Year in Palm Beach by Acheson Pamela & Richard B. Myers

Author:Acheson, Pamela & Richard B. Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Two Thousand Three Associates
Published: 2011-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

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“I’M LOOKING AROUND FOR A

WOOD CHIPPER.”

Monday, March 1

“So you were a star in one of James Patterson’s novels,” Pam says as we take a seat at Taboo’s bar.

Bobby laughs. “Yeah, that’s when Michael and Andy were still here. You saw he mentions those two as well as Cindy and me. He has lunch here a lot.”

“How did you find out you were in it?” I ask.

“He just came in one day with four signed copies of the book, one for each of us. He’s a really nice guy,” Bobby says.

“Well, if we decide to do a book about Palm Beach, you’ll be in it,” Pam says.

Bobby laughs. “Okay, just be sure you spell my name right.”

Tuesday, March 2

Spring has definitely sprung. Daytime temperatures for the next several days are forecast to reach the high seventies. It is hard for me to believe we had all those second thoughts about moving down here. I love living here. I read in the Shiny Sheet the police have cited a man in town for “illegal spearfishing.” Illegal spearfishing two blocks from Neiman Marcus and Saks.

Well, the town is still jumping even if some of the fish apparently are not. When Pam and I are on our walks, Worth Avenue is still crowded and restaurants are full. There are plenty of February people still in town. Don’t they know it’s March?

This morning, the Shiny Sheet has even more photographs of people than usual at balls and parties and various charity events.

I’m looking at all these people and I say to Pam, “This is scary. I’ve seen some of these faces so many times, I’m beginning to recognize them.”

“I think that may be the point,” Pam says.

I’m so obtuse. Of course that’s what these people are doing. It’s a different kind of Facebook. And along with the Shiny Sheet, you can see these same faces in Palm Beach Today, Palm Beach Illustrated, Palm Beach Life, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Society, Palm Beach Young Society, and, although it may be hard to believe, Palm Beach Pet Society.

It’s funny, if we didn’t get the Shiny Sheet or pick up one of these magazines, we would never know any of these faces or that these events had even taken place. I don’t think I’ve seen any of these faces other than on the printed page.

Wednesday, March 3

We’re surviving quite well without television. In fact, we are outside more at night, we read more, talk more, and probably think more. We caught some World Series games at Bice and Taboo last fall. Otherwise, Pam and I have been TV-free.

But this month may pose a problem. “March Madness,” the NCAA basketball tournament, is coming up. Tonight I want to try and catch the second half of an ACC Tournament game at Taboo or Bice. Pam says she’s going to check the score on her computer before we head over.

A minute or so later, she comes out and says, “The game’s on in the office.”

“What game is on in the office?” I say.

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