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In October 2003, the crew headed to old haunts in Tampa to revel with fellow Mama Guava Stumblers in Tampa's historic Ybor City. The festival is now known as Guavaween. |
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| Before the Real Trouble | Is that Buccaneer Beer? | Late Night Slow Down |
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We've posted a very small sample of the craziness we saw. This event has grown to the size and feel of a small Mardi-Gras (complete with bead currency). I was here about 10 years ago, and it was simply a glorified pub crawl. Now, whole streets are cordoned off and stages set up for big band entertainment. We had the dubious pleasure of catching Blue Oyster Cult in action. |
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| Bad Fans | Latex | Jellyfish | Mighty Ent | Not Kansas | Here's the Crowd | Strange |
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| Lady Bug | Odd Man Out | Relax Jack | Truly Off | Tiger Woe | Fluffy Halo | The Borg |
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The next day, the weather was beautiful, and the crew hooked up with Barbee and headed off to Raymond James Stadium to watch the World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers crush the upstart Dallas Cowboys. |
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| The Road to the Stadium | Chris & Suzie Out Front | Barbee and Sons Inside |
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This was the first visit to the Buccaneers' new stadium for everyone, so we had to check out all the stuff in Buccaneer Cove at the North end of the Field. |
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| Beer in front of Pirate Ship | Everyone in the Cove | Ship Stern Detail |
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| Pre-Game | Patriotism on Display | Big Bad Buc Banner | Find the Shiphead | Lookin' Good |
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During a break in the game I got a shot of downtown Tampa as seen from Raymond James Stadium. When I grew up here, Tampa had only one tall building (the blocky black and tan shape in the forefront). Now I hardly recognize the place. But I still continue to avidly cheer for the Bucs from the left coast. |
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This Skyline Has Changed Dramatically |
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