Crico's Pizza & Subs Review

Well, I moved down here from New York and have yet to find anything similar to a New York sub or pizza. Crico's subs are amazing. They're perfect and EXACTLY like the ones up north, anyone who hasn't tried it has to. It's not optional, you can't die happy until you had one.
   Now onto their pizza...it's no different than pizza hut. I cannot find a NY pizza for the life of me, everybody down here says Mellow Mushroom, or Papa Rocco's...um no. Papa Rocco's? I can make that in my oven from the frozen section at WalMart. The ingredients are not fresh, the crust is sooo thin, just no. Don't even eat it. Mellow Mushroom? It's decent, but nothing like I'm used to. Everyone tells me to try Old World Bakery, that'll be my next try and I'll let you know how that goes.
   But to sum this all up, try Crico's subs! Especially the meatball sub, it's phenomenal. For those of you who aren't sure where Crico's is, it's right next to Shrimp Basket on Hwy 59 almost to the beach by the souvenir shops with the big shark!

XOXO - Melody Rose

The Fireworks Show Must Go On!

Despite the wildfire burning right next to The Wharf, they're still doing their fireworks tonight and tomorrow. I can see the fireworks from my house, they aren't impressive at all. Lets hope they do better tomorrow.
   Also, tomorrow they'll be doing fireworks over the Gulf off of the State Park Pier! Be sure to check it out, I'll be there taking lots of pictures then coming home and making a blog about for all of you who missed it!

XOXO - Melody Rose

Brent Burns Concert & Going to The Hangout Consumed My Night.

At 6pm next to the Gulf Shores Library they had Brent Burns (a local trop-rock singer) playing along with the famous Sunny Jim for free. Sunny Jim has won a few awards and is pretty good on them steel drums. But this trop-rock thing wasn't really my style so off the The Hangout I went.
   The hangout had a band called The Rez playing on their main stage when I arrived around 8pm they were pretty good, but the only song I recognized was Billy Jean. But they were VERY interactive with audience and were just a good time, I got up and danced and all that good stuff. There were some pretty cute guys there too I must say. 11pm rolled around and The Rez ended for the night and Foxy Iguanas took the stage on the other side of The Hangout by the mermaid bar. Now I love Foxy Iguanas the singer and a seriously amazing voice I love em. They play Tom Petty, Sublime, Lynard Skynard, just everything. They're the only band around here I can say I really actually like listening to.
   The people there were pretty cool, nobody was walking around drunk and lost or stupid. Everybody was just a good time, usually I can't go out without wanting to knock a guy out, or smack some chick. But tonight was pretty chill.
   Before 11pm people under 21 are allowed to be there, on the dance floor around 9pm I saw a mom, a dad, and a little boy. I felt so bad for this little boy, his daddy was breaking it down and his mom was trying to get him to join them, he got so embarrassed he ran away from them lol.
   The hangout is definitely kid friendly, and after 11 it's a really cool place to chill, dance, and have a cold drink.

XOXO - Melody Rose

@ The Hangout :)

How to Relieve Pain from Jellyfish Sting

There's been a ton of jellyfish out there in our gulf lately attacking the hell outta us. Being a local I'm pretty used to it, last week I was in there and got stung 10 times but I stayed in the water having a good time (honestly I can't resist playing in the water with big waves and dangerous currents, I find it fun.)

   Anyways, here's what ya gotta do to relieve the stinging itchy pain once one attacks you, get a credit card, if one isn't available get a somewhat large shell or a large-ish piece of a broken shell, then scrape the area where the jellyfish got you, (this removes any tentacles that could still be on you that cause pain) after that mix salt water with meat tenderizer. Yes, meat tenderizer. Rub this mixture on the sting and it will stop the stinging pain. DO NOT put fresh water on it. Don't do it at all. Fresh water makes the pain even worse. Most of the time I don't realize I was stung until I get home and shower and feel intense stinging from the fresh water. But yeah, no fresh water for about 30 minutes after the sting.

   Note: If you are stung by a man-o-war (pretty blue and purple jellyfish, absolutely gorgeous) go to lifeguard or call 911 immediately, these jellyfish could cause upset stomach and heart issues. But the regular pinkish/clearish jellys are okay, just a little painful. You'll live...hopefully :)

XOXO - Melody Rose