Boy Howdy Music Fans! For a bar/restuarant/entertainment paper such as the Coconut Times, this issue is almost a Superbowl or greatest hits version of our regular fare. We bid an Erin Go Brah and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to one and all. We wish you a fun yet safe and trouble free version of this adopted American Holiday!     Hopefully the Luck of the Irish will assist our Parade’s Grand Marshall, Buck Mann and The Irish American Club to keep Mother Nature from raining on our parade! The forecast so far dictates we may just need that luck. James Gallagher and Off the Boat will perform at the grandstand in the 45th St. Village for tomorrow’s (3/13/10) Parade After Party. Driving all the snakes out  of Ocean City could prove to be a tall order!     Anyone frequenting OC for a while knows all about the obligatory hot spots with Irish names to blow the froth off a couple pints and a sing song. This I like. It’s a... » Click here for the full story.

    Boy Howdy Music Fans. Welcome to the Coconut again for 2010! Old Man Winter has lately been puffing his chest out and leaving much of the Mid-Atlantic snow-bound and without power. None of this, of course, has been all that great for our resort as a whole, however, Spring is just around the corner. The OCHMRA is only weeks away and St. Patrick’s Day only a month!     Mardi Gras certainly began a bit early down in The Big Easy! Congrats to The New Orleans Saints on the Big Game! The beloved musical Crescent City could not be more deserving, having shouldered their share of adversity in the last few years. According to  Christian dogma and ritual, Fat Tuesday (the real one) is this Tuesday 2/16.     Love is in the air. Grab your sweetheart (you decide where) and hit the town for St. Valentine’s Day this weekend. It’s been my experience it’s not always neccessary to do this on the exact date of 2/14. Look for ... » Click here for the full story.