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As Surfside Beach prepares for its Independence Day golf cart parade, local favorite Neal and Pam’s Bar and Grill is getting ready for the spotlight.
The popular restaurant will be featured on a live taping of Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends morning show for a special July Fourth segment of the Breakfast with Friends series. Fox’s Abby Hornacek will visit Neal and Pam’s from 6 to 9 a.m. Friday morning.
“They reached out to us, we talked to them a little bit over the phone, got the information we kind of needed and referred it to the owner, the owner then called them back,” Neal and Pam’s manager Tyler Vaught said, “And that’s just now it came about.”
This isn’t the first time Fox has visited the Grand Strand to film Breakfast and Friends. In November, Veterans Cafe and Grille in Myrtle Beach hosted a live segment for Veterans Day.
“What drew us to Surfside was the patriotism we’d seen and heard about from past events,” Hornacek said in a statement.
Although the live taping ends at 9 a.m., Neal and Pam’s will continue the festivities through the day.
Neal and Pam’s will welcome visitors with live music and plans for “partying all day,” according to manager Tyler Vaught. A band will perform from 8 to 11 a.m., then a DJ and an acoustic duo will take over from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In preparation for the holiday, the restaurant is even selling “Party like it’s 1776” t-shirts featuring a cartoon George Washington kicking back on the beach.
“Come out and come join in and be part of the fun,” Vaught said.
Surfside Beach will also host its annual golf cart parade starting at 11 a.m. The route runs along Ocean Boulevard from 16th Avenue North to 16th Avenue South.
After the parade, attendees can make their way to the beach for the Salute from the Shore, which Hornacek will also attend. Shaw Air Force Base will fly F-16s down the South Carolina coastline Friday afternoon, followed by an all-volunteer brigade of Warbirds, a vintage plane community with T-6s, T-28s and T-34s.
“We wanted to cover the Salute from the Shore flyover because it features both our military as well as the many volunteers who showcase why they’re proud to be Americans,” Hornacek said.