After all, the Beach Boys sure make it sound appealing in the song "Kokomo," which hit the top of the charts this fall.Kokomo, they sing, is the king of the Caribbean, a tropical island "you want to go to to get away from it all. ********** LIBRARIAN'S NOTE **********Correct spelling for Jimmy Buffett. It's a national quest for Kokomo. "We get a lot of calls from people who want to come here because it is Kokomo Beach.
We are the only Kokomo Beach I know of.
Kokomo is paradise found.It seems the only Kokomo on the maps is Kokomo, Ind., which could be considered a paradise only if you're a basketball player or an ear of corn.The song hints that the Kokomo we're interested in is in the Florida Keys. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs Theirs Holiday Isle Resort's is the Kokomo bar.
! Answer 1 of 16: Can anybody tell me where is Kokomo. Tourists in Florida are still searching for Kokomo, the island getaway referenced in the 1988 song by The Beach Boys. So we called the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce and asked executive director Ginna Thomas about Kokomo. Sadly the only Kokomo anyone knew of at the time of the release was Kokomo Indiana (place where the first car in the USA was built and driven).
Come to Kokomo. Come to Kokomo. Is there a landing strip on Kokomo? Secondly yes I lived both there and Florida during this time period. Come to Key Largo and you'll find your own Kokomo."
""Of course, there is no island called Kokomo," Thomas said.It seems the Beach Boys made it all up, just like Jan and Dean made up Surf City and Jimmy Buffet made up Margaritaville.But folks in the Keys are making do, with several islands laying claim to the spirit of Kokomo, if not the reality.The Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada has named its poolside bar Kokomo and has a new drink with the same name.Marriott's Casa Marina in Key West has named its beach Kokomo Beach and has a Kokomo drink. ****************************************************** LIBRARIAN'S NOTE **********Correct spelling for Jimmy Buffett.
Glad I left.
Bill from Kokomo In First off Kokomo sucks.
We had six calls on the answering machine this morning and several calls during the day." "Kokomo is a state of mind.
******************************************** "This has been causing quite a stir," Thomas said about the hit song's promotion of Kokomo. "We are flooded with calls, absolutely flooded.
Can we drive our car to Kokomo or do we have to take a boat? I want to go there to spend my 40yrs birthday! "The guests love it," said motel general manager Mike Tierney. I know it is somewhere near Florida Key, but can't find it from Google earth. After all, the Beach Boys sure make it sound appealing in the song ''Kokomo,'' which hit the top of the charts this fall. "Forget Bermuda, Montego, Key Largo -- all also mentioned in the song.
"Some of the questions are: Do you think we could get married on Kokomo?
Comments: 19. "But Thomas said there is more to Kokomo than just a name.