Barfly: Of Lobsters and losing Rose

Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach is the home of the 3-day Redondo Beach Lobster Fest. Enjoy lobster, surf & turf or steak dinners. For more info go to www.lobsterfestival.com Say “Hi” to Ozzie for Me: Last week we lost one of the good ones. Rose Penque and her husband Nick have been loyal Jazz Alumni supporters, following Ozzie Cadena’s Hermosa Beach Jazz Series every Sunday at the Lighthouse and every Wednesday at Sangria for several decades. I manned the back room of Sangria, which housed live Jazz music every Wednesday for a good seven years and rare was the week when Rose and Nick weren’t the first to arrive. Often they were there before the staff came in to set up! True to the octogenarian code, they rarely strayed from their routine: First to arrive. Iced-T for Rose, Soda water with lime for Nick. Chicken tortilla soup and a Chille Rellenos appetizer. Last to leave. Unfortunately last week Rose left us too soon after a bout of pneumonia. She was one of my faves. Always there with a smile no matter what was going on, she was a shoulder for me, aSouthBay mother figure. She organized a birthday celebration for me every year with presents and cake to the point that witnessing…

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