05/06 - 05/07 - Lopez Opening Day

Catman · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:32 pm Post subject:

By the way, I didn't get slip assignments. Likely later. I didn't push her for them because I'm not a pushy guy, I guess. Maybe I should have. Okay, I forgot. Ask her about that when you call. But I'm not concerned because she'll have room for all of us.

Bess-C · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject:

Brock,
I called Kathy at the Lopez Islander to reserve our slip today. She was a little confused, as she had 15 reserved under Fred's name and 16 reserved under your name and wasn't sure of how many of each length we had coming. I guess that's what you get when you have an anti-club boat club with anti or roving leadership and non follower members. She wasn't really concerned, and didn't want to reserve by boat or person name. She just wanted an idea of how many of each length were coming.

Are we getting close to appointing a Commodore replete with topsiders, braid and a blue blazer to herd all of the cats or Cats? Or maybe we're starting to convert the marinas and they're getting laid back and disorganized too? Don't get me wrong, I like the disorganization. One of my educated brother-in-laws called me an iconoclast during a Thanksgiving day dinner discussion. After I looked it up, I liked the discription and decided I resembled that remark.
Lyle

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject:

Well, looking at the state of the new Daydream CD25 on Friday, we have a glimmer of hope that we might have a boat for the Lopez weekend - handheld GPS and portable VHF will do just fine, thanks...Not counting on it, but hopeful!

Anita Marie · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject:

Brock will take the lead on this one. We will most likely be boatless by then and will be coming by pavement/state floating steal. Brock is a very organized individual with great attention to detail. I am more that happy to help in our deminished capacity if possible.

Fred

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:48 pm Post subject:

Kate and I should be able to do Lopez in the new boat. Like Pat and Patti, no electronics. Portable radio will do fine. Been there, know how to get there and back.

So put us down for 25 feet of space.

Catman · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:59 am Post subject:

Lyle, nice message. But it made me wonder why nobody ever called me an iconoclast before. You were just being you, sitting there eating turkey. And to think, I work so hard, and get labeled conservative.

Catman · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:07 am Post subject:

You Beer Boys sure have a lot of enthusiasm. I like that. We need that.

Catman · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:20 am Post subject:

Fred, that's nice of you to say, but I don't know if it's true. Organization and attention to detail are traits rarely exhibited, and usually manifest only in Bambina's confined quarters.

Catman · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject:

Lyle, I'm glad you called Lopez. I think I remember Kathy asking me when I called if my Opening Day Brat information was in addition to that which Fred had already reserved. I might have been speaking Spanish that day, so maybe I confused her. But when I hung up I believed she expected about 15 boats, and that I'd get back to her regarding length.

I'll put on my blue blazer and call her Monday with more specifics.

Bess-C · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject:

Brock,
I didn't mean to call you or Fred disorganized. I meant that the spirit of the C-Brats is disorganization, and I think that's a good thing. It keeps us from taking ourselves too seriously. I do think we're rubbing off on the marinas, Kathy seemed really relaxed about it, just wanted to know approximately how many were going to show up, and the length of the boats. I think you'd look good in your blue blazer & topsiders, but you'd probably get thrown in the water if you showed up at Lopez dressed for the regatta.
Lyle

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject:

He would get tossed in the water? That settles it then, its off to Value Village to buy Brock some new duds! We could sell tickets!

joew · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:50 am Post subject: hey, all a y'all

Sorry to say I dont think I will be able make Lopez this year.....But I am cruising the Betty in new waters. I keep her on Lake Ponchartrain in Slidell LA, a brief cruise away from Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. Water is a bit different down here, folks. Lake P is typically 10 - 15 feet deep and 20+ miles across. Long fetch, shallow depth, watch out for the chop! Water temp currently about 68 deg F. Air temp typically mid 70's end of March. Summer brutal. Tons of FISH! Cruising the rivers off Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas (say Mawrapaw) is quite different than what Peg, Me and the Betty are accustomed to. Gator, Egrets, Blue Herron, Nutrea (picture a cross between a beaver and rat!). Most folks down here either have sail boats, big cruisers or center consoles. I'd estmate 0.5% cruisers and sailboats and 99.5% center consoles. Needless to say, the Betty gets more than a few second glances. Hope all is well with you folks. I miss you alot. But this is defninitely an adventure I am savoring. Lets see if I can post a few pics....

JoeW....long lost C-Brat/Dog

Catman · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

Joe Dub? The Joe Dub? I think I remember you...

Pat Anderson · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: hey, all a y'all

We are huge fans of The Big Easy! Go to Eat at Joe's and have a bucket of crawfish for us!

DaveS · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: hey, all a y'all