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Jah Lion
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:09 pm
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Post Number: 121
Registered: 09-2009
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| VVHT, how you know?? not arguing!, just wondering what changed? |
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Blues_Pirate
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:18 pm
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Post Number: 1267
Registered: 08-2006
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My guess is the stairs and lower platform are different than before Gilbert.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering 'What the heck happened?'
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Luvsdaislands
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:34 pm
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Post Number: 1116
Registered: 03-2008
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W O W!!
Nice pics, I never got the chance to see Ricks like that!!
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VeryVeryHappyTraveler
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:41 pm
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Post Number: 1409
Registered: 08-2006
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Jah Lion,
Didn't get to Negril until 1992, but the damage from Gilbert was still VERY VERY evident on the West End. If I can figure out how to remove my 1992 pics from the Photo Album without tearing them, I'll scan and post. Any recommendations would be welcome. It was one of those photo albums with the sticky pages and clear film to cover the photos. I have tried to remove photos, but they are glued tight!
The building shown in these photos that has the souvenior shop and bathrooms is identical to the building in my 1992 pics. Ricks was rebuilt after Gilbert in 1988 and again in 2004 after Ivan. I can't find my pics of the pile of Rubble after Ivan in 2004, but it was an amazing testament to the power of the sea! |
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Jah Lion
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:53 pm
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Post Number: 122
Registered: 09-2009
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| VVHT, Cool Mon Thanks! maybe we can get that 1 on 1 game this season! ;) |
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VeryVeryHappyTraveler
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:56 pm
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Post Number: 1410
Registered: 08-2006
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Jah Lion,
Only if you play on your knees! LMAO
Good to see you back on the board!
VVHt |
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begels
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 06:31 pm
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Post Number: 376
Registered: 08-2008
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Love the pics! Thanks for sharing. 
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Blues_Pirate
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 06:38 pm
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Post Number: 1268
Registered: 08-2006
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Here's a photo of the original weed beads.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering 'What the heck happened?'
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T&A
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 07:04 pm
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Post Number: 213
Registered: 12-2006
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Most excellent photos!
Thank you.
Paradise is a state of mind.
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bobby @alices
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 07:36 pm
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Post Number: 74
Registered: 08-2009
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| if you go by the bar and look over the wall right of the stage u can see a small concrete pad, where we would jump from, the best was getting back up the rocks,i remember,give thanks we still here. |
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Vic T__
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 08:24 pm
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Post Number: 1205
Registered: 07-2006
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Thanks for the old pics - that's the Rick's I first saw when I hit Jamaica in 1991. Love the shot from the sea, looking at the cliffs -- very nice.
Everything old is new again, same for the new post-ivan Rick's.
But, as another saying goes - the more things change, the more they remain the same: the hustle, the tourists, the vibes.
Rick's will always have a vibe, a vibe you might just want to check for a hot minute and then move on OR a vibe that you want to make a mainstay of your vacation. To each their own.
We always make one stop at Rick's when we hit Jamaica -- the kids love the scene, the energy is always positive and fun. You can call it a tourist trap (yeah, so it is), a money pit (yeah, gouge gouge gouge), but you can always slide in, have a sit, don't buy NUTTIN if you don't want to, and just watch Life's Rich Pageant.
That's always free. And that's always worth a look, no?
http://vhmckenzie.blogspot.com
http://www.vhmckenzie.etsy.com
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Linda Kost
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 08:45 pm
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Post Number: 114
Registered: 07-2006
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I was thankful we got to go to the old Ricks. I have to say, it had more "charm" than the new one. It's like comparing a school carnival to Disney World. It nice but......... Yeah,
it's a "tourist trap", but you have to try it (at least) once.
It is some serious "real estate" that I would love to own. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Marko
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 09:44 pm
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Post Number: 3736
Registered: 08-2006
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dem first pics must be around 1984 cause that is what it looked like when mi first went der with a group from HedoII.....
back then dem took you on a bus to Ricks.....not by boat......lol
and Ricks had quite a few people der but our Bus was about da only Bus in da parking lot......
but wi all wanted to get back to HedoII cause none of us like paying for dem expensive drinks.....dem were free at Hedo.....
though wi did stay till wi saw the green flash....that was pretty cool to say the least.......
wi were a pretty mellow group cause der was a lot of smoking on da HedoII bus on da way to Ricks.......lol
so none of us jumped into da wata there at Ricks cause wi were all high.......lol
oh da memories.......
Cool Runnings, Marko
Hedo 84,91~T-Water 85~Miss Mary’s 86, 87~Barry’s 88~LTU 91~Charela Inn 92~Negril Inn 92~SamSara 93, 94~Ocean Edge 95, 96~Singles 95, 96~Thrills 95~Hilltop 96, 99~Pee Wees 97~Kool Browns 97~Cottage 99, 00, 01, 02~Roots Bamboo 03~Merrill’sI & II 04, 05~Corals Seas Beach&Cliffs 06~Catcha 07~BCC 08
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meinvancouver
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 09:45 pm
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Post Number: 41
Registered: 06-2009
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Here are a couple from the mid to late 80s
2 more from 94
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poolguywindsor
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:03 pm
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Post Number: 73
Registered: 04-2009
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I have some of those old pictures i will have to try and scan. Went there in a light blue volkswagen van grindin the gears all the way from Montego Bay with Joe Pussy our crazy driver back then.
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booger
Member posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 11:25 pm
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2009
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| LOL Marko! Thanks for the laugh. |
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monk
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:16 am
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Post Number: 3508
Registered: 03-2007
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I'm not sure what they did with it but they have footage from riding out the hurricane...they hid in the vault as it was the most structurally secure spot...there is one shot they got that is the first major surge of the storm. you can see the line of water start to appear and then seriously advance quite rapidly until it breaks over the wall and pretty much demolishes the old bar, which used to be the salt water swimming pool. a big chunk of it flashes past the camera.
it was pretty wild footage.
Preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced.
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Laurel
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 08:30 am
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Post Number: 3412
Registered: 01-2007
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| I just love these old photos ... good fun ~ |
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Homebrewer
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:30 pm
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Post Number: 139
Registered: 07-2006
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From Ricks website: http://www.rickscafejamaica.com/poolnocean.php
I was curious to see what the Pool & Ocean Club was but is this for real? Is this in Latin or what?
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Goldberg
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:40 pm
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Post Number: 221
Registered: 12-2006
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Homebrewer on: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:30 am, wrote:I was curious to see what the Pool & Ocean Club was but is this for real? Is this in Latin or what?
Holy smokes ~~ talk about a little of "dis & dat"
"Think about IT!"
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monk
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:42 pm
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Post Number: 3509
Registered: 03-2007
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lol...it's called 'greeking' it is just used to hold space before proper editorial is dropped in. i'm kinda surprised that an outfit like that would let that stand in there, but then again, negril doesn't surprise me with very much anymore. but they are at the top of the list as far as decent graphic identities go, which I guess isn't saying tooooo much lol since most are like, what you would use to teach what NOT to do in graphic design. but this is just weird for it to be there.
so it's kinda latin, lol...
Preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced.
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Blues_Pirate
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 01:05 pm
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Post Number: 1269
Registered: 08-2006
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Strange, I don't recall seeing anyone topless at Rick's and wearing a sarong in the pool.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering 'What the heck happened?'
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VeryVeryHappyTraveler
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 02:48 pm
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Post Number: 1412
Registered: 08-2006
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BP,
They clean up their act when they hear you are coming!
Best time ever at Rick's:
Bikini photo shoot a few years back. Took me a few days to pick my jaw up off the floor!
VVHT |
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Colonel Andy & Pam
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 03:54 pm
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Post Number: 439
Registered: 05-2007
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Back in the day, I have seen several going topless at Rick's. If you check the fresh water shower coming up from the ocean, you will probably see someone wearing even less. Sometimes even "old" folks ;-).
Respect,
Col. Andy & "Wildcat" Pam
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Blues_Pirate
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:38 pm
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Post Number: 1270
Registered: 08-2006
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LOL,
Yep their suit is at the bottom of the sea after loosing it when they jumped in.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering 'What the heck happened?'
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Robert
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 06:01 pm
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Post Number: 1091
Registered: 08-2006
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Here's a couple picture taken at Rick's just 5 months after hurricane Gilbert. The bottom picture shows yours truly diving head first. Obviously I survived the experience.
Without a doubt, I'm going to Do It Again In Twenty Ten!
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monk
Member posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 08:51 pm
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Post Number: 3510
Registered: 03-2007
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oh boy, lmao, hope you didn't flop that one!
Preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced.
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MissBlue
Member posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 12:49 pm
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Post Number: 1176
Registered: 11-2006
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omg those first pics are wonderful!!! thank you!! that's the rick's i remember from my first JA trip in '88.... that lush green area on the other side of Rick's wall was Dred Lion's place, where we had pitched our tent.... right up til the night that Gilbert roared in and took it down.  Funny, he left us the hammock though, it was hangin on for dear life by one string on the tree we had it tied to. and we sure did save it in the end (although it required hours to de-tangle the thing)
i went to rick's this summer after having not been there since 2001, and was so sad and dismayed to see how denuded that whole cliff is now, it's just bare rock with a few scraggly trees. |
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paula
Member posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 02:28 pm
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Post Number: 810
Registered: 08-2006
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awe, Robert, thanks for the pics. Going through the thread I was wondering if anyone was gonna post pics of the seating area for the restaurant.....One of my first eating experiences in Negril..Thanks again, great shot
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Sharleen Sharleen
Member posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 10:17 pm
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Post Number: 102
Registered: 08-2006
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| This place used to be a private residence in the 1970's -- very nice "Dr. Miller" and his wife. The area where the bar was used to be their swimming pool. They were only "on island" five months out of the year so that the other times people (like me) that used to live in the area could use their pool. The house was small but nice, many more plants all around the property before they sold the place to the original "Rick" a/k/a "Swishy/Ricky" |
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skyjuice
Member posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 10:24 pm
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Post Number: 248
Registered: 01-2009
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| Sharleen Sharleen, I really enjoy your knowledge of Negril. |
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monk
Member posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 10:25 pm
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Post Number: 3545
Registered: 03-2007
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and that old salt water converted to a bar 'pool' is what got blasted apart in the hurricane!
Preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced.
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Robert
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 07:23 am
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Post Number: 1093
Registered: 08-2006
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Here's a couple of the old bar area and one more of the property to the south. I was amazed that after being heavily damaged by Hurricane Gilbert, Rick's was back to normal just 5 months later. But as you can see the vegetation was still very sparse. Personally I haven't been back to Rick's in many years.
Without a doubt, I'm going to Do It Again In Twenty Ten!
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nick
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 01:57 pm
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Post Number: 1217
Registered: 12-2006
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My first trip to Ricks around 1975, they had just built the place and it looked a lot like the photo in Robert's thread. and there was a little gravel parking area in front.
Back then;my friend Marc, his girl friend, and the future X Mrs. Nick, and I walked in. There was one guy in there, another young American who said, "Dude, you missed it, Mick Jagger Just Left!"
We stayed and drank shots and beers for another hour or so then cruised back to the Yellow Bird Sea Tell. |
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Yard Dog
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 05:34 pm
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Post Number: 3298
Registered: 08-2006
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Dude, you missed it, Mick Jagger Just Left!"
Nick in 75 that was probably true..............
Negril was a mecca for the hip counterculture.........no one else ever heard of Negril...........especially travel agents......lol
I can't even recall exactly how I heard of it in 76.
But I sure remember the experiences |
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Blues_Pirate
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 07:16 pm
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Post Number: 1282
Registered: 08-2006
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Jagger, Richards & company came back years later shortly after The Caves was built to stay there.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering 'What the heck happened?'
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