tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005965666877496170.post6863384938073306132..comments2009-04-28T07:21:26.669-05:00El Pescadorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493288515588564941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005965666877496170.post-36298800818833088592009-04-28T07:21:00.000-05:002009-04-28T07:21:00.000-05:00Nice work Mr. Ambassador. It sounds like things went well. Adults like to have stories read to them too. Hopefully we can have a happy ending to the saga of wild steelhead.El Pescadorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493288515588564941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005965666877496170.post-78859633377913176532009-04-28T05:36:00.000-05:002009-04-28T05:36:00.000-05:00Just back from the Bend, Oregon, Save Wild Steelhead Festival, where I had the privilege of reading my “State of the Steelhead” story to a packed house of 150+ people. In the spirit of competitor cooperation for a great cause, the event was held at the new Bend Orvis store, and they welcomed this Patagonia guy with open arms—nobody even said a word about my World Trout steelhead shirt!<br /><br />It was a fantastic event benefiting local conservation groups including Trout Unlimited, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and many others. The show featured Felt Soul Media’s “Red Gold,” Wahoo Film’s “Steelhead Yawning,” and FlyBoys’ “Raising The Ghost” along with speakers from the various local fish and water conservation orgs and yours truly. Lots of great food and raffle prizes and of course, this being a room full of anglers, a mid-show beer re-supply was required, courtesy of a local microbrewery.<br /><br />Also, photographer Tim Pask’s slide show, which he’s generously donated to accompany my reading (and keep people from falling asleep while I drone on and on) was a big hit.<br /><br />I think the most gratifying part of the whole gig, though, was the incredible level of enthusiasm, engagement and support from everyone in the audience. And it occurs to me that getting people fired up to get involved in saving the fish they love might be just as important as the money raised. Doing both in one night is even better.<br /><br />Many thanks to Kevney Dugan from Orvis and Michelle Alvarado from Wahoo Films for working their butts off to create and organize an event that went a long way toward saving wild steelhead. Awesome job. On a side note, my five year old thought it was hilarious that I was going somewhere to read stories to grown ups...<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />DylanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com