Comments on DEBBIE DOES DRIVEL: WHY I LOVE ME, 31

Etta: Well, start planning right now for your trip...

2009-07-13T17:52:08.343-04:00

Etta: Well, start planning right now for your trip to Maine for the next Lobster Festival! I'll pick you up at the airport and drop you off at a shuttle bus site 'cause no way in Hell am I fighting traffic and horrendous smell for anyone...including you. No offense, mind you.

Skye: A doberman named Lucifer? That pretty much sums it up why people are scared of him!

Nipsy: Just don't go to Rockland during the festival and the only thing you'll smell here are the pines and the sea...unless it's low tide, then you'll smell a bit more than the sea.

Cheap Soma: It's not easy to get here from there, but many think it's worth it. To get to the nearest major airport is 2+ hours away, and most flights there are puddle jumpers. Boston or Manchester, NH is the next closest 'normal' airport. It's a day trip to get anywhere from here...and that's not a complaint.

Just so you know, I am very jealous of you right n...

2009-07-13T11:00:13.761-04:00

Just so you know, I am very jealous of you right now. I wish I could have gone to the festival. But like you, I live at a kingdom far far away. I love seafood - baked, steamed, fried, souped up. Even if I have to take allergy meds before and after eating them. Sigh.

As much as I would love to visit Maine simply for ...

2009-07-11T21:25:36.972-04:00

As much as I would love to visit Maine simply for the scenery, the smell of the fish and lobster is what puts me off..I cannot stand seafood..LOL

I have to agree with you there Deb! Lucifer, Silv'...

2009-07-11T17:26:33.065-04:00

I have to agree with you there Deb! Lucifer, Silv's Doberman keeps visitors at bay as well. Surprisingly most people are more scared of him than the Great Danes!

Now what would be wrong with a great festival like...

2009-07-11T12:11:12.200-04:00

Now what would be wrong with a great festival like that? I would LOVE it. Especially the seafood, every bit of it. Yum!

RG: The peach festival sounds like it could be gre...

2009-07-11T08:16:22.048-04:00

RG: The peach festival sounds like it could be great, but hot peaches are not appealing.

TJ: Shrimp?? They have a face. Nothing with a face should be on a plate. They look like the grubs I find in the yard. Yup, way too many people hanging out with the lobsters. There are many places off the beaten path you can go to in Maine during tourist season without running into a soul. Just have to know which dirt road to go down.

Skye: I too am with your grandfather. "Don't let the screen door hit you in the ass on your way out". My dog ensures that I have no guests. That alone makes her worth the bandages and stitches.

CB: Promise unlimited lobsters and they will come. I do not understand the attraction, but apparently I am in the minority as this festival had been going on for over 60 years and is the biggest summer attraction in the state.

Claire: I don't think there is a bonfire for the lobster fest. It's hot enough with all those lobsters being cooked. I will never be a true Mainah since I don't eat those bugs and shoot my dinner, but I DO wear flannel.

LL: Didn't think so. I will have to find out when the Great Maine Sheep Festival is for you.

Nooter: LOL! Never heard that, but doesn't it sum it up nicely!

Everybody get outta here, there's a lobster loose!...

2009-07-10T10:35:40.266-04:00

Everybody get outta here, there's a lobster loose! Ohhhh, holy cow, he's loose! Everybody get outta here - he's vengeful! Quickly! Cover yourself with hot butter and carry lemons just in case you have to squirt him with it and so forth, to repel him! Everybody get outta here, quickly! There's gonna be a tradegy! Oh, God! Ohhhh - Haaaah! --Bill Murray, from National Lampoon's Radio Hour

Bugs and clams and tourons, oh my! Nope... not e...

2009-07-09T20:44:07.183-04:00

Bugs and clams and tourons, oh my!

Nope... not enough for ME love...

Too much fun! Is this the event where they have th...

2009-07-09T20:22:14.618-04:00

Too much fun! Is this the event where they have the giant lobster trap bonfire? So nice to see people gathering for common good. Blueberry festival soon? Thanks, Deb, for a bright spot in yet another dreary day, hailing folks who want to make a difference, and do. GREAT ONE, Deb. You are a true Mainah!

A million bucks for a lobster themed gathering? Wo...

2009-07-09T12:50:56.579-04:00

A million bucks for a lobster themed gathering? Wow...

...I guess they don't have bars or booze, or video games even? I mean, there has to be some reason as to why so many people would go to something that...blah inducing.

Ooooooh I love lobster, crab and shrimp! If it wer...

2009-07-09T11:01:12.116-04:00

Ooooooh I love lobster, crab and shrimp! If it weren't for all the people, I'd probably enjoy that festival. But I don't really like people, oh in short bursts of time, they're ok, but not for lengthy visits and such. My Gramps used to have a sign above his door which I always agreed with, at least partially. It read "All visitor's bring happiness, some by coming, other's by going." I tended to agree with the "other's by going" part :D

I feel the same way about crabs as you do about lo...

2009-07-09T10:07:19.799-04:00

I feel the same way about crabs as you do about lobsta's... they smell like dead water when you break them open. The wife's entire family is nuts about them... me??? Pass! Steamed shrimp though?? Love 'em!!!! But that just looks like way too many people for me.. even if the kids are having fun, the "adults" tend to do such stupid stuff at get together's like that... Nice story Deb, but I think I'll stay away from ME until the regular tourists leave... I'll just stay here at the OBX until then... if it weren't for the damned tourists here...

I loved that video. That kid looked so graceful, ...

2009-07-09T09:35:18.459-04:00

I loved that video. That kid looked so graceful, like he was running on air or walking on water. Um.....

So you'll take a nice juicy steak over a steamed claw any day, huh?

Our excitement this weekend is the Parker county Peach Festival. Oh yeah, lots of people and super hot. I'll pass. But I do love peaches!