What, you ask, do (a) barbed wire, (b) Bob Wire, (c) a 48th b’day, (c) three R’s being on the s__t list, (d) multiple sippy cups held by a single hand, (e) that single hand reading (extensively) from a Marin Catholic 2004 high school year book, and (f) the first person in Extravaganza EVER to fish zero-zero-zero in as many days all have in common??
Well, wouldn’t ya know it, it is/was the final day of Group One’s E-12 fishing day with Jim “Emperor” Pacatte thinking that he had the biggest and toughest fish of the day on the line (only to find out a dozen minutes later that it was a six foot stretch of submerged barbed wire); Doug “Sippy Cup” Downer proudly showing off his now array of Florida Julie-provided Sippy Cups of the Day and raising a toast to his (older) brother “Big Fish Michael” on his 48th b’day and, yes, the one and only Montana Matters’ Bob Wire singing (in solace to me but in fact to the Rosenbaum Three) my favorite song of his---“You’re On My S__t List” in a rare private performance which found yours truly being the high bidder and new owner of the Wireman’s grungy singing hat—the proceeds from which are going to help a friend in need of my very good and well-wired friend. And as to the MCHS yearbook, it seems that “Sippy Cup” found son Tyler’s yearbook downstairs and decided to (a) use it for bathroom reading and (b) thereafter for a group reading---better lock that book up, son!!
Yellow hats you ask about?? Well there were three awarded on Day Three, Group One: (1) shown somewhere above is “Minnow Mel” McCormack’s now third yellow hat in as many years (two of which he is wearing Sherlock Holmes style in honor of his gorgeous 20” Root bow), (2) another of which was awarded to (still!) rookie Mark Handron (shown above signing in on the Twenty Inch Club board for his 21” Blackfoot bull trout—the Ones have never caught so many bull trout as they did this year!!!) and (purposely not shown above) to Martin “McSeal” McNair for his perfect display of three consecutive days of non-fishing prowess---yep, we went from alpha to omega with Da Ones this year.
The One’s Yellow Shirt, of course, went to Josef “No More The Beard” Shepard for his amazing Day Two 26” Blackfoot bull trout—the second largest fish caught in Extravaganza history (Beardless being the One’s “alpha” and McSeal their “omega!)..
Not bad, Ones, not bad a’tall—particularly since you fought Alsakaesque weather while you were here what with cool to cold temperatures, rain, wind and every other conceivable mid-June combination of water and weather forces that Mother Nature could send your way. And, yep, as soon as the Ones left town today the weather immediately took a turn for the better with soaring temperatures into the 80’s predicted for the soon-to-be-arriving Tattoos.
So blessings and tidings to each of you Ones as you wing your way(s) home—may the wonders that you just witnessed carry you through until Extravaganza 2013 and may the fortunes of health and happiness accompany your thanked for departing contributions to the Montana Wildlife Federation whose mission it is to assure that what you witnessed among us will be there for the seeing and enjoyment of your children and their children’s children.
Best to it all from the scene of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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