So this week I was contacted twice by the Martinez Chamber of Commerce. Once because the representative was working on a series of “Martinez Landmarks” post cards and she thought the beavers should be included. (Dam straight!) I put her in touch with our very own Cheryl Reyolds and said that she was taking the best beaver photos ever, and they definitely belonged on their postcard. Nice.
The second call was regarding a proposed celebratory Martini event in my neighborhood that is letting neighbors know it wants amplified music until 11, cleanup until midnight and armed guards stationed overnight. That got enough of my attention to send a “are you kidding me?” letter which prompted the second call. The chamber CEO made some assurances, offered to put us up somewhere else, and THEN said “our publicity woman said to tell you we’d give free publicity to the beavers!”
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Free publicity to the beavers? The Martinez Chamber of Commerce will give publicity to the beavers? Yes because they’ve been such recluses up until now! Gosh, absolutely! Hold the drunken Rave in my front yard and buy me off with promises of sending in the paparazzi to get our camera shy beavers some much needed publicity. Put them on national broadcast news (done) national radio (done) every local paper (done) every local TV station (done) and a documentary or two (done).
Hmm. Wait. I’ll tell you what. Better yet, end the event at 10:30 and maybe the beavers can give the chamber some publicity?
