Posted by ( pacfandave ) on March 6, 2009 at 6:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

This is a no-brainer. Some folks are absolutely convinced that their level of fun is determined by how much misery they can inflict on others. Gasparilla is just their excuse to shed all social restraints and revert to their inner, juvenile selves. It has got to go.

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Posted by ( BBro ) on March 6, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Ban alcohol, I drink but you don't need drinking to this magnitude in public with kids. People won't act so ignorant and they'll show some responsibility....

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Posted by ( MarML ) on March 6, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

At Gasparilla, the tents use to be on the water side, this year I noticed them on the street side. You had to pay in advance to get to the water side (with your own chairs), not many people were on that side. The tents limited the space where people could stand to see the parade so many were just on the street. I think it's better to have the tents on the water side giving a chance for more people to see the parade. You limit the space on the parade route, your going to have more congestion on the streets in front of the homes. I think it was terrible, especially during these times to charge to get to the other side with your own chairs.

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Posted by ( Bentshaft ) on March 6, 2009 at 11:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I went to the meeting. A handout by the neighborhood highlighted a 2009 cost of $528,000 to the City of Tamap - all of us - for one day. The promoter has a better deal than Glazer (both negotiated with Greco). He gets all proceeds from ticket sales, corporate tents, Pepin beer sales, and something from all the consessioneers. Maybe some of this money could go for the cost of police protection for the neighbors that are subjected to property damage or fear. We also learned that any "taking" by the government(eminent domaine)must accompany compensated by that government entinty. How much money is EventFest making on our investment of $528,000?

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Posted by ( autumnstar31 ) on May 7, 2009 at 2:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

It is very clear that Batgirl85 does not live or work anywhere near Bayshore Blvd. If she did she would not consider our complaints as whining. I do not live on Bayshore but I do work at a Condominium building on bayshore. The cost of preparing a property is not fair to the people who do live here. We have the extra cost of fencing the property and hiring extra security guards to keep out people who do not belong on private property. Not to mention all the drunk people who try to sneak in to find a restroom and when they don't find one they just drop clothing and urinate out in the open. I think the Parade is a great experience that I have enjoyed bringing my children to for years until the past 2 years. It has just gotten out of control. It is no longer a Tampa Tradition. It is now just another excuse to drink and get drunk in public. So before you go off at the mouth saying people are just complaining and whining, why don't you pay the extra cost, try keeping people off private property or better yet, why don't you clean up after the Parade and then get back to us on how much we are just whining.

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Posted by ( tomf ) on May 7, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

JACK SLOW DOWN----

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Posted by ( anais43 ) on May 8, 2009 at 10:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I voted to do away with it..plastic beads..legal drunk day..rude, ignorant people. What a waste of time this parade is.

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