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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: NCSailor]
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10/08/2019 08:26 AM
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I don't know what his cost structure is but how do you go bankrupt selling overpriced drinks, sandwiches & BBQ in a thatch hut on the beach? I totally agree. I can only imagine the money he made pre Irma/Maria easily got him through the down time. I find this hard to believe and sincerely hope it is not true.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/08/2019 09:42 AM
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I saw him Saturday and spoke to him and he didn't mention anything...he did lose his marijuana field behinds Foxys so maybe that dented profits...they didnt seem to be serving but we thought they hadnt opened up yet and it was just a hit and run visit for some people who went there on their honeymoon 30 years ago IMHO it has continued to go down hill for years...and your reputation can only take you so far. I am hoping Corsairs can fill the gap or Great Harbour wont be the stop it used to be especially with White Bay coming back stronger than before link to OP? https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attract...ost_Van_Dyke_British_Virgin_Islands.html
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/08/2019 10:12 AM
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Ok.. they say bad news travels faster than good news... but it also leads to rumors. For the comment about Fox 'losing his marijuana fields" you may refer to this https://bvinews.com/police-discover-over-20-marijuana-plants-at-foxys/When it says plants, we're talking numerous seedlings in pots. There were no marijuana fields behind foxy's generating profit for Foxy's. Foxy's makes its money through legal drug sales (alcohol), food and merchandise. I am sure the rumors will fly on this one, but I'd suggest waiting on an official release from Foxy's.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/08/2019 10:32 AM
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Wow, I thought Pusser's pulling out of Marina Cay was bad. Like you guys I can't wrap my head around the shear #'s of people who flock there daily, the big events etc like Old Year's Night that draw so many. How the heck to you get that under water with debt? Hope it's not true.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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last try....for some reason it is omitting the middle part, maybe we can fix that with this....maybe not. I'm not too clever with the computer.
so this gets inserted after Attract making that word Attraction and obviously ends with the J for Jost
ion_Review-g580449-d149419-Reviews-Foxy_s_Bar-J The link was already posted.....
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: ugo]
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10/08/2019 01:16 PM
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sorry. I couldn't get the link to work before. Now it's working okay. Must be me. The middle is removed just to shorten the text..
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/10/2019 05:02 PM
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Well tomorrow everyone can get a proper answer as Interline rock up for their party. Tomorrow has come and gone. Has Foxy's as well?
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/11/2019 09:14 AM
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Well tomorrow everyone can get a proper answer as Interline rock up for their party. Tomorrow has come and gone. Has Foxy's as well? Inquiring minds want to know.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Foxy's FB page seems to indicate all is well...
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Any truth to the roomers?
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Anyone else read the Facebook post?
It reads that Foxy adopted a 50+ year old man (David Deitrich) and signed over the land to him. Am I missing something? This sounds too bizarre. David that is one of his boat captains?
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Anyone else read the Facebook post?
It reads that Foxy adopted a 50+ year old man (David Deitrich) and signed over the land to him. Am I missing something? This sounds too bizarre. David that is one of his boat captains? That is what I thought when I read it. Seems we met him a few years back while trying to coordinate a snorkel trip with him while staying on Jost. This is all truly bizarre if what Dean says is true.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/14/2019 06:22 PM
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Hard to understand with no sound. His actions speak volumes.
Last edited by Dreamer; 10/14/2019 06:22 PM.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/14/2019 06:38 PM
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It sure looks like something very evil is happening.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/14/2019 11:04 PM
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Talk about a ball of confusion... That's what the world is today (hey hey)
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/15/2019 07:19 AM
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Holy Moly............... I am sure alot more will come out before this is over....
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: bailau]
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10/15/2019 10:09 AM
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I thought the same thing watching the FB video this morning. My father passed away at 80 and months before he was spouting some odd stuff. Hopefully the Callwood's will come out of this okay.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/15/2019 06:49 PM
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what I said earlier. holy moly......
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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10/17/2019 04:07 PM
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We have been to Foxy's several times in past 10 yrs where his son would start of being friendly and telling jokes only to later tell us not so nice stories about Foxy. I wonder if there was enough dissension amoung the family that he felt he simply could not entrust the business to be run in a sustainable manor by his direct kin.
Im interested to hear if anyone else experienced this behavior from one of Foxy's adult sons
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: Aries4]
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10/18/2019 12:16 AM
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This is so complicated, and sad, all at once. In the beginning there was just Foxy, playing his guitar in nothing but a shack on the beach. He sang his songs of protest, and had the knack of customizing them to his audience. Tess comes along. She's a really pretty Brit with a sense of adventure, and they 'fall in love'. Foxy just wants to play his guitar and enjoy his new love.
But Tess is bored and ambitious. She builds the Foxy's brand to an iconic state - expanding the bar, establishing the gift shop, establishing relationships with other organizations, like the West End Yacht Club. Foxy becomes THE place to be on NYE. Foxy's becomes a cash cow.
Meanwhile....it's the same Foxy. He believes that his sons should work hard, just like he did when he was their age(s). He has no clue of the tremendous cash that his (Tessa's) entities were generating.(And as an aside.....Foxy vacillated between drugs of choice, and also total abstinence, depending upon his most recent spiritual calling.)
So Tessa maintained the ever-burgeoning business, including the establishment of Foxy's Taboo at the East End, run by their only biological daughter, Justine. Justine was educated in the States, and always identified with her Mom.
Tessa invested in other entities....clubs and bars in Tortola and St Thomas....apparently not successfully. But I know nothing of that. Foxy's sons worked at the bar, just like they were expected to. And they feel left out.
So now, David steps in, initially to establish Foxy's Charters, but then becomes Foxy's new best friend. The jury remains out as to his motivations, but it appears, that although he's kind of an arrogant jerk, he's sincere in his efforts to protect Foxy's interests.Again, the jury is still out.
So.....Foxy is apparently broke. But with an incredibly valuable 36acres of beachfront property, and still, at 81, an iconic brand with a whole lot of earning potential.
Tess and Foxy have grown apart... for obvious reasons. Foxy proffers a quite lude reason in his press confrence just recently. Whatever.
What to expect from Foxy's in the upcoming season? I think it will be business as usual. Tess won't let the bar fail.....again the cash cow.
Foxy will continue to play his guitar. He can't help himself.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: YachtReprise]
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10/18/2019 11:59 AM
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Tess comes along. She's a really pretty Brit with a sense of adventure, and they 'fall in love'. Foxy just wants to play his guitar and enjoy his new love. Not to quibble, but pretty sure Tessa is from Australia. Otherwise, what I know from living in the BVI, and from what I've heard recently, you are absolutely correct. Personally, I always thought Dean was an "alfa hotel."
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Tess comes along. She's a really pretty Brit with a sense of adventure, and they 'fall in love'. Foxy just wants to play his guitar and enjoy his new love. Not to quibble, but pretty sure Tessa is from Australia. Otherwise, what I know from living in the BVI, and from what I've heard recently, you are absolutely correct. Personally, I always thought Dean was an "alfa hotel." Yup, you're right. Tessa is an Aussie. Forgot that. Thanks.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: Aries4]
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10/19/2019 07:55 AM
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I never heard the expression 'alpha hotel' before.. Seems urban dictionary gives about 8 words to define it...none of which would be acceptable language on TTOL.
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
[Re: ugo]
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Don't over think it, Ugo. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel...
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Re: Ummm...Foxy's is closing for good?
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Foxy’s was up and running last Wednesday when we were in Great Harbour. We went upstairs and he was sitting and singing as usual. Wednesday night there was a good crowd there, heading off the dock someone told us not to waste our time, service and food were mediocre, so we walked down to Corsairs instead.
"We lost our corkscrew and were compelled to live on food and water for several days. ~W.C. Fields"
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