Carl - I do remember you sharing that story a while back when several of us were remembering those days.  The motel we were in was just across 90 and next door to a popular club at that time.  Nothing but a gray slab was left of that thing.  Not even any rubble.  Just an island of concrete amidst the sand.
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I have a picture of me standing in front of the Bay Town Inn that was taken in March of 2005.  Had lunch at The Dock of the Bay across the street from the place and poured down a few cold beers at the Firedog Saloon later that afternoon.  Hard to believe that only a few months later the whole place would be turned upside down.  The shell of the Firedog survived, but it was gutted.  Need to take a drive over that way soon and see how much progress they have made.
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The Firedog’s website has some pretty dramatic pictures taken right after Katrina, including some brave firemen taking away bodies tangled up in the debris.
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http://www.firedogsaloon.com/

Will never forget Camille!  Had a hard time ever getting out of Biloxi that day, but it sure wasn’t because of a desire to surf!  I can also remember all the stories about hurricane parties in the following days. People can do the craziest things.....
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I always loved Old Town Bay St Louis and spent a few weekends over that way at a nice turn of the century Bed & Breakfast situated on Beach Blvd overlooking the bay.  Recently I found an interesting blog describing the final moments of the B&B;’s 100 year history.  It is not about a hurricane party, but rather the complacency some had after surviving Camille (The Storm of the Century) unscathed.  Very interesting read especially in the chapter called Room Number Five.
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http://katrinapatina.blogspot.com/2006/01/story-of-bay-town-inn.html

Don’t think any of us will be getting a day off from this one.  Probably just screw up another weekend......
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Most of them do kind of hook a right once on land, but there have been a few that have done some crazy stuff.  I think it was Elena back in 85 that was projected to come to Mobile, so we packed up and left.  It then took a hard right and started toward Florida.  We load the car to come back and here on the radio that it had taken a hard left and might be on its way to Mobile again.  We decided to wait another day before coming back to Mobile.
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I think it finally came in somewhere around the MS/LA line.
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I think I remember another one cross Florida into the Atlantic and then coming back across Florida into the gulf, but don’t recall the name.

Correction: “That’s” not “that”

What does the clock like symbol mean? The one that starts at the Florida-Georgia line and moves across Alabama? When do we expect a GOOD idea as to what this thing is going to do?