Saturday June 13, 2009 Last night while sitting at the bar of the yacht club here at Green Turtle Bay two things of interest happened. First off we were sitting there talking to a couple about boating, where we were from, etc. We learned that they had lived in Metropolis, Il. some years ago and had once held up a bank there. Neither of them looked menacing so we kept up the interrogation and found out that the bank job was done as part of the annual Superman Festival held each June in Metropolis. Further questioning revealed that the festival was taking place this week-end. Hmmmm.
Our conversation continued to where we had spent the winter and our travels en route to GTB. Seems they spent the winter in Ft. Myers at the City Marina just a few blocks from Legacy Harbor where we were. Our conversation continued to talking about coming up the Tombigbee in high water and when I told them how much we raised in the Coffeeville Lock Bill said that's what they raised. He then asked what our boat name was, started laughing and told us that they were on Lorelei at which point we all burst into laughter. We had run in sight of or within radio range of them from Mobile to Bashi Creek below Demopolis, pointing out logs or buoys that were bobbing below the surface. We even both anchored in Bates Lake and Okatuppa Creek together as well as locking through Coffeeville Lock together. They are spending the summer here at GTB on their boat which they have lived on full-time for the past 10 years. Small world!
After the first paragraph you probably guessed that we were going to the Superman Festival. I wanted to go in costume. Me as Superman of course and Pam as Wonder Woman. Well that didn't happen. Pam nixed the idea when she realized that WW wore a tiara which of course would mess up her hair. We drove to Metropolis (about 40 miles) and enjoyed an afternoon watching people of all shapes and sizes parading around in their favorite superhero costume. In addition to the people watching I scored a personal first which was to eat my first corn dog! I know you probably think I've led a sheltered life! From there we made a stop in downtown Paducah for a libation before returning to GTB.
It appears from the picture with the corn dog that you could have done something with those lips that was quite similar in nature
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