Tourism strikes

With incredibly temperamental weather (and maybe a bad economy to blame?), tourism has been pretty dead on the Vineyard so far. As of July 3, that became a hazy memory. The weather was sunny, hot and beachy. People were unloading from boats and buses like locusts into the streets, Mediterranean was three times as packed as it's ever been, and my street promptly metamorphosed from Circuit to Circus Avenue.

Best moments of the touristy day:

Man getting off the boat stops me: "Do you know where John Belushi's grave is?" No, sir, I don't. Enjoy your day.

Man on the bus to tourists on the bus: "We had shaahks here, but we ain't evah had no Great White shahhks." ("Jaws" was filmed here.)

Hostess at Mediterranean: "Is that Meg Ryan in the Moroccan Room?" No, it's not. At all.

After asking the guy taking the cover charge for the New York City DJ at Mediterranean if we'd gotten any famous people yet: "Not yet man. I heard there's some big ones on the island though." Like who? "Like Oprah." Oh. Hopefully they come out tonight, since I'm closing the outside bar as a bar-back. Must...celebrate...Fourth of July...before work at 5 p.m.!

Circus Avenue at 1 a.m.

Have a fun Fourth of July, everyone. I hope the weather is nice for you and the fireworks are big and purty and you're with family and friends and a grill.