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COMPLIMENTARY JULY 2021, VOL. 19 ISSUE 7
CALL TO RECEIVE THIS MONTH’S SIGN-IN SPECIALS
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Bands Start at 2
JULY
20th Hoyt Cutie & Donald Lambert
21st Southern Cross
23rd Jason Duplessis
27th Hwy. 44
30th Hoyt Cutie & Donald Lambert
AUGUST
2nd Ron Pennington
3rd Hoyt Cuti & Donald Lambert
6th Kut N Up Curtis Tureau
12th Jason Duplessis
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Publisher / Editor
Mike Strong
Table of Contents
SWAMP POP FESTIVAL .................. 4
Associate Editor
GONZALES GARDEN CLUB .... 10
Thumper
Sales Manager SWEET EYES W/ TANYA...........12
Dottie Godbery SNO’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY .....24 FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Jimmy Dunkley
BILL DELAUNE........................... 32
Distribution Manager
THOUGHTS FROM BULLY.........36
Michael Strong
GONZALES BOAT CLUB........... 38
SNO’S RECIPE.......................... 45
Contributing Writers
Bill Delaune On the Cover: Sno’s Seafood & Steak House Celebrates 50 Years
Linda Melancon
Bully
Goosie Guice
Orhan McMillan
Kellie Seymour
Tanya Stilley
SUMMER TIME!!
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Ashley Parrott social distancing as much as possible to keep everyone safe. The office has safety shields in
place and my staff & I continue to take precautions to ensure your safety while still providing
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Jamie Frederic-Braud
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After a year of the pandemic
shutdown life seems to be
coming back too the parish.
The Swamp Pop Festival has
been on a down hill trend over
the last several years. This
year a new interest by local
businesses stepped in and
1st Kade Lanoux & Tyler Billingsly
helped.
100.7 The Tiger & Our
voices and the party began.
Lady of the Lake Ascension
Local favorite Swamp Pop
presented the Swamp Pop
bands in Louisiana were Na
Music Festival and Jambalaya
Na Sha, Don Rich, The Mojoes
Cook-off Saturday June 26th
and Mike Broussard & The
from 3-11 pm at Lamar Dixon
Night Train hosted by Roland
in the Eatel Building (Formerly
Doucet & The Tiger Team.
4H Building). Doors were open
As everyone cut a rug they
at 12pm.
worked up an appetite. What
This years festival was a
better than World Champion
great promising start to a full
Jambalaya was served from
come back.
the many contestants from
Many of our local bands had
Jambalaya Cook-off. The
to knock the dust off their
Jambalaya Festival
instruments and tuned up their
Association sponsored by Mike
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Their were 6 finalist to
compete Jambalaya Cookoff
sponsored by Mike Ward’s
are below and showcasing
the 3 winners.
1st- Kade Lanoux
2nd-Toby Waguespack
3rd- Jared White
Brett Reine
Koby Thacker
Clint Broussard
We look forward to seeing
everyone next year for a
2nd Toby Waguespack bigger and better festival.
& Jason Sims
Ward's Liberty Safe. With the
JFA on board the contest
brought in many high quality
cooks including many
former Jambalaya Festival
Champions. All proceeds from
the cook-off benefited the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of
Baton Rouge.
Many thanks to our Title
Sponsor Our Lady of the Lake
Ascension and our Presenting
Sponsors Darren James &
Associates, US Army,
Louisiana's Sweet Spot,
Supreme Chevy, & Louisiana
Lottery. 3rd Jared & Britney White
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From the Gonzales Garden Club
Jambalaya Park Butterfly Garden
propagated plants at home and fundraiser paid for the mulch.
transplanted them to the park. Mary Jo contacted the city’s
They were deliberate in their Chief Administrative Officer
selection of annuals and Scot Byrd about refurbishing
perennials for hosting and the beds after COVID-19
feeding monarch, gulf restrictions were lifted. She
fritillary and cloudless sulphur told Mr. Byrd that she wanted
caterpillars and butterflies. to add signage to exemplify the
Flora varieties include fact that the garden’s purpose
milkweed, zinnia, native is to attract and nurture
mallow, cosmos, mistflower, butterflies so he put her in
Black-eyed Susan and cassia. touch with Sharon Flanagan,
The club’s May plant sale President of the River Region
The wooden butterfly image painted by Peggy Carbo was affixed to the fence below climbing rose vines.
Gonzales city government a long line of garden club
and the garden club have had members have pulled weeds
a bond for decades. To fulfill its and tended to the plants in this
objective of promoting civic public space.
beautification, then GGC Members Mary Jo Pohlig
President Ellen Richmond and Barbara McCormick in
approached then Mayor particular have worked that
Johnny Berthelot about butterfly garden since 2014.
establishing a public garden Members Elizabeth Saffell and
so the mayor designated a Dale Bowman recently began
large raised bed in Jambalaya helping the cause, as did City
Park to the club for a butterfly Building Official Ronald
garden in 2004. A new club Gardner who did some heavy
project was born. Since then, lifting. The club gardeners had On June 29, Mary Jo and Barbara helped Chris Pohlig install the custom-made sign in the Jambalaya Park
Butterfly Garden raised bed.
Gathering in anticipation of posting the two new garden signs (front row from left) are RRAA Volunteers Josie and Clarence Young, and GGC Members Elizabeth Saffell and Mary Jo Pohlig. In the back row from left are RRAA
Artist Peggy Carbo, RRAA President Sharon Flanagan, and GGC Members Dale Bowman and Barbara McCormick.A gulf fritillary butterfly visits the pink lantana blossoms at the Jambalaya Park Butterfly Garden this June. The black bee at the middle native mallow flower had been flying from bloom to bloom.
Art Association to help beautify
the space. A volunteer
collaboration between the
GGC and the RRAA resulted
in custom-made signs to
punctuate the garden.
Skilled woodworker Chris
Pohlig hand crafted two sturdy
wooden signs made from old
fence posts donated by the
City of Gonzales. One sign is a
decorative shape of a butterfly
and the other is a rectangular
structure chosen for the
In March Barbara McCormick Mary Jo Pohlig and Elizabeth Saffell went to refurbish the
garden title. RRAA Artist Peggy Jambalaya Park Butterfly Garden.
In May, a special thanks went out to City Building
Official Robert Gardner for helping the garden club
Carbo painted the butterfly
motif and the rectangular sign are not like normal urban
ladies unload heavy bags of mulch and transport design in a beautiful monarch
them via wheelbarrow to the garden!
in blue and green stripes with landscapes. Plants grow,
orange lettering illustrated with mature, die and come back.
a caterpillar, a chrysalis and The caterpillars have to eat the
flittering butterflies. Chris leaves so some plants are not
affixed the wooden butterfly to pretty sometimes. They evolve
the chainlink fence that over time.” Caterpillars and
supports a climbing rose bush, pollinators are thriving at
and he sank the “Butterfly Jambalaya Park thanks to
Garden” sign posts into the Mary Jo, her volunteers and
soil among zinnias. the City of Gonzales.
These two colorful additions
call attention to the purpose of
the garden as well as spark a
sense of artistry. Mary Jo The Gonzales Garden Club
GGC Members Mary Jo Pohlig and Barbara McCormick rest with the new “Butterfly Garden” sign in front of the is federated by
long expanse of the project. explained, “Butterfly gardens National Garden Clubs, Inc.rapids, over the roughest, rocky
bottoms, through the coldest,
deepest waters.
Yep, within ten minutes I was down,
but I continued. Our guide took us to
a different area and asked me to go
through the roughest of rapids, but I
endured. One more advancement
and he had me standing on a huge
rock in the middle of the river. I was
scared to fall, but I did it, and you
know what, it was ok. I made it. And
I even caught the first and most fish
of the day.
• What I Learned
Just because you haven’t done
something before doesn’t mean you
won’t enjoy it
• Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean
you can’t do it
• Just because there is bad doesn’t
mean there’s not good
Moving Outside My share a my top three comfort blowing
experiences while travelling to
body convulsion.
• Just because it hurts doesn’t mean
Comfort Zone ‘Da’ Butte’. • Hiking Green Lake Trail
you don’t move forward
I just got back from a vacation to • Driving County Road 306 We had a friend schedule a
hike on our second day. To say this • Just because someone is a difficult,
Crested Butte Colorado. My
We always fly into Denver, Col- was an advanced hike was an doesn’t mean you should too
husband LOVES this place. We’ve
been there a few times, in fact, he orado when visiting the mountains, understatement. It was an advanced
because a night at 5000 feet altitude four-mile hike all on slippery, rocky What are some things you’ve never
used to have a place there prior
prepares your body for 9000 feet terrain. (It rained the day before, so done because you felt they were out
to our nuptials.
altitude. (For those that don’t know, at we had to circumvent some water of your comfort zone? Is it something
As I returned home from this
9000 feet altitude lots of things can and slippery rocks). The incline of you haven’t done because of an
seven-day retreat, I pondered what
happen to your body, such as the trail stood around 30 to 45 de- ungodly fear? Ever wanted to take
I should write about in this month’s
dizziness, loss of appetite, insomnia, grees the entire time. I did all this in ballroom dance lessons? How about
article. Hmmm. “The mountains
and more. my Stella McCartney Adidas workout participating in a race or triathlon?
really pushed me outside my comfort
So, to get to Crested Butte, we go shoes…shoot me. Ever wanted to start your own
zone,” I thought.
through Buena Vista to County Road Typically, other hikers are around, small group?
Simply put, I never really had a
306 and just to put things into but there was no one around us. I challenge you to do an activity,
desire to go to Colorado. Don’t ask
perspective, this road passes through “Hey…hey…Mr. Bear…. nothing to sport, or project you consider outside
me why…I guess because I assumed
the Continental Divide. We are see here.” We expeditiously humped your comfort zone. You may be
I wouldn’t like the rocky terrain. And
talking serious mountains. And, more this trail while trying to divert an surprised the challenge is more
yes, Colorado has a very gnarly
often than not, this former dirt now emergency room visit. rewarding than you thought!
terrain, but this laid-back majestic
state has stunning mountainous paved road doesn’t have barricades
or even markers at time to prevent a • Fly Fishing Taylor River Wishing you an adventurous and
peaks, vast acres of beautiful trees
vehicle from getting too close to the exciting August Ascension!
and has some of the most beautiful
wildflowers I’ve ever seen. Oh yeah, edge. Don’t get me wrong, locals The next day we on a fly-fishing trip
use this cut through road every day, to the Taylor River. I’ve never fly -xoxo
now we’re talking.
but for me…it was an emotional and fished, but I thought, how hard can Sweet Eyes
I began to realize we have to do
things outside of our comfort zone to spiritual challenge. I couldn’t even it be?
explore the depths of our physical look to the edge of the mountain For some reason, our fishing guide
and emotional capacity. So I’d like to without feeling a full out walked me through the roughest
12Get
Growing,
Ascension!
Distinguishing
Poison Ivy from
its Look-Alikes
Mariah Simoneaux
This month’s article comes from
Dr. Mary Helen Ferguson, the large and woody. Fruits become
LSU AgCenter Horticulture Agent white and have grooves.
serving Tangipahoa and (Throughout this article, I use the
Washington Parishes. term “fruit” in the botanical sense
Many of us have had an and not to suggest that anyone
unpleasant encounter with poison should eat them.) Poison ivy is
deciduous, or loses its leaves in Peppervine has bipinnately or tripinnately compound leaves and often climbs
ivy at one time or another. It’s with tendrils. (Photo by R. Strahan)
helpful to know what it looks like, the winter.
not only so that we can avoid Poison oak leaves are similar to Admittedly, it can be hard to tell next two are found farther down
it but also so that we’re not those of poison ivy, but the plant the difference between a woody the stem.
unnecessarily concerned about grows as a shrub. Like poison ivy, Virginia creeper vine and a woody (It might occur to you to ask
plants that resemble poison ivy poison oak contains the chemical poison ivy vine without leaves or what the difference is between a
but do not pose a threat to urushiol and can cause a fruit. Virginia creeper vines climb leaflet and a leaf. A true leaf has a
most people. severe rash. with tendrils that have “suction bud at the base, whereas an
cups” (adhesive discs) on the end individual leaflet that’s part of a
but can also produce aerial roots. compound leaf does not. Other
Bushkiller vine looks similar to examples of plants with
Virginia creeper. Unlike Virginia compound leaves include pecan
creeper, though, the middle leaflet trees and roses.)
on bushkiller vine has a stem that As with Virginia creeper, mature
separates it from the other peppervine fruits are dark in color,
four leaflets. unlike those of poison ivy.
Another vine sometimes The final look-alike I’ll discuss
mistaken for poison ivy is here is not a vine but a tree.
peppervine. This one can be a Boxelder is a type of maple that,
little tricky if you’re not familiar in the seedling stage, resembles
with poison ivy and no fruit is poison ivy. Boxelder leaves can
present. Like poison ivy and have three to eleven leaflets.
Virginia creeper, peppervine has Unlike poison ivy, boxelder leaves
compound leaves, but instead of are oppositely arranged. In other
just having three or five leaflets words, the compound leaves are
per leaf, it has what are called directly across from each other
bipinnately or tripinnately on the stem.
Poison ivy has trifoliate leaves, or leaves made up of three leaflets. (Photo by R. Strahan) compound leaves. In other words,
it has multiple groups of leaflets Mariah Simoneaux is the Horticulture Agent
serving Ascension and Assumption Parishes.
(not just multiple leaflets) For more information
Poison ivy, which is native to Perhaps the vine most often attached to a midrib (rachis). contact Mariah at
the eastern US, has compound mistaken for poison ivy is Virginia On peppervine, when there are MJSimoneaux@agcenter.LSU.edu or visit the
creeper. Fortunately, it’s also easy LSU AgCenter website at
leaves with three leaflets. While more than three leaflets in a www.LSUAgCenter.com.
the leaflet margins are often to tell the difference between the group, the first three leaflets
toothed, they can also be smooth. two when leaves are present. typically occur together, while the
Poison ivy vines climb with the Virginia creeper leaves have five
assistance of aerial roots, and the leaflets instead of three. Fruits
vines look hairy when they’re become dark blue to black.
Bushkiller vine has leaves with five leaflets, like Virginia creeper does, but the middle leaflet on
Virginia creeper has leaves with five leaflets and tendrils with adhesive discs. These leaves bushkiller vine has a stem that separates it from the other four leaflets. Bushkiller vine also
are light in color, but Virginia creeper leaves are typically similar in color to those of poison ivy. resembles blackberry but lacks the thorns (prickles, technically) that blackberry vines typically
(Photo by M.H. Ferguson) have. (Photo by R. Strahan)
13Boucherie & Balloons Festival. A Look Back at 2019!
The Sorrento Lions Club and
the Boucherie Festival
Association is gearing up for
the 2021 Boucherie & Balloons
Festival. It is going to be an
exciting weekend.
2019 Cooking Results:
Congratulations to Kristen Braud
and her helper, Gary Barbour,
2019 Boucherie Festival
Cracklin Champion.
Congratulations to Snook Trabeau
and his helper, Todd Trabeau,
2019 Boucherie Festival Cracklin
runner up.
Congratulations to Bart Himel
and his helper, Selena Himel,
2019 Boucherie Festival
Jambalaya Champion.
Congratulations to Koby Thacker
and his helper, Tanil Thacker, 2019
Boucherie Festival Jambalaya
runner up.
Congratulations to Justin
Courville, 2019 Boucherie Festival
Jambalaya Champ of Champ win-
ner.
Congratulations to Snook
Trabeau, 2019 Boucherie
Festival Cracklin Champ of Champ
winner. Kristen Braud and her helper, Gary Barbour Bart Himel and his helper, Selena Himel
Snook Trabeau and his helper, Todd Justin Courville Koby Thacker and his helper, Tanil Thacker
1415
Consistency is that it allows me to eat
more food and still make the
and starches on Sunday and
Wednesday, these are the
Matters
fat loss results I am looking days my schedule allows me
for. Some people who rely on to prep.
diet alone to lose fat usually
By: Brandi LeBlanc, CPT
find themselves losing weight To speed up the metabolism
but also a lot of muscle. They and to help recuperate from
become a smaller version of your workouts, try to eat 5-6
Through my years of their flabby self. Keeping a small meals per day. It takes
competing and personal little bit more food in the diet, a minimum of around two
training I have noticed the but using effective high weeks of a consistent eating
one main ingredient that intensity cardio sessions to regime to start boosting your
keeps people from burn more calories, will end metabolism and making
reaching their fitness goals; up in retention of lean muscle results as far as lean
consistency! People tend to while losing the fat. muscle gain and fat loss.
be impatient when it comes Supplement companies
to exercise. I get it; we want, If possible a few days per today made it very easy to
what we want when we want week, I recommend doing hit all of your meals.
it, right? Too many times most of the time. The longer your cardio first thing in the
people do not give their the time you stick with morning, 20-30 minutes plus, CONCLUSION
exercise or nutrition plans something the better you will before breakfast (fasted).
enough time to reap the become at it. Here are a few This way it is out of the way, A consistent and effective
benefits they are looking for. ways we can remain more and it will really boost your routine will take some time to
consistent with our exercise energy for a good portion of develop. After a couple of
No matter what we do in life and nutrition programs. the day to follow. It is a little weeks, it will be part of your
we will not achieve the tough in the beginning, but every day process. Once you
success we want unless we RESISTANCE TRAINING after a week, you will feel so hit that level it is smooth
work at it day in and day out good doing it, you will be sailing, almost "auto-pilot."
for months and months. Depending on your goals, locked in a routine. Sure, in the beginning it will
Sorry, I am just the you should perform some be difficult at times to pre-
messenger. The same goes type of resistance training NUTRITION pare all your meals, do all
for your exercise programs. with weights anywhere from your cardio, and hit every
You can have the best trainer 3-6 times per week. The This is where I find the training session.
or coach in the world and the importance of resistance biggest inconsistency lies
best nutrition to follow it up, training is that it will help with most clients. Some are You will get use to it, I
but if you do not stick with it increase your lean, toned good for 2-3 days, but blow it promise and there will come
consistently, you will wind up body mass, thus giving a for two days, etc. This a point where you will not
spinning your wheels. This better shape to the body viscous cycle will lead to even think about it because
can be very frustrating for and increasing you basal frustration and no results. it will be a consistent part of
someone who is trying hit a metabolic rate (look it up!). Instead of following an your daily routine. It is just a
certain goal by a certain date Muscle is like a 24-hour extreme diet plan, I rather matter of convincing yourself
OR just a goal in general. furnace, so we must be sure you follow a nutrition plan that you can do it and giving
we maintain or even increase that is moderate and one you yourself time to get there.
our lean muscle to keep the feel you can follow every day The more time you do it, the
THE 3 KEYS TO metabolism on the rise. for most of the time. Find a more confidence you will
CONSISTENCY plan that is filled with the develop to stick with it. So
To help keep you more healthy foods you like that please go out there and try
As a coach and from my dedicated; I would find a allow you to feel fed and your best, you owe it to
experience in the industry, workout partner or hire the NOT deprived. yourself! Take care and I
I feel there are three main help of a qualified personal am here to help!
components in any exercise trainer or coach. This way NO, this does not mean ice
program to build lean muscle you are held accountable. cream! BUT once in a long
and lose unwanted body fat. I am more likely to go to the while, you can indulge and For More Info:
These components are gym if I know there is enjoy. Moderation is the key. Brandi LeBlanc
resistance training (lifting someone waiting for me that But even if you slack and 225.210.7813
weights or using body I am accountable on my indulge in one or two of your contact@brandileblanc.com
weight), cardiovascular own. Also having a training meals, the day is not ruined;
exercise and proper partner, a trainer or a small just start back to your healthy
nutrition. All three are group (or boot camp crew) eating for your next meal For more info contact me!
equally important on will keep you more focused following. Brandi LeBlanc
achieving your goals and motivated during 225.210.7813
in fitness. your workouts. Convenience is a big factor contact@brandileblanc.com
that affects the consistency
If one is not executed CARDIOVASCULAR of eating the right foods.
consistently, the other two I recommend you get in the
will suffer and so will your
TRAINING
habit of preparing your own
progress. Don't get me meals ahead of time. This
Cardiovascular activity is
wrong; to assume we can be will eliminate the excuses of
necessary to keep the
perfect, 100% of the time will stopping off at a fast food
metabolism roaring and help
just be setting ourselves up place because you have
you burn some extra calories
for failure. It should be about nothing to eat. It will
that will lead to fat loss. The
progress, not perfection. Your eliminate the excuse for
main reason I choose to do a
goal should be to follow your skipping a much-needed
moderate amount of cardio;
programs the best you can meal. I cook meats, veggies
16Tips on the Old Here’s how you can reduce
your risk:
threatening cardiac event
takes place, such as a heart
Ticker: • Quit smoking.
• Eat a heart-healthy diet.
attack or stroke. That is why it
is important to determine your
• Control high blood pressure risk factors and take
When Should and diabetes. preventative measures to
I See a • Get active.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
lessen your risk.
Cardiologist? • Manage stress. If you have any risk factors of
• Get regular health cardiovascular disease, talk
screenings. with your doctor or see a
By: Dr. Satish Gadi cardiologist to determine your
Interventional Cardiologist With some forms of heart risk. It’s never too early to take
Cardiovascular Institute of the disease, there may be no care of your heart; don’t wait
South- Prairieville Heart disease can also be a symptoms until a life- until it’s too late!
silent killer, with no symptoms
Most people have heard that until a heart attack or stroke
cardiovascular disease is the occur. That is why it is
leading cause of death in the important to determine your
United States for both men and risk factors now and take
women. But how can you preventative measures to
determine your risk? And lessen your risk.
when is the right time to see
a cardiologist? High blood pressure, high
cholesterol, and smoking are
Though heart disease is key risk factors for heart
traditionally known as a man’s disease. About half of
disease, it is important to note Americans (47%) have at least
that cardiovascular disease one of these three risk factors.
occurs in just as many women Are you at risk? Some risk
as men. In fact, one in factors of cardiovascular
three women die each year disease you can control, and
from cardiovascular disease others you cannot. By making
or stroke—more than from changes in your lifestyle, you
all cancers combined. Heart can actually modify some of
disease is also becoming more your risk factors to reduce your
and more prevalent in those risk for heart disease.
under the age of 50.
17YOUR ESTATE MATTERS
vanced funeral arrangements,
even if you do not purchase a
prepaid burial plan. By making
those arrangements during your
lifetime, you can save your
family and other loved ones an
immeasurable amount of
stress and grief.
Once the funeral or memorial
services have passed, life
insurance companies will
Call today for your lunch tour! need to be notified. Most life
insurance companies will want
a certified copy of the death
Apartments with patios available! certificate so make sure you get
enough copies. The funeral
director can assist you with
these copies. You will also need
By Linda Melancon to notify other insurers for
medical, health, disability,
vehicle and residence
What to Do When insurances of the death. In
a Loved One Dies addition to insurance benefits
that may be due, you should
apply for appropriate benefits
from social security, veteran’s
Most months, this column is a benefits, and pension benefits.
space to share best practices Before making any decisions to
and tips on how to build your withdraw money from pensions,
estate and plan for its transfer IRAs or other qualified retire-
to your loved ones upon your ment plans, you should meet
death. Despite all of our with and discuss the best
well-made plans, however, the method to do this with a
death of a loved one generally qualified estate planning
catches us off guard and makes professional. There can be dire
it difficult to deal with the laundry consequences for making the
list of things that need to wrong decision regarding
happen as a result. That’s why withdrawal of retirement
INDEPENDENT • ASSISTED LIVING • MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY this month, we are reviewing the benefits, resulting in the
326 East Industry St., Gonzales, LA 70737 • FrancoisBend.com important things that need to be payment of unnecessary taxes.
done when a loved one dies. Finally, you will also want to
First, a declaration of death make an appointment with an
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29Jammin’with
Goosie
It’s Been when the starter of this bull
session quoted, “and the
hunting and fishing have
A Good been great also”. No doubt.
If there ever was a matter of
Life years when fish and game
populations exploded, it’s
been during the last fifty or
sixty years.
The need for limits,
A group of members seasons, and habitat
from the East Ascension conservation came to the
Sportsman’s League were responsibility of promoting opportunity for that degree of
forefront during those years. conservation and keep game success remains available.
gathered together for an Game and fish agencies,
evening of stories, drinks, and fish populations trending It’s been a good ride. One
along with many conserva- in an upward direction. that I’ve truly enjoyed and
and supper underneath a tion groups such as Wildlife
rented camp at Grand Isle The days of going fishing still enjoy to this day and yes
Federations (state and all day long to catch a full ice Warren, you’re right.
La. Most had been fishing national), Ducks Unlimited,
that day and were now chest of fish or trying to kill a It’s been a good life.
National Wild Turkey full limit of game or waterfowl
waiting for the others to show Federation, Bass, CCA,
up for the serving of the on each and every outing are Until next time
NRA, Delta Waterfowl, QDM, behind me now. Many others
meal, along with the just to name a very few,
registration for the fishing of my age feel the same at Enjoy the remainder of it
helped fuel the need for the this day and time in regards James “Goosie” Guice
tournament that would take wise use of our natural
place the next day. to that issue, but the
resources. To this day,
Tails of old and recent populations of alligators,
events were in the air when turkeys, whitetails, and other
one of the members, who quadrupeds, along with many
has suffered from back pain species of fish and waterfowl,
for several years now, made have never been higher.
this very notable statement. The battle to keep these
He said, “man it's sure been population trends stabilized
a good life”. That statement or ahead of the count, so to
really caught my attention speak, is a constant
and I replied, “yes it has challenge. The victory won't
been”. I told the group that I come easy. It didn’t come
felt lucky to have been born easy for my generation, but
and raised in the time frame because of the effort put
of my existence here on this forth by many, success
earth. I was fortunate to miss was attained.
having to serve duty in any The current generation of
wars, although it surely hunters and fishermen are
would have made a better living a dream life of outdoor
man of me to do so, and with adventure because of the
that being said, thanks to efforts of others before them.
all of you that did serve. Could you imagine having
Employment was good in our huntable numbers of Call
area of the country for most whitetails or turkeys or James ‘Stump’
of those years and with even having youth hunting Marchand
expansion of the oil and seasons available when we
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easy to find. We all reminisce my first alligator until I was Roof Replacement
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I Like Big Putts and I Can’t Lie
or Dude, Where’s My Par by Bill Delaune
Every year after the major But that can happen when you
golf tournaments I get fired up consistently have weekends off
and feel inclined (not to be and unwanted distractions. I
confused with my boat-the probably deserved the
“Miss Inclined”) to improve my certificates in Barcelona,
golf game so that I actually Paris and Brussels but
have some remote idea in Amsterdam-really? Hell, I
which direction my ball is thought everything was legal in
headed. Amsterdam except murder.”
Most of the time I just enlist Sam got a little misty for a
the help of some of the best second and continued, “Since
golfers at the club who usually I got back to the States, I’ve
offer some astute only had a couple of incidents
advice like, “You were a so it’s getting under control. In
baseball coach and you don’t fact, at my junior clinics, I
know what you’re doing stress to my kids, ‘Don’t drink
wrong?” or “Aim left, swing and drive-you might spill your
right and walk straight” or the drink.’ I like to help the next
ever-popular, “Take two weeks generation avoid some of the
off and then quit.” mistakes I’ve made.”
But this year my game has “Well,” I said, “that certainly
sunk to such depths that I explains the ‘Slammer’ part.
decided to seek professional But did you ever get any flak
help-for my golf game, not the for your full name being that
psychological variety which I close to the ‘Sam and Dave’
also so desperately need. I R&B duo of the 60’s.”
opened up the phone book “Damn,” he exclaimed.
(Yes, children, those things do “Maybe that’s why they played
still exist.) and threw a dart ‘Hold on, I’m Coming’ every
which- with the accuracy of time I was late for my
one my wayward drives-caught tee time.”
a small ad on the bottom cor- Dallas where some buddies Anyway, look what happened I was having second
ner of the page. and I were knocking down Mad when he quit making excuses, thoughts but there was
“The Draw/Shank Dog Margaritas at a John Daly stopped the temper tantrums something “Tin-Cuppish” about
Redemption” read the ‘Grip it and Sip it’ rate.” and became a one-woman this guy so I continued my
headline. “Let former “Rahm was playing in the man with that beautiful tennis interrogation.
professional ‘Slammer’ Byron Nelson that week and player from Arizona State-in- “Did you ever win anything at
Sam N. Dave help lower he strolled in with a babe on stant majors champion.” all on the European Tour?”
your handicap.” each arm-either one of whom “But I suppose you have a I asked.
Now I am a sucker for any could have put you on the few questions about my Sam N. Dave’s face lost all
kind of pun especially when a ‘Fairway to Heaven’-if you personal life before we get expression, “Listen, I was
Stephen King story is involved. know what I mean.” started. There have been leading the rain-shortened
But it was his kicker line that Sam paused to take a sip some traps and bad lies along Rotterdam Finger in the Dike
sold me on trying this from a Styrofoam cup and the way but fire away. My life Classic when the fickle finger
guy-“Horse handicapping continued, “He bullied his way is an open book and I try to be of fate ended my playing
also available.” by us to the bar so I thought I up close and personal with career. I flushed an 8-iron
I checked out his checkered would teach this young my clients.” bound for glory when a little
resume and made an Spaniard some Texas “Okay,” I ventured. “Did you Dutch girl wandered out of the
appointment to meet him two etiquette. So I politely said, ever have any copyright gallery and the ball struck her
days later at a local driving ‘Hey, El Nino, you’re never trouble with your nickname-I right in the mouth and went out
range. We shook hands and going to get a W on the U.S. mean, it is fairly close to ‘ of bounds. I grabbed her by
began the usual golfer’s tour until you give up those Slamming Sammy Snead’.” the throat and screamed loud
conversation with the other three W’s-whining, “I get that a lot but my enough for everyone to hear,
traditional, “How about winging clubs and nickname comes from the ‘I hope it Rotterdam teeth out’.
that U.S. Open?” womanizing.’ I like to make numerous nights I spent in The happy ending is that night
“I was glad to see Jon Rahm teaching points with jail-or the slammer-when I was in a Holland slammer, I had the
finally win one,” Sam said. alliteration.” on the European ‘Wine and epiphany that my true purpose
“I don’t like to see anybody-in- “What did Rahbo say,” Cheese’ tour. Seems there in life was to be a teaching
cluding me-with a monkey on I asked. was too much wine and I pro-and give back to the game
his back for that long. You “I’m not sure,” Sam replied. wasn’t making enough cheese all it’s given to me.”
know, I helped Rahmbo long “The little Spanish I know did if you catch my drift. I think I I was really hooked by now.
ago when he was just a kid. It not include profanity started by still have the record for having “Are there any other-uh-
was at the Chili Parlor Bar in a verb and a pronoun. more DWI’s than cuts made. character flaws I should
32know about?” 8 p.m. and she dances from 9 he suggested. “Lay them on me,” I bit.
“Well, there were a few p.m. to 3 a.m. at the Crazy Which, of course, is Sam looked pleased.
complaints when I started a Horse. In this line of work, you exactly what I did. “The great irony is both
U.S. Open pool at the have to sacrifice to achieve “ I’ve seen better names seem to reflect a trait of
Gambler’s Anonymous greatness. It’s one trait I share swings on a playground,” your lifestyle-Always Dreaming
meeting this month. We all with Tiger. The chipping yips Sam mumbled to himself. and Practical Joker. Put those
kicked in 100 bucks and picked being the other.“ “Well, that’s it for today. Write two in an exacta and you can
10 golfers-winner take all “Speaking of Tiger,” I said, me a check for $100 and I’ll thank me at your next lesson.”
strictly based on prize money. “which Masters stat do you see you next week. Same I left the course $100 lighter
Sam was grinning now think is more important-the Bat-time, same Bat-channel.” in the wallet, but thoroughly
like-well, like he’d stolen 18-under par or the 12- shot “But I only hit one ball,” entertained and with a couple
something. “Several of the margin of victory, both done I complained. of tips for the Spa. And the
guys-including me-had when he was only 21 in 1997?” “You learned a valuable more I thought about it-with the
Rahmbo and Little Louie, but Sam looked puzzled. lesson today, grasshopper,” possible exception of that night
when my dark horse Harris “Impressive credentials to say he philosophized-“Patience. in Juarez after the 1971 Sun
English picked up the show the least,” he replied. “But I Make that out to cash if you Bowl-it might be the best
money, I killed every cat in the think the greatest Masters stat don’t mind.” $100 I ever spent!
alley on the tiebreaker.” of all time is that 82 per cent of Sam could see I was visibly Editor’s note-Some of the
“Were the others upset?” all men have their vasectomies shaken so he resorted to a material in this story was
I had to know. done on Masters weekend so different ointment to soothe my inspired (and maybe stolen)
“Not really. Remember these that they can sit in the recliner disappointment. from a golf blogger called
are guys who are accustomed with the frozen peas on their “Look here, Wild Bill. I’ve “Ghost of Hogan”. Legal
to losing. Except for the ones privates for four days and done a little research on you complaints should be referred
who had McIlroy when I told watch every shot. also and I think I have a deal to our law firm of Duhe,
them-‘Don’t Rory, Be happy.’” “’Sorry, honey. Doctor’s that you’ll like. At absolutely Cheetum and Howe.
I tried a different direction. orders, you know’.” no charge, I’m going to give
“What does your wife think of “But enough about me-let’s you my two picks for the big
your lifestyle?” have a look at your swing,” he race Opening Day at Saratoga
“You mean-my fiancée?” he stated handing me a 7-iron. before they are released to the
corrected. “Destiny could “Are there any positive swing public. That’s a $500 dollar
become wife number 4 if it is thoughts you think I should value just for taking a lesson
indeed our destiny. But our try?” I asked addressing a with me today.”
schedules don’t allow us to range ball. “What the hell,” I figured.
see that much of each other. “ I sorta like, ‘Don’t shank it I might as well get something
I work out here from 7 a.m. to right, you idiot hacker,’” out of the deal.
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