Letters To Frog Brother

Here's a letter from Carl. He thanking me for posting pictures of the last night of the Purple Porpoise, the legendary bar in Gainesville, FL:

Thanks for posting photos of the last night at the Porpoise. I live in Rhode Island now, and only just learned of the closing. Shocking.

I moved to Gainesville in 1983, the year after Andy opened on University Ave. It instantly became my favorite place. Had a check cashing card there. When he started serving breakfast, it rivaled Skeeter's (that was a short lived experiment though. Not many people wanted to have breakfast where they'd been slurping oysters and beer the night before!). Everything about the place was awesome.

I can't begin to count the friends made there and the great times. Even though I hadn't been back in a few years, it still has a strong hold on me.

Anyway, thanks again for posting the photos.

Carl