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| Wake up! Time to go fishin' |
“Marina Villa Vera por favor.”
It’s opening day for the 2013 Island Time Fishing Festival, and I promised to take photos of the boats as they head out for day number one
of fishing. The things we agree to do when sharing a bottle of wine with
friends. All of the proceeds from this multi-day event
go to support the island-based non-profit organization Help a Special Child
Inc. (The Little Yellow School House), so yes, this is all for a very good
cause.
This year, the entertainment line-up was as interesting and as talented as in previous years. Nightly concerts featured different entertainers upstairs at Jax Bar & Grill: Rivers Rutherford, Wynn Varble and David Lee, or Craig Wiseman and Rodney Clawson.
On Wednesday night, E.G. Kight, a good friend of Jackie Walker and Michael LeFiles, presented a fabulous dinner concert. She had so much fun, she has offered to do a second concert on Sunday evening, admission by donation, to assist the Isla Animals Society.
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| Songwriter and ITFF Director Jeff Outlaw |
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| Nick Norman, Lewis Brice and Jon Stone |
This year, the entertainment line-up was as interesting and as talented as in previous years. Nightly concerts featured different entertainers upstairs at Jax Bar & Grill: Rivers Rutherford, Wynn Varble and David Lee, or Craig Wiseman and Rodney Clawson.
On Wednesday night, E.G. Kight, a good friend of Jackie Walker and Michael LeFiles, presented a fabulous dinner concert. She had so much fun, she has offered to do a second concert on Sunday evening, admission by donation, to assist the Isla Animals Society.
Such a lot of really talented and generous
people who are donating their time and talents.
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| How much am I bid for Nick's sweaty shirt? |
Returning favourites Nick Norman and Jon Stone, with the addition this year of Lewis Brice, rocked the Soggy Peso with their original compositions and old favourites.
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| Margarita Madness at the Soggy Peso |
The party rolled on from two until five in the afternoon, culminating
with the auction of Nick Norman’s t-shirt; reportedly fetching a whopping amount
of money.
This great group of guys will
also wind up the Island Time Fishing Festival on Saturday night at the Awards
Presentation. It’s a sold-out concert,
but occasionally the fishermen are too worn out by a week of fun to
attend. So, if you are really, really
lucky, you might be able to snap up a spare ticket late Saturday afternoon. Check with the staff at Jax.
And this year there are even more events to keep fishermen, their
friends, and locals entertained. The
Hair of the Dog Poker Run, organized by the Isla Animals Society, happens on
Saturday afternoon.
Then there is a wind-up Disco Party hosted by Brisas Restaurante and the Disco Queen herself, Deb C, from four until seven on Sunday afternoon. The disco dancers can then disco right on down the street to the E.G. Kight benefit concert at Jax Bar & Grill, starting at seven-thirty in the evening.
As the Island Time Fishing Festival website says: The Fishing is Legendary, and the Party Never Ends.
In between the entertainment, the great dinners, and the
many cold beers, the competitors always find time to go fishin’. This is a catch-and-release tournament for trophies and bragging rights. Trophies are given
to boats, anglers, and junior anglers with the most releases. And since it is a fishing tournament, in the
middle of a music festival, our Texan friends cajoled me into taking
photos of the sport fishing boats as they departed at dawn.
As I got in the taxi at 5:45 in the morning, I realized I was wearing one green sock and one blue sock with my sneakers. That’s what happens when I dress in the dark. It’s all for a good cause, a really good cause; Help a Special Child Inc., the Little Yellow School House.
Hasta luego, Lynda & Lawrie
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| Carnivore and Relax - heading out fishin' |
Then there is a wind-up Disco Party hosted by Brisas Restaurante and the Disco Queen herself, Deb C, from four until seven on Sunday afternoon. The disco dancers can then disco right on down the street to the E.G. Kight benefit concert at Jax Bar & Grill, starting at seven-thirty in the evening.
As the Island Time Fishing Festival website says: The Fishing is Legendary, and the Party Never Ends.
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| John & Betty Raimondo and friends. |
As I got in the taxi at 5:45 in the morning, I realized I was wearing one green sock and one blue sock with my sneakers. That’s what happens when I dress in the dark. It’s all for a good cause, a really good cause; Help a Special Child Inc., the Little Yellow School House.
Hasta luego, Lynda & Lawrie
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3 comments:
Gorgeous photos Lynda! Sounds like a lot of fun for good causes!
Hi Lynda my name is Kyle and I live in Colorado. I go to Arapahoe High School and I'm doing a project for my Senior World Literature class. I was hoping that I could ask you a few questions about the culture in Mexico. Please let me know if you can answer a few of my questions! Thank you!
Hi Kyle: I would be happy to help you if I can. I am a Canadian living in Mexico, so my view of the Mexican culture is different than if I were a Mexican national. If I don't know the answer to your questions I will ask some of my national friends. Cheers Lynda
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