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September 26, 2013

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Island on the Move!

It was a banner week for concrete pouring as crews continue work on the wave pool at the Schlitterbahn Beach Country Resort. The river around the site is now cut and the ticket booths are in place at what will be the park entrance next to the Padre Isles Country Club which is in the process of being fitted with a second story.

The wet weather of late has not slowed down progress and the park is on schedule for its opening next summer.

Meanwhile, over on Nemo Court crews were also busy this week pouring cement on the 24unit townhome development due to be open for overnight stay by next summer. We may have to change the official Island Bird to the Concrete Crane before long. Its mating call can be the pounding of hammers as they drive nails on the flood of new houses under construction.

The ticket booths are in place at Schlitterbahn.

The Island is booming friends.

Crews were also pouring concrete at the site of the new townhouse development on Nemo Court.

Workers pour cement at the site of the wave pool at Schlitterbahn.

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Farah’s Water Hole is an Island original with weekday happy hour 1 – 8 pm with $1.50 domestics and $2 well. Come by car or boat and enjoy the channel view on their outdoor patio. Come visit bartenders Emily, Monica, Maria and Gwen.

Island Fitness Gym located next to Pelican Lounge is a great neighborhood place to work out. There is a separate cardio room with treadmills, stationary bikes and . They have a wide selction of weight lifting equipment.

Personal trainers are on hand and a variety of exercise classes. There is a coffee clutch corner with sofa and chairs. Members get a keytag and have access to the gym 4 am – 11 pm every day.

Stop by weekdays during the day to visit and get more info or call 949-3298.

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Work is nearing completion on apartments at the end of Granada.

Bay Area Fellowship begins a new series “How not to be broke” on September 28th and 29th. Learn how to get out of financial bondage and be smart with your money. Sunday services are at 10 am, 11:30 am and 1 pm.

They are located behind Black Sheep Bistro at 15201 SPID.

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Business Briefs Vector Control is planning on spraying for mosquitoes on the Island next week but if they get lots of complaints they will come in sooner.

So let’s everyone jam their phone line at 8264622.

Port Royal is hosting Pool Party Thursdays every week starting September 26th at 6 pm.

For only $20 per person you can enjoy a DJ, dancing, one included beverage, snacks and tons of fun! It is open to the public and is great family fun. Check out the swim up Cabana Bar, children’s splash play area and new heated pool.

Scuttlebutt’s Bar & Grill will be having Open Mike every Monday evening starting October 7th. Enjoy their popular prime rib dinner every Tuesday along with half price bottle of wine.

New Island townhomes. The Corpus Christ City Council this week approved a zoning change for property at the corner of Leeward and Aruba. The change will allow developer Doug Shaw to move forward with plans to build 23 townhouses at the site. Just a short distance away on Granada refurbishing work is almost done on the apartments that have been vacant for several years.

Mikel May’s Beachside Bar & Grill had a huge crowd for the no cover Mayweather fight. They now have happy hour Monday – Thursday 3 pm – 7 pm. The kitchen should be opening soon.

High tides jumped the boat ramps and halted work in the new parking lot next to the JFK Causeway.

Island United Public Meeting Oct. 14th

1 of 1 At 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14, the Island United Political Action Committee will hold a public forum at the Seashore Middle Academy Gym.

Representative Todd Hunter will present the Constitutional Amendments that we will be voting on in November. He will also discuss HCR56 - Cruise Ship industry in South Texas and HCR59 - Water Desalination. Council Member Colleen McIntyre will discuss all of the city bond issues that we will be voting on in November.

This is a great time to get all the scoop on the ballot issues before we head to the polls. Come join Representative Hunter, Council Member McIntyre, and the IUPAC board.

Island United was formed in 2008 to help united the 6200 registered voters on The Island behind candidates picked by PAC members.

Membership in the PAC is open to any Island resident who is a registered voter.

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Five days later, during batting practice in Philly, Ruth managed to get hold of several pitches which sailed far out into the daylight with home-run distance. He hit three balls so far out of the Baker Bowl over the right field fence, you could pick them up on your way home. Now, to be fair, the Baker Bowl was a small park by today’s standards, seating only 18,800. It had been built in 1887 in an urban area which only provided 280 feet down the right-field line and 300 feet to the right centerfield fence. In order to make it more challenging, a 60 foot high wall was built.

Using the same thought process as Boston’s Fenway Park “Green Monster,” this wall became known as the “Baker Wall.” A large sign for the Lifebuoy Soap Company proclaiming “The Phillies use Lifebuoy,” hung on this wall. A story told by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joe Garagiola, tells that one day someone placed a smaller homemade sign on the same wall that said, “But the Phillies still stink.” The Phillies stopped using the Baker Bowl in 1938, but it survived another twelve years before being destroyed in 1950.

Ruth had wanted to quit baseball earlier. He was tired, hurting and wanted to manage a ball club. The Braves had only won 9 out of 32 games and Ruth’s skills were fading fast. The Braves would finish with a 38-115 record, one of the worst in the history of Major League baseball. Not only did Ruth’s hitting stink, but his fielding was unacceptable. Ruth was supposed to be paid $35,000 for the year and promised a chance to manage the club in 1936,

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“I’m Through For Keeps”

By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon It was Memorial Day, a Thursday, and May 30, 1935. The Baker Bowl, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, was packed with fans and the excitement of a doubleheader against the Boston Braves. There was also one other reason. A tall, overweight magician with a bat was taking his hacks in the batting cage before game time. At the age of 40, he was only hitting .183 and never seemed to look happy in a Boston Braves uniform, but batting average was not this fellow’s forte. The fans came to see him hit long and high, gargantuan home runs. That’s what made him different from the rest. He had started the 1935 season off with a bang by getting four hits in his first two games, including a home run. In fact, he was batting .400 after his first five games. Then it happened. He struggled with only two hits over the next month and was hitting .153 when he arrived in Pittsburgh with the team on May 25, 1935. That day would be an incredible day for the “Babe.” That’s right, George Herman Ruth, also called the “Sultan of Swat,” would go 4-for-4 with three monster home runs and six RBI’s.

Just like in the movies, that would have been the day to retire; but he didn’t.

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but owner Eddie Fuchs actually wanted Ruth to invest his salary in the team and had no intentions of promoting Ruth to manager.

Fuchs was broke and had misled Ruth to increase attendance.

After that glorious day in Pittsburgh, Ruth never recorded another hit. Ruth struck out three times in Cincinnati before heading to Philadelphia. In what would be his final game, Ruth trotted to left field after hitting a weak grounder to first base in the first inning, for an out. With the bases loaded with Phillies, Lou Chiozza hit a soft liner to left. Ruth tried to make a shoestring catch, but failed. The ball rolled all the way to the wall. Three runs scored for the Phillies and, at the end of the first inning, Ruth tucked his glove into his back pocket and walked to the visitor’s clubhouse in centerfield.

He was done.

Ruth later told writer Bob Considine he had pulled a “charley horse” on the missed catch. The fans stood and applauded as he left the field. Only Ruth knew his time was over. Hal Lee replaced him in leftfield. Three days later, Ruth returned to Boston with the team.

Before Ruth could meet with Fuchs to tell him “I’m through for keeps,” a reporter told the Babe he had been fired. And so, it was over. A baseball god in flannel was through. Ruth never got to do the one thing he really wanted, to manage a baseball team. The question everyone asked was “How can Ruth manage a team when he can’t even manage himself?” Babe Ruth never played baseball again, but he will be remembered forever.

Eddie Fuchs, a forgotten owner, lost control of the Braves when he was forced to sell the team to his partner, Charlie Adams, on July 31, 1935.

In the world of baseball, Fuchs would never be heard from again.

Andy Purvis is a local author. His books “In the Company of Greatness” and “Remembered Greatness” are on the shelves at the local Barnes and Noble, at Beamer’s Sports Grill 5922 S Staples, and online at many different sites including Amazon, bn.com, booksamillion, Google Books, etc. They are also available in e-reader format. Contact him at www. purvisbooks.com, or andy.purvis@grandecom. net.

Special thanks to ESPN Corpus for creating Uncle Andy’s Sports Blog.

You can go to www.espncorpus.com and click on BLOGS. New story each week. Also access via “Dennis and Andy’s Q&A” when that comes up on site.

Click on it and then go to Blog. You may also go to www.purvisbooks.com and please leave comments!

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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.

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.

Port Aransas Community Theatre. The next production is set for January with “Sex, Please, We Are Sixty… The cast is in place and PACT is now looking for stage managers.

That’s the person who makes sure all the props are on stage when the curtain goes up before each act. There is a meeting at the theatre at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 26. Or call 361 749-6036 or email at pactdarlene@yahoo. com.

The production hits the stage on January 2.

IUPAC (Island United Political Action Committee): Maximize representation of Corpus Christi residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area government by promoting and supporting, by the endorsement process, proactive and unified voting in non-partisan races and other issues and referendums put to public vote.

Contact Persons: President – Linda A Walsh lawalshva@yahoo.com 361-445-7999.

Secondary Contact Person: Member – Brent Hess, bhess0604@gmail.com. 361-7740089.

Meetings: Open to the public, meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month.

Coming up: October 14th 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Seashore Middle Academy (SMA) gym. Todd Hunter will present the Constitutional Amendments that we will be voting on in November. He will also discuss HCR56 – Cruise ship industry in South Texas and HCR59 – Water Desalination. Council Member Colleen McIntyre will discuss all of the city bond issues that we will be voting on in November.

PIDOG. PI Dog Group (PIDOG). A group of Islanders is working on setting up a dog park for our 4-legged friends and in the process have started a dog group so dog owners can find more opportunities to play with their pups. If you’re interested in joining the dog group you can call Bev Hoffman at 949-7551 or sign up on the website. Speaking of the website, you can learn more about the park as well - just head over to: www.

PadreIslandDogPark.com.

Art Center of Corpus Christi ¡Caliente! A Night In Old Buenos Aires.

Join us for the Art Center of Corpus Christi’s annual fundraising event, ¡Caliente! on Thursday, November 7th from 6-9pm. ¡Caliente! A Night in Old Buenos Aires, will feature live music, live art demonstrations, an iron pour with guest participation, Raku demonstrations, a photo booth, a caricature artist, tango dancers, live music, tile painting, food from the finest caterers in town, an open air themed Art Market, and so much more!

VIP tickets are available for advanced purchase online for $75 and includes a private reception from 5-6pm, a free raffle ticket, a drink at the bar, one “Artist in Action” token to use towards an activity of your choosing, first pick of silent auction items, and a rose corsage.Tickets are available for advanced purchase online at www.artcentercc.org/ events/caliente P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club, Inc. Mission Statement: To enrich the lives of residents on Padre Island (women) through social activities and community involvement.

Motto: “Bloom Where You Are Planted”

Or President Cheryl Henry henry9090@aol. com 361-215-4622.

Padre Island Yacht Club - A members only Club, however we invite all Island residents to visit us. The PIYC is about boating, friendship and enjoying living on Padre Island. We collect more toys than any other organization in the area for the US Marines “Toys for Tots” program with La Posada events, including the Lighted Boat Parades. To schedule a visit or find out more information please contact Susie Paramore, Rear Commodore & Membership Director @ 361-290-6696.

From the Commodore: There are some misinformed members that continue to spread incorrect information that I’d like to clear up: The PIYC Board is NOT discussing nor in the past discussed donating funds to the CCPD Canal Patrol Boat!

Parrot Heads of Port Aransas – A not-forprofit organization whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who wish to volunteer. Founded in 2009 the club Their motto is “Partying With a Purpose.”

Everyone is invited to the Parrot Heads Big Party on Oct. 4-6 in Port A at the Sand Castle Hotel. There will be a Friday night sunset cruise and beach bonfire (w/hot dogs), a turtle release by Tony Amos on Saturday morning, a bar crawl in pirate boats or a poker shopping run thru Port A and Saturday night will be the big dance with Jerry Diaz and his band. There also will be a Cheeseburger in Paradise burger bar and a Chinese auction and live and silent auctions. On Sunday there will be a recovery/ farewell brunch.

We are raising funds for the A.R.K. (animal recovery keep) of Port A and the Food Pantry.

Please come and join us for a weekend FULL of fun so please come to our Latitude and give your Attitude a Port A adjustment!!

You can see more info and sign up at portaransasparrotheads.com. To participate or for questions call Donnie Simpson 210 3672674.

POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to property owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring record legal title to any property within Padre Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, padreisles@pipoa.net ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation of most species of wildlife in the area with an emphasis on marine animals. They care for abut 1300 animals each year, including about 300 sea turtles and more than 100 species of birds. If you find an animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 4427638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu.

Island Strategic Action Committee. A 14-member committee which meets (usually) the at 5:30 on the first Tuesday of each month at the Padre Isles Country Club. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 10 at Padre Isles Country Club.

Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island ladies got together under a Palapa and founded the Padre Island Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only rule is that there are no rules! We are all about fun and friendship. We meet once a month for lunch and various fun outings from cupcake making to CPR.

For membership, call Sheila at 949-2702 or email srlipstreu72@aol.com.

Art Workshops at the Port Aransas Art Center

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LEE RICKS-2 DAY WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP LEE SAYS “WE WILL COMPLETE A PAINTING TO BE PROUD OF EACH DAY.” Dates: October 11 & 12 Days: Friday & Saturday Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm COST:$120 includes Both Days

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Gerald provides everything you will need, colors, palette, watercolor paper and brushes.

All you need to bring is your enthusiasm and the desire to learn how to paint watercolor.

FIRST TUESDAY-PORTRAIT DRAWINGCLASS -PAT DONOHUE - 9:30am12:30pmCost:$15.00 non-members $13.50 Bring your drawing supplies

TUESDAYS~ DROP IN AND DRAW CLASS~PAT DONOHUE ~ 9:30am—12:30pm –Cost:$15.00 non-members $13.50 Members Come, learn to draw or improve your skills.

Supply list is available at front desk.

THURSDAYS~ SOFT PASTELS CLASS ~ NANCY THYRE~ 9:30 am -12:30 pm- Cost: $15.00 non-members $13.50 Members.Get your own set of Soft Pastels & paper or use ours so you can participate in this fun class!

FRIDAYS ~ BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR CLASS-JUDITH DESHONG HALL 10 am-1 pm $ 25 if you just drop in or $80 for 4. sure Bring your basic watercolor supplies. ( if not we can help you out with paint & brushes & you can buy paper here.). Port Aransas Art Center is located at 322 N. Alister in Port Aransas. 361 749-7334.

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September 26, 2013

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A Latitude With an Attitude

by Devorah Fox

By Maybeth Christiansen

WARNING! This column may contain information you do not want to here!

Island tipping point There has been an increase in mailboxes being knocked down and the port-a-potties at construction sites being tipped over. Parents, it is time to talk to your teenagers!

Destroying other people’s property is never acceptable. Obviously, some young people have not been taught acceptable behavior or parents are not aware of what their teenagers are doing but it would be a good idea to have this discussion around the dinner table.

Traffic jamming Another area which needs to be talked about is the drop-off time at Seashore Learning Center on Encantada. Parents be aware of what you are doing! That area is especially congested with young children riding their bikes to school, dog walkers, people just out for their morning walk, people going to work and then add in your getting out of your car to walk your child into school!

I know Seashore provided you with a traffic plan before school started. Take another look at it and follow the suggestions. We do not want to see any child or parent get hit.

Dial back to Island Time There are several more traffic issues. SLOW DOWN! All of the streets except for Whitecap which are west of Park Road 22 have a posted

“Moonfest” Program at Janet F. Harte Public Library!

Janet F. Harte Public Library will offer a special program for families on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 6:15 p.m.

Families are invited to celebrate Halloween, autumn, and “International Observe the Moon Night” with music, crafts, face painting, and a view of the moon through telescopes. The Corpus Christi Astronomical Society will also give a short presentation prior to nightfall and the moon-viewing. Come in costume! The library is located at 2629 Waldron Rd. in Flour Bluff. Free and open to the public. For more information call 937-6579.

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speed limit of 30 miles per hour. Whitecap is 35 miles per hour. That doesn’t mean just because there is open road in front of you that you can go as fast as you want to. Please obey the speed limit signs!

When backing out of driveways or even pulling out, look both ways before going into the street.

Watch for bike riders and children. I’ve heard of a bike rider who has had several close calls from (I hate to say it because I’m in that age category) older women backing out of their driveways and not looking before they backed out.

Weed whacking The office, the City and the mowing companies are all well aware that the weeds are high!

The rain was wonderful, but all of the vacant lots are way overgrown. The mowers are out there doing their best to get the lots cut. We have about 1000 vacant lots so it only stands to reason that they are not all going to be cut the same day. Patience, please.

“Lattitude with An Attitude.” Doesn’t that describe Port Aransas perfectly? It’s also the theme for the fourth annual “Wings Over Port Aransas” weekend long party hosted by the Parrot Heads of Port Aransas. The PHOPA is one of 200-plus clubs in the international Parrot Heads In Paradise, Inc. “Parrot Heads” are fans of the singer/songwriter/author Jimmy Buffett whose music and books celebrate the life of tropical island leisure.

You’ve probably spotted PHOPA members around town: grown men and women in Hawaiian shirts or coconut–shell bras, board shorts or grass skirts, funny hats, sunglasses and flip flops with a Landshark beer or margarita in hand. You may have seen them tossing beads from a Port Aransas Mardi Gras pirate ship float or caroling on a flamingo-festooned vessel in the holiday Lighted Boat Parade.

These high-spirited folks in their bright colored beachwear look like just a bunch of non-stop party animals with nothing more on

Gutless canals Fisher people, please, quit throwing your fish carcasses into the canal! Our canals have a problem with water quality and there just aren’t enough critters in the canals to eat that stuff.

It takes years for the stuff to decay all the while making the area fertile for the organisms which cause brown tide. It is a cycle and you do not need to contribute the “fertilizer” for the cycle.

License to golf Finally, Golf Carts are to be driven by licensed drivers and they are to stay to the right side of the street – not in the left lane unless you are making a left turn!

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their minds than holding down a lounge chair.

Don’t get the wrong idea. All that merrymaking is “party with a purpose.” Around the world, Parrot Head clubs hold numerous fundraisers that benefit a multitude of charities such as cancer or Alzheimer’s research, environmental causes or the March of Dimes.

The PHoPA is no exception. One of the club’s charities is the Animal Rehabilitation Keep, otherwise known as the ARK, which rescues and rehabilitates sick and injured sea animals and shorebirds. The PHoPA also donates to the Helping Hands Food Pantry.

Wings 2013, “Latitude with an Attitude,” will be October 4 through 6, 2013. The Sandcastle Condominiums will serve as “party central” and rooms are available at a discount for Wings guests.

The weekend-long party will start with a Friday evening sunset bay cruise followed by a beach bonfire and cookout.

Weather permitting, on Saturday at 10 a.m. ARK director Tony Amos will release one or more rehabilitated turtles ready to be returned back into the ocean.

Saturday afternoon entertainment includes a pub crawl in the aforementioned land-based pirate ships and features a shopping poker run.

Shoppers with a Wings 2013 badge who visit participating merchants like Gratitude, Fish on the Line, Fish Tales and Cypress Tree will receive a special discount and a poker chip. The chip can be redeemed at the Wings headquarters for a playing card. The top three winning poker hands earn prizes. Jerry Diaz and Hannah’s Reef will provide the live music for the Saturday night dance and banquet. At the Saturday night party, guests will have a chance to buy raffle tickets and can bid on a variety of unique items in the silent auction. Drinks are available at evening events for a donation or Wings guests may bring their own beverage.

The weekend ends with a continental brunch on Sunday.

The $55 “Wings Over Port A: Latitude with an Attitude” registration fee includes an event t-shirt, personalized name tag and admission to all the events. Add an additional $15 to attend the Friday sunset cruise which is limited to the first 90 who sign up. Checks should be made out to PHOPA and mailed to Parrot Heads of Port Aransas, P. O. Box 914, Port Aransas, Texas, 78373.

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Owner Billy Gaskins says that having the Island Queen is “like owning an antique.” There’s not a computer chip on it; it’s completely mechanical.

The vessel began life as a nine-car ferry boat

Make your water sit down!

Vector Control knows the mosquitoes are terrible out here because I’ve contacted them, our Councilmember, the Mayor and the Assistant City Manager responsible for Vector Control. I don’t have a firm time frame for when the trucks will be out here, but rest assured, we are working all the angles. By the way, check your yard to make sure you do not have any standing water!

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The “Winds Over Port Aransas” fundraisers wouldn’t be half the success they are if not for the sponsors that help put on the party. At this writing, 42 generous sponsors are participating, one of which is the Island Queen II bay cruiser boat, the site of the Friday evening sunset cruise.

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running cars between Port Aransas and Aransas Pass. When the ferry service got larger 20car boats, the older smaller boats went up for auction. Billy’s father got word about the auction from his friend Melvin Littleton, then the supervisor of ferry operations. The Gaskins bought two vessels. One is no longer in service but the other became the Island Queen II.

With 2,000 square feet of deck space the 33-foot-wide boat is definitely big enough to live on but Gaskins converted it for fishing trips and parties by closing off the ends and adding the upper deck, rail and seating.

The vessel is Coast-Guard certified. It’s inspected every year and every other year is “hauled out,” taken out of the water for an inspection.

Sometimes ultrasound is used to test the thickness of the metal. A program of making repairs indicated by the inspections helps to keep the boat ship-shape.

The captain knows all the hot spots where fish are likely to be found. The crew which usually consists of three members but can be as large as four or five assists anglers with bating hooks and netting the catch and are ready with fishing tips and instructions so even novices can have a successful outing.

If fishing sounds like too much work, passengers can simply relax and enjoy the cruise. The Island Queen II is available for private charters, is licensed for up to 99 passengers and catering is available.

The Island Queen II departs from Woody’s Sports Center three times daily. Children 12 & under are half price! For reservations or more information, call (361) 749-6969.

Yours truly is also contributing to “Wings Over Port Aransas.” I’m auctioning off a character from my latest fiction work-in-progress. “Naked Came the Sharks,” is a contemporary thriller about murder and mayhem in the Texas Coastal Bend. The highest bidder at the “Wings Over Port Aransas” silent auction will get to give his or her name to a character in the book which is slated for a December, 2013 release. So when you come to party at the “Latitude with an Attitude,” be sure to stop by the silent auction and place your bid to be a character. (Only bids placed at the Wings 2013 will be eligible.) I’ll see you there.

Moon Classifieds

September 26, 2013

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Ads with payment can be left at our office at 15201 SPID Ste 250 If office is closed, payment and ad can be slipped thru the door slot.

Deadline for paid classified ads is no later than NOON Tuesday PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE PUBLICATION

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Volunteer to help socialize a homeless animal so it has a better chance of finding a forever home. Adopt a special friend or sponsor one if adopting is not possible. Call PeeWee’s Pet Adoption 888-4141 or go to PeeWee’s at 1307 Saratoga www.peeweespets.com

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at Petco and Petsmart on Saturdays and Sundays desperately need volunteers

ADOPT! Swagger An adorable 4-month-old shepherd mix. Loves toys and playing with other dogs! Adoption fee $50 includes neuter, shots, and microchip. TEXT PAAC (People Assisting Animal Control) at 361438-3232 for more information.

People Assisting Animal Control Who Are We? Our mission is to decrease euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals, raise funds to support The City of Corpus Christi Animal Control and educate the public on proper animal responsibility.

We also run a partner program with Meals on Wheels, called Animeals. We provide dry dog/cat food to 50 pets of seniors/homebound citizens on Meals on Wheels. The elderly/homebound often give their own food to feed their pets.

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Island Moon

September 26, 2013

Three Chords and the Truth

By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Independent Thieves…

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and Dale Watson, and is the first woman to hold the prestigious position. Shelley seems to have taken a shine to the little stage at Shorty’s and really appears to feel right at home. All I heard after her show was how much everyone really loved her. She’s the real deal and will most certainly be back soon.

Rusty Brothers…

Melissa Brooke will play Giggity’s on Saturday.. feeling very old. But when they started to play, I found myself really digging their sound. The teens knew all the words and sang along. I just wandered back to the “parent’s table” with the other old folks to let the kids play. The whole thing was over by 8:30 or 9:00. It was very wholesome.

The Independent Thieves played Shorty’s last Friday night.

I have come to adore the Independent Thieves (Corpus Christi, TX)… I really do. They have stolen my heart. I guess I’ve seen them play a half dozen times or more now and think they just get better and better every time. In case you don’t know, the “Thieves” are a megatalented young string band with an impressive line-up of multi-instrumentalists that just happen to have an excellent taste in music (in my humble opinion). I mean, they play the obligatory Wagon Wheel and Copperhead Road but they also dig deep into the history of folk music and play stuff that gives me hope for the younger generation. When’s the last time you heard a group of twenty-something’s play Wayfaring Stranger… I rest my case. They also have an arsenal of originals plus a bunch of crowd pleasers in their bag of tricks such as Dylan, Petty, The Band, Van the Man but with the sweet, sweet accompaniment of fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar and amazing vocal harmonies. And, they’ve expanded.

They now have a female thief on stand-up bass and back-up vocals by the name of Savannah Johnson (daughter of local country artist Tyler McCumber). Good choice guys! They’ll be back at Shorty’s on October 26 … which by the way, couldn’t be a more perfect room for them. Trust me. The Independent Thieves: Owen Fitzsimmons (fiddle/ vocals), Garrett Wieland (acoustic guitar/mandolin/vocals), David King (mandolin/acoustic guitar/vocals) and the new gal, Savannah Johnson, (stand-up bass/vocals) is a band well worth exploring. I’m pretty sure they will steal your heart, too!

The Rusty Brothers played the Back Porch last Friday.

I saw a couple of new acts at the Back Porch this weekend. On Friday, the Rusty Brothers (Ft. Worth, TX) played a big open party for Corpus Christi’s King High School’s 40th reunion. The place was packed and I’m guessing there was some connection between the band and this class, because, although the majority of the patrons were much older, they sure seemed to dig these guys. I’d never seen (or heard) of the Rusty Brothers before, but they put on a good show… very country and danceable.

Alpha Rev…

Alpha Rev played Brewster Street last Monday.

Shelley King…

One of the purest voices this planet has ever known, Shelley King (Austin, TX), played Shorty’s on Saturday night. I’ve been privy to Miss King’s extraordinary talents for a good many years now and can’t emphasize enough Shelley King played Shorty’s how strong this lady is. last Saturday Like I said, she can sing the phone book and make night.

Aretha blush… that’s no exaggeration. Shelley waltzed into this gig on the hills of a 7,000 mile tour which she did alone. She knocked ‘em dead from the top to the bottom and showed up on our doorsteps looking like a fresh new penny. This lady is a born entertainer. She combines a blend of blues, soul, R&B, gospel, bluegrass, country and rock which has won this Austin darling an array of accolades, including the 2008 title of Texas State Musician. She shares the honor with such acts as Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver,

An incredibly polite crowd of teens at the Alpha Rev concert.

On Monday, I jumped in with my pals Woody Lawson and his lovely wife Susan and headed into Corpus to see the alternative band, Alpha Rev (Austin, TX) at Brewster Street. This was a four piece group: acoustic and electric guitars, keyboard and hand drums (the apparent new trend in minimal percussion). I’d say there were maybe 200 people at this show and the majority of them were in the 13-17 age range with lots of parents standing around. As soon as the band took the stage, about 50 teenagers marched to the front of the stage (in an incredibly organized and polite manner) and sat on the floor directly in front of the band. It was adorable… a kind of anti-mosh pit. I was standing right in front of this group trying to get my photos and

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Green Light Pistol will play the Back Porc on Friday.

sagely frame her rough-hewn sophistication.”

PICK OF THE WEEK Green Light Pistol…

Green Light Pistol looks pretty interesting.

They get my PICK OF THE WEEK. Here’s DO NOT MISS LIST how their website described them: “Four sisters, a brother, and a boyfriend playing homegrown This weekend… music with playful This weekend at harmonies, interesting Giggity’s has a couple melodies, unpredictable of heavy hitters lined song directions, and up: Todd Dorn and a charismatic stage the Sea Drifters (San presence is a tough act Antonio, TX) will bring to beat. Their sound is their smooth as silk like…hmmm…imagine country in on Friday if Mumford & Sons, and local C&W phenom Telegraph Canyon, Melissa Brooke (Port and Sarah Jaffee had a Aransas, TX) will be drunken tryst and sent there on Saturday. the resulting love child That should be a good to be raised by a sweet weekend.

Over at grandmother in the sticks Shorty’s it’s Ruben of Burleson.” “They Limas and the Rolling are unique, different, Jays on Friday and special, and absolutely Moonshine Martini what all of music has (formerly Get Off the Grace Askew will play the Back Porch on been needing. They are Lawn) on Saturday. beautifully blending Sunday.

Also on Saturday, together a menagerie Texas Country star, of instrumentation Max Stalling (Dallas, TX) will play the Third and melodies and harmonies that are Coast Theater. Over at the Back Porch, Green beyond infectious. They have that sound of Light Pistol (Burleson, TX) will play on Friday completeness, the feeling of being on the cusp and guitar master Ruben V (San Antonio, of greatness.” “Green Light Pistol is a breath TX) will be there Saturday. On Sunday, of fresh air in a stale, stagnant, Texas music Grace Askew (Memphis, TN) will play the scene, with their 5 part harmonies and amazing Back Porch. This is a national act who was instrumentation, this band has a bright and long recently on the TV show, “The Voice”. Sing future ahead of them. With songs like Scarecrow Out Magazine describes her as, “If Tom Waits and Blood and Bones they have brought back a had a singer/writer daughter in Memphis, it style of music and harmonies that make you feel would be Askew with her gallery of lost souls as if you’re at the Grand Ole Opry, when the on the graveyard shift. Gutsy, bluesy, and a bit likes of Loretta Lynn and June Carter Cash boozy, she quietly sings with jagged languor graced the stage. ” and a skewed spirituality. Discreet percussion, guitar and, on occasion, wistful lap steel notes ♪♫ And that’s the truth! ♪♫

Live Music Tonight

Tuesday, October 1 Open Mic @ House of Rock

Thursday, September 26 Free Beer Band @ Tarpon Ice House Local Licks @ House of Rock Blake Sparx @ Scuttlebutt’s John Slaughter, TJ Broscoff @ Brewster Street

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Friday, September 27 Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s Ruben Limas & the Rolling Jays @ Shorty’s Green Light Pistol @ Back Porch Christian Colvert @ Mikel May’s Another Level @ Executive Surf Club Green Jelly, Monkey Soup, Johnny Five, Moose Bones @ House of Rock John Cortez @ South Texas Ice House Robert Brown @ Scuttlebutt’s James Hyland & the Joint Chiefs @ Dr. Rockits Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street Art Barrera @ Boat House Saturday, September 28 Melissa Brooke @ Giggity’s Moonshine Martini @ Shorty’s Ruben V @ Back Porch Max Stalling @ Third Coast Theater Ruben Limas (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Sounds of the Underground City @ House of Rock Cruise Control @ Executive Surf Club Neil Imbers @ South Texas Ice House Kevin Hill @ Scuttlebutt’s Reno & the Groovegetters @ Dr. Rockits Scarecrow People @ Brewster Street DJ Natural @ Boat House Sunday, September 29 Grace Askew @ Back Porch Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Tumble Dry Low @ Bernie’s Beach House Open Jam @ Neptune’s John Eric (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Mariam, Analog Earth, Nurtol @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Red Giant @ Dr. Rockits Open Jam w/ Uel Jackson @ Tarpon Ice House

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Wednesday, October 2 Open Jam w/ Wolfjaw @ Flats Lounge Run Down Legends @ House of Rock Ziegfest Battle of the Bands @ Brewster Street Ty Dietz @ Dr. Rockits Thursday, October 3 Dirty River Boys, Pake Rossi @ Brewster Street Free Beer Band @ Tarpon Ice House Soulfly, Havok, Black Lung Conspiracy @ House of Rock Friday, October 4 Hold Fast Fables @ Shorty’s Out of Bounds @ Giggity’s Randy McAllister @ Back Porch Christian Colbert @ Mikel May’s UltraSuede @ House of Rock Time Pilots @ Executive Surf Club Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Green Party @ Dr. Rockits Saturday, October 5 Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Porch Joe Mack & Thomas Trapp @ Shorty’s Full Body Puppets @ Giggity’s Ruben Limas (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Battle of the Bands @ House of Rock David Martinez @ Executive Surf Club Cruise Control @ South Texas Ice House Sunday, October 6 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Tumble Dry Low @ Bernie’s Beach House Open Jam @ Neptune’s John Eric Open Mic @ South Texas Ice House John Eric (3-7) @ Mikel May’s Open Jam w/ Uel Jackson @ Tarpon Ice House Green Party @ Dr. Rockits Chop Tops, Danny B. Harvey, Ave. Rockers @ House of Rock Tuesday, October 8 Open Mic @ House of Rock