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This must be the place: โ€˜I feel summer creepinโ€™ in and Iโ€™m tired of this town againโ€™

Hello from the Trade Winds Lounge in downtown Saint Augustine, Florida. Itโ€™s 10:10 p.m. and I just finished my first Coors Light at this second stop of the evening, and right when classic rock/country gold tribute act Jackhammer finishes up its second of three sets tonight. 

What was initially an old-school tiki bar when it opened decades (and decades) ago has now morphed, more so melted in the hot Florida sun, into a beloved dive bar of legendary proportions.

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