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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Even so, Gasparilla — now the Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest — is all ours. Like it or hate it, it's what we do in this town. We tend to like it, but it helps to know what you're doing. Driving around South Tampa looking for a parking space and then attempting to walk two or three miles through the crowd is just no way to run the festival train.
That's why we've compiled this list of things to know that we hope makes your Gasparilla experience more enjoyable.
As is always the case with this sort of event, good friends (say, a guy with a boat who is participating in the "pirate invasion") or a little cash (to get into some of the best parties) will make your experience all the better. But even if you don't want to spend a dime, there's plenty to enjoy.
TAMPA According to the internet media,its all about the latest news and updates,internet media provided real hot topic information,that news latest updates is, With its cannons blazing, and make-believe pirates waving from every crow's nest, the Jose Gasparilla invaded the city Saturday afternoon.
The pirates, many with cigars in their mouths and beers in their hands, fired rounds of fake — but nonetheless loud -- pistol fire as the ship came in beside the Tampa Convention Center.
Many of the pirates wore headphones to muffle the bangs. The crowd was not so fortunate.
Still, people surrounded the pirates as they disembarked, some even crawling on their knees to get beads the pirates threw and strung around necks.
Bedecked with beads, Nancy Kasacca from Naples shared her secret for getting so many: "eye contact."
Boats laden with thousands of beads, and lined up so close together in the bay they resembled lily pads, greeted the Jose Gasparilla.
With MC Hammer's Can't Touch This blasting, a sleek yellow boat called Group Therapy pushed off.
Two women on board were making 280 water balloons. Twelves cases of beads awaited.
What were they doing with all that?
"Invading," said the boat's owner, Kenny Marshall, 45, of Bradenton.
