New Year's Eve Brunch Post. Fireworks, Friends, Food, Fun, Facemasks and Pork And Saurkraut!!

Happy New Year!! From Dutch Harbor Dirt. The Above video was not shot where I wanted to be, but I had spent too much time with Freddie and Vanessa at the Unisea Bar to make it over to the "other Side" to get shots near the Church. This is taken down on the Unisea Dock where they offload crab. Not the best, but you get the jist of the evening!

Snow is FINALLY returning to Unalaksa! I love the island when it is so clean looking and white!!

It was a cold wet start to the morning..........

.......when Junior put out the smoothies,,,,,,,,,,

...and Eddie and Paul put out the hot buffet items.

Ok, Just a single piece of dessert! Remember your New Year's Resolution!!

The following two photos show what I did video instead of regular photos. At least that way I could get some of the sound. Plus I just loved the fireworks going off while I was down by the boats.

So, How did New Years Eve go for CB? Well First around noon I took some fish and chips over to Veda http://www.arctic.net/~veda/ . She had been sick for a few days with the flu but finally came in and was Hungry. Well, I was not going to risk getting her plague so I suited up before taking over her food. Plus it gave her a good laugh to see me come marching in to her shop in this getup!!

Back at Home I placed all the fixings in my Crock Pot and set it to LOW. It was perfect by the time I got home from the bars that night!

After a quick nap at home in the afternoon it was off to Cape Cheerful at the Grand to begin the evening.

Miss H and Miss B, our wonderful Servers!

Alyssa kept the Jazz going all night and the Croud happy. So happy in fact that Todd Proposed to Katherine Finally!!!!! http://capesarichefsalon.blogspot.com/

And Laurie just looks tired already!!!

Lyd, Carm and Jovi...........better watch out fellas!!!

The Fabulous Dani!!

Miss S all caught up in her camera...........

Those Gals from Alaska Ship Supply are just so wild!!!

Laurie Tired again. Michelle there to keep her awake!

Paul and Miss CVB!

Alaska Ship gals..........Dangerous..........

Freddie and Vanessa's Midnight kiss..........

Guess who got the next one? (Thanks for the Loan Vanessa!!!)

Then it was time for the serious drinking to begin................

..........see, it was not the drinks I had! The world really did look like this at 2am! I got photographic proof!!

"Banktellers Gone Wild".................

"Postmistresses Gone Wild"...........
I'll have both sets of vidoes up for sale in a week or two...............LOL

Hope your night was a good as Mine!

CB

A New Year's Proposal, Congrats Kat!!! Yasmine Galenorn books meet Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, And A way to Crush Literary Piracy!!

Well it FINALLY HAPPENED!!!
Todd Proposed to Katherine on New Year's Eve!!
Read more over at http://capesarichefsalon.blogspot.com/ . Stop by and Congragulate her!!


So Northwestern Fans, Did you know you have among your ranks a famous Writer?
http://yasmine-galenorn.blogspot.com/


I have been reading her novels for a few years now. If you have not, head to your favorite bookstore or to Barnes and Nobles Online where CB orders from. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BookSearch/results.asp?TTL=&ATH=yasmine+galenorn&WRD=&PRU=ALL&FMT=ALL&PDF=Y&grade=ALL&CID=ALL&z=y&SearchBooks.x=0&SearchBooks.y=0

If you like Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance Yasmine will soon turn into one of your favorite authors. Have I ever steered you guys wrong yet?
If you follow me on Twitter they you might have noticed in the past day or so Yasmine Galenorm http://twitter.com/yasminegalenorn and Laurell K Hamilton http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/index.php/site/index/ talking alot about literary piracy.

Just as the Authors have Contracts with their Publishers , wherein responsibilities and duties are outlined, we the Readers also have a "Contract" with the Authors. We have Certain Responsibilities to our authors. These Responsibilities include Always buying the book, NEVER DOWNLOADING IT FOR FREE!!! That is as much of a theft as if you went up and took a painters Painting or a Hip Hop Song from the singer. It is just like stealing a movie, shoplifiting, Or taking the Last Can of Mountain Dew without putting another case in the fridge to cool Down. (Ok, that Last one is a CB Hot Button, probably not that much of an issue for others)

If You can not afford the Book, Go to the library.

We also have to spread the message to our fellow readers that this is not an acceptable practice.

Finally, in order to really Help out we need to get more readers to our authors. Tell a Friend! Heck, Tell 9.................

.....Katherine from City Council and the Salon..........

...Hilda from the Front Desk of the Hotel...........

.......Adrian our bookeeper who got to reading a particular racy passage..........

.....The Fabulous Ms Veda still recovering from her cold..........

........Laura the Safeway Bakery Manager...........

.......Jess at the Airport.................

.....Sherri from FCA (Who Swears she has not been in my blog yet but I know she has somewhere. Everyone help me look!!)..........

.....and Finally Our Breakfast waitresses!!

Have a favorite Author Or Book? Tell a Friend. Lets make sure we can enjoy our favorite authors for years to come. Remember, Only YOU can stop Literary Piracy!!

Deadliest Catch Fisherman Arrested. Joshua Tel Warner arrested. Photos For Sale. (LOL!) Also entitled CB has Drinks with a Bank Robber!

http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=139247

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Police say a man who appeared in the Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch" is wanted for three bank robberies in Oregon and has been arrested in Illinois.

Police in East Peoria, Ill., say they arrested 23-year-old Joshua Tel Warner early Thursday on the Oregon bank robbery warrant after a vehicle he was riding in was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.

He was being held on $30,000 bail in the Tazewell County Jail. Police in Eugene, Ore., say he is the same Josh Warner who appeared as a greenhorn deckhand on the king crab fishing boat Wizard in the "Deadliest Catch" earlier this year.

The television reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the treacherous Bering Sea near Alaska.

The warrant charges Warner with one bank robbery in 2007 and two in 2009.

Let me put one thing out there before I comment Further. Do NOT trash Talk the "Wizard" or the Crew on here. Captain Keith is one of the Best out there and is certainly not responsible in ANY way for the actions of his crew, or in this case FORMER CREW. Yes one of the Robberies was in 2007 but the Police did not even have Josh as a Suspect until the latest one. Keith and Monte Treat their Crews better than MANY other boats, and with Keith going after all the "Quota" he can they ALWAYS leave with PLenty of Money in their pockets.

To say I was Flabbergasted at this news is an Understatement. I "Hung Out" with Josh and Lynn last year for two days. It was after the Wizard was forced back into Harbor after getting hit with that "Rogue Wave" Here are two shots of the Wizard heading out on that fateful trip.

It sucked not being able to share that with you all at the time, but Keith asked me personally not to and it really was his and his crew's story to tell. When they got back in we all ended up Down at the Unisea where I got to meet up with Freddie from the Cornelia Marie (Which was still in Drydock).

Freddie and Lynn spent most of the night talking. I think it was good for Lynn to get another experienced Fisherman's perspective...........

.........And OF COURSE Vanessa is there as a Mother Figure to all the Guys.

I still Can't believe I had "Yeager Bombs" (One is right in front of Josh) with a Bank Robber!!
Josh, You are an idiot!!! Still though, Stay safe, and I really hope you are just an accomplace or something. Moron!!

Tired Today. Will post Pictures of New Years Tomorrow.