December 22, 2016
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Backwater Adventures had to drink and that went fast. Getting close to sundown that next day we started to pack up and walk through the ranch north towards civilization. We were yards from the brush and we could hear his small engine coming closer. As he pulled up I emptied my shot gun at his boat spraying it with pellets and tried to leave him there and take his boat. We kept him alive but only to torture him for years for that night. When the cold really set in we would eventually find a good holding area of fish and just wear them out! A few kids in an aluminum boat were ignored by game wardens and sportsmen, little did they know we usually had the floor of the boat full of fur and feathers. How many ducks can you stuff into a 5-fallen bucket? 14. Everyone had a chair! These days there are a lot more people around enjoying Old Mother Lagoon and the understanding of lead and rules means a lot more to everyone. The adventure of the wild Laguna Madre still trumps any wrapped gift under the tree or video game. Take some time and build an adventure with your friends and kids this holiday. Start a tradition of your holiday hunting or fishing trip. The drums are really getting thick in their seasonal haunts and the redfish have been falling off into deeper water when the hard fronts push in. Deciding close to the JFK and along the ICW is a great way to catch trout right now and is best on those warm mornings. The whiting and sand trout are crazy thick in the Port A and Packery channels. There are no limits of size or quantity on them and they love small baits and hooks. I like to catch a perch or two on shrimp then fillet and dice into small squares. I even chum the water to get them fired up. There has been some giant flounder holding in the Whitecap Canals, soft plastics and live shrimp along the bank have been what they like most. The drums are in full winter patterns and easy to target down south, most every trip we are catching limits. The rocky bottoms of Baffin and oyster shell of the northern bays are where you will find them. Fresh dead shrimp or live on a Carolina rig. The next few weeks are when the bays turn over. The warm water on the bottom will flip up to the surface and trout will have to move around searching for the warmest places they can find. Only a few degrees can make the difference and afternoon sun on the shallows sends those biggest trout up looking to feed on baitfish capturing the afternoon heat. These are the days to explore and learn, without the abundance of boats. Watch the weather and call me to build your get away adventure. Merry Christmas and thank you for putting up with all my dumb stories. We are all truly blessed to live along the edge of the ocean.
By Joey Farah Farah’s Fishing Adventures That magical time of Christmas break brought up some of my favorite memories of my youth. Not so much the tree and the gifts, except for that First BB gun when I was five. The adventures of all day every, day exploring on the Laguna Madre and no school. Hunting ducks, deer and hogs along the wild banks of the King Ranch and the back side of the Island turned us into RAMBO. The Ducks were so thick that rafts of them would stretch from Flour Bluff to the island across the flats and south all the way to Pure Oil with no place
The coldest conditions have been pulling reds off of the shallow flats and into the ICW. Live shrimp and DOA soft plastics. Land Cut. to land. Of course my dad Joe was an offshore underwater diver and would be gone for weeks at a time. The moment he we would tell mom that he said we could use the shot guns if we cleaned them every day and put them back in the cabinet. At first word of him on his way home we would abort all hunting missions for the next few days and clean up all evidence. We thought we were getting away with what my dad surely knew. I remember my hunting partner Nick and I planned an overnight hunting expedition in a marsh along the King Ranch. His friend James had somehow let him go with us and take his boat. We hunted a while and killed one duck and ate most of the snacks. About sundown James says,” I have to go home and check in with my mom.” We said no way but he insisted, and promised to be right back. As his boat disappeared into the distance I realized that all the food was in his boat. We waited there and a few hours after dark I was already planning my revenge. That night we froze in our sleeping bags as wild hogs dug up the grass all around us while we clutched our shot guns. Morning broke to cold and clear and no sign of James. We built a fire and cooked the duck with a can of cream of something soup. One Big Red was what we
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Notes from Nueces By Brent Chesney Nueces County Commissioner Precint 4
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Let me take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Despite all the struggles this country has had we are still the greatest country on Earth. I believe that with all my heart and feel blessed to live and work in this country and in Nueces County. My message this month is a
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short one but nonetheless still important. Let us all take a moment to remember those we have lost, those that serve our country and those who have served our country. Many of those serving our country are not home for the holidays with their loved ones but remain firmly in my prayers and hopefully in yours. As 2016 winds to a close let us always remember and never forget that Jesus is the reason for the season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Let’s make it a great one. Please call on me for any help at Brent.Chesney1@nuecesco.com or 361888-0268.
Save the Date for Night at the Races
The Padre Island Rotary is presenting their popular “Night at the Races”. The event is Saturday, January 28, at the Veranda at Schlitterbahn, beginning at 6:00. Ticket price is $35.00, which includes appetizer buffet and a cash bar with Happy Hour prices all evening. Tickets are being sold at Schlitterbahn, and by all Rotary Members.
You will watch actual races shown on multiple TV’s around the restaurant. You will place your bets at three betting windows then proceed to cheer your horse to win. There will be 8 races with ten horses in each race. You will bet on them with $1,000.00 in funny money that you will receive upon entrance. During the evening, if you run out of the funny money, you can always buy more. You will also be able to buy a horse each race for $20.00. There will be 10 sold at each race. If that horse wins, you win $100 and a bottle of champagne to share with your friends. At the end of the evening you turn your winnings in for raffle tickets for some great prizes. Your admission ticket will have a door prize stub on it that you will drop in the bucket upon entering. We will be calling numbers throughout the night for some good prizes as well. This is a really fun night on the Island. Get up, shake off the cold and come join us at The Races. We also welcome our Winter Texans to join in the fun. Follow us on Facebook and the Island Moon as we approach the event. We are looking for some race sponsors and food sponsors. You will get your monies worth by being m e n t i o n e d throughout the evening as well as having your signs and/or banners posted around the room. The Padre Island Rotary is a service group.
We raise funds and spend the majority of our monies in the local community. We support the Adoption Awareness Picnic program that pairs local foster children in our area with vetted families for adoption; we support Interact, which is the high school equivalent of Rotary. This program has been thriving at Flour Bluff High school for years. There are over 100 members. Our club has several members that work as sponsors along with a school sponsor. We give out a number of scholarships throughout the year for academia and community services. We support RYLA which is a rotary sponsored Youth Leadership Camp. We pay for up to 3 selected Interact members to attend each year. We supply them with their club shirts, and snacks for their meeting. Another favorite program is our Women’s Shelter Birthday Party. Each month we check with the local women’s shelter and find out how many of the children have birthdays. Our members pick up pizzas, several birthday cakes, drinks and age appropriate gifts for each birthday child. We also support Timon’s Ministries back pack and tennis shoe program. Our International side is always helping to raise money to eradicate Polio throughout the world. We are at 99.9% Polio free. We are currently partnering with several other Corpus Christi Rotary Clubs to support a health clinic in Haiti. There are well over 100,000 Rotary clubs around the globe all working to give back to their communities and to make the world a better place for everyone. We all work with each other when and where we can. Thank you for helping us to help those who need it.
During Holiday Season Check Unclaimed Property By Todd Hunter, District 32
Texas is currently holding about $4 billion in cash and other valuables waiting for their rightful owners to claim. The Texas Comptroller estimates that one in four residents of the State of Texas have unclaimed property. Examples of unclaimed property include dividend, payroll or cashier’s checks; stocks, bonds and mutual fund accounts; utility deposits and other refunds; insurance proceeds; mineral interest or royalty payments; dormant bank accounts; and abandoned safe deposit box contents. The Texas Comptroller’s office receives unclaimed property as required by law from financial institutions, businesses, and government entities that are holding personal property considered abandoned or unclaimed. The unclaimed or abandoned property is turned over to the Comptroller’s office when the property owners’ whereabouts are unknown and the property has been inactive on the books of the reporting company after the necessary abandonment period has expired. It is important to know that the Comptroller’s office acts only as a custodian of the unclaimed property, and holds the property in a trust until such time as it can be claimed. Texas does not take legal ownership of the unclaimed property, so there is no time limit for filing a claim. Over the past several years, the Texas Comptroller has travelled around the state to bring public attention to the billions in unclaimed property being held by the State of Texas. During the last fiscal year, the Texas Comptroller’s office received more than 300,000 claims and returned over $270 million in unclaimed property. Since the program began in 1962, the Comptroller’s office has returned over $2 billion worth of unclaimed property. The average individual claim that is paid out is around $1,000 and the single largest claim was made in 1996 at $4.3 million.
In order to make the process of claiming your property easier, the Comptroller’s office has outlined a number of recently added features on their website. The Comptroller’s database is regularly updated with new property that has been received by their office. To help guide you through the process, the Comptroller’s website features a simple step by step guide on how to claim your property as well as videos and other useful informational tools. To find out if you are one of these Texas residents with unclaimed property, I strongly recommend that you check the unclaimed property list by visiting Texas Unclaimed Property at https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/ programs/claim-it/faq.php or by calling 1-800654-FIND (3463). If you would like to follow the Texas House and learn more information on news, committees or other aspects of the legislative body, you can access its website at http://www.house. state.tx.us/. The site features live streaming from the House floor, committee hearings as well as access to a number of other resources. You can also follow the Texas Senate at http:// www.senate.state.tx.us/. The Texas Governor’s official website can be found at http://governor. state.tx.us/. If you have questions regarding any of the information mentioned in this week’s article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. Please always feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if you would like to contact my office regarding constituent services. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. texas.gov or at 512-463-0672.
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December 13 Boat fire or rescue
Friday, December 16, 12:14 a.m. Aloha Street at Sea Horse Avenue Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
14200 block SPID 7 p.m. December 13 Public intoxication
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Suntan and Aloha in reference to a major vehicle crash. Officers arrived and located a 25 year-old male wet, wearing only jeans and wrapped in a blanket. The male stated that he drove to the area to throw away some garbage. He stated that when he got back in the vehicle that it began to roll and went into the water. He stated that a citizen helped pull him out of the vehicle. As officers were speaking with him they detected an odor of alcohol and he displayed signs of intoxication. Officers checked the area and discovered about 10 feet of skid marks as well as damage to the pier. It appears as if the vehicle attempted to brake, struck the curb and pier and wound up in the water. Officers were able to determine there was no one else in the vehicle. Officers arrested Oscar Castro (5-12-1991) for driving while intoxicated and transported him to the City Detention Center. The Corpus Christi Police Department dive team was sent to recover the vehicle.
Island Police Calls 13300 block SPID 9 p.m. December 17 Hit and Run Aloha/Sea Horse Midnight December 16 DWI (Swimming car, see above) State Highway 361/Newport 5 p.m.
14300 block SPID Midnight December 16 Assault with injury 11500 Gulf Beach (North Packery) 10 a.m. December 13 Criminal mischief/$100-$750 14600 block Commodores 8 p.m. December 13 Hit and Run Mounts/Lakeside 6 p.m. December 18 Burglary of habitation 14800 block Granada 7 p.m. December 18 Burglary of habitation 14800 block Caravel 8 a.m. December 14 Burglary of habitation 15200 block Reales 3 p.m. December 19 Burglary of a motor vehicle 15300 block Caravel 8 a.m. December 14 Burglary of habitation 13900 block Blackbeard 8 p.m. December 14 Criminal mischief $2500-$30,000 15500 block Cuttysark 9 p.m. December 16 Criminal mischief $750-$2500
Carol Elliott, Linda Saad and Susan Powell at Shorty’s for Gentry’s 73rd birthday celebration.
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UPDATING FOR THIS CHRISTMAS: WANTED ALL VETERANS!!! America Honors and Remembers
The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department again is asking for you to help create a tree to honor service members. We are redoing all ornaments so if you have one on the tree that has a status change or you didn’t have a photo on it, let me know before we make the new ones. I am putting this out now to encourage everyone to participate and to do it now. We are asking you show your love and support of current and past U.S. soldiers this holiday season by honoring them with a star or a ribbon placed on the patriotic Christmas tree to be displayed in the Civic Center. It will be decorated with ribbons and stars for service members as follows: Yellow ribbon for those who are deployed, blue star for U. S.- based troops, gold star for fallen soldiers, silver star for those who were wounded, white star for those missing in action, purple star for those who received honor and red star for all veterans not fitting in any other category. The public is asked to join in the effort by supplying names to be placed on the tree. Photos may be brought by Parks & Rec to be scanned & returned, or emailed. Please specify the branch of service and which category. I believe are were several red stars (all veterans) who were also fallen, wounded or received metals or ribbons, as well as many with no photo. Veterans do not have to come from or live in Port Aransas. They can be friends or relatives of anyone with ties to our town. As long as they matter to you, we want to recognize them. To fill out an online questionnaire contact Pam at the Parks and Recreation office, 739 W. Ave. A, 749-4158, or by e-mail to pamg@ cityofportaransas.org. Pool CLOSED Friday, Dec. 16, from 11:45am-1:30pm for City meeting. Closing at 3pm Saturday, Dec. 24 & closed Dec. 25 for Christmas; reopening Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 8am. Closed New Year’s Day. Pool is heated. Noon Year’s Eve Party Saturday, Dec. 31, 11:30 am, at Roberts Point Park Pavilion. Count down & toast New Year at noon. Music, free non-alcoholic drinks and cookies provided or bring your own. For those who don’t want to wait until midnight to countdown and those who want to do it twice! 2017 Meander Friday, Jan. 1, 2:17 pm - Hit the ground running and start your New Year with a 2017-meter walk or a 2-mile fun run at our 18th annual event starting & ending at the Community Park, 700 Clark Parkway, off Ross Ave. Everyone is invited, even 4-footed friends (on leash, of course). FREE! Go With the Flow:Offered by Parks and Recreation, class is held on Fridays, 4-5pm at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361 in Port Aransas. A balletic dance/ movement class set to ballet music and using ballet and T’ai Chi warm ups plus simple ballet floor movement. This class will improve posture, mood, balance and flexibility plus strengthen the feet and ankles. Wear comfortable clothing that is easy to move in. Full skirts are ok too. You can wear ballet slippers, jazz shoes or go barefoot. No socks please. Class size limited to 8 for now. Class will be the Dance Room at theater. $3 per class. Please call Sally Jo at 361-271-7765 to sign up.
Contact Parks & Rec Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at 361-749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org or Laura Arvold at larvold@arvoldlaw.com for more information.
The Island Moon provides this space for Island organizations. If you are a member of a club and want to get the word out about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in.
Winter Walking Tours:Mission-Aransas Reserve partners with Parks & Rec for nature walks. Tours are Fridays at 5pm through March. Stroll along the trails with guide Judy Perkins to see what budding, blooming or bustling in the marshes, prairie and mottes of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. Bring binoculars, camera and water. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen & mosquito spray. Meet at the Preserve Pavilion at the end of Port Street.
Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining. Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700. Padre Island Antique Classic Car Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, tours, car shows on and around the Island. Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting. Please include your contact information and the type of car owned.
P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club is a ladies only social club open to all owners/ residents of North Padre. We hope to enrich our members through social activities and community involvement and we have A LOT of FUN in the process. We have monthly luncheons (2nd Friday) along with groups of bunco, bridge, spades, craft club and book clubs. We also have social events throughout the year including a monthly “Happy Hour” Padre Island Dog Owners Group (PI DOG). where the guys join in. We enjoy raising The PI DOG Christmas Party With Your Pup money for scholarships for local graduating will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17 at seniors as well as other worthy causes in our the home of Bev & Chuck Hoffman (13913 community. We would love for you to join Skysail). Please bring a wrapped dog toy or us and see how PIE can be part of your life. For more info please contact our membership treat for a gift exchange. Limit $5.00. For more chair Jaki Boyd @ 533-0854 information call Bev Hoffman at 949-3112 or email bevhoffman@aol.com. Island United Political Action Committee: Maximize representation of Corpus Christi Upcoming Activities: residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas. Kiwanis government by promoting and supporting, by meet at Noon each Wednesday at Stingray’s, the endorsement process, proactive and unified 401 Beach Ave., Port Aransas. For more voting in non-partisan races and other issues information please email portakiwanis@gmail. and referendums put to public vote. Meetings com. are open to the public. IUPAC meets meeting Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00 PM every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny 7:00 PM at Island Time Sushi Bar and Seafood Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next Grill. Board President - Brent Rourk, Phone meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM 361-244-7603 e-mail: brentrourk@yahoo.com. and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and The Association’s primary responsibility is to Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island. maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, the annual fees and provide information and materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles assistance to property owners. .. Membership available at no extra cost. RSVP online. in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail.com record legal title to any property within Padre Padre Island Yacht Club – is Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna welcoming new members. We have Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, Boat slips available now for members. padreisles@pipoa.net. Contact Ralph Ferges, rferges@ ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. gmail.com for slip rental information. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate Check us out as every Friday Night is Happy with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation David Satterwhite, Rear Commodore in charge of most species of wildlife in the area with an of Memberships, dgsatterwhite@gmail.com emphasis on marine animals. They care for to attend. Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) about 1300 animals each year, including about members enjoy small boat Poker Runs, Cruises 300 sea turtles and more than 100 species of to area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, birds. If you find an animal in peril they can 4th of July Boat Parade, extended boat help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel cruises to Palacios, TX. South Padre Island, View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 Ingleside, Rockport, Fulton, and other areas. 442-7638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu. The Members plan several social events every Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi year including Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island Chili Cook-offs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent ladies got together under a Palapa and founded Night, Theme Parties such as “Tie One On”, Fab the Padre Island Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only 50’s, Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights. rule is that there are no rules! We are all about PIYC hosts The La Posada Foundation, fun and friendship. We meet once a month for whose mission is to gather toys and other lunch and various fun outings from cupcake donations for the US Marines “Toys for making to CPR. Tots” campaign through The Annual La ISLAND ROVERS: Walks every Saturday Posada Parades and the Scuttlebutts La 3 miles or less along the beach, depending on Posada Kick-off Party and Auction. peoples fitness and desires. Please come, join us! Check us out for a When: Saturday, at 9am at the Padre Balli Friday Night Happy Hour! Park Office South of Encantada, in the parking KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis lot between the office and the RV park. meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at No competition, just conversation and healthy Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the fitness. month. For information see the Facebook group Padre Island Rotary Club. Padre Island Rotary “Island Rovers” Club. Of the things we think, say, or do…..Is it
Interval Training: Offered by Parks and Recreation with certified personal trainer Karen Decker (361-903-0901) 6:30am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. High Intensity Training in short spurts for all ages and levels. Work at your own pace. Usually held in Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A, but location may change. Call Karen to confirm. Cost is $3 a class or $30 for 15 classes. Cash or check to COPA. Open to men & women. Bring mat & water. Spring Forest Qigong: This is held at 9am every Saturday. Relax, just do it! Suzanne McCann will be leading a weekly moving meditation in the outdoor pavilion at the Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.Being active in cooler morning temperature is a great way to start your day! Now only $3/ person! Sit and Be Fit: Great workout for men and women, any physical shape with certified trainer Karen Decker (361-903-0901). Cost is $3 for drop-in class or $30 for 15 classes. Mondays & Wednesdays at 5:15pm in Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A (Location may change, call Karen to confirm). Join others and enjoy the benefits of play for adults: Relieve stress. Improve brain function. Stimulate the mind and boost creativity. Improve relationships and your connection to others. Keep you feeling young and energetic. Check [make out to COPA] or cash. Port A RPG Game Night: Gaming for age 16 and older is available in a controlled environment. High school and college gamers play Pathfinder, Star Wars RPG and Mutants & Masterminds. Held every Friday and Saturday, 4:30 pm to close, in the Girl Scout hut inside Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A. No charge to attend, but food usually is ordered if gamers want to eat while playing. Birding on the Boardwalk Learn a little about birds at 9am every Wednesday. Join birding expert, Nan Dietert, as she points out what’s flying, floating or fishing at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at the end of Ross Avenue. Birders of all ages and ability levels are encouraged to attend. Bring your own binoculars. FREE!
Pickleball:Pickleball playing returns in December and will continue until March 10. Bill and Laura Arvold coordinated pickleball for the Parks & Rec last year. As it stands now, the schedule will be the same as last year Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, from 1-3pm (may be longer). They play on three courts on the inline skating rink at the community park.
whose primary purpose is to advertise and promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing the interests of the business community. It is managed by a 9-member board of directors. A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at The Veranda starting at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The association annually has two fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring.
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the TRUTH?....Is It FAIR to all concerned?... Will it Build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?....Will it be BENEFICIAL to all Concerned? If you can meet this 4-way test the Padre Island Rotary is looking for you! We meet the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Veranda Restaurant Schlitterbahn at 5:30 pm. Contact is Linda Walsh, Secretary, lawalshva@ yahoo.com or 361-445-7999. Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Comfort Suites on Windward Drive. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period. Padre Island Business Association. The association is a not-for-profit organization
Padre Island Book Wine & Spirits. This is the Island book club. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at Island Time Sushi Bar and Grill at 7:00 pm. Wonderful group of ladies that like to read, love socializing with the girls and drinking wine! Come out and join us we would love to have you! Contact Linda Walsh, lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-4457999, or just show up! Parrot Heads of Port Aransas - is a local chapter of the Parrot Heads in Paradise Inc., a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who are interested in the music of Jimmy Buffett and the tropical lifestyle he personifies. Founded in 2009, the club motto is “Partying with a Purpose’’. To join or ask questions go to portaransasparrotheads. com or email or call Deno “Moon Dog” Fabrie, President at 361 749 0256 or dfabrie@ yahoo.com.
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Happy birthday Gentry… MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY. It’s been a fun holiday season so far. The company Christmas party for Kody’s, Giggity’s and Shorty’s is all kind of a blur. We ate a great feast at Kody’s and then hit every bar in town (almost) on Edwin’s dime. Thanks for your generosity Edwin and Amy
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The brunch at Gigg’s is good but the music is spectacular. On Wednesday, January 4th, Mike will host his annual “Birthday Bash” with his storied Dixieland Jazz Band featuring Rocky Arnold plus a stage full of other local artists such as Rick Lehmann, Janet Lumley, BillAuverbach and Scott Herrington. That will be from 8-12 at Giggity’s. Did I mention that Mike is also an accomplished trombonist? This will be an outstanding show and one you shouldn’t miss if you are a fan of Dixieland and big band era material.
Scattered shots… I ran around town as usual last weekend but my camera crapped out on me on Friday, so I’m hurting for photos. I did get some on Saturday with Chris Garza and Red Giant at Shorty’s,
gets. Believe me, Tuesdays at Giggity’s is hot. So are Thursday since Winter Texans Colorado Bob Reed and Michigan John Boeckler have added to the Free Beer Band entourage at Gigg’s. I counted eight musicians on stage at one point last week. Heck, they couldn’t even work in my tried and true Jole Blon… too many real musicians on stage. It was wonderful. And it won’t be long until the PA Rockers take their Wednesday residency at Bernie’s. It’s like a 40th High School reunion every week. I love to watch the old coots dance. It’s better that TV. Winter is such a wonderful time down here and I welcome you Northerners with open arms.
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We celebrated Gentry Powell’s 73rd birthday at Shorty’s on Tuesday Myers. It was a great evening and my head still hurts. As of this writing, there’s another big party tonight (Tuesday). It’s Gentry Powell’s birthday and my dearest friend, Susan Powell, is throwing him a big bash at Shorty’s with Davin James playing. I’m expecting nothing short of epic for this one. You remember Susan as the owner of the Back Porch, Ballyhoo’s, and Tortuga Flats. When I moved to Port A about ten years ago, Susan was the only person I knew on the island and I love her dearly. Gentry is a keeper too. Happy birthday my old friend. I will have my camera ready tonight.
The Toman Brothers will play Giggity’s on Friday. Chris Garza and Red Giant played Shorty’s on Saturday Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters, the open mic Monday and Paul Taylor at Giggity’s. It was a big night of dancing with both Red Giant and Todd Dorn. My little “Honey Badger” buddy is
Mike Williams, Torch singer …
Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters played Giggity’s last Saturday a pretty good dance partner. We tore it up pretty good at Shorty’s. Paul Taylor is another sleeper. I think the Winter Texans are really gonna give this show a shot in the arm. Paul plays old school R&B and jazz and his band is fabulous. He’s got Ray Summy on guitar and Eddie Olivarez on tenor sax, and it’s as soulful as it
Ray Summy and Selfie hosts the open jam every Monday at Giggity’s
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Thursday, December 22 Billy Snipes @ Gaff Eric Magnusson @ Scuttlebutt’s Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Sing Along Piano Bar @ Brewster Street
Saturday, December 24 BELT SANDER RACES @ Gaff Eric Magnussen @ Shorty’s Billy Snipes @ the Rasta Cowboys @ Giggity’s Tamale Dinner @ House of Rock
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Friday, December 30 Jim Dugan @ Gaff Somethin’ Silky @ Treasure Island Richard Tondre @ 361 Bar Rhonda Rousey UFC Fight @ 361 Bar Billy Snipes & the Rasta NOW OPEN DAILY AT Cowboys @ Shorty’s 3 P.M. Ulrich Ellison @ Giggity’s Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s JOHN BOYD DEC. Aaron Watson @ Brewster SOMETHIN’ SILKY DEC. Street Fall, Vex, Desecrated Remains @ House of Rock
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Live Music Tonight Friday, December 23 Toman Brothers @ Giggity’s John Boyd @ Treasure Island Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Selfie @ Shorty’s APEX @ Rockit’s Roger Creager@ Brewster Street Josh Heinrichs, Proof of Life @ House of Rock
Mike Williams plays every Sunday brunch (11-3) at Giggity’s I haven’t talked about Mike Williams in a while. Mike is truly and island treasure. He plays every Sunday brunch at Giggity’s and has for a good while. Mike is an amazing cat whose resume boasts attorney at law and college professor. But that aside, his finest attribute (in my humble opinion) is that of “torch singer”… and lately “Christmas caroler”. Mr. Williams has an encyclopedic knowledge of love songs from the 20’s on. He is a dying breed. When Mike goes, there just won’t be many left to fill his shoes. He can bust into a Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett number with little or no effort.
The great Toman Brothers (San Antonio, TX) will grace the stage at Giggity’s this Friday. They are…well, incredible. They were Gary Stewart’s road band for many years and I used to run around the state with them when Gary was alive. If you don’t know who Gary Stewart is, we can never be friends. He was one wild child and wrote all those whiskey songs in the 70’s (Taken Me a Whiskey Trip, She’s Acting Single I’m Drinking Double, Drinking Thing… etc, etc. He charted over 30 times and was a real player in the country music scene. I’ve been buddies with the Tomans, Randy and Rusty, since the 80’s and have more than a few stories that I can’t tell here about Gary. Suffice it to say, he was nuts and a whole lot of fun. Buy me
Elsewhere, Billy Snipes is everywhere, the great John Boyd is at Treasure Island, Selfie is at Shorty’s and Roger Creager is at Brewster Street on the 23rd. On Christmas morning I will be singing Little Drummer Boy in church with Carol Elliiott who will be accompanying on dulcimer. That’s at Trinity By the Sea on Trojan Street at 10 AM. The following week, Kyle Park will play Brewster Street with Kimberly Dunn on the 29th, blues rocker Ulrich Ellison will play Giggity’s on the 30th and Aaron Watson will Brewster. Also on the 30th, Jim Dugan will play the Gaffe and Somethin’ Silky will play Treasure Island. One New Years Eve Joe King Carrasco will set your hair on fire at Giggity’s and Ken Yarbrough and Mike Jones will bring their hilarious Unrehearsed and Unashamed show to the 361 Bar. That ought to hold you for a while. HAPPY HOLIDAYS and be safe out there.
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