Biehls say goodbye to
Slip Not with joy, sorrow
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One day away from selling the Slip Not, Danny and Barbara Biehl display the emotions they have been experiencing – joy and tears – as they pose for photos being snapped by long-time customers during the bar’s 60th and last anniversary.
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Barbara Biehl thanks the crowd for their loyalty over the years, while Danny, yellow shirt, takes his customary place in the background.
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Barbara Biehl, center, with corsage, always likes to take timeout to dance and promised to come back to the Slip Not as a customer and just have fun.
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Longtime customers Marcia Lee, left, and Cheryl Rizzi were among the many taking snapshots of Barbara and Danny Biehl during the Slip Not’s 60th anniversary celebration on Labor Day.
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Barbara Biehl slices the Slip Not’s 60th anniversary cake while Danny is absorbed in its message: "Thank you for 60 great years."
PUNTA GORDA — Biehl’s Slip Not Lounge has been in business for 60 years, first operated by Danny Biehl’s parents before he and his wife, Barbara, took over in 1997.
The bar and restaurant in the little building on U.S. 41 in Punta Gorda has a large and devoted clientele, drawn there by its laid-back atmosphere, low-priced drinks, live entertainment, and an outside patio featuring the Shipwreck Bar, a lighthouse and neon palm trees, among other oddities.
