KEY WEST, FL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
SLOPPY JOE'S 25th ANNUAL TOGA PARTY — $1,000 IN CASH PRIZES

"Still The Best Ancient Roman Party In Town!" To enter contest, contestants must be dressed in toga and are encouraged to dress in Fantasy Fest theme "Pirates, Pundits and Political Party Animals" or Ancient Roman theme.

Contest rules:

• Registration is from 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm, or until contest is full
• To participate contestants must register
• Contestants must be in toga
• Free to enter contest
• Three divisions: Men's division first place $250; Couples/Groups division $500 first place; and Women's division $250 first place.
• Limited entry space: (15) Men; (20) Couples/Groups; and (25) Women. The Couple/Group division is minimum 2 people, maximum 8 people.
• The show will start at 9:30 pm with the Men's division on stage first, followed by Couples/Groups, 15 minute dance break followed by the Women's division
• Judges will narrow down each division to three (3) finalists; the audience response will determine winners
• Togas will be available for purchase in the Retail Store as of Monday, October 20th. Customers can purchase togas in the Retail Store for an $8.00 donation. All donations will go to "Aids Help". All sheets have been donated by the Casa Marina and Double Tree.
• Door charge begins at 6:30 pm

KEY WEST, FL ­

SLOPPY JOE'S CELEBRATES 71 YEARS AT THE
CORNER OF DUVAL AND GREENE
MAY 5, 2008

To celebrate Sloppy Joe's 71st year at the corner of Duval and Greene
streets in Key West, FL swing band Southernmost Brass
will perform 8:00pm to 10:00pm.

Southernmost Brass members include: Mike Emerson, Leader; Tim Alpine, Bass;
Dave Parker, Drums; Joe Dallas, Trombone; Hulber Gagliardini, Trumpet; Marty
Stonely, Alto Sax; Les Dudley, Tenor Sax; and Melody Cooper,
Keyboard and Vocals.

Prior to show, Theo and Ganine from Theo & Ganine's Dance Center located in
Marathon, FL will instruct swing dance lessons 7:00pm-8:00pm. Everyone is
invited to join in lessons.

Theo and Ganine have been recognized as Top Teachers in America for the last
four years. Ganine has performed in Broadway Shows and as a Radio City
Rockette, and Theo owned the original Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Broadway.

No cover charge for swing band or dance lessons.

KEY WEST, FL

Sloppy Joe's will participate in Hog's Breath's Annual Song Writers Festival
April 30-May 4, 2008. Song Writers will perform at Sloppy Joe's Friday, May
2, 4:00pm-6:15pm.

Artists line-up round one ­ 4:00pm-5:00pm:
Josh Thompson
Brett Eldredge
Jaida Dreyer
Brian Davis

Artists line-up round two -- 5:15pm to 6:15pm:
Max T. Barnes
Billy Yates
Wil Nance
Fred Wilhelm

KENNY CHESNEY
SLOPPY JOE'S
KEY WEST, FL
MARCH 15, 2008

Kenny's Keg Gets
Sloppy In Key West

Overflow Closes Duval
and Adjacent Streets

Key West: Coming off 3000 people on the beach in Panama City, Florida, it's hard to imagine that one of Kenny Chesney's whirlwind, no set list commando Keg In The Closet shows could be any crazier, but somehow the man who lives his life in flip-flops figured out how to turn one of America's most laidback party destinations upside down.

"It was insane," Chesney croaked the next morning over pancakes. "People started lining up at 4 a.m. — and at 10 a.m. when Sloppy Joe's opened, they went straight to capacity and stayed there, which was great. I guess what no one was counting on was Duval Street and the adjacent street getting so clogged with people that they'd have to be shut down."

Chesney, who is waist deep in preparations for this year's Poets & Pirates Tour, believes in giving people what they came for. After that kind of wait and loyalty, especially for the folks standing in the sun all day, waiting for the 5:30 kick-off, the 3-time and current Country Music Association and reigning three-in-a-row Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year showed how he earns that title.

"Our record for the longest we've ever played," says the guy getting ready to hit 14 NFL Stadiums this summer, "is 4 hours and 15 minutes at Sammy Hagar's birthday party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico... and that was pretty brutal. But we got on Sloppy Joe's stage, and those people were so right there with us, it was 10:00pm or a little after when we got done... Four-and-a-half hours...!

"And you know we played absolutely every song we know, and a few we really didn't. We got into Dave Matthews' 'Where Are You Going?' and suddenly I realized: I only think I know that song. There were a buncha lyrics I didn't know, but it's okay because the crowd did and they were actually really good singers."

They weren't the only good singers. On hand for the mayhem was CMA Song of the Year winner Paul Overstreet, who climbed onstage for "Diggin' Up Bones" and a duet on "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy." Scotty Emerick also showed up: in addition to singing his "I Love This Bar," he joined Chesney for the Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair closer 'Soul of A Sailor," which he co-wrote on Chesney's boat.

That boat's getting a lot of work. Immediately following the show, everyone adjourned to where it was docked for a party to commemorate the close of the 5th annual Keg In The Closet. More abbreviated than other years and at least one date almost cancelled because of internet leaks creating security concerns, it's back to gearing up for the big, big show with lighting rigs, video screens and a stage that gives everyone plenty of room to run around.

"These shows are tight, cramped, sound sketchy and we have more fun doing 'em," Chesney reports. "You know, it's not us at our best in a lotta ways, but it's the reason people fall in love with music to begin with. If you start there, anywhere you go is gonna be pretty awful good."

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March 2008
Key West, FL—
SLOPPY JOE'S WELCOMES SPRING BREAKERS TO KEY WEST!

Three great bands on stage each night, and dancing every night at 10pm.

March 2008 ~ 10:00pm band schedule:

• March 1-2 — VS The Earth
• March 3-9 — The Benderz
• March 10-16 — GoGo Gadjet
• March 17-23 — The Union
• March 24-30 — Animal House
• March 31- April 6 — Emily's Toy Box

Sloppy Joe's gift card and prize giveaways during band breaks on Monday-Wednesday nights March 3-19.

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Satellite TV available in Sloppy Joe's Backroom Bar Key West,FL

The Backroom, "a saloon behind the stage" opens daily at noon serving drinks and food. Customers can easily move from the Backroom to the main bar and enjoy the Sloppy Joe's atmosphere. The Backroom also has a front porch with seating.

Catch the scores, games and races on HD Big Screen TV in the Backroom!

The Backroom is also available for private parties. Please call (305) 296-2388, ext. 121 for more information.

Key West, FL -
It was September 8, 1978 when Sidney Snelgrove and the late Jim Mayer became owners of the world-famous watering hole "Sloppy Joe’s Bar." The Snelgrove and Mayer families have kept the party going at the corner of Duval and Greene since then.

Jean Klausing came on board that same day, and spent over twenty three years as General Manager. Klausing still acts as General Manager Emeritus.

The bar began with the end of prohibition in 1933, and was called the Blind Pig, before being renamed Sloppy Joe's. On May 5, 1937 Sloppy Joe's move to its current location.

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PAPA 2007

Larry Austin
Palm Harbor, FL