Sounds like a plan. I might stay in a motel or with one of my uncles - well at least the one that still smokes. So I guess that means that I will be staying in either Clearwater or Indian Rock Island (?).
Haven't decided yet. I like the cat, being a cat person myself!
My friend's dad was the former Mayor of Indian Rocks Beach and there's Clearwater where the scientologists are headquartered and there's Clearwater Beach, and tons of beach towns in between IRB and Clearwater Beach.
Your brother can tell you about scientology. There might be some freeper scientologists and I don't discuss that topic on FR but that's where they have a big hotel, etc. They do have Christmas parties though and my brother got to play drums for Chick Corea and another time with Edgar Winter.