When I was a youngster we didn’t spend much time there. My mother spoke of it disdainfully saying, “It’s fine if you’re a Republican or play golf,” neither the party or the sport interested her. I did, however, have an aunt and uncle who had retired young and decided to make it their year round home. I know that my uncle had something to do with record distribution in the 50s and 60s and my big brother told me later, […]

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