Aunt Gertie walked into Calypso Juice and right away I felt like a Jimmy Buffett, Parrot Head on a tropical island. Â I dreamed of slowly sailing off into the sunset. Â I even thought about letting my hair down and weaving it into some Bob Marley dreadlocks so I could get in the mood to play a steel drum and dance to the reggae beat. Â Aunt Gertie was totally out there!
Hafeeza looked at me and right away she knew I needed a double-delicious, Ultimate Power Drink. Â So she blended up the perfect one and it was the Color Purple. Â Oh my! Â Just my style! Â I got so excited I almost floated onto the top of the giant grass-hut themed serving bar!
She told me about Trinidad and being born in a little town called California.  Really?  I was stunned!  Hafeeza’s father had grown fruits and vegetables so she had a good start in life.  Later on she came to America and lived in New York, graduating Business School in 1975.  Then a friend suggested she come out west and try Seal Beach.
She went to a Christmas party and met Tony Locke. Â He slipped his phone number in her hand and finally ended up taking her out in a limo for their first date! Â Wow! Â Aunt Gertie wants a limo date too! Â Four years later they married and after 24 years they still are crazy about each other. Â Love is alive!
Tony said Hafeeza was filled with chemicals to try and battle allergies. Â He suggested filling her with fruits, veggies, vitamins and organic nutritional supplements instead. Â She made a complete turn around and on April 23rd, 1991, they opened Calypso Juice during the Seal Beach Car Show and have been going strong ever since. Â Stop by and tell them Aunt Gertie told you to ask for the Color Purple, Ultimate Power Drink! Â Calypso Juice is located at 330-A Main Street, (right next to the Bay Theater). Â Email: hscalypso@yahoo.com. Â Phone number: (562) 596-9792.