SUSHI / BOWLS / BUBBLE TEA / SALADS
TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | DEC 2019 35
By Alaina Loughridge
December’s Bartender of the Month is making me laugh right now and
I haven’t even told you his name. Being amusing is his game and he is
good at it. Mostly self-deprecating, Crosby is the guy and he will make
you lol even if you don’t want to. He has a first name, but no one knows
it, not even him, as it’s been so long since he has had to use it. When
you are on Tybee and hiding from U.S. Marshals, you don’t need anyone
to have that information anyway. I had the pleasure of sitting down with
this guy in his home office of Salt Island Beer & Fish and pretty much
day drinking and giggling my afternoon away as he hilariously related
his entire life to me. I’m going to tell you everything. Well, everything I
remember anyway.
Mr. Crosby was born and raised in Hoboken, Georgia, which was
laboriously explained to me as a suburb of Waycross because no one will
know where the hell it is. After spending his tiny tot and voice dropping
years there, he graduated from high school and attended Waycross
Junior College, obtaining his Associates in Physical Therapy. Moving to
Savannah in 2007 to attend Armstrong University, Crosby kept pursuing
his dream of obtaining his P.T. degree. Well, life happens and after
working at a number of different industry jobs, he met a girl and moved
to Tybee!! How many times have we all heard that before? I think it is
how most of us got here!
Having worked in food services since the tender age of 14 years old,
beginning at Krystal, Crosby has been everywhere from Boar’s Head to
Applebee’s, Garibaldi’s and Abe’s on Lincoln. I had to ask about Krystal
though, because we have to know. Crosby totally confessed that other
than Taco Bell, Krystal is the only fast food that he still craves and will go
out of his way for (not like Breezy Joey out of the way, but you know...).
That gives the rest of us encouragement that Krystal’s isn’t as ugh
behind the scenes as we all envision it to be.
Moving along to the Questions of Life:
Tybee Life: 3 years
Passion: Making people laugh
Grow Up: Standup comedian and then changed to Duke McAuther
(same difference? You be the judge)
Spirit Animal: Otter. They are fun to look at, but pretty annoying once
you get to know them.
Super Power I have: The Irish Good-Bye – I can dip out of a situation
before anyone even realizes I’m gone.
Super Power I wish I had: The ability to never have to do laundry (pretty
sure that’s just called being rich and buying new stuff every day).
Crosby’s go-to drink is the Wobbly Crosby, which is a Mint Julep that
Crosby adds a secret ingredient to. It might be dirt. I’m not sure and I
don’t care. It’s delish!! What I am sure of is that Breezy is never a bad
idea and Crosby is very good at his job! You have to go see Crosby. He is
just a legitimate fun guy. He loves what he does and he loves Tybee and
her people. That shows in his personality and he will make sure you have
a good time at his bar!
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