then on he had a whole lotta fun foolin’ people. Finally when Jimmy got there it was Jimmy, Wil Shriner, Robert Wagner, and some other directors were conversing in the middle of the set area.  At this point Jimmy had his back to Tom. As he got close to them, Mr. Wagner began to smile and look at Tom and then Jimmy, back and forth, eyebrows raised, and finally Jimmy turned and saw Tom standing right beside him. He almost belly laughed—he looked Tom up and down, and said, “Man, you really do have this thing down! Come on, let’s get a picture.”

* the a little about Tom article and the pics were taken off of the tomwatt.com web page

So break out the flip flops, grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts, open the up Land Sharks and let the Margaritaville® margaritas flow!  Come enjoy the first of many Parrot Head Partys that Sharky’s will host!! You don’t want to miss this show!! Put it on your calender, PDA, iphone or just get a post-it and put it on your forehead, just remember to be at Sharky’s for the event and party of the year!!  See you at the show! I’ll be the one eating the Sharky’s cheeseburger with Heinz 57 and drinking the Land Sharks. Come say Hi!! And as always bring your true Parrot Head Spirit!! See you at the show!!!

Come join Tracy, Ray and the gang for the second annual Skarky’s Pumpkin Carving Party on Tuesday Oct. 27th at 6:10 in The Sharks Den!  This is a all ages event so no one is to little or to big because there is a kid in all of us. There will be lots of games that will surely entertain the kid in everyone. Nonalcoholic refreshments and snacks will be provided thru out the night and for the big kids in the house, over 21, Rick will be serving up your favorite cocktails at our new full service bar (sorry guys you have to pay for bar drinks)! There will also be a pumpkin carving contest with lots of great prizes. Everything you need to carve your pumpkin will be provided, so come out and enjoy the festivities! Bring the kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, neighbors kids or anyone that would enjoy this, the more the merrier! Just don’t forget your pumpkin!!

Here is a link to help you practice, have some fun or just to get some ideas. Just copy and paste.

http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf

This is a little photo documentary with audio put together by surfline.com called when Groms Attack. It’s about the trip that Ray took Knox on in Aug. to Central America with some of the best amateur surfers on the east coast, we can’t say where cause we don’t want to give the spot away but maybe if you ask Ray nicely he will tell you. Looks like they had a lot of fun and the surf was great! Ray is mentioned in photo 10 and Knox has a great picture of him ripping up a wave and is talked about in photo 16. Now you can see and hear why this kid is one of the most talked about up and comers in the surf community and why he was just announced as a new Rip Curl Team Rider to their Junior World Team! There is a link below to get you to the site. Just copy and paste it to your browser, click next on the bar and listen to what they have to say.  Enjoy!

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/when-groms-attack-central-america_31267/

The Blue Dogs Bobby Houck, Hank Fuchs Jr. and friends Live Sunday Sept. 6 in the Sharks Den at 8:30!! Come and party the night away as Bobby and Hank jam into the night, also special appearances by members of The Cousin Homer Band and other area musicians. So come join us for some great food, fun, friends, live music, and a great party the way only Sharky’s can do it! Full menu and full service bar. Open 11:30 am till ????