Manteo 18 May 2016 – A Manteo native, Trey Tillett, was ridiculed by his friends this week when, after a couple of drinks at a local establishment, he expressed interest in going across the bridge to visit the Atlantis nightclub and do a little dancing. He quickly retracted the statement, misunderstanding his friends’ laughter. He believed that they were laughing at the idea of seeing him dance.
“Actually, we were laughing because ol’ Trey never goes beyond the Midway intersection to the south or Mother Vineyard to the north. He hasn’t been more than a couple miles from his house since, well, since Atlantis was open, probably,” stated a stocky, bearded man wearing camouflage everything at the bar.
“Wait, Atlantis closed down? When did that happen?” asked Trey, clearly distraught. “Man, I used to love dancing there. Well, I only went once, in the eighties, I think, but it was really cool.”
“Hey, Trey, you been to the new Fresh Market on the beach?” called out another bearded man, farther down the bar. Upon seeing Trey’s confused look, the man explained, “It’s a grocery store, dumbass.”
“Why would I go over there? We have Food-A-Rama right here! And the Pig is next door if I need something they don’t have. Geez,” Trey answered, clearly exasperated.
“What about local seafood? You buy shrimp what comes from Thailand or China or something? Or you just stick to frozen fish sticks and ketchup?” shouted a well-known local fisherman, also bearded and in camouflage.
“No, of course not. I go down to Wanchese for that stuff. I was just down there in, when was it? The eighties, I think. That was a crazy decade.” Mr Tillett responded sharply.
Shortly afterward, Tillett stomped out mumbling about having traveled up north to see The Lost Colony in 1993.