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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 July 11, 2019 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around The Island Water Island Exchange By Dale Rankin Man, where did all these people come from? The July 4 weekend was Bridge Goes full as usual but the old notion that what happens on The Island leaves to Bids on Monday doesn’t seem to apply By Dale Rankin anymore. Even with the vast majority of the hotel rooms on the Padre/ The City of Corpus Christi has issued Mustang island end still down from a request for bids for the long-planned Hurricane Harvey our beaches are full Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge even mid-week. to be located between Commodores Drive and Whitecap Boulevard. The Corpus Christi Parks Department reports they sold 1336 Beach Parking City staff told the Island Strategic Permits on July 4, up from the normal Action Committee on Tuesday that 1000 or so. The lifeguards did twenty- a bid package was issued this week two rescues, and pulled another and current plans call for a bid eighteen people out of the surf who conference for potential bidders to were in trouble. They also report they July 4 this year brought two grass fires with it from fireworks celebrations. be held Tuesday, July 30, and bids need another nine lifeguards to fill the One was at the Island Blast which burned part but not all of the spoil island across the to be opened Wednesday, August spots they have. If you know anyone canal from the end of Whitecap. 21. On that schedule, officials said, looking for a summer job give them a But the more dangerous one, as you can see here was near the Ski Basin where a private fireworks construction could begin in late 2019. call. shooter firing from a boat set fire to the fingertip across the Main Canal. The fire picture (inset) was taken The move by the city comes one As we sit here on Wednesday the at Mandy and Elsie De Leon’s home at the point of Three Fathoms Bank Dr. looking toward the Ski Basin. week after officials with Axys Capital National Hurricane Center has issued The shooter was reportedly met at the Cartagena boat ramp by a Game Warden and others. Management and Waves Resort a warning about a low pressure system Large feature photo by Brud Jones. owners Diamond Beach Holdings moving across the northeastern Gulf of announced they had signed a contract Mexico. It looks like it’s headed north, with Shirley Contracting Company to but then it’s a storm so who knows? City to Regulate Vacation Rentals by Owners build the 5500-foot long canal with The forecast at press time calls for bulkheads to connect the proposed six to eight foot seas. That’s good for Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge surfing but not so good for fishing the What will it mean for The Island? to the existing Island canal system just Deep Sea Roundup that hits the water north of Whitecap Boulevard. That in Port Aransas this weekend. If you A look at other cities provides some clues contract guaranteed that the canal on are going out hang on to your dingy. By Dale Rankin than second place Harrison County, included the city’s nine-percent Hotel the west side of the bridge site will be Mississippi at $55, and first place Occupancy Tax he added cost would built, the canal on the Lake Padre side There goes The Judge Two months ago Austin-based of the bridge site has been in place for Vrbo – Vacation Rentals by Owners Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at $54, have dropped the local price out of Former District Judge Rodolfo more than three years in anticipation – rated Corpus Christi and Port and $2 cheaper than fifth place South the top ten. “Rudy” Delgado down McAllen way of the bridge construction. Aransas collectively as the third best Padre Island at $62. had a bad week. The “former” part Visitors booking through the Vrbo destination in the country for visitors came into play as jurors watched a But not included in the Vrbo site – or any of the other dozens looking for short-term rentals in recorded video of Delgado accepting information was the fact that leasing which connect travelers directly with private dwellings with an average an envelope filled with cash during a private residence from the owner – property owners – currently pay the cost of $60 per night to stay in a his trial on charges of three counts while legal in Port Aransas – is not six-percent portion of the 16 cent home or condominium. The average of bribery, three counts of travel act legal anywhere in Corpus Christi. local price was five dollars higher violations and one count each of Had the $60 number in Corpus Christi Rentals cont. on A4 conspiracy and obstruction of justice. That little hat trick could cost him ten years of three hots and a cot. Islanders Launch Brand for a Vida Cana The video was recorded by a local attorney-turned-informant Noe Perez Travels led to rum brand with Island flavor who besides the cash threw in a By Dale Rankin started but they starting talking pickup for good measure – this being to people who did. They attended Texas and all. And it being South As Islanders Bryan Tierce and Jonathan Fuller travelled to coastal Rum University (yes, there is such a Texas prosecutors say that days after thing) and traveled to the world's top learning of a federal investigation destinations around the Caribbean they couldn’t help but notice the rum producing regions throughout against him, former Judge Delgado Central America and the Caribbean, sent a text message telling Perez he difference in the types of rum they encountered as they moved from South America and the U.S. As needed to receive a check instead of they experimented with dozens of cash so he would not violate campaign country to country. The announcement of the blends from hundreds of samples, construction contract came almost finance regulations. So for all you “We would go surfing and fishing they educated themselves and their exactly one year after Axys Capital future judges out there remember to and sampled rum everywhere we rum got better, to the point where bought the last of the 1000 acres of get your bribes by check or you could went,” Tierce said this week. “So they won a gold medal at the San Island land it now owns at bankruptcy be breaking the campaign laws and a about five years ago we decided Francisco World Spirits Competition auction. Axys and Diamond Beach judge would never want to do a thing to start bringing the best rums we only to lose their distilling partner Holdings, which is a wholly owned like that. found back home.” and the product shortly thereafter. subsidiary of International Bank of Who are We? The result is Vida Cana Rum which So they started over and won a gold Commerce the primary lender on medal the very next year in 2019. The Corpus Christi Convention and launched two weeks ago on Padre the resort project which also bought Tourist Bureau is currently conducting Island. In only a few weeks after their the park at bankruptcy auction, a study on what our Island should call Bryan and Jonathan didn’t know launch Vida Cana is available at collectively own seventy acres of itself. We are helping to get the word a lot about making rum when they Rum cont. on A4 Bridge cont. on A4 out and with that in mind are asking readers to go to our Facebook site and suggest what they think is a good brand. There is a plan afoot to build A little Island history an arch over South Padre Island Drive at the base of the JFK Causeway so that when visitors come OTB they know where they are, but before you Gillnets and Deadman’s Hole can do that you have to decide what Editor’s note: Bobby Kimbrell one to two pound trout and larger to put on the sign. Any name assigned began as a commercial fisherman mesh was used to catch drum, about to our island will have to meet with in Flour Bluff in the 1940s. four-and-a-half to five-inch mesh. the approval of those of us who live The drag seines were small mesh so here so it only seems right that we help By Bobby Kimbrell that no fish gilled in it. Later on the decide what that name should be. We Before the Intracoastal Canal gill nets were made of linen which will put the survey here in the Moon was dredged in 1948 a hard worked a lot better than cotton but and on the Facebook page to give north wind pushed the water linen had to be spread out on the Islanders a chance to be heard. down toward the lower end of the ground after being removed from the Around cont. on A4 Lagoon which caused the shallow water. If left bundled up they would water from the bulkheads down to create a heat and rot out. Nearly all Pita Island to dry up. If you got fishermen fished with trotlines and Free Concert! caught on the east side near Padre rods and reels and used gillnets at Music from The Moon Island the only way you could time although gillnets were illegal. get back to the shore was to walk People fishing below Pita Island The Chanklas at back. would pick up their nets of the Waves Resort The first gillnets and seines morning and spread them to dry on used in the lagoon were made of Padre Island. It was legal to spread 6 p.m. Thursday, July 18 cotton. The nets were about four them on Padre Island. After a while nylon gillnets came into being and Don’t Miss it if you can! feet deep and 100 yards long. Small mesh was used to catch History cont. on A4 Gill Netting July 11, 2019 Island Moon A 2 Fourth of July on the Island

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New Advertisers Surepoint Emergency Center is open 24/7 for ER services and Monday – Friday for urgent care. Distribution They are offering free CPR classes. Pete Alsop For more info call 949-1900. They are Island Delivery located in the former TLC location. Coldwell Banker Advertising Business Briefs Jan Park Rankin Stolen Mail Egg Carton Rocket Ship With the Favor app you can get not Classifieds To whom it may concern at Island Moon: only food delivered from HEB but Arlene Ritley My wife and I have lived on the Island for Willie's Picnic also beer and wine with no delivery Production Manager over 16 years, and we never had our mailbox Awesome share Dale and Poodies is off Hwy charge. They are a subsidiary of

Abigail Bair contents robbed until last week. 71 by Lake Travis and Willie's ranch. I know HEB. A $2 tip is added to your bill Contributing Writers We were not aware of the widespread violation because I used to live there and was playing but you can make it more if you like. Joey Farah of personal mail which is an offense punishable drums with Willie at 16 outside of Bandera at You can also get meals from most my Dad's old bar "The Alibi." Andy Purvis by our Federal Government. fast food restaurants delivered for $3. Brian Poggemiller Mary Craft In our case, we consider ourselves fortunate. Padre Island Poker Run on Kelly Trevino A nice lady who we met before brought us on Thursday, July 25 will be a christmas Jun 27 the torn envelope she found on her street Jay Gardner Bringing back old memories. Manor Downs, along with other envelopes. The only thing in July theme and benefit the La Todd Hunter made me think of Darrell McCall and all missing was the check which was one of our Posada Foundation. Prizes will be Dotson Lewis the others that play or played around the Hill bills. We had left the envelope in the mailbox Dr. Tom Dorrell Country. We had no idea how fortunate we were awarder for best hand, second best with the flag raised as we always did. We Ronnie Narmour to have all those experiences. hand and best decorated vehicle. The immediately thanked the lady for such a great event begins at 6 pm at the Black Brent Rourk favor and then went to the Bank to report that Mary Pollard Carr Photographers and paid the fees to stop payment although they Sheep Bistro. Drawing for prizes will be at the Angry Marlin at 9 pm. Miles Merwin (Emeritus) said it was not guaranteed they could stop it if it had already been submitted. Also, we reported Great story. I used to manage at Floore’s Debbie Noble it to the the Post Office Inspector and filed a Country Store in Helotes for 15 years Padre Island Night at the Hooks Jan Rankin report with the Police. brought back memories of the day's I had the game will be on Wednesday, July th Mary Craft opportunity to work with them and visit golf 17 6:15 pm. Discounted tickets will Well, our account showed everyday after the 27 course recording studio with Larry. Ronnie Narmour that the check was not cleared except yesterday be $5 - $12. Mention Padre Island at Sal Farias Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) (July 2) when we noticed that the check had the box office or visit cchooks.com/ been paid. To our amazement and by looking padreisland and enter promo code Riley P. Dog at the microfiche my name had been changed to padreisland. someone else's and made to Lowe's, obviously Poodies is still open. Great burgers and music. the signature was somebody else's. The check Karen Smith Marker 37 concerts will feature was made for about $1,400. We immediately David Russell on Friday 7 – 10 went back to the Bank and decided to close the pm and Hard at Play 6 – 10 pm on account and reopen a new one. Fortunately, the Great story, Dale. No better combination than Saturday. Bank acknowledged the fraud and will soon talent & history. give us the credit. Neill J Everitt III Max Stalling will be entertaining As you can imagine, this first experience after at The Back Porch in Port A on 16 yrs on the Island has shaken us. It's not only Saturday, July 13th. the shock caused by the crime people commit Ranger Buzz but all the time and hassle that takes to contact I remember the many times, (while Amazon Prime Day is two days Publisher a lot of people to inform the change of account volunteering there) of all the information Buzz this year on July 15th & 16th so if you Dale Rankin # plus the options/actions we have to consider shared, to help make my job there very much are a prime member wait until then more interesting and made me look like I knew About the Island Moon to avoid this type problem in the future. to place your order to get substantial The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Among others, any checks or important papers/ a lot of information about the park. It will be Rankin, Editor / Publisher. transactions will be taken to the Post Office or different without you. Thanks. savings on many items. Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes places like Mail & More, and will probably Richard Barret Real Estate Broker Mary Melick delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 replace the mailbox with a locking type. What has a waterfront listing that has just copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, a hassle! as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 been reduced from $480,000 to copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. The Island was always a place that was so safe Congratulations to Ranger Buzz, we have $459,900 at 15822 Cuttysark. News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, and peaceful and now it has been infiltrated by enjoyed his informative talks when he would payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. criminal bands. On the Nextdoor network we come to the Gulfstream condos to speak to The 4th Annual Brent Chesney’s have seen now the reports from several other Winter Texans The Island Moon Newspaper Sand Castle 5K Run & Walk will people whose mailboxes have been tampered Theresa Hook begin at Bob Hall Pier on Saturday, with. 14646 Compass, Suite 3 July 20th 8 am and will be benefiting Corpus Christi, TX 78418 I would like to kindly request that you publish children with diabetes. You can sign on your good newspaper cases like this as Congratulations Buzz, Loyd and I loved 361-949-7700 often as possible and remain proactive to volunteering while you were there..Good luck up at vfitproductions.com. and ave fun from Wyoming [email protected] remind people to be aware of the danger and The Angry Marlin music will be vigilant to report any activity concerning Carol Stephens include Stevie Start on Thursday, Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper these robberies. And, as much as possible, reach to the local authorities to make sure they Mike & the Hustle on Friday and truly reinforce their efforts to catch and send All the best to Buzz. Congratulations from one San Juan Underground an ensemble to prison subjects that commit these crimes federal retiree to another from Puerto Rico on Saturday. against innocent people while clearly violating Marilyn Knapp Litt laws that have always existed. Realtor Kim Mogford has just Where to Find The listed a home built in 2016 at Thank you very much for any action you may take about this matter and I will be ready to Congratulations and thank you Buzz 15213 Capstan for $316,000. It is 3 Island Moon bedroom /2 bath and has a beautifully supply any more details if you so need them. Dianne Carollo Smitson Sincerely, landscaped backyard. Port North Jose Aljure The Black Sheep Bistro has jazz music every Friday and Saturday. Aransas Padre Yardarm Ct Gulf Stream RV All Stripes Stores Water Exchange Bridge The Waves Resort Concert Pioneer RV Fireworks I appreciate all of the updates in the Island Thursday at 6 pm will feature The Black Sheep/ Moon regarding the Water Exchange Bridge. I Stripes on 1A Editor: Chanklas. Barrel would love it if you could post exactly where My Coastal Home CVS In this weeks front page of the Island Moon it will be located and any preliminary design The next Litter Critter will be WB Liquor Store Dollar General the article is entitled “How a Fireworks Show drawings, if any are available, as of yet. Thanks! held on Saturday, July 20 from 9:00 Works.” Perhaps you should follow that up this AM till 1:00 PM at the Briscoe King Island Wine Room Whataburger Jason Hall week with, How a Fireworks Show Works in a Pavilion Parking Lot. Kody’s Doc’s Restaurant High Wind,” given the large grass fire it started which jumped the canal behind the waste Coffee Waves Snoopy’s Pier station and continued burning on the spoil island behind the waste station. Moby Dicks Isle Mail N More IGA Of course, there were the careless folks that Island Italian were shooting fireworks off boats that also set Treasure Island Brooklyn Pie Co. the grass on fire by the ski basin. Padre Island Poker Run to Benefit Ms. Woody’s Regards, Automotive Ace Hardware Paul Sicilia Port A Glass Studio Holiday Inn La Posada Foundation San Juan’s Restaurant Texas Star (Shell) Egg Carton Rocket Ship Wash Tub Jesse’s Liquor Woody’s Sports Scuttlebutt’s Center Restaurant Back Porch Bar Subway Shorty’s Place Island Tire Fisherman’s Wharf Padre Pizzeria Giggity’s And all Moon Gratitude retail advertisers The Gaff WB Liquor Trinity By the Sea Episcopal Flour Bluff H.E.B. Whataburger on Waldron Ethyl Everly Halfway there Senior Center Fire Station My daughter in law is a pre-K teacher and is collecting egg cartons to make a spaceship. 500 Get ready for this month’s Golf Cart Poker Run coming up on Thursday July 25th. This Police Station are needed by August. Please help by saving month’s theme is Christmas in July and will benefit the La Posada foundation. Decorate Stripes on Flour your egg cartons. They can be dropped off at your Gold Carts or Jeeps and bring an unwrapped toy for Toy’s for Tot’s. Toys can be Bluff & SPID Annaville Insurance Agency 14650 Compass, dropped off at any of the three locations The Black Sheep Bistro, Mikel Mays or at the Suite 2. Thank you!! Billie Johnson angry Marlin where Marines will be standing by to take your donations. Three great prizes for First place Poker hand, second best poker hand and best decorated vehicle will be awarded. July 11, 2019 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Rentals cont. from A1 There is a limit on the percentage of short- Bridge cont. from A1 term rentals in residential and commercial areas worked better because they didn’t have to be HOT and generated $637,999 for the state in based on census tracts. There is an occupancy land between the site of the proposed bridge and spread out to dry. After nylon came mono- 2018, according to numbers from the Corpus limit of no more than ten adults or six unrelated the point where the new canal would connect filaments which worked a lot better and Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau. Failure adults and there are regulations on sound to the existing Island canal system just north of caught more fish. If you were fishing with to pay the state’s portion of the HOT is a felony, equipment, live music and noise along with a Whitecap Boulevard. cotton gillnets and didn’t catch much the other failure to pay the city’s share comes without risk prohibition on outdoor assemblies from 10 p.m. The first round of bids on the bridge brought a fishermen would say,” You should have had to the renter since currently the City of Corpus to 7 a.m. and a ban on commercial events, such low bid of $11.5 million, if the new bid numbers nylon. After mono came they would say, “you Christi has no way to track accommodations as bachelor and bachelorette parties, concerts, are higher the difference would be covered should have had mono.” booked through Vrbo. Based on the state’s weddings and other large events. Sound at from the Island Tax Increment Refinance Zone collection the local CVB estimates it failed the property line must be below 75 decibels In Baffin Bay game wardens were so scarce #2. Current plans call for the bridge to consist to collect $957,000 in HOT in 2018, and that between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. that the fishermen would hang their linen of three arches, each forty-feet in width, with number only includes accommodations booked gillnets on the side of their houseboat to dry. Like Corpus Christi many homes in Austin two pedestrian cart paths on either side of a through the Vrbo site, not the other sites which Most fishermen would put their gillnets out located in areas zoned single-family were forty-foot wide canal with fourteen feet of boat do the same thing. That is a substantial number about dark and pick them up about four a.m. already in the rental market before the new clearance from the bridge to the waterline. The given that the Corpus Christi HOT garners how far you were fishing from the docks ordinance was passed, when they went to pedestrian and cart paths would line both sides about $16 million each year, and the CVB runs determined what time you would leave at Dark register under the new ordinance they were of the new 5500-foot canal. on a budget of less than $4. By state law HOT Thirty (the time from when the sun set until it required to pay any back HOT owed. The funds can only be used to support the local The ISAC, an Island-based advisory got so dark you couldn’t see anymore, about ordinance also discontinues short-term term tourism industry. committee to the Corpus Christi City Council, thirty minutes). rentals in certain types of residential zoning has begun work on a pedestrian plan to design But the Corpus Christi City Council has in 2022. The ordinance also sets limits on the The gillnets were racked in the bow of the an interconnected system of paths to allow commissioned the city staff to write a draft distance between short-term rental properties in skiff with an anchor tied to the end you threw pedestrians and golf carts to access the Gulf ordinance as the first step in determining how a given neighborhood. the anchor out then started drifting the nets out beaches from Island neighborhoods. to regulate local vacation rentals by owners and with the wind, tying an anchor to the end. If the new ordinance which is expected to be in San Antonio The bridge project was bid in 2017 but that the drum were hitting the net pretty steady you place by the summer season of 2020. The City of San Antonio’s passed its ordinance bid expired without action after fifteen months would start picking the net back to make sure in 2018. At the time the city collected the tax due to the lack an agreement on construction you didn’t catch so many fish you couldn’t haul As many cities across the state and country from 363 short-term rental properties, out of the canal. According to city records the city them in. if they were hitting slow you waited have found out regulating the vacation rental of 1,600 estimated to be operating in the city currently has $11,696,319.50 available to fund until the next morning. If you could hear the business is a delicate balance of the rights of leaving uncollected revenue at an estimated the project with $4 million of that coming from drum drumming you knew you were going to property owners who want the extra income $2.4 million per year. the Island Tax Increment Refinance Zone – make a good catch. In the spring months a lot from direct vacation rentals and those of money garnered from new construction inside of big sow trout, five to nine pounders, were neighbors who bought homes or condos in Like Port Aransas, San Antonio is taking steps the zone since its founding in 2002 – and the caught all along the King Ranch shoreline, residential neighborhoods and don’t want the to find the non-HOT payers. A key tenant of remainder from funds leftover from bond starting in Baffin Bay all the way to the Naval added people, traffic, and noise that come with the San Antonio ordinance, like that of Austin, projects - $1.5 million from 2004 bonds, $6.29 Air Station with the area near Baffin Bay overnight visitors. Padre Island will likely be is that any short-term renter who applies for a million from 2008 bonds, and $1.29 million usually the best fishing. Five and one-half inch area of the city most effected by the rules since permit under the new rules will have to pay any from 2005 bonds. The previous low bid was mesh was used to catch the trout and six-inch its share of second-home owners and multi- back HOT owed before a permit is granted. The $11.5 million. mesh was used to catch the drum. Gillnets were family condominium developments are higher City Manager was adamant that no back-taxes eventually banned in the whole state whereas than the city’s norm, and the fact that Padre would be waved. Rum cont. from A1 all the fishermen used trotlines only and hardly Island is the premier tourism destination in the The San Antonio rules divide short-term rentals any of them fished with a rod and reel anymore. city. into two major categories; owner occupied Spanky’s, and Liquid Town stores in the area as In the 1950s a lot of the fishermen still fished It is too early to know what shape the Corpus (Type 1) which consists of homeowners renting well as Scuttlebutts’ Bar & Grill, Black Sheep with a rod and reel, especially during the spring Christi rules will take and even exactly what the out a spare room in their residence, these must Bistro, the Angry Marlin, and Mikel Mays months when birds worked over the schools of process for establishing them will be. But a look contain a sleeping area that at a minimum Beachside Bar & Grill, Doc’s Seafood & Steaks small trout. at ordinances from cities in the state shows a includes the shared use of a full bathroom. and soon to be in Waves Resort. Deadman’s Hole pattern of how the issue is framed in each case. The second category (Type 2) are rental units They buy distilled rum from the best One day I was talking to two fisherman, Eddie According to a presentation to the council where the owner does not reside. Only about producing areas and Packery and Ed Clark. Clark was talking about two weeks ago the local ordinance can take one-eighth of units on a block can be Type 2 blend it in four ages: a big catch he and his brother made with rods many forms. For instance, short-term rentals units and similar rules apply to multifamily two-year American and reels in Kate’s and Deadman’s holes so I could be allowed in certain types of zoning, buildings. The new regulations require short- Craft primarily for asked Eddie how did Deadman’s Hole get its from commercial to several various types of term rental operators to register with San mixing; eight-year name? He said back when Corpus Christi Pass single-family residential zoning. Or it could be Antonio and pay a $100 fee. Hosts are also Andean Blend from was open there was a camp and settlement there allowed only in multi-family dwellings. Or in required to pay a $100 renewal fee every South America's made of tents and shacks with some families the alternative a completely new type of zoning three years. The city estimates it will receive Andean region of living there in the summer months. He said a could be created just for short-term rentals. $320,000 in fee-related revenue over the next Colombia, Venezuela, storm was reported by a merchant ship in the four years. There is also the issue of how to reconcile rules Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Gulf and was headed this way so everybody at from Homeowner Associations in multi-family The ordinance also limits how many Type Argentina, and Chile the pass except one man left and went to Port buildings that allow any or all units to be leased 2 short-term rentals can exist within a certain which is aged in ex- Aransas. Eddie said the tide got so high that the overnight, which could be illegal in certain area. Only one Type 2 rental is allowed in a bourbon American oak man that stayed got scared and tried to walk types of residential zoning. Current state law multifamily development with fewer than eight barrels; nine-year aged across the Lagoon to Flour Bluff and it was places city zoning restriction above any rules units. In larger multifamily buildings Type 2 in repurposed bourbon believed that he drowned while trying to swim put in place by Homeowner Associations. rentals are limited to 12.5 percent of units. Once barrels; and eighteen across the Corpus Christi Pass near Deadman’s the density limits are reached, prospective short- A review of the ordinances in three Texas cities year which won the Hole. The man was found by fishermen in term rental operators can ask for an exception where this has recently been addressed finds Gold Medal at the 2019 Deadman’s Hole after the storm was over. Eddie from a Board of Adjustments. This is to it comes down to a single equation; how to San Francisco World knew the man’s name. The only ones to use regulate how many units in large condominium balance the property rights of people who want Spirits Competition. gillnets are the state game biologists who sue developments can be leased short-term and it to rent short-term and those of nearby residents one to check the population of certain species does not give Homeowner Associations the Baked into the Vida who don’t want it in their neighborhood or of fish at different locations. State biologists ability to overrule the city regulations. Under Cana business model is multi-family development. In many ways it is have stated that without the catch of drum by the San Antonio ordinance only about one- an effort to help The Island. They donate part of a monetary versus quality of life issue. One commercial fishermen the drum would take eighth of units on a single-family residential the proceeds to the Texas Sealife Center on Padre common line of delineation that could have over the feeding grounds of the trout and redfish block can be Type 2 units. Like Austin it also Island to help it become a tourist destination. a big impact on Padre Island is whether the hurting the populations of those fish. Three eras prohibits large events. “We are helping them put up a nice sign, of commercial fishing have come to an end, no dwelling being rented is the primary home of the owner or whether it is a second home, the Type 1 units are allowed anywhere in the city, and build a canopy more above the water trotlines, no more gillnet on the back to shade fishing and no more commercial sales of trout distinction being whether the homeowner will as long as the owner lives somewhere on the be present when the renter is there. Here is property, but Type 2 units must follow density the tanks,” Tierce and redfish, the housewives’ favorite fish to buy said. “We are Island at the fish markets. what three other cities have done. rules in an attempt to prevent the proliferation of short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods. oriented.” We are both Port Aransas longtime Islanders and If a complaint is filed against a short-term Before 2016 there was no monitoring of we wanted to bring Around cont. from A1 rental property the operator must attempt to something unique to vacation rentals in Port Aransas, but there contact the occupants within one hour of the The talk at the Island Strategic Action was no doubt it was a thriving business. The the island.” Committee meeting on Tuesday was that a call. If a second complaint is filed and citation city passed a five-page ordinance in January, issued to any part of the occupants or guests, They use a warehouse big part of the problem is the “South” part of 2016 that requires any property owners renting in the Hill Country to South Padre Island Drive. Hoteliers and Stripes the owner/operator must take appropriate steps short term to register with the city and pay a to assure future complaints do not occur. The employees routinely report people showing nominal fee. A computer program searches the up who think they are in South Padre Island short term permit is revoked if three or more internet sites and red flags any short-term rental confirmed citations are issued at a permitted because they came in on South Padre Island property not registered. As a point of reference, Drive, which is understandable. When they are property within any six month period. Fines the Cinnamon Shore North development whose for violations such as noise can vary from told they have to drive north on South Padre business model is built around short-term Island Drive to get to South Padre Island their $200 to $500 per violation and can be issued rentals reported $3 million in rental revenue in in consecutive days if the violations continue. eyes start rolling around in their head and who the third quarter of 2018 alone. can blame them. One possibility discussed Corpus Christi Tuesday was to simply drop the “South” from Under the Port Aransas rules the property the name and in order to do that eighty-percent must be in an area zoned for overnight stay, A their last meeting members of the Corpus of the people with addresses on the street have to with a pyramid of various residential zoning Christi City Council said that at this early stage agree. South Padre Island Drive starts way over categories, some of which allow short-term of development of the ordinance all options on the other side of the Crosstown Expressway stay and some which don’t. Under zoning rules are on the table. Based on statements made to so there are a lot of addresses between here and short-term rentals are allowed in condo and the council and by reviewing the ordinances in there but it might be worth the trouble since no townhome developments anywhere in the city other cities here are some key areas the local one’s numbers would change. Both of these and there is no limit on how many of the units in ordinance will likely contain. ideas have been around for more than a decade any multi-family building can be rented short- • The owners/operators of short-term but, like the weather, everyone is talking about term. rentals will be required to register and pay it but nobody is doing anything about it…at A short-term rental permit may be revoked after back HOT fees. least until now. So let’s be heard from. three violations of the city code, such as noise, • Noise and occupancy rules will apply We got word this week that Kathie Lee Gifford in a year. Each short-term property must have with fines for violators. has a good friend here Around The Island and an identification code issued by the city which Kathy Lee is a Moon reader. So hey Kathie Lee. must be included in any advertising for lease of • Short-term rentals in residential the property. Advertising a property for lease neighborhoods will be regulated, if they Well, that’s the Good News Until It’s Gone without a permit is automatically a violation are allowed at all. everybody. Stay cool and we’ll see you at Waves and subject to a fine. Permit suspensions can next Thursday, July 18 where the Chanklas will Questions that any new ordnance is be appealed through a city process after which store and blend the imported products, and to bring some reggae our way. In the meantime a legal appeal can be filed within thirty days. likely to address. do their own bottling. The idea to launch a rum say hello if you see us Around The Island. Each property must have a designated contact • Will short-term rentals be allowed in areas brand came from all over Central and South person available at all times and occupancy for of the city which are zoned residential? America, but the idea took hold right here on the property is established at the time the permit Padre Island. is issue. • If so, will all residentially zoned areas be treated the same, like the San Antonio Keep an eye out for it as you move Around The Rick Adams, Port Aransas Director Planning rules, or will different types of residential Island. and Development reports that the Port Aransas zoning be treated differently? system has worked well and required no changes since the ordinance was adopted about • Will the city write rules that use existing three years go. zoning or will a new type of short-term zoning be created? “It’s worked out well. No changes yet. The contact information and one-hour response (for • What, if any, delineation will be made complaints) has proven very valuable,” Adams between owner-occupied homes and non- said. “The penalties are steep for violations residences (second homes). which I think have incentivized owners to • Will the density of short-term rentals in comply.” any neighborhoods be capped? Adams said that one result of implementing the • What percentage of units in multi-until short-term stay ordinance is that it has cut down developments – like condominiums or on the number of fraudulent listings for rentals townhomes – will be allowed to lease on websites. short term? As Texas law now stands the discretion of property owners associations Austin is severely limited if it conflicts with the The Austin ordinance is similar to the Port city ordnance. Aransas rule in that any advertising of a non- As things now stand the final decisions on permitted rental is automatically subject to these questions will be made at the City Council a fine, in Austin it is $2000. A $500 non- level, with the possibility of town hall meetings refundable registration fee is also charged around the city for input. The current timeline with an annual $300 renewal fee. At the time calls for the new ordinance to be in place by the Austin ordinance was passed the city had summer 2020. identified $1.87 million in uncollected HOT Volunteers from the Texas Sealife Center revenue. at a recent fundraiser. July 11, 2019 Island Moon A 5 Stuff I Heard on the Island Tides of the Week By Dale Rankin Tides for Bob Hall Pier July 11th - July 18 Last week I wrote a story captain’s hat in the water I got her back to the Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon about the process setting up dock and loaded in the co-captain and dog and /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible and producing a fireworks away we went. show. The photos were from two years ago Th 11 High 1:27 AM 1.2 6:41 AM Set 2:35 AM 64 I got it up on plane as I rounded into the big but when I went back to do an update on July canal and a guy on the dock started screaming 11 Low 6:52 AM 0.9 8:27 PM Rise 3:55 PM 4 this year things had really changed. Instead at me to slow down. I looked back and I was 11 High 9:30 AM 1.0 of three large arrays of pots each holding one leaving nothing but a white line of foam in the fireworks charge, the old analogue system, the 11 Low 6:01 PM -0.3 water, my wake wasn’t even as wide as the new digital and computerized system allows for yacht. If I had kept going he wouldn’t have F 12 High 3:03 AM 1.4 6:42 AM Set 3:15 AM 74 ten charges to be placed in each pot. I always get had a ripple find its way to his dock but he kept into trouble when I try to do math on deadline so 12 Low 6:46 PM -0.5 8:27 PM Rise 4:55 PM screaming and calling me names so I throttled I will just say there were a lot less pots this year back and anyone who has ever driven a boat or Sa 13 High 4:06 AM 1.6 6:42 AM Set 3:58 AM 83 than in previous years. seen one go by knows exactly what happened 13 Low 7:31 PM -0.6 8:27 PM Rise 5:53 PM In fact, there were so few that the operators next. I’m no marine engineer and I can prove Su 14 High 4:56 AM 1.7 6:43 AM Set 4:44 AM 90 never had to take them off the sixteen foot it but at least in the case of my little boat it is trailer. They just plugged in the computer and water displacement that causes a wake more 14 Low 8:15 PM -0.6 8:27 PM Rise 6:50 PM hit the button. No lighting of fuses, and no then speed. I’ve seen jet skis plowing water M 15 High 5:40 AM 1.7 6:43 AM Set 5:33 AM 95 offloading of fireworks from the trailer. The throw up a bigger wake than a center console reduction in labor, time, and space needed for up on plane. 15 Low 8:56 PM -0.6 8:26 PM Rise 7:43 PM setup means anywhere on The Island with 450 When we got to the canal behind the treatment Tu 16 High 6:18 AM 1.6 6:44 AM Set 6:25 AM 98 feet of clearance from the crowd and room plant at the end of Whitecap the boater in front to park a sixteen-foot trailer can be used as a 16 Low 9:34 PM -0.5 8:26 PM Rise 8:32 PM of me whipped an unannounced U-turn for launch site. reasons unknown and cut right across my bow. W 17 High 6:49 AM 1.6 6:44 AM Set 7:18 AM 99 One of the problems the fireworks event My co-captain who knows about as much about 17 Low 10:10 PM -0.5 8:26 PM Rise 9:17 PM has run into the last two years is a game of marine engineering as I do shouted, “hit the Th 18 High 7:13 AM 1.5 6:45 AM Set 8:12 AM 99 brinksmanship to see if there is going to be brake!” enough money rolling in the last week before “It doesn’t work like that,” I said. 18 Low 10:43 PM -0.3 8:25 PM Rise 9:58 PM the show to cover the $16,500 expense of putting it on. The last two years an anonymous So we headed to Ski Basin and just as we made Good Samaritan has sent in a $5000 check that the turn out of the Main Canal something made put the event over the line and if that had not me reach down and check the gas tank under happened there would have been no show either the seat which to my dismay was empty. Not year. low, empty. It must have been a premonition because at about the same instant the motor What is needed is a better way to fund the show quit. I grabbed the paddle and made way over if it is going to continue. One way is to hold to the skinny water where I pushed the bow up some sort of event on July 4 to raise money onto the sand and was switching gas tanks when for the next year and that can’t be done at the a flatlander came by in about a thirty-five foot current launch site at the end of Whitecap center console with four outboards and loaded because there is not enough room for fireworks with people who was plowing water. The stern launches and fireworks watchers both. The of the yacht was facing out as he went by and he event is now heading into its eight year and has sent four consecutive swells our way that each reached a point that there is talk of looking for lapped over the stern putting about three inches another site. At sixteen feet a small barge could of water in the bottom of the yacht. work, but then that costs money. If some change is not made the year will come when the show Once I got the thing moving again it was a bit will not happen. Some sort of new plan is likely sluggish due to the weight but I finally got it going to be needed, probably by next year, and up on plane but then the co-captain couldn’t get the suggestion box is open. back there and pull the plug to let the water run out. We limped home with all of the towels and Look out! flip-flops floating around the boat. The loaded Late last year I bought a yacht, well if a ice chest was heavy enough that it and the dog fourteen-footer is a yacht, and I launched it were the only things that stayed put. The dog for the third time ever last weekend after the seemed to enjoy sitting down there cooling co-captain threw a fit. The first sign of trouble her parts. It was a wonderful day to be on the Ask Ralph was when I couldn’t get it to go in reverse and water and I greatly appreciate all the out of drifted out into the middle of the canal without towners who took to the water on the holiday a paddle. After some pushing and pulling to introduce me to the new rules of the water punctuated by words not heard in the Bible I which apparently were passed without me being Clearing up Misunderstandings finally threw her in reverse when I needed to informed. go forward and headed for the dock across the So far I have enjoyed only the first of the two By Ralph Coker way. After some maneuvering and dropping my best days of a boat buyer’s life. Q. Sometimes my subordinates clear, descriptive and say what's needed. misunderstand my e-mails and are offended. Subordinates shouldn't continue to use the How can I improve my e-mail technique? subject of an e-mail string after the subject has changed. The boss will think it's about A. E-mail has replaced letters and memos as an old project that's already complete. Use a the primary written business communication. new current subject. As a result, best practices have evolved for e-mails. Usually e-mails are briefer and Subordinates shouldn't use qualifying less carefully composed than the previous statements like "if it's not too much trouble". letters and memos. That contributes to That's too wishy-washy and tells the boss a misunderstandings. response is not really needed and will be a waste of their time. Subordinates shouldn't The average business person sends or write a long rambling paragraph and bury receives 121 e-mails daily and that is expected the question or request at the end. Ask the to increase to 136 soon. Bosses are flooded question or make the request up front then with e-mails and many try to multitask to follow with the details. A well phrased cope by sending cryptic responses from a question or request to the boss can be smart phone while driving, walking or doing answered with a simple "yes" saving the other work. boss's time. One survey by Florida State University Bosses and subordinates need to understand indicated one third of the 700 employees each other's communication style and try to surveyed said that their bosses had failed to accommodate each other. Extroverts tend to reply to their e-mails. That can be intentional be straight forward, fast paced and brief in because the boss wants the subordinate to their communications. Introverts tend to be solve the problem themselves. Sometimes thorough, detailed and thoughtful. the boss doesn't have the answer or can't afford to take time to answer. The extrovert boss may respond with one word "yes" meaning I agree with what you A number of best practices for both bosses said and approve and have confidence in your and subordinates will help. Both need to ability to handle the issue. The introvert take time to send clearly worded e-mails. subordinate is likely to expect more and Time lost in clarity is more than regained feel put off or rejected. Meeting face to by avoiding later phone calls to clear up face regularly helps bridge the different misunderstandings and hurt feelings. If the communication styles. boss is too busy, send a brief e-mail saying so and promising to respond later. Ralph Coker volunteers with SCORE which provides free mentoring to small businesses Subordinates need to avoid vague or and nonprofits On the Beach for the Fouth of July. Photo by Mary Craft misleading subjects that the boss will scroll over. Subjects should be short, FourthFouth of of July Ju Trafficly Traf ficCount Count

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The following are traffic numbers compiled by the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation for the July 4, 2019 weekend. These are daily averages for the weekend. A6 Island Moon July 11, 2019 Senior Moments Anecdotingly Do You Remember Harry James & Frank Sinatra? “Quit Licking That!” By Dotson Lewis By Abigail Bair off to histopathology, but he still cheerfully Special to the Island Moon offered to let us see it. The Checkup Dotson’s Note: Harry James was a jazz In my experience with veterinarians (which musician and bandleader, and one of the most Every year, it is my job to take both Rowlfie is copious because I was a vet tech for seven popular and dynamic trumpet players of the (the Rev and G.P.’s 91 pound shovel-headed years), the nicest thing you can do is let them big band era. Thanks to Tina Sinatra, Virginia repurposed street dog) and Stadler (the world’s show you whatever gross thing they pulled off/ Gorlinski, Encyclopedia Britannica editor only hydrophobic black lab and my bestest out of your pet – so of course I looked at the and Ray Setterfield for facts contained in this buddy) to the veterinarian’s office for their tumor. He pointed out all the parts like he was report. Also thanks to my old Army friend Albert annual table torture sessions. I have no idea a docent at the Smithsonian, and then turned Bonney for allowing me to us some of the photos whether or not it is more difficult to take dogs or to the Rev and said, “Would you like to see, from his vast collection. small children to the doctor’s office, having in too?!?” my life had only one experience with the latter. Mom looked. She is nothing if not a sport. Harry Haag James It was not great, but I blame myself. In order to “Wow, that’s sure a tumor!” she explained. It is alleviate waiting room boredom I told my five- impossible not to root for Dr. Lowell. He’s the year-old nephew Jovanni what trepanning was. kind of guy who would get a standing ovation When the doctor finally walked in, JoJo hid for slam dunking a basketball from the top of a behind the table and screamed, “DON’T YOU step ladder. DARE TREPAN ME, DOCTOR DEATH!” I heard claws scuttling on linoleum, and there I did not get a sucker at the end of that came Stadler, careening around the corner appointment. dragging a tiny vet tech behind her. “BEAN!” In any case, last Monday I hauled 174 pounds I yelled with embarrassing enthusiasm. She of dog to the vet’s office. They didn’t know gave the Rev a lick, but turned her back on me, what was coming. Both of them happily refusing to even acknowledge my existence. loaded up in the car and stuck their heads out Frank Sinarta the windows on the way, only to collapse into The Aftermath account the views of singers and music experts. fluffy piles of shivering wussiness the second we entered the clinic. Sinatra would probably have been pleased to note that trailing a long way behind him at They both did okay with our very sweet Number Two in the poll was rock ’n’ roll king, veterinarian, with the exception of Stadler Elvis Presley. Ol’ Blue Eyes, as he became attempting to climb into my lap the second known, once described rock music as “the he walked in the door. “That makes me feel most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of awful,” Dr. Lowell sadly pronounced. expression it has been my displeasure to hear.” He felt more terrible a few minutes later when Sinatra did have one thing in common with Harry James he had to tell me that the small, 2cm lump on rock stars such as Elvis and The Beatles: in Stadler’s left chest was a sarcoma. “I’m not the 1940s he, too, was besieged by hordes of exactly sure, what it is,” said the good Doctor, AKA Harry James, was born March 15, 1916, screaming, swooning teenage girls. They were “but I’m sure it shouldn’t be there. We need to in Albany, Georgia. He was the Son of circus known as “Bobbysoxers”, so-called because of get it out quickly.” performers, learned to play drums at age 4 and their ankle-length white socks, and they caused the trumpet at 8; when he was 12 he led one of mayhem at Sinatra’s live performances. Somehow, I made it back to my parents' house. the circus bands. As a young man he played with I don’t have any memory of the drive. The first various orchestras, including a stint with Ben Despite his success as a recording artist and, thing I can recall is sobbing to the Rev that Pollack in 1935–36. He became a member of to a lesser extent, as a movie star, Sinatra’s Stadler had a sarcoma. Benny Goodman’s orchestra in December 1936. reputation will be forever tainted by his alleged connections to American gangsters. It is said “Schedule the surgery right now,” Mom In that band he joined trumpeters Ziggy Elman ordered. and Chris Griffin to form the “powerhouse trio,” that John F. Kennedy's wafer-thin victory in the one of the most celebrated big band trumpet 1960 presidential election was swung by his The operation sections in jazz history. James was the primary father, Joseph, after a talk with Sinatra. Stoned puppy cuddling her wubby. soloist in the section and soared to fame with I dropped Stadler off at the clinic first thing in Under an alleged deal, the singer would ask the the morning on Friday. Labrador retrievers do his solo turns on such songs as “Ridin’ High,” mob to encourage their unionized workers to “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and “One O’clock Jump.” not do well with being NPO (no food prior to It took about two days before the dog would vote for the young Democrat. True or not, it is surgery). She had spent the morning begging He also composed and arranged “Life Goes to a matter of record that JFK squeaked to victory even talk to me, which really sucked since I a Party,” a tune that was regarded as one of the for toast bites and staring longingly at the stayed up for 48 solid hours to keep her from against Richard Nixon with the crucial help of bagels on the counter. She hadn’t had anything Goodman band’s best swing numbers. votes by union members. licking her sutures. I tried the cone of shame, to eat for six whole hours, by God, and that was but she freaked out and tried to tear it off of James’s playing style was bold, loud, and That was perhaps a case of wily Joe Kennedy too long! When we got to the vet’s she was one herself. I couldn’t bring myself to further brassy, with a full-bodied tone even in extreme doing things his way. Sinatra, of course, became angry dog, and I was a nervous wreck. traumatize her, so instead any time I heard any registers. Jazz historian Gunther Schuller rated We had to wait awhile for someone to come slorping, I screamed: “Quit lickin’ that!” It got James as “the most technically assured and to the point on the third day that I was so keyed prodigiously talented white trumpet player of and get her. It seemed like an infinity, and I started crying out of fear and guilt, which was in to the noise that I could awaken from a dead the late Swing Era and early postwar years, sleep in order to yell at her. both as an improvising jazz and blues player totally embarrassing. I think everyone in the and as a richly expressive ballad performer.” waiting room thought I was sending the poor Most of the time she was only attending to her James’s playing with Goodman and with the dog to her death, which made me feel even back end. I have probably broken the dog by studio bands (featuring members of the Count worse. It’s not like you can explain that you’re terrifying her during her necessary and very Basie Orchestra) he led during the late 1930s sobbing because your dog has to get a very personal ablutions. are perhaps the best examples of his early jazz minor surgery to a bunch of people who are waiting to get their cats vaccinated. Things were pretty much back to normal by style. Tuesday. Stadler was super excited to go to I got out to the car where Mom waited with Current Time 0:00 work at the Moon Office. She had been stuck Lizzy-the-office-dog-Rankin (who had spent resting for four whole days and was extremely /James left the Goodman band and established the night with me to avoid all the fireworks and bored. his own orchestra in 1939. He used the actual fires on the Island). “Stop mourning the European folk song “Chiribiribin” as his theme dog like she’s already dead,” the Rev snapped. I asked Jan and Dale to help me watch her to song. Initially, success proved elusive. Perhaps “It will be all right.” make sure she left her sutures alone. Lizzy is having some back-end issues and is also the band’s most notable performer during its A few hours later, Mom and I sat in the early day (six months in 1939) was singer Frank not supposed to be licking. This adds up to vet’s secret waiting room (it was the staff’s the entire office being a constant symphony Sinatra, who did not gain a following until he breakroom) waiting for the results and the return joined Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra the following of people yelling, “Quit licking that!” and of the dog. Dr Lowell came in and explained “EWWW! Cut it out!” year. The James-Sinatra recording of “All or that the tumor was larger than he had thought, Nothing at All” was a flop when first released and that it was vascular – a fact which was of It’s a pretty fun place to be. in 1939, but it sold more than a million copies some concern. It was already packaged to send I’ve learned several things from this experience. when rereleased in 1943. First, if you wrap a big antibiotic pill in a slice The turning point for James came in 1941. In of cheese, the dog will somehow manage to April he had a hit with “Music Makers” (which PENN THOMAS, P.C. eat the cheese and spit out the pill. It does not resulted in the occasional billing of his band as Betty Grable CPA FIRM matter how many times you try this, but the “Harry James and His Music Makers”). Later more you do, the happier the dog gets. Second, that year he had an even bigger hit with an P  T, CPA dogs lick their butts for approximately 93% instrumental rendition of “You Made Me Love famous for doing things “My Way,” the song of the time that they’re actually awake. The You,” which established him as one of the top that was to become his signature tune. The [email protected] other 7% appears to consist of making dragon- bandleaders of the day. The band had further hits trouble was, he hated it. In the words of another style hoards of toys, barking at anyone with the in the next few years, including “I Don’t Want Sinatra song: “That’s Life”. impunity to walk by the house, and mysterious, to Walk Without You,” “I’ll Get By,” and “I’m Dotson’s Other Note: James’s fame grew when private dog projects out by the back fence. Beginning to See the Light.” Popular vocalists he married film star Betty Grable in 1943. I also learned that fear is debilitating, but if you such as Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest, and Kitty U O I  O Sinatra was and still is, one of the best-selling let it run you, you’ll miss out on all the stuff you Kallen contributed greatly to the band’s success music artists of all time, having sold more than  N. C,  S.P.I.D.   C C, TX might have gotten to do with your best friend. during this time. James was so popular in the 150 million records worldwide. Some of you C C, TX     Stadler and I are okay now that she’s stopped early 1940s that his record label (Columbia) Moon Monkeys may be wondering why Betty T : ( )  - T : ( ) - being mad at me (the massive influx of cheese was at one point unable to press enough of his Grable was included in this report. If, in the : ( ) -  : ( ) -  probably has something to do with that). records to meet demand. event you don’t remember, she was, according Stadler gets her sutures out on Monday. We’ll After marrying Betty Grable, he appeared in a to American GI’s, the best known figure during know more then. number of movies, including Springtime in the World War II. I really appreciate the phone The Island's Rockies (1942), Two Girls and a Sailor (1946), calls, Emails, texts and conversations about and I’ll Get By (1950). He appeared on popular Senior Moments. television shows often in the 1950s and ’60s, I can be reached at: [email protected] and/ ISLAND and his songs continued to be heard in movie or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or Cell: 530-748- Edge Salon sound tracks into the 21st century. Although 8475. CHIROPRACTIC ballads and commercial arrangements marked Daxton T. Krugman, D.C. Please note: The next Veterans Round Table James’s most popular period, he remained a Meeting will be Tuesday, July 16, 2019; 9-11 14602 Compass Street, Ste B. jazz player at heart. Once his success had been a.m., 3209 S. Staples. All veterans, their families established, he gradually returned to his jazz and anyone interested in veterans’ affairs, are (361) 949-2199 roots in the late 1940s. invited. Coffee & donuts are provided. Hope to www.krugmanchiropractic.com Francis Albert Sinatra see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round Call Roni at Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 COMPLIMENTARY AKA Frank Sinatra was born December a.m., Saturdays. The next show will air June 13, (361)244-5748 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey to Italian 2019. Please listen and call in. The listener/ Complimentary cut and style for all color customers CONSULTATIONS immigrants. text line is: 361-882-5397…It’s your two hours, When the Harry James Band recorded “From let us hear from you. The Bottom Of My Heart” in New York, the Trust new vocalist was a skinny youngster called Frank Sinatra, cutting his first single. He was Padre Island and Port Aransas’ Oldest Island Based Pest Control Company. on a two-year contract and paid $75 a week. Though the song may have come from the bottom of Sinatra’s heart, it was a flop, selling just 8,000 copies. He was particularly popular in the United Kingdom where, later in his career, he gave On Padre Island Since 1994. regular concerts at the prestigious Royal Albert The Pest Control Professionals Hall in London. So it came as no surprise when, Locally Owned by Island Resident in 2001, BBC Radio announced that Sinatra OVER 30 YEAR EXPERIENCE had been voted the “Voice of the Century”. “It Bill Schroeder wasn’t even close,” said DJ Paul Gambaccini, describing the result as “an emphatic victory 15481 SPID Just past for fabulous Frank.” About 45,000 votes were cast by the public but the BBC also took into Whitecap on Right Send Letters and Photos to 949-0208 [email protected] Residential and Commercial Services and follow us on Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper Termite * Ants * Rodent * Critter * Roaches * Spiders * Fleas A7 Island Moon July 11, 2019 A Holiday at the Beach July Bag Hero

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The man understood that 4 inches tall and weighing 249 pounds, Gregg the name of George Washington should play a innings streak had reached 25. Despite the no- winning is a disease and he had “Hall of Fame” relied on quick footwork, explosive power starring role in that summer’s events. Thanks hitter being intact, a lapse of control presented written all over him. He was ramrod straight, and tenacity to handle defensive ends and to Bill Morgan and Parker Bena, for many of Hartford with a golden opportunity to score in loved the game and some said he was as square linebackers. Forrest married Barbara Dedek in the facts contained in this report and to Bill its half of the eighth. The frame started out with as a piece of fudge. The moment never got too 1960. Morgan former SWC SID for allowing the use Tom York reaching first on a base on balls. He big for him. He was the guy you always wanted Gregg never missed a game in 15 years in of his graphics. was sacrificed to second, and made it to third on in there. He was so quick with his hands; he the NFL. He was a member of the Green Bay a wild pitch. There he remained as catcher Bill could sample the frosting on a cake without Wearin' of the 'Grin' Packers for 14 years and his final year (1971) Harbridge grounded to McGeary at short, who leaving a fingerprint. He once explained that was spent with the Dallas Cowboys. Gregg was This George Washington, with the surname threw it to Dutch Dehlman at first. Inning over. most defensive tackles would swipe his hands joined by Packers’ teammate Herb Adderley of Bradley, wasn’t a politician but a baseball Threat over. Golden opportunity wasted for the and then their feet would stop moving. That’s and wore #79 for the Cowboys. Jethro Pugh pitcher. On July 15, 1876, less than two weeks Hartfords. when he would explode into them and knock was wearing #75. He played 188 consecutive after the Centennial observance took place in them off balance. This guy played the game The St. Louises went quietly in their half of the regular-season games at offensive right tackle, Philadelphia and less than three weeks after like new money, lived his life like he was ninth, leaving Hartford one final opportunity. an NFL record at that time. Forrest also started George Armstrong Custer met his doom at running out of time, and he wasn’t happy unless Jack Remsen grounded to Dickey Pearce five additional playoff games. He was a first Little Bighorn, Bradley became the first pitcher his uniform was dirty. This man would become at short for the first out, but Battin muffed team All-Pro seven times and selected for the in National League history to throw a no-hit one of football’s premier offensive tackles, and Burdock’s groundball for the Brown Stockings’ Pro Bowl nine times. Gregg recovered eight game. he could move the line of scrimmage forward eighth error of the game. Dick Higham was the fumbles during his career and was a member of for any team. He could also throw a look of At that point it was a young National League. next man up for the Hartfords and he hit a shot six teams that won an NFL title, including the disgust at you, as quickly as a Bart Starr pass. The previous February, Chicago businessman to Battin at third, who caught it and doubled first two Super Bowls. He has three Super Bowl After watching him take guys apart at the line of William A. Hulbert had gathered together a Burdock off first to end the game. Grin Bradley rings, the first two with the Packers and the third scrimmage, you wondered what planet we were group to form what would become the National now had his no-hitter and his place in baseball with the 1971 Cowboys. League of Professional Base Ball Clubs. history. on. This fellow played the game of football at a time when offensive linemen were about as Gregg continued his love for the game of Bradley pitched for the St. Louis Brown For a while, it looked as though Bradley was well-known as the name of Paul Revere’s horse. football from the sidelines as he held coaching Stockings, and he accomplished his pitching going to secure yet another place in baseball He was like an Eagle Scout, you forgot all about positions for the San Diego Chargers from feat against the Hartford Dark Blues at Grand history in his next start, three days later against him, because he never did anything wrong. 1972 to 1973, the Cleveland Browns from Avenue Park in St. Louis. In two previous Cincinnati, also at Grand Avenue Park. He was 1974 to 1977, the Toronto Argonauts in 1979, meetings that week— one of them coming on perfect through seven innings and took another the Cincinnati Bengals from 1980 to 1983, his 24th birthday—Bradley had already shut no-hitter into the ninth. Center fielder, Charley including their 1982 Super Bowl loss 26-21 out the Hartford’s, both times besting the man "Baby" Jones, broke up that opportunity with a to the 49er’s, and the Green Bay Packers from who was his pitching opponent again on the double. Jones scored on a hit by catcher Amos 1984 to 1987. His overall coaching record 15th, Tommy Bond. Described as a perpetually Booth, and although the Brown Stockings won stands at 75 wins, 85 losses and one tie. happy fellow, Bradley was rarely called George 5–1, Bradley’s scoreless innings streak ended at or George Washington by those who knew 37. That mark stood until Christy Mathewson Gregg is also revered for leaving the head him, but more commonly “Grin.” By whatever tossed 39 straight scoreless innings for the New coaching position at Green Bay in 1988 and name, Bradley entered the game in the midst York Giants in 1901. taking a pay cut to return to SMU to help the Mustang football program recover from the of an amazing streak that would extend to 37 Pitching virtually every game, as was the consecutive shutout innings. NCAA sanctions known as the “Death Penalty” custom of the time, Bradley won 45 games that that they received in 1987 for recruiting season for the Brown Stockings, who finished violations. His roster consisted of mostly second in the new league, six games behind the freshman and only three returning players. He champions from Chicago. His 1.23 earned-run Forrest Gregg found himself taller and heavier than the entire average was the lowest in the league, although team. Gregg would become head coach of the profusion of fielding errors made behind Mustang football in 1989 and 1990, and then him (and behind all pitchers in those days) gave When you’re a professional football player, served as the athletic director from 1990 to that statistic less importance than it has today. time puts a limit on how long you can play 1994. In 1989, the Mustangs were beaten 95-21 Bradley never approached the same the game, but it can also give you the gift of by the University of Houston. Gregg refused to performance levels after 1876. Signing with remembering. For the great players, there will shake Cougars head coach, Jack Pardee’s hand Chicago in 1877, he started 44 games, but always be a lot to look back on, to get lost in after the game. SMU retired Forrest Gregg’s won just 18 and saw his ERA climb to 3.31, all over again. This man was a gift to the game jersey #73 in 2000. He was also inducted into the highest among pitchers with at least 20 of football. He was one of those guys that was the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. starts. He remained in the big leagues for six born to be in front of others. Forrest Gregg was inducted into the Green more seasons, but usually as a sort of a spare Winston Churchill once said, “It is not enough Bay Packers and the Pro Football Hall of Fame part, winning 75 games but losing 83. After that we do our best; sometimes we have to do in 1977, his first year of eligibility. He is one of one season with Philadelphia in the American what is required.” Forrest Gregg was one of 12 Green Bay players and coaches to be a part Association, he closed his big-league career the best and his money was no good in Green of the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He was pitching for Cincinnati in the 1884 Union Bay. When Lombardi needed him the most he also named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team Association and worked in the minors until gave his coach his all. He became one of the in 1994. In 1999, The Sporting News magazine 1890. He became a Philadelphia police officer cornerstones of Title Town. Forrest understood ranked Forrest Gregg #28 on the list of 100 after his baseball career ended and was retired that you only have real happiness when it’s Greatest Football Players. GW Bradley. on a pension. He died in Philadelphia on shared. Gregg had always wanted to be a great October 2, 1931. Lombardi once said of Gregg, “Forrest Gregg player and then a football coach. That’s why looks like he is cast out of iron.” There is no His teammates gave Bradley the only run he But if his career as a whole was undistinguished, I think Vince Lombardi said he was the best doubt the Gregg was a key figure on Lombardi’s would need in the top of the first inning. With Bradley certainly distinguished himself by player he had ever coached. What coach would five Green Bay Packer championship teams in one out, catcher John Clapp drove a clean single heading a list that is now well into the 200s – not want someone like himself on the field? the 1960’s. After the death of Vince Lombardi to center, reached third on a wild throw by the roster of major-league pitchers who have Forrest Gregg understood early on that we can in 1970, Gregg visited with Lombardi’s widow. Bond, and scored on Mike McGeary’s fly ball. thrown a no-hitter. It was exactly the sort of only control four things in our life: attitude, “She handed me a book Vince had compiled,” accomplishment the game might have expected effort, actions and reactions. You could say that said Forest. “She had it bookmarked on this Bradley’s duties Forrest Gregg went out a winner, but the real were made more certain page,” said Forrest. “Being curious, winner may have been the way the game that he I just opened it up to that bookmark and I challenging by his left behind is now played. teammates’ lack of started reading it and…,” Vince said, “Forrest fielding support. The Alvis Forrest Gregg was born on October 18, Gregg quite simply was the finest player I ever Brown Stockings 1933, in Birthright, Texas; a place where it was coached.” “Man, you can’t imagine in your committed eight errors so flat you could stand in your chair and watch mind how I felt. I still get emotional about it that day, the first your dog run away for three days. He was one when I read it or hear it,” exclaimed Gregg. coming in the opening of 11 children of Boyd and Shirley Gregg that In 2009, Forest Gregg published a memoir inning when shortstop grew up on the family farm located in East Texas entitled, Winning in the Trenches. His motto Dickey Pearce threw where the summers are too hot, the winters are was “Change how you think and you will badly to first on a too cold and when it rains it lasts a week. They change your life.” This man made a life out of groundball by Jack called this town Sulphur Springs. He walked opening doors for others, not closing them. Burdock. A passed like he came from money, but he came from Forrest Gregg died at a hospital in Colorado ball sent Burdock to nothing. Forrest was raised on love, faith and Springs, Colorado, on a Friday, April 12, 2019. second, but he died at hard work. From the time he could talk, he was Gregg was 85. He is survived by his wife of third base. ordered to listen. Forrest excelled in all sports especially baseball, but fell in love with football 58 years, Barbara Dedek Gregg, two children: The Browns added on the radio. Gregg told the Chicago Tribune, a son Forrest Jr., a daughter Karen Spehar, and another run in “I always knew I wanted to play after hearing several brothers and sisters. He had retired to the second. Right the games on the radio.” He did not see his first Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was diagnosed fielder Joe Blong’s football game until he was 15 and never played with Parkinson’s disease in October of 2011. one-out single got Box Score 1st No Hitter. in a football game until he reached high school. He had beaten cancer twice before he suffered things going, and he Gregg graduated from Sulphur Springs High from Parkinson’s. Twenty years of high school, took second on left School in 1956 and then attended SMU on a college and professional football was likely the fielder Tom York’s slow fielding. Bradley hit a from somebody named George Washington in football scholarship. cause. Before his death, Gregg spoke with the grounder that should have been played by first the summer of 1876. Green Bay Press-Gazette. “How in the world Gregg will always be remembered as a baseman Everett Mills, but Mills let the ball slip *Did you spot G. W. Bradley? could I ever want to change anything that between his legs, allowing Blong to trot home. dominant lineman who played both sides of the happened to me as a football player? I didn’t **Please note that there was only one umpire line of scrimmage as a tackle from 1952 -1955, Over the next 7½ innings, Bradley and Bond know how to put on a uniform in 1948, when and he lived in one of the team’s home town! while at Southern Methodist University (SMU). I first started playing football, to being on all matched each other goose egg for goose egg, He received All-Southwest Conference honors Dotson’s Other Note: The foregoing is for those championship teams and playing for a guy Bradley overcoming sloppy fielding to hold his in 1954 and 1955. Forrest Gregg graduated you Moon Monkeys who are baseball nuts. I like Vince Lombardi… It was an experience of two-run edge. St. Louis threatened twice. In the from SMU in 1956. He was selected with hope you saw the All-Star Game’s “Home Run a lifetime.” third John Clapp doubled to left with one out. the 20th pick, in the second round of the 1956 Derby.” To receive answers to any questions, He died at second as Mike McGeary popped up NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was Andy Purvis is a local author and radio or for comments: [email protected] and/or to Jack Burdock at second and Lip Pike sent a given #75. “I had to look in an atlas to find out personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. Mobile: 530-748-8475, call and/or text. liner to York in left for the third out. In the sixth which state Green Bay was in,” said Forrest. com for all the latest info on his books or to Pike beat out a grounder to Burdock at second. -30- Have fun and hang in there! Gregg missed the 1957 season while serving a listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books He stole second, but got no farther as Joe Battin one-year commitment to the U. S. Army. He are available online and can be found in the went down on strikes for the third out. returned in 1958 to a terrible team that finished local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be 1-10-1. By 1959, Forrest had completed his contacted at [email protected]. Also bachelor’s degree in physical education during listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s the off-season at SMU. Vince Lombardi was Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc. hired on February 2, 1959. The Packers finished com 1230 AM, 95.1 and 96.1 FM. 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Assistant takes a few turns as well. and now are leaving the pin perch and mullet, Island is long overdue, as the invasion of golf City Manager Keith Selman told the ISAC that These first few weeks of July will draw tides along with a multitude of small bait fish like carts isn’t likely to ebb any time soon. Beach the TIRZ would be extended and passed by the out and with it many of the fish that came into chubs, dog fish, killi fish, mid minnows and end of August. That’s awesome! We’re not sure the back reaches of the bays for spring time rain minnows for them to feast on. Using soft of the details regarding negotiations with the spawning. Trout will move towards deeper and plastics in the Intracoastal Canal at first light other taxing entities (Del Mar, FBISD, Nueces more tidal areas looking for cooler water and can still be a lot of fun and action. The smaller County, etc) on how much they’re going to kick zones of water that hold more oxygen. Bait will 3” paddle tails from DOA will match those in, but we’re hoping it resembles the previous also make some moves and turn the diets of small baitfish perfectly. agreements (minus the Hospital District). most gamefish to new sources. The shrimp have been moving out to sea, and the black drum that migrated in this spring are following them. The PACKERY Channel has seen many big schools The joys of owning a beach truck of them rolling on the surface. You pavilions, shade structures, boat ramp repairs, may see guide lighting, and recreational facilities associated boats fighting for with Packery Channel have been and will position, so the continue to be on the list. All good projects, but guide can sight Nice limit of trout for we need to think a little more along the lines cast to the black drum and hand Chris Woods and his of what the TIRZ can do. If we want to raise son and friend. Stay more money for dredging Packery and other customers hooked amenities, maybe an idea would be to provide fish. Peeled shrimp in an area rich in wastewater and other utility service to those on a light weight scattered trout to finish ISAC at work. areas within the TIRZ that don’t currently have jig head is the best your limit rather than it. This would attract developers to construct bet. Larger motors burn to new places. As you loyal readers know, the TIRZ is homes and businesses within the TIRZ, will spook the designed to spur economic development therefore generating more tax money for the schools so drift or use the trolling motor to get through tax increment financing. The benefits TIRZ. Think about it. into position. of this particular TIRZ are for the public, mainly Committee work isn’t easy. It’s typically Redfish will be changing their diet as the regarding projects in and around Packery messy, frustrating, and takes a lot of time. It’s shrimp move out! Come with me in August Channel. It’s actually an ingenious tool used easy to become disillusioned regarding the and September for an exciting red fish hunting by municipalities all over the place. It helps results when they don’t happen overnight. But adventure into the remote flats of the Lagoon projects get done that normally a City or town Back to back casts landed this angler a we all need to remember why we signed up for and Baffin Bay! We will be teaching sight can’t do themselves, or that developers want to nice double on Laguna Specks. committee work in the first place; to get things casting to black drum and big beautiful redfish. do but can’t afford it. The agreement between done and make the world a better place. The We normally start in less than knee deep water the participants of a TIRZ acts like a promissory Following the speckled trout can be simplified, City has over 50 boards, from Parks and Recs, stalking the tails and move to looking for the note that can be taken to a bank and used to find easy bait sources and the most comfortable to the Airport, ISAC, and other community actual fish as the sun comes up in the sky. Those leverage capital to be used to get projects off water temps. With our July low tides look for services. These boards are the eyes and ears, and big reds will be moving towards a Change in the ground. the larger populations of trout to move deep diet to pin perch and mullet. Crabs and just boots on the ground for City Council and Staff. and towards areas with good tidal flow. The The City of San Antonio is no stranger to TIRZ These committees help shape the future and about anything that scoots around on the bottom deep parts of the King Ranch Shoreline, the are worth putting in front of a feeding redfish. developments, and our very own City Manager lead the City in the way that it needs to go. As intracoastal canal, and the exchange channels Peter Zanoni has been the leader on that City’s their website says, “The City could not function Nothing blows your mind as much as watching around the JFK bridge. Fish in these areas a perfect cast land in front of a red and his gills end of a handful of very successful TIRZ and without the outstanding advice, expertise, and when the wind and the current are matching, PID (Public Improvement Districts) projects time provided by the civic volunteers who serve light up as he engulfs the bait. Long powerful conflicting wind and currents make it hard runs peel drag off your light tackle and you up there. These projects have successfully on these boards.” I couldn’t agree more. for gamefish to streamline and sit without increased the tax base for City coffers. Our stand in defiance with your rod high and bent Well folks, this finds us smack dab in the expending energy, they just don’t like it. Deep own downtown TIRZ #3 has also successfully double. Looking for a better fishing experience? middle of summer. History reminds me that the water structure is a great place to hang out helped a few businesses get off the ground Come take an adventure into the most beautiful rest of it slips by at a high rate of speed, so make some good fish at first light. Deep water to me and has taken real steps in revitalizing that back yard on the planet! Right here behind those plans to get out and enjoy it before school is natural depths of 5ft or manmade channels area. These types of mechanisms will become Padre Island. starts again. Drop me a line at tarponchaser@ of 8’. more important in regards to infrastructure mail.com and hopefully Ricky can get my brake FOLLOW ALL OUR HOOKUPS ON (streets, water, and wastewater) as time goes We have been using live croaker but the use lines fixed this weekend so I can get back out FACEBOOK AT CAPT JOEY FARAHS on due to the legislature suspending tax raises of PIGGY PERCH swill increase as the rest On the Rocks. BACKWATER ADVENTURES. GET WET! by municipalities. Something to think about if

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Reservations made before June was more information engraved into a fancy to the Battleship Texas to allow staff full 26 for visits during July and August will [Part 2: How many of you have a pocket watch; perhaps one that belonged to your parents, plate; the manufacturer, the number of jewels accessibility to the ship and its historic be honored, but no new reservations will if used, if adjusted or not, and the serial number artifacts ahead of an upcoming trip to a be accepted. grandparents, or even great grandparents. Compared to our modern ‘cell phone’, the of the movement. With the serial number and drydock facility for major repairs to restore manufacturer known I was able to get online Battleship Texas through the years pocket watches are now dinosaurs, but it the ship’s leaking hull. The ship will be was not always that way. They represented a and find out more information about my pocket Here is a look at BB-35, better known as the closed to the public Monday-Thursday and technology breakthrough that allowed people watch (see: https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/ Battleship Texas, through the years. Most of open weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. to know and manage time throughout the day, search/result/elgin/22067599) these are courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife. During the partial closure, staff will be unimpeded by lack of church bells, sundials, What did pocket watches do? They gave cataloging and storing the thousands of Two quotes, actually. Both from a man who or other generally poor time telling devices. each person the ability to know the time and artifacts found on board the Battleship served aboard her in the early years. Pocket watches represented a great leap forward manage their time, a monumental change in Texas. Artifacts being secured from the “There’s something deep down in her staunch in technology, but initially were more amazing human behavior. As society and life became ship include a flag that flew on D-Day, steel bones - something she’s had from the personal adornments than very accurate time more complex and as people migrated from a silver presentation to the Battleship moment she slid down the ways - something keepers. They were expensive and worn chiefly farms to busy cities, there was an undeniable by nobles and wealthy, at least initially until need to manage time better for stores, business from the citizens of Texas, crewmember she’ll never lose while she floats. There’s a spirit in that ship like the spirit of the Constitution.” they became more mass produced and more appointments, and busier lives scrapbooks from World War I and World affordable to the general population. When did War II, and objects of daily life, like barber “She was a ship! The smartest man-o’war pocket watches arrive on the scene, what were Condensed Pendant and Pocket Watch chairs and bunks. afloat, and the best. A hard, tough, salty, they like, who wore them, and who made them? History Visitors can still tour the Battleship shootin’, steamin’ fool. A trophy grabber, a It is highly likely that either your grandparents Pocket watches came on the scene in the Texas Friday-Sunday but, as artifacts are fighter, and a he-man battle wagon.” or great grandparents owned a pocket watch. early 1500s, and there are various European continuously removed, should expect a - Ensign Paul Schubert 1930 Mine did.] locksmiths who are credited with the first Great grandfather – Grandfather – pocket watch. A German locksmith named Peter Henlein was credited with inventing the Father - Me first pocket watch between 1500 and 1503, and was producing them in larger quantities by 1524. Larger portable clocks had been invented previously but not as small as the pendant or pocket watch. Generally, like most inventions, several people in different countries were working during the same period on an invention. The race was on to make time portable and personal. They were going to change the world, even if at first only for the wealthy. Why locksmiths? Locksmiths made their own Preparing to launch - May 18, 1912. 1919 - Notice something atop turret tools and used small tools in their trades. It was Notice the torpedo tubes. They were number 2? natural for a few of them to curiously step up to removed when she was modernized in make a more portable version of a clock. Clock 1925. makers too were in the race. Inaccurate and Only Hour Hands but a Start A key wind pocket watch.jpeg A brief examination of early pocket watches will reveal that the novel and magical devices A month ago while rummaging through some were more jewelry drawers in my house I came across a pocket and adornments watch that my father gave to me in 1986, a than they were couple of years before he passed. Perhaps you accurate time Here’s a closer look. too own a pocket watch tucked somewhere keepers, however in a drawer or maybe proudly displayed on that did not stop your mantelpiece or in a special domed case people from prominently displayed on a shelf. It is probably wearing them. an ‘heirloom’ of some kind from an ancestor. Early pocket Grandpa’s pocket watch? watches did not have minute If you are fortunate, it might have value the hands, and could An early two handed equivalent of a Renaissance painting or one of be off one to four pocket watch.jpeg the first luxury automobiles ($5,000-$250,000.) hours per day, a Jackpot! Such a serendipitous find would be sizable error, yet a new piece of technology to fantastic but unfortunately rare. Probably it is show off. worth a lot less monetarily (typically $20-$300 Charles Lindbergh paid a visit – 1929 and in rare cases $1000-$2000), however, worth People have long held the practice of showing Crew antics – 1918 more in sentimental value. How could you not off their expensive toys, solidifying their status. find a treasured spot for grand-daddy’s ole time Today we conspicuously flaunt our corvettes, piece? boats, shoes, clothing, cell phones, and anything else that flashes style, wealth, status, or power. “It is old!” my father warned me. “It does not work and the plastic crystal cover does not fit Minute hands entered the pocket watch race correctly. It was taped on when my father gave when …… It was many years later when second it to me. I haven’t done anything to it” hands appeared. “My father gave it to me about 20 years ago ‘Musk Balls’ to the Rescue of Pendant [1966].” he continued. “And his father, your Watches great-grandfather who was in the Civil War, gave it to him before he died in 1918. I thought The first pocket watches were not pocket In the Panama Canal - 1929 - here she is you might like it because you are interested in watches at all but larger time pieces worn as after her 1925 refit. Her basket masts were family history.” traded for tripods, more anti-aircraft guns The Dinosaur Time Piece Comes Back were added, her coal fired boilers were replaced with oil burning models, and she to Life became the flagship of the US fleet. I tucked that worn, silver colored, antique time piece in a box where it remained largely undisturbed for 33 years until a few months ago. After ‘re-finding’ the pocket-watch and examining it closely, it was clear that it was in terrible shape, so I went online (used my cell The ship had a band – 1934 phone to open Google and YouTube) to learn more about pocket watches, their history, and how to care for them. After about 200 hours of study, I decided to open the front of the watch and clean the crystal covering. There are many fine books published about Painting pocket watches became very Don’t know who she is, but she had their pocket watches. One of the most colorful popular in the 1600s and 1700s.jpeg full attention. This looks 1930s. and thorough for beginners is ‘Collector’s Encyclopedia of Pendants and Pocket Watches – 1500-1950’. There are several others, however, pendants. The first movements were by today’s the color photographs and pocket watch standards crude, but at that time earth shaking development over the centuries is well presented technology. Watchmakers made their own in this compendium by C. Jeanenne Bell. Online parts by hand after designing the mechanical I would recommend www.govbergwatches. workings. There was exasperating trial and com , www.smithsonianmag.com , www. error involved as minute discrepancies in the collectorsweekly.com , www.pocketwatchhub. measurement and fabrication of tiny parts made In her warpaint – 1943 Stripped and plugged, sitting at San com , and www.pocketwatchhunter.com and a tremendous difference in the functionality of Jacinto - 1953. www.cwrnh.com all for beginners. the final product. I adjusted the speed and cleaned out obvious Locksmiths and watchmakers looked around dust and grit, though I did not remove the for existing cases to hold the watch movements movement (the actual watch inside the case.) and they found that the bulky movements of the I wound it and voila! It worked, albeit losing day fit with little alternation into round ‘musk about 15 minutes a day. After carefully cleaning balls or muck apples’ worn by much of the and reattaching the front crystal cover, my population. Remember that in the 1500s (with old, family pocket watch took on a new look. no indoor plumbing) showers and baths were Still worn with small scratches, but alive. This rarely taken. If lucky family members shared pocket watch now appeared more worthy of a bowl and pitcher to wash themselves. Many being known as a descendant of pocket watches people wore the same wardrobe day after day and pendants initially designed and made without scrupulously washing it. Needless after 1500 AD. Pocket watches were high tech to say an odoriferous, insufferable stench masterpieces in design, construction, and art. frequently followed them. The development of Mine was a later version; simple yet much more ‘musk balls’ or ‘musk apples’ made it possible accurate than the earlier versions. for folks to place pleasant scented materials in the ball, thereby making their presence more Meant to Last a Life Time – and Beyond bearable. Great grandpa would be proud to know that the Watchmakers had found the perfect ready- Steaming under the Brooklyn Bridge - 1931. They had to lower the watch he purchased somewhere around 1903 upper mast to make it. made cases for their watch movements. The iron was still ticking. They were meant ‘to take a cases were larger and worn pinned or affixed licking and keep on ticking’. Watch makers took somehow to their clothing, hence the term pride in their work and created time pieces with pendants to describe the first pocket watches. the goal to last forever – if possible. No two to five year pre-planned obsolescence. I have over Watch makers charged ahead, first placing a dozen time pieces from the 1880s-1940s the watch movements in existing metal balls and ALL of them work, and some keep time designed to fend off intolerable body odor. beautifully and accurately. Watch makers with flair and those conscripted by nobility to make pendant watches began to My insatiable interest in pocket watches and try different metals and different shaped cases. measuring time kept me up every night for By 1600 watches became thinner and minute hours, reading and studying the history and hands were added as movement parts became development of pocket watches. With more smaller, more accurate, and sophisticated. information and a boost of confidence I opened the back of the pocket watch to examine the [Next: Time becomes art and a condensed list of pocket watch developments]

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In the United States, the or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if candidate forum will be held on July 18, of the City’s Code Enforcement Department you would like to contact my office regarding 2019. The forum will be at the Holiday Inn next week. The purpose of the meeting is to month of July has been recognized as National Parks & Recreation Month since 1985. During constituent services. As always, my offices are Express. The Board intends to appoint the determine how we can get more enforcement available at any time to assist with questions, new Board Member at the July 23, 2019, by the City for egregious code violations this month, individuals and organizations work together to promote the benefits of local parks concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512- regularly scheduled Board Meeting. within the PIPOA. I will report the results of 463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). the meeting next week. and recreation centers to communities and Boat Ramp- The PIPOA staff and I patrolled encourage people to get outside, explore local – State Representative Todd Hunter, District the Boat Ramps over the long 4th of July Board Meeting- The next board meeting will parks, and enjoy outdoor activities. 32 weekend. Approximately forty warning be July 23, 2019, at 5:30 PM at the Holiday notices were issued to boat trailers that had Inn Express on the Island. The state of Texas Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. no PIPOA sticker. Please go to the PIPOA has 14 officially He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. CAM Fees- The PIPOA continues to have a designated National texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. and get your stickers. Notice- The PIPOA has large account’s receivable. The PIPOA has towed three trailers from the parking area of Parks. Parks play collected over $100,000 in past due CAM an important role in the ramps. These trailers had no stickers and fees. However, there is a current balance were repeat offenders. environmental health Turtle Nest Count of approximately $200,000 in unpaid CAM by cleaning water, So far this year, 190 nests have been confirmed Many people have suggested and or fees for 2019. The Board has expressed a preserving wildlife, on the Texas coast including (north to south in requested that the boat ramps be closed to unanimous consensus that every dollar due and offering a refuge state): non-PIPOA members. I have begun looking the PIPOA is collected. Members, if we to humans and 3 Bolivar Peninsula into the possibility of closing some if not all cannot get voluntary cooperation, our only animals throughout ramps to the general public. I believe it might recourse is to pursue legal action. If you are the seasons. 4 Galveston Island be possible but will require consultation with a member that has not paid their CAM fees, Research suggests 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside the IRS and an expense to put up some form please take this statement seriously. Please that exposure to nature improves creativity and of a gate at the ramps. Please let me know pay your CAM fees. reduces stress hormones in the brain. From Big 6 Surfside Beach your thoughts on closing the ramps to non- Litter Critter- The next Litter Critter will be Bend all the way down the Rio Grande River, 0 Quintana Beach members. held on Saturday, July 20 from 9:00 AM till our state is home to some truly beautiful parks. 0 Bryan Beach Cobo de Bara Boat Ramp- Construction 1:00 PM at the Briscoe King Pavilion Parking For a full list visit https://www.nps.gov/state/tx/ continues at this ramp. The ramp will be Lot. Volunteers are needed to help unload index.htm 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach closed for approximately three weeks. vehicles. Please call the PIPOA office at 361- 0 Sargent Beach Progress is being made with this ramp. The 949-7025 to sign up, or you can contact Joe Board is considering other ramp construction Hall. 3 Matagorda Peninsula projects. Marvin Jones-PIPOA President 0 Matagorda Island Cartagena Boat Ramp- This ramp has at 2 San Jose Island least one severe pothole. 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Victims unwanted contacts, but also prompts WhatsApp them from family pets although that is best man or woman enough you can push the receive a message from someone they don’t to look into the account which could keep reserved for the vets rather than the doc. There hook through if it is close enough to make it know. We surveyed staff members at BBB scammers from reaching other users. are numerous ways to skin the proverbial cat, work. If so, then push barb down and back serving the Heart of Texas who use WhatsApp If someone contacts you with investment or what follows is a description of some of those out in the opposite direction. It is much easier to get a sense of how it’s safely used. employment opportunities, always do your methods. to push the barb down than to cut the hook in most instances and just as effective. All Some BBB employees consider the app an research and look for the company on bbb.org Methods that can be used on the water or at other forms will require a visit to the ER for important part of their daily lives. They use it before doing business with them or providing home are as follows: The best technique is to local anesthesia and surgical removal. These regularly to communicate with family around any personal information. If someone tries use the string or fishing line method. There techniques are too advanced for the layperson the globe. When asked what countries they to strike up a romantic relationship or close are some guidelines you need to be aware of and are numerous for any particular situation. were communicating with, answers represented friendship, but avoids meeting in person, realize with this method. Always use strong enough The most important thing is do not cut the all continents except Antarctica. From Costa they could be after your money or personal line typically 40-50 lb is best although 30 lb hook off at the bend leaving a small sliver left Rica to Senegal and Croatia to India, BBB information. Never give your address, banking can be used for small hooks. If you use too in you. This makes it more difficult to remove employees communicate with people from information or Social Security number to small line, then it may break and hook may and will require and incision some times to many different lands. Unfortunately, this means someone you’ve never met in person. not be removed causing more pain. You extract which is unnecessary. more opportunity for more scammers to reach Technology provides great opportunities, cannot use this on any hook. All J hooks and out from different places. including ways to keep in touch with loved treble hooks up to size 3/0 it is successful. 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By the time 13617 Camino De Oro Court 14521 Cabana East #105 Here’s a partial list of storms that have come our way in July, and one that found its way to the storm reached Washington’s home in Mount 15358 Tortuga Court 14838 Robla Drive the door of the Father of Our Country. Vernon, it was likely to have been a moderate tropical storm with winds about 50 mph. 13542 Ducat Court 64 Interior Condominiums/ Hurricane of July, 1502--Was a storm that Townhomes/Duplexes Listed From Tropical Storm Claudette 1979 - Claudette 13802 Gunwale Drive the great explorer, Christopher Columbus, $104,9.00-$484,900.00 predicted would strike the island of Hispanola. was first detected as a tropical wave that moved 13637 Catamaran Drive off the African coast on July 11. The wave Waterfront Condomiums/ He used his prediction to warn the Governor of Hispanola, Nicholas de Ovando, who had spawned a tropical depression on July 16 that 92 Waterfront Homes Listed From Townhomes Sold $299,900.00-$4,500,000.00 30 ships in his fleet set sail back to Spain. briefly became a tropical storm the next day as 14898 Granada Drive #15 However, the governor ignored him, and it approached the Leeward and Virgin Islands. Interior Lot Homes Sold refused Columbus’ request to stay in port at Claudette weakened to a tropical depression 14434 E. Cabana Street #204 and then a tropical wave while passing 13730 Eaglesnest Bay Drive Santo Domingo. Within two days the storm 15002 Windward Drive #106 struck in the Mona Passage between Hispanola near Puerto Rico on the 18th, and little re- 15954 Cabo Blanco Drive development occurred until the system moved 15426 Salt Cay Court #101 and Puerto Rico, and sank 21 of the 30 ships, 14714 Aquarius Street and killed approximately 500 sailors. into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on the 72 Condominiums/Townhomes/ 21st. Claudette regained tropical storm strength 14842 Aquarius Street Duplexes Listed From $59,900.00- Tempest of 1609--At the time that the first over the western Gulf on July 23 and made ever colony in the United States was being 15613 Finistere Street $539,000.00 landfall the next day near the Louisiana-Texas developed, a strong hurricane menaced the border. 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Most were able to survive the onslaught Claudette produced tropical storm conditions along portions of the Texas and Louisiana 15302 Gypsy Street 36 Interior Lots Listed From of Mother Nature except for the flagship of the $30,000.00-$189,000.000 fleet, the Sea Venture, which was deposited in coasts, but the storm will be most remembered 13906 Eaglesnest Bay Drive the infamous “Isle of Devils.” Nevertheless, for its rainfall. Widespread amounts in excess of Commercial Lots 10 inches occurred over portions of southeastern 85 Interior Lot Homes Listed From those who were on the ship still managed to Texas and southwestern Louisiana, with $237,000.00-$900,000.00 14 Commercial Lots Listed From reach shore, and received a much better fate $125,000.00-$3,200,000.00 than those, who had already situated themselves several local amounts in excess of 30 inches. Interior Lot Condominiums/ in the colony. The story of the Sea Venture was An observer west of Alvin, Texas reported 43 Townhomes/Duplexes Sold the basis of William Shakespeare’s play, The inches in 24 hours, which is a United States Tempest. record for 24 hour rainfall amount. The storm 14721 Whitecap Blvd. #345 total at that location was 45 inches. The rains George Washington’s Hurricane of 1788--This 14721 Whitecap Blvd. #356 produced severe flooding that was responsible hurricane, which began its drive toward landfall for one death and $400 million in damage. The after nearing Bermuda on July 19th, proceeded storm also produced heavy rains over portions on a west-northwest course into the Outer Banks of Puerto Rico that were responsible for one death. Game Warden Field Notes The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Fear That Rumbling Sound At about 11:30 p.m. on June 21, a Government Canyon State Park police officer received a missing persons call from the San Antonio Police Department. It seems the missing person called 911 from somewhere in the park reporting that an animal had been following and growling at her, so she had taken refuge by climbing a tree. The park police officer searched her last seized several more jet skis (3 stolen and 2 reported location to no avail, but was able to with no identifying numbers). The investigation make contact on her cell phone to reassure her ended with eight seized vessels, including one help was on the way. She urged him to please stolen out of Florida back in 1996. Property hurry because an animal she believed to be a hearings to determine ownership are pending. wild pig was nearby and growling. He informed Stuck in the Middle her he would turn on his truck siren and asked her to listen. She was unable to hear his siren, so On June 9, several game wardens were the officer told her to use her iPhone to send him patrolling the Rio Grande River near the Roma her location by text message, which she did. Port of Entry when they observed a group of 23 The officer then hiked to that location and found individuals stranded on an island on the U.S. side her and a male subject in a tree. She warned the of the river. Wardens approached the group and officer that the pig was still close by and she learned they were not U.S. citizens, had been heard it just a few minutes before he arrived. stranded on the island overnight and required Shortly after that, the officer heard a car drive immediate assistance. Wardens radioed Border over the rumble strips nearby on Galm Road Patrol vessels in the area and worked with them Under the Bridge and watched as the woman’s body language to transport the group to safety. immediately changed. The officer asked if Crossing the Line Open Sun - Thurs 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. they believed the noise they just heard was a pig and both nodded. He explained it was only Nearly a year-and-a-half after game wardens Fri - Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. cars crossing rumble strips on the road nearby. received a complaint from a landowner in Embarrassed by the misperceived threat, the Falls County about a helicopter flying over lost hikers were reassured by the officer that his property shooting feral hogs, and just one Scoopy’s Hours the unknown can be scary and their reaction week before the case was set to go to trial Open 7 Days a Week surprisingly common. in June, the helicopter pilot and the gunner both pled guilty to Class A misdemeanors for Sun - Thurs 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Jet Ski Roundup Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. hunting non-game animals without landowner On June 3, a marine theft unit game warden consent. Game wardens made the cases after an responding to information about a possibly extensive investigation documenting 34 dead Now Accepting Visa Mastercard & Discover stolen jet ski for sale on social media went to the feral hogs on the complainant’s property, along location to investigate and ended up seizing a with evidence collected using drones, metal pair of stolen jet skis. There were approximately detectors and a K9 game warden search dog. 20 more jet skis at the location, some of which The investigation ultimately led to four arrest Snoopy’s (361) 949-8815 13313 S. Padre Island Drive had identifying numbers removed. The warden warrants and multiple Class C citations being issued in addition to the Class A guilty pleas. Scoopy’s (361) 949-7810 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 called for reinforcements and subsequently July 11, 2019 Island Moon A 16 Giddy Up! 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According to their press release, “Long Beach It’s hotter than blue blazes, the beaches are Dub Allstars picked up the torch after the tragic packed and there’s a tropical wave developing passing of Sublime singer Bradley Nowell in the Gulf… nothing new around here for the in 1996. The band released two now-classic middle of July. We’re getting the usual flesh albums “Right Back” (1999) and “Wonders eating bacteria propaganda on social media of the World” (2001) that are considered to and the rip currents are as strong as ever. Port be highly influential to the new wave of Cali A traffic has been predictably snarled and the Mark McKinney played Treasure Island Reggae. Long Beach Dub Allstars’ unique golf cart population has never been bigger. mixture of danceable reggae beats and fiery Every bar and restaurant in town has “Now on Friday. punk-rock energy left a lasting imprint on the The Long Beach Dub Allstars will play the hiring all positions” signs out front and the Sim, who we met last Southern California surf-and-skate youth scene hotels and condos all need housecleaners. If House of Rock tonight. year and keyboardist subculture that is still felt today.” Rest assured, you can’t find a job in this town right now, you Luke George who me and my mermaid gal will be front and center ain’t looking. The Deep Sea Round Up is this and our local reggae band the Chanklas will just happens to be for this show. On Friday, catch Kolby Cooper weekend and you know where to find me on play Shorty’s plus Hyde After will play Treasure Little Feat founder who calls his music “Country Rock For Your Saturday afternoon… pics of dead fish soon to Island. On Saturday Jonmikael MREZ will funk Lowell George’s Soul” at the Back Porch and Jessie Stratton follow. Me and my mermaid gal are going to try it up at Treasure Island, the definitive bar band, son. I brought them will play another installment of the City of Port and walk San Jose on Sunday looking for Kemp the Toman Brothers will return to Giggity’s and over to my house to Aransas summer concert series, Sunset Sounds nesters, if this tropical storm situation will stay Americana super stud Max Stalling will play hang out until the over at Roberts Point Park. I saw Stratton at out of our way. It may be raining. OK, we can the Back Porch. Plus don’t forget blues guitar gig and Bo really the Back Porch recently and he’s top notch. He do this. We can power through this continuous maestro Mike O’Neill over at Shorty’s. That fell in love with my trades of his guitar for a tenor sax on occasion heat index of 110° and tourists in golf cart ought to keep you busy. Be safe out there. Martin. He ended up and it really works. Elsewhere on Friday, proliferation and make it through the rest of the playing it at the show the great jump blues band from Austin, Mike ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ summer. Labor Day is only seven weeks away. all night. And another Milligan and Texiana Bluez will play Giggity’s Living in Port Aransas in July and August ain’t show that blew me for the timid. Save your money for winter folks, away on Saturday you know the drill. We’ll be seeing Minnesota Jonathon Tyler played was Jonathon Tyler. the Back Porch on license plates before you know it. Classifying genres Saturday. Scattered shots… of music these days is challenging. What Live Music the World is calling Americana or country, sounds like rock and Wednesday, July 17 roll to me. Tyler had Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s Tonight Michael Burtts @ a scrappy, gut bucket Scuttlebutt’s beat with drums a pounding and strings Thursday, July 11 Billy Snipes @ Treasure Thursday, July 18 a bending. It was like Chanklas @ Wave’s Resort Island RICH LOCKHART JULY 11 a loud garage band on Free Beer Band @ at Schlitterbahn steroids and I loved Giggity’s KOLBY COOPER | DYLAN Chris Saucedo @ Back it. I also loved what Rich Lockhart @ Back WHEELER JULY 12 Porch Free Beer Band @ Shorty’s had working Porch MAX STALLING JULY 13 Bo Davis and the Dreamers with Alva Sim this weekend with Dave’s Duo @ Shorty’s Giggity’s CHRIS SAUCEDO JULY 18 Dave’s Duo @ Shorty’s and Luke George, son of Lowell George, Selfie on Thursday, Robin Blue, Bubba Flex Starlite and the @ Scuttlebutt’s FINDING FRIDAY JULY 19 & 20 Robin Blue, Bubba Flex @ and Alva Sim on vocals played Giggity’s Ty Dietz on Friday Moonbeams Scuttlebutt’s and Starlite and Long Beach Dub onSaturday. played Shorty’s on Allstars, Aggrolites, Randall King @ Brewster the Moonbeams 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Street I know you probably Saturday. Mike Pinto @ House of on Saturday. That’s Rock Returned 2 Sender @ think I say this every the stuff dive bars Mike Ryan @ Brewster Rockit’s week, but this week I are made of. It was perfect. Rudolf Llanes Street mean it… the music accompanied Ty on lead guitar Friday and Falco & the Wolf @ Friday, July 19 last weekend was fronted Starlite on Saturday and is now Rockit’s Finding Friday @ Back Porch amazing. For starters, embedded in Shorty’s stage. He’s got a strong, Robin Blue @ I saw Jason Boland, Scuttlebutt’s Mike O’Neill @ Giggity’s masterful blues guitar vibe and sounded right at Brandon Michael @ Mark McKinney, home on that porch. RetroVibe @ Executive Surf Club Treasure Island Bo Davis and Treasure Island John Amundsen @ Shorty’s Jonathon Tyler. Not Friday, July 12 Lyle Mathews @ Island to mention the usual Kolby Cooper, Dylan BILLY SNIPES JULY 11 Wine set of regulars: Selfie, Wheeler @ Back Porch HYDE AFTER NINE JULY 11 Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Starlite and Ty Dietz. Mike Milligan & JONMIKEL MREZ JULY 13 Oddfellas@ Rockit’s I hadn’t seen Jason Texiana Bluez @ Rich Lockhart @ Red’s at Boland before but Giggity’s BRANDON MICHAEL JULY 19 Palmilla Beach knew he was a big Chanklas @ Shorty’s ODDFELLAS JULY 20 Another Level @ Brewster Hyde After Nine @ Street deal. The Back Porch Hot Tin Roof @ Executive Treasure Island 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 was beyond packed. Surf Club At one time our Jessie Stratton @ Sunset treasureislandporta Jason Boland and Sounds the Stragglers played island surfer-blues- Chris Saenz @ Saturday, July 20 boy, Cody Angel, Todd Dorn & the Sea the Back Porch on Selfie with Ray Summy, Cody Strong Scuttlebutt’s was playing pedal Michael Anthony Perez Drifters @ Giggity’s Friday. steel with him but he and Chris Jordan played Giggity’s on @ Island Wine Finding Friday @ Back had a fiddle player Thursday. Diamond’s Edge @ Porch with him at this show. Mr. Boland has a very Rockit’s Cowboy & Regulators @ Shorty’s strong, authentic voice. He’s originally from Cooper Greenburg @ Red’s at Palmilla Beach Oddfellas @ Treasure Oklahoma and it shows. He looks and sounds Island like the real deal. I’ll now keep my ears open Shattered Sun, Memories in Broken Glass @ Janelle Shetters @ Island for him always. And over at Treasure Island, House of Rock Wine Mark McKinney had it going on. I really dig his Seattle Rising @ Fabian Rivera @ rowdy roadhouse delivery and his high energy Brewster Street Scuttlebutt’s stage presence. He also plays the bejeezus out Broken Soijes @ Dave’s Duo July 11 & 18 Splendiferous @ Rockit’s George Green @ Red’s at of a harmonica and knows how to work the Executive Surf Club Chanklas July 12 crowd. He talked about the tie dyed shirt I was Palmilla Beach Saturday, July 13 Amanda Perez@ House of wearing and really seemed pleased that we were Mike O’Neill July 13 Rock locals who’d come to see him. And Saturday BELTSANDER RACES @ The Gaff John Amundsen July 19 Bar Nutz @ Executive Surf when Bo Davis and the Dreamers showed up Ty Dietz with Rudy Llanes, Cody Strong Club Jonmikael MREZ @ Cowboy & Regulators July 20 at Giggity’s, things really started to jump. This and JM Muniz played Shorty’s on Friday. Treasure Island JR Castillo @ Brewster band had four strong vocalist including Alva Max Stalling @ Back Street Porch OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Toman Bros. @ Sunday, July 21 Giggity’s Antone & the All Stars @ GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Mike O’Neill @ Shorty’s Giggity’s Billy Snipes @ Island John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s LIVE MUSIC Wine LIVE MUSIC Monday, July 22 Free Beer Band Every Thurs (7-10) Darren McGill @ EVERY Scuttlebutt’s Open Jam @ Giggity’s Mike Milligan on Friday (9-1) Swagger @ Rockit’s Billy Snipes @ Scuttlebutt’s NIGHT Toman Bros. on Saturday (9-1) Christian Colbert @ Tuesday, July 23 Antone & All Stars Every Sunday (9-1) Red’s at Palmilla Beach Sing Along Piano Bar @ Paul & Victoria @ Open Jam Every Monday (8:30-12:30) Brewster Street Giggity’s Kitchen Open Paul & Victoria Every Tuesday (7-10) Bushbullit @ Executive Aaron Jacob @ Surf Club Scuttlebutt’s Until 1 a.m.! Jim Dugan on Wednesday (8-12) Open Mic @ House of Rock 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX Sunday, July 14 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Wednesday, July 24 John Eric @ Hank Reeves @ Giggity’s Scuttlebutt’s Michael Burtts @ Scuttlebutt’s Monday, July 15 Open Jam @ Giggity’s Thursday, July 25 Billy Snipes @ Shaker Hymns @ Back Scuttlebutt’s Porch Expert Computer Repairs Free Beer Band @ Tuesday, July 16 Giggity’s Paul & Victoria @ Dave’s Duo @ Shorty’s Giggity’s Robin Blue, Bubba Flex @ Aaron Jacob @ Scuttlebutt’s Scuttlebutt’s Eyes Set to Kill @ House Open Mic @ House of of Rock Rock

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