“In ten years, I only lost a million dollars”

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Saturday, Sep. 26, 2009 at 2:27 PM

Kyle Smith, the former owner of the legendary Ocean Shores Inn, was having lunch at Carousel this afternoon and talking about the old times. In addition to the above quotation, he said he had Ray Charles perform at his nightclub three times. “Closing night, I paid Dionne Warwick $23,000.” Those were the days . . .

Sorry, no music superstar will mark the closing of Carousel. Just ice cream. (If all goes well, Carousel will be open next summer, next to Bud’s barber shop, front row of the Roundabout.)

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2 Responses to ““In ten years, I only lost a million dollars””

So glad to hear the Carousel Ice Cream place will still be in OS! That’s our family’s favorite ice cream spot!

Written by: OMANS on Sunday, Sep. 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM
I sure would love to meet this man. Seem’s like it would be really hard to compete with a casino/nightclub down the street, that’s for sure! I’d love to hear more of his stories about the good old days and how he managed float that million for so long.

Written by: Flying Over The Radar? on Saturday, Sep. 26, 2009 at 5:58 PM