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 [Dead] Controversial singer-songwriter David Allan Coe has died at the age of 86 on Wednesday. Coe – a divisive figure for his use of racial slurs in his material and fondness for displaying the Confederate flag made enemies wherever he went. His father even called him an “asshole”.
I remember in my “yoot” while working on the 7 Mile Bridge, seeing a couple tractor trailers with DAC (David Allen Coe) on their sides and escorted by Outlaws motorcycle club members headed to Big Pine Key where Coe had a house. I think it was purple or something odd. Ah, the good ol’ days! Last of the old Keys. I was living behind the OverSeas aka The Over Sleaze at the time and you can’t forget the Idle Hour aka Idiot Hour after hours bar either. |
| [Keys Kids Music Project] May 15th at the Key West theater with a plethora of Iggy winners. Jericho will be playing the music of the stray cats. Wind power will be playing the music of Jethro Tull, and the Marshall Morlock band will be playing the music of Led Zeppelin with Bria Ansara and Kari Wolf. Doors Open at 7:00. Get your tickets here. Link |
 Route 66 is the iconic American highway, from Chicago to Santa Monica, 2,400 miles long, traipsing its way through towns and cities, large and small, a genuine slice of Americana. Many of my generation were first introduced to the roadway by the eponymous TV series, Route 66, originally starring Martin Milner (Tod) and George Maharis (Buz), two young men, looking for meaning in their lives, who decide to hop in a Corvette convertible and explore America, encountering adventure and crime along the way. The show lasted for 116 episodes over four years, starting in 1960. Cast members changed along the journey, and, interesting enough for those of us living in the Sunshine State, concluded in Tampa, which is nowhere near Route 66 at all. |
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| I had my Comcast router replaced about a year ago. Yesterday I tried to connect my laptop to the 5Ghz network instead of the 2.4Ghz network (that is for all around use). The 5Ghz is faster but with a shorter range. Comcast told me my router is an old model that doesn’t have 5Ghz. Boo on them! He’s sending me the currant router and knocked off $10 a month from my bill, and I’ll be getting 500mbps up from my 200mbps. All this took 31 minutes. I couldn’t get him off the phone. He wouldn’t stop. Last time when they doubled my speed from 100mbps to 200mbps I couldn’t tell the difference, I don’t expect much from 500mbps. Stay tuned. |
 The science of hosting the perfect dinner party. You may be using the wrong plates. Link |
| Claud is Anthropic’s AI, built for problem solving. This is the problematic AI chip we all should fear. Dario Amodei the AI researcher and entrepreneur who was still testing its capabilities, found that it connected itself to the internet where no internet was available. It can turn on machines that are not connected to it when there’s no way to access the machine. This is real si-fi horror movie stuff. That’s why Mr Amodei backed out from negotiations with the Pentagon due to disagreements over the use of his AI for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons that the government wanted to use.
It’s not a matter of if, but when, AI will crack all passwords and be able to copy voice verification, fingerprint verification, and retina verification. |
 Anyone telling you that money can’t buy happiness has obviously never been bonded out of jail. |
| [Republican Club] Welcoming all Registered Republicans. Middle Keys Republican Club Meeting Wednesday May 6, Social at 5:30PM, Meeting starts promptly at 6PM. Special Guest Presentation to follow. (Editor: where?) |
 Why scars never disappear. Scar tissue is built to protect, not vanish. Link |
| Do you do job postings as well? (Editor: Yes. We post anything that may be of interest to anyone. We post it on the next garbage day for that one-time publication.) |
 Pawsitive Beginnings is proud to announce the donation of 100 copies of ‘Reef The Fox Finds His Purpose’ to the Major Crimes Units of both the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Key West Police Department. The books will be placed directly into the hands of children involved in active cases—often during some of the most difficult and uncertain moments of their lives. |
| [Gun Laws] Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling just changed U.S. gun laws forever. Video |
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| [“Big Pine’s Free Tech Support only knows Microsoft and Android”] And yet, try taking your Android phone to a Senior Center phone help session. All they know is the Apple iPhone! |
 Don’t take your mate for granted. Tell them you love them today and buy them a small, but thoughtful gift. Maybe a flower or a candy bar they like. It’s the thought. |
| Text messages and emails can be considered legal documents in Florida if they include essential terms and demonstrate an intent to create a binding agreement. However, certain transactions may still require formal written contracts to be enforceable under the law. |
 [Music Industry] Major record labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working. Link |
| The AARP calendar of activities for May is here. Link |
 How an Oil Refinery Works. Link |
| [People Smugglers] A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations boat crew stops a suspected migrant-smuggling vessel off Miami on Sunday. long with the boat operator, whom Customs called “a suspected smuggler,” an additional 24 people were on board and were not authorized to enter the U.S., according to the post. The agency did not say where the boat came from. The migrants came from several countries, including Haiti, Romania, Colombia, the Bahamas, Moldova and Jamaica. Link |
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| [Friday Joke] A man walks into his bedroom and sees his wife packing a suitcase. He asks, “What are you doing?” She answers, “I’m moving to New York. I heard prostitutes there get paid $400 for doing what I do for you for free.” Later that night, on her way out, the wife walks into the bedroom and sees her husband packing his suitcase. When she asks him where he’s going, he replies, “I’m coming too. I want to see how you live on $800 a year”. |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 5/1/26 at 9:25 am. |
