Jose Gaspar was a mythical pirate, which legend tells, invaded the city of Tampa.
In two short days, the city of Tampa will host our annual Gasparilla Celebration. The debaucherous reenactment of Gaspar's attack on Tampa will be complete with pirates demanding the key to the city from the mayor, the mayor refusing, and thus inciting an invasion upon the city of Tampa, followed by a parade of pirates into downtown. I took this shot last year as a part of the boat invasion. It's in black to give the feel of Gaspar's attack but I couldn't resist having the color version here too to show the spectacle that this ship, full of "high-standing" Tampa citizens, truly is on Gasparilla Day
I will definitely be taking my camera this year and will look forward to posting some fun shots. We are really excited about having Dave and Jess (a real pirate) in town for the festivities!
