![]() Then (he said) the girls said that was fine for the boys … so the wet willie contest was introduced where girls would throw buckets of water over the guys standing there in just their boxer shorts. It wasn’t long before the wet t-shirt contests began. There seems little doubt that it’s thanks to Crazy Gregg that Fort Lauderdale was put firmly on the map. All very patriotic and good clean fun.Īnd the more the kids enjoyed partying in Fort Lauderdale, the more they came back bringing all their friends with them. They would play the national anthem at the beginning of contests and had all the school songs on tape. ![]() This made him realize that inter-school contests were a great business idea. So the next day, he’d do the same for a different school and so on and so on and so on. Of course, the other schools were outraged. At first he was disappointed that business wasn’t too great during the day – the kids were all working on their tans – so he had the airplane banners announcing free beer for kids from one certain school. Newall ran the Elbo Room bar for a many years and then, along with some partners, started the Button on the Beach – a bar in the old Holiday Inn at the intersection of Las Olas and A1A. (Although interestingly, he says that the scenes that were supposedly inside the Elbo Room were filmed on a Hollywood set). I’d always thought that the scene is Where the Boys Are with the swimming pool in the bar was a figment of someone’s imagination but Newall recalled that at the Marlin Beach Hotel there was indeed an underground bar with a wall that was the glass side of a swimming pool where water ballets were performed. He recalled that once, at the eastern end of Las Olas, he saw a hammerhead shark that had been liberated from Bahia Mar propped up on a park bench wearing a hat. And he had lots of memories about spring break. But he enjoyed it so much that he returned the next year, and the next, each time bringing more friends with him who all spread the word. There were only a couple of bars (including the Elbo Room of course – that has been there forever). He said that in those days there were just a handful of students that used to come to Fort Lauderdale. He came to Fort Lauderdale in 1953 when he was a student, several years before the spring break craziness started in full swing. The ‘father of the spring break’ was a man known as Crazy Gregg Newall. They were talking about a place called Button on the Beach which I’d never heard of. North Beach (south end - east and west side from Sunrise Boulevard to N.E.You’ve got a great reason to party today – one of the best! A few weeks ago I was ‘eavesdropping’ on Twitter and read a fascinating conversation between and who were reminiscing about Fort Lauderdale. Parking Rates for Non-Resident Visitors Location If you have any questions on how to navigate the parking portal please read the Online Application User Guide or review the Frequently Asked Questions.įor more information call Parking Customer Service at 95. Residential Beach Permit Online Application Instructions New permit applications require the following two documents with the same name and address:
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