ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH

GETTING READY TO HEAD NORTH FOR THE FRED HALL SHOW, FOR THE 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. I DON'T MUCH LIKE THE WHOLE DEAL ABOUT GOIN' THERE, AND IT'S GETTING TO BE A LESS AND LESS EFFECTIVE SALES TOOL AS THE WORLD TURNS TO THE INTERNET AND THE ECONOMY AND TERRIBLE PRESS FROM MEXICO CONSTRICTS OUR BUSINESS LIKE A PYTHON ON STEROIDS, BUT HEY!, DO ME A FAVOR AND STOP BY AND SEE US. THE SHOWS ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SEE YOU GUYS, CURRENT AND PAST CUSTOMERS, AND MAYBE EVEN SOME FUTURE ONES. THERE'S NOTHING THAT I LIKE BETTER THAN TO LOOK OUT INTO THE CROWD OF UNKNOWN FACES AND TO SPOT ONE OF YOU, IT MAKES MY DAY, BRIGHTENS MY SPIRIT, AND SPARKS MY AGING MEMORIES. WHETHER IT'S LOU LOOKING FOR A BRIEF RESPITE BEFORE HE HEADS OUT AGAIN, OR LOS HERMANOS MAC COMBING THE SHOW LIKE A COUPLE OF HONEY BADGERS, OR HOWARD HADA MIXING FOOD WITH PRACTICAL JOKES, OR THE GRAINGER BROTHERS SEARCHING FOR THE BEST DEAL I ENJOY THE PEOPLE. THERE MAYBE A FEW GOOD DEALS, MAYBE EVEN SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL MAKE ALL OF US BETTER FISHERFOLK, AND WE'LL ALL LOOK FOR THAT. MAYBE THE SUSHI MACHINE GUY WILL HAVE A NEW GIMMICK, "BUT WAIT, THERE'S NO MORE!", OR SOME OTHER ENTERPRISING SOUL WILL THINK OF SOMETHING THAT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EVER LIVED HAVEN'T YET DEVISED, BUT EVEN IF THEY DON'T, IT'S STILL A GATHERING OF THE TRIBE OF FISHERMEN, YOUNG AND OLD, EXPERT AND NEOPHYTE, REAL AND IMAGINED. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FACE, HOPE THAT IT'S SMILING, AND WE CAN REJOICE IN MEMORIES PAST, POSSIBILITIES FUTURE, AND FRIENDSHIP CURRENT. SEE YOU THERE, DAVID