PDX 2 Gulf Coast Event: Brown Bag Lunch

Heartwarming to see the love and dedication to so many and such a wonderful land and sea so far from yours. We’re doing a little better here now that the flow has been stopped. The rainy, stormy tropical weather has helped to cleanse the waters a bit. We’re playing lotsa music, eatin lotsa good seafood again. The biggest thing you could do for us is insist on Gulf Seafood. While you can’t trust the FDA (as they don’t even test imported seafood), nothing leaves our (LA) waters without thorough testing. It’s our livelihood, and we’re not going to cut our own throats making someone sick. So we test and test again. We’re eating it, it’s wonderful and we need you to eat it too.

Chinese and Thai shrimp are pond raised in untreated, chemical and sewage filled water. Our shrimp are wild caught and abundant, more so than ever due to lack of pressure, and are bigger and healthier than ever. Our oysters are still down and for the most part unavialable, but most of that is due to the massive influx of fresh water diverted from the Mississippi into the marshes and bays to flush any encroaching oil. They’ll be back next year. Our crabs are harvested from waters never touched by the spill. Plenty to be had and we’re the biggest supplier of crabs and shrimp in the nation, Finfish are great and oil free. Eat ‘em.

Ya’ll are awesome. Keep up the cause and know you’re appreciated here.

Elton the musician/fisherman/lawyer/father and dog rescuer.