Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 2008 in pictures and text (part 2)
Well, you had the main attraction of politicos Wednesday evening, so today I'll ease you into the weekend by revisiting some of the lighter moments. I'll start with something that goes without saying.
Not to be too serious, but does it make sense that our state is marketing our seafood (in this case crabs) yet not allowing the watermen to catch as many as they'd like due to a perceived shortage of crabs in Chesapeake Bay? Something doesn't add up here.
As much as the Tawes event is about politics, there are two other items one notices during the event. To start with, a number of companies use the event as both marketing and an excuse to reward their employees by renting a tent for the occasion. Some really go all out, like the outfit who paid these guys to play:
Other groups and businesses market themselves in different ways. This nice young lady was an attractive advertisement for local watermelon farmers.
Even one of the other local bloggers got into the act and made it a family affair.
The other item for which Tawes is known is the copious amount of beer consumed during the event. Obviously when you walk into the event and see tables filled like the photo below you get the idea a lot of beer will be available.
Of course, there were many people who were drinking out of those mugs, but others were a little more creative with their drinking.
But hands down the best combination of both beer and marketing were the ones wearing shirts like these two were. It's what I'll finish with to bring things back to the political.
So there you have the political and the not-so-political of the 2008 J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake.