Music matches the mood at Camille's in Key West

Guest Blogger Debbie Moose writes: My husband and I recently spent a week in Key West, running the risk of turning into Those Old People Who Can’t Stand the Cold. I’ve had to stop myself from restating the obvious several times since I returned to mid-30 temps.

On our last night, we dined at a laid-back -- that’s probably redundant in Key West -- neighborhood restaurant called Camille’s. As we sipped our final rum drinks and waited on appetizers (yellowfin carpaccio and shrimp with chipotle cocktail sauce) I noticed the music. It was really familiar. Motown. Pink Floyd. David Bowie.

Camille’s had stolen my college record collection -- song after song from the mid-70s. This inspired my husband and me to start a list of albums we never had to actually purchase as students because everyone else in our dorms owned them.

No. 1 on our list: “Frampton Comes Alive,” by Peter Frampton. This blared out the windows of my dorm for an entire spring.

Runners up: “Rumours” by Fleetwood Mac (party music for a solid year) and “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd (late night card playing and illegal beverages, including a memorable encounter with a Pink Lady).

We were a few decades younger for a while. What are your favorite oldies but goodies?

Debbie Moose is the author of four cookbooks. Her latest is “Potato Salad: 65 Recipes from Classic to Cool.” Check out her blog, Moose Musings.