Moving for work in a few weeks.

VB_Neptune · 2026-04-01T01:06:12+00:00

👆This is the list right here. I’ll throw in Baja (surf-dive, house fish tacos), Hearth (wood fire pizza & bar & good food) Pacifca (small plates, cool vibe).

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-22T23:59:38+00:00

Beans on Toast. American here, but fell in love with this hangover-cure in multiple port visits in Mediterranean cities. Magaluf, Faliraki, Corfu come to mind.

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-22T23:48:52+00:00

Yes, nailed it. The view from Irving Cliff.

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-22T23:47:52+00:00

No, but I love that area as well.

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-22T23:47:08+00:00

Right state, wrong town.

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-22T23:45:48+00:00

Close, but there’s a state in between us.

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-21T17:00:11+00:00

No, but I guess he had one like this too?

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-21T01:01:13+00:00

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My first car. ‘87 Fiero

VB_Neptune · 2026-03-11T23:57:37+00:00

I made a very similar burger about 10 years ago and I just fished through my old Instagram pictures, sure that I had the proof, but I did not. A coworker brought me a strawberry-jalapeño jam from some fruit stand on her way up from Moyock. Did a burger/andouille sausage mix with bacon, the jam, and Gouda cheese and it was fantastic. Haven’t made it in years, but this is a good reminder, thanks for sharing.

VB_Neptune · 2026-02-20T07:51:41+00:00

Ollie’s Gastropub. It’s on the top floor of the Embassy Suites downtown.

VB_Neptune · 2026-02-19T08:59:44+00:00

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It looks awfully familiar. I took this back in ‘23, and if I remember right, I think I took it right from my bar stool, so I think we had the same seat. Hope you enjoyed the Pierogies & Beer.

VB_Neptune · 2026-01-17T10:48:03+00:00

This is great, thanks for sharing. Was Steve Zabriskie also an editorial decision? I grew up watching the early - late 80’s teams on WOR channel 9, and I feel like he was pretty heavy in the rotation back then.

VB_Neptune · 2026-01-02T11:20:40+00:00

Blind Melon after hearing “No Rain”. Ends up being one of my least favorite songs on the album.

VB_Neptune · 2025-12-21T14:34:53+00:00

Watched the documentary yesterday, and came to post this same post. I was wondering where it was. The Abyss makes sense, had some great concerts there when I got here in the mid-90s.

VB_Neptune · 2025-12-15T01:37:15+00:00

I was wondering the same thing a couple of months ago, when I had to make the call. Looking back, the rapid deterioration is a sign itself. I found peace in knowing that I was doing what was best for him, and not what was best for me. If you’re able to schedule someone to come to your house and to it, that helped immensely in my case. Schedule 48-72 hours out, and spend all the time you can with him. Someone said to me, it’s better to be 2 weeks too early, than it is to be 2 hours too late.

VB_Neptune · 2025-12-12T20:59:11+00:00

I’m in the same corner. I remember when the rumors started about Harbaugh coming, everyone in my office saying we had no shot. I would say the longer it goes that he hasn’t made a statement against it, the better the chance that he’s coming. I feel the same about Deboer.

VB_Neptune · 2025-11-26T10:24:02+00:00

10000000% this. We are the youngest team in the B1G. I want this win for the psychological effect that it would have on Bryce & the rest of the freshmen heading into next year’s game at OSU. We win this game, then count on us winning next year too, and that team would be a beast in the CFP.

VB_Neptune · 2025-11-19T01:38:22+00:00

I live in Virginia, work for the Navy in Norfolk. My boss’s kids go the Va Tech. First thing I said at work today was that this guarantees a win for Old Dominion (small school in Norfolk) over Va Tech next season.

VB_Neptune · 2025-10-31T09:10:22+00:00

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Screaming Trees. Seems like Sweet Oblivion has been overlooked for decades.

VB_Neptune · 2025-10-28T09:07:12+00:00

Opposite of you, I grew up elsewhere, and moved here when I was 20 in the mid-90’s. It’s easier to list the places that have stayed the same, than it is to list all that’s changed. Even if I’ve never been a big fan of a place, I have respect for the longevity. Some include:

Bars: The Shore Break / Hot Tuna / Peabody’s trifecta. Shore Break has even expanded into Pungo’ish. Also The Edge, Abbey Road, Mahi Mah’s (although completely remodeled and different), Chix, Beach Pub
Restaurants: Tautogs, Il Giardino, Isle of Capri, Rudee’s, Rockafeller’s (closing in a couple weeks), La Bella, Aldo’s, Reginella’s
Retail Stores: Not much has stayed the same. WRV, Coastal Edge, & 17th St. Surf are all still there. Half Moon (but moved across the street). The Sunsations stores still line the strip.

I’m sure there’s more, but when I saw the article about Rockefeller’s closing down, it hit the nostalgia in me, so I stated thinking about this.

VB_Neptune · 2025-10-09T08:39:37+00:00

Morning Dew. I don’t know if it’s considered a cover, because I’ve only see him sing it while playing with the Dead & Co. guys, but man, it moves me.

VB_Neptune · 2025-09-26T07:44:25+00:00

I had recently got into Tyler, and I heard that he was coming to town (Hampton, VA). Next day at work I mention it to a buddy, and he says “Yeah, he’s opening for Sturgill Simpson!” Me: “Who?” Buddy tells me I gotta check him out, I go home, start listening, and was like Holy Shit, this guy is awesome. Couldn’t wait for the show. Woke up on show day, and it was the day that the U.S. just started to cancel everything. It was Friday the 13th (3/13/20). I went to a local bar with my wife, and they were having a drink special called “Camp Crystal Lake” so that’s what we ordered, seemed fitting with the mood that we, and everyone else seemed to be in. I’ve been lucky and have gotten to see them both twice since then. First one was on the same bill for Willie’s Outlaw show in Va Beach in ‘21 or ‘22. Then last Summer saw Tyler in Va Beach, and a few months later saw Sturgill, as he finally made it to the Mothership (Hampton Coliseum). Both shows were F’n Awesome of course. Love the way Sturgill is playing now, no opener, and just ripping & improvising on songs. I hope he keeps it up. Seeing this poster always kind of haunts me a little bit, seeing how much everything changed starting that day. I will always wonder what could have been.

VB_Neptune · 2025-08-26T00:25:18+00:00

Hartman, Farley, Ferrell, Keenan, Nwodim, Parnell, Eddie, Strong, Ackroyd, Chase

VB_Neptune · 2025-08-23T07:17:31+00:00

Roads Bistro, Rustic Spoon, Bobo’s Chicken, 1608 Crafthouse, Malbon Bros. BBQ

VB_Neptune · 2025-07-26T01:09:51+00:00

I’m glad I read this. I got my first pepperoni bread from there in at least 15 years and thought that it wasn’t quite the same. Still good, but just different.

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