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<strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> A DeVivo Marketing Publication P.O. Box 2833 <strong>Tybee</strong> Island GA 31328 (912) 786-5653 Fax 786-5653 www.tybeebreeze.com email: info@tybeebreeze.com Publishers: Paul & Paula DeVivo Editor: Sundi Marino Layout & Design: Rob McLellan Photography: Sundi Marino Rob McLellan Advertising Sales: Sundi Marino The <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> is a monthly entertainment publication mailed to all <strong>Tybee</strong> residents & available in racks & outdoor boxes free all around the island. Our goal is to provide a fun & entertaining magazine for all ages. If you would like to contribute by writing a story, letter to the editor, suggesting a story, or advertising, contact us using the information above. Some of the articles in the <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> are fiction, for entertainment. Views expressed by writers are not necessarily those of DeVivo Marketing or the <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong>. DeVivo Marketing assumes no responsibility for typographical errors or omissions in the <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong>. All ads contained within the <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. DeVivo Marketing and <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> reserve the right to edit or refuse any articles or advertising submitted to this publication © 2007 DeVivo Marketing. By Greg Better The doors, wide open, release the sound of the introduction of the song out into the streets and across the parking lot to mingle with the sound of the waves crashing together. This Karaoke siren entices beach combers to come into <strong>Tybee</strong> Time for a drink and to sing. Marty, large man in stature, sits just inside the doorway of the crowded establishment behind a TV monitor with a microphone. In a true DJ style deep voice he says, “Welcome to <strong>Tybee</strong> Time don’t forget to tip Shawna, she’s working hard for you behind the bar.” The intro of the song leads up to the first shaky gasps of a virgin (first time singer) Karaoke singer as he starts to read the words and sing “You don’t have to call me Darlin’.” Marty Corley exhibits smooth professionalism and occasionally prompts the singer to help him along. Each Thursday through Saturday night people come into <strong>Tybee</strong> Time and sing. How is it that someone too drunk to read can assume they can sing? Caution; drinking can lead to the misguided believing you can sing karaoke. It’s about a good time with friends, laughter, and dancing. The higher (than normal) alcohol daiquiris also serve to be an elixir of dyslexic lyrics. Marty has years of experience in the music business. Marty Corley began singing in church. He started playing the guitar along with various other instruments and singing on <strong>Tybee</strong> in 1966. In the early days he was given inspiration and advice by the late Emma Kelly. Mr. George Rody Sr. helped Marty get some equipment saying he would come and hear his performance, and if he liked what he heard he would make Marty pay him for the equipment. Before he knew it, Marty was traveling up and down the East Coast with bands playing various instruments and singing. He’s appeared on venues including The Lettermen, Brenda Lee, the Showmen, the Drifters, and the Ink Spots. By 1966, he was singing at the old DeSoto on <strong>Tybee</strong>. Marty says <strong>Tybee</strong> has been good to him over the years. He would like to thank all of the people on <strong>Tybee</strong> for supporting him. Each week he drives to Savannah from his farm in Aiken County, South Carolina, to do something he has done all his life -singand let others have a good time singing. Marty has sang, DJ’d, or led karaoke at every place on <strong>Tybee</strong> since then. At <strong>Tybee</strong> Time, he often takes the mic and sings a few songs to get the crowd going. It is a part of who he is. Marty sits in the corner at the front of <strong>Tybee</strong> Time with a vantage point that allows him to see who is inside and who may be coming down the street. The music playing in <strong>Tybee</strong> Time can change from one minute to the next, as the crowd changes. Marty probably has 10,000 songs at his finger tips and as each person walks in, he decides to match the music to the crowd. The singers range from good to well… at least they’re having a good time. The singers make the show. Marty says in some ways “it’s like NASCAR, people come and watch, but they always remember the crashes.” <strong>Tybee</strong> <strong>Breeze</strong> 3
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