Both are indirect subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation. Trust and fiduciary services are provided by Bank of America, N.A. MLPF&S makes available certain investment products sponsored, managed, distributed or provided by companies that are affiliates of Bank of America Corporation.īank of America Private Bank is a division of Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities products are provided by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (also referred to as "MLPF&S", or "Merrill"), a registered broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, Member SIPC layer, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. You should review any planned financial transactions that may have tax or legal implications with your personal tax or legal advisor. We hope that spirit is part of Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, too.Investing in securities involves risks, and there is always the potential of losing money when you invest in securities. I loved the sauces, the spices, and the passion that went into the food preparations. It was while traveling for that I came to know and love the superb cuisine of the rural tropics. Just as my novels are inspired by these islands, my days on the water, and the people I came to know, the spirit of this fine sports bar was inspired by the marine biologist who is the main character of those novels.ĭoc Ford is the baseball-loving, tropical adventurer who – not so surprisingly – has spent a lot of time in the same far flung places that I wrote about when I was a monthly columnist for places such as Cuba, Cambodia, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, Borneo, and all over South and Central America. As a member of this team of restaurateurs and staff, I now have the opportunity to spend more time in the area I love. If someone had predicted then that I would be associated with a restaurant as fine as this one, I would have suggested that they reshuffle their tarot cards. When they didn’t…well, I’d put in some extra writing-time, learning my craft. I would wander down to the docks, acting as if I had nothing better to do, and strike up an amiable conversation that, on a good night, ended with me saying, “Oh, by the way, you mind turning that music down a notch or two? I gotta get some sleep.” Usually they consented. It wasn’t unusual for the boats to return at 4 a.m., music blaring to the rhythm of fresh beers being popped. Shrimpers are a tough, weather-hardened group, working at night because thats when pink shrimp are active. Whatever diplomatic skills I possess were honed while living here. The shower system was basic: water came out cold and it drained through cracks in the floor. Ceiling fans provided air conditioning and, the only source of heat on cold winter nights was a fireplace where, necessarily, I burned driftwood and sea wrack that smelled of creosote – a common odor around shrimp docks. In a big wind, the old place swayed on its pilings like a sailboat jibing. See the rows of commercial fishing boats? The house was right there, although it wasn’t much of a house. Myers Beach was affordable, and I loved the salty, tropic-lazed lifestyle. Myers Beach.īefore I started writing novels, back when I was a full-time fishing guide on Sanibel, I Lived, for a few years, about 200 yards from where you’re sitting – in a stilt house next to the shrimp docks.
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