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by Connie Bass, Songwriter Volunteer
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November 20, 2009 -
Orange Beach, AL (OBA)- During the
Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival (FBISF), I had an
opportunity to become friends with a couple of the songwriters visiting
our area. I have always wanted to know what type of people wrote words
with music that sounded like I felt, so I asked Doug Gill and Lynn
Langham if I could interview them. After visiting with Doug and Lynn, I
understood the phrase "These people give with their hearts every day."
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Lynn Langham & Doug Gill at Silver
Moon
Photo by
John Hill Photography |
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November 19, 2009 -
Orange Beach, AL (OBA)- Ultimate
Event Promotions is proud to announce UEP6 “Battle At The Beach” MMA
Cage Fight on November 21st at the Conference Center at The Wharf in
Orange Beach AL.
The fight card for Battle At The Beach will showcase some of the finest
MMA Cage Fighters on the Gulf Coast competing against regional top
fighters.
“This card is packed with some of the best fighters in the South” said
Nelson Berry, owner of Ultimate Event Promotions. “We have invited some
of the hardest hitters, the fastest strikers, the best grapplers, and
the finest jiu jitsu fighters in the business to compete on this card.
Don’t expect many fights to go to a decision on this one, look for
plenty of knockouts, tapouts and referee stoppages.”
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November 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - The 25th
Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival has hit
the half-way point. With only six days left to see live
performances by the songwriters, it's a good time to check out the
schedule and make your plans. You can view the schedules by songwriter,
venue or a
daily schedule.
This year about two-hundred
songwriters from around the world are
performing at 15
venues
along the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast.
Writers who attend the Frank Brown Songwriters' Festival truly enjoy
performing their original works. As several of
the songwriters have said, performing at this festival is like nothing
they have ever experienced... the people who attend these shows truly
appreciate the art. |
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Click here or on the headline to read the full article and to view a
photo slideshow of the festival so far. |
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Songwriters Flock to Florida/Alabama Gulf
Coast November 12 – 22, 2009 |
October 30, 2009 – Orange Beach, AL
& Perdido Key, FL (OBA)– Starting November 12th and running through the 22nd, more than 100 acclaimed Songwriters will converge on the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival. Songwriters performing for the Festival’s Silver Anniversary have written some of the biggest hits in modern music.
Grammy Award-winning artists, chart topping writers, and up-and-coming young musicians will perform their original works in intimate settings at venues in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Bon Secour, Lillian and Josephine Alabama, and Perdido Key Florida. Each will host a diverse lineup of Songwriters for the 10-day Festival. Songwriters will often team-up during these shows turning some sets into spellbinding jam sessions.
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2009 Frank Brown Songwriters Poster |
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Click here or on the headline to read the full article and for a
list of venues and special events. |
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October 27, 2009 -
Orange Beach, AL (OBA) -
Marquirette’s Exquisite Jewelry is bringing more than just a taste of
the beach to Montgomery; they’re bringing the infamous beach bar, the
Flora-Bama and their legendary entertainers, drinks, oysters and a lot
of fun to Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium.
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| October 26 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - How do you spend your winter? Experiencing cooler weather, football games, hunting, busy schedules, staying inside, Orange Beach fishing… Wait a minute. You didn’t think that going to the beach and fishing just happened in the summer? For many, it does. But for me, the fall and winter is about all of the above and much more. I enjoy the
comfortable weather of fall and winter in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Alabama. Give me some Alabama Gulf Coast gumbo, shrimp and fish and I will give you a big smile. |
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Click here or on the headline to read about Bull Redfishing in Orange Beach, AL. |
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October 20, 2009 - Gulf Shores, AL (OBA) - Golf Club, a member of the 10-course Gulf Shores Golf Association (GSGA), has been ranked in Golf Digest's 2009 75 Best Golf Resorts In North America list.
When the list begins with the famous Pebble Beach Resort, the caliber is immediately established. From there the ranked resorts include notables from Hawaii, the Carolinas, Florida and all points in between. As a North American list, there are also courses from Canada and the Bahamas. |
Kiva Dunes Golf Course |
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65' Rybovich Custom Yacht For Sale
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October 19, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - In 2008, NOAA Fisheries Service implemented a recreational quota of 1.368 million pounds for greater amberjack harvested in the Gulf of Mexico. Recreational landings data indicate the recreational quota has been met. Therefore, in accordance with the regulations, beginning at 12:01 a.m., local time, on October 24, 2009, the recreational fishery for greater amberjack in federal waters is closed.
The recreational harvest and possession of greater amberjack in or from
federal waters will be prohibited through the end of the current fishing
year, December 31, 2009. |
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October 19, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - The commercial fishery for Gulf group king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone is closed, effective 12:01 a.m., October 24, 2009, through June 30, 2010. NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that the 168,750-pound commercial quota for king mackerel for this subzone has been reached. This action closes the commercial fishery for king mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico from the Alabama/Florida state boundary to the Lee/Collier County, Florida boundary. Along with the previous closure of the western zone (September 12, 2009), the commercial fishery for Gulf group king mackerel is now closed from the U.S./Mexico border to the Lee/Collier County, Florida boundary.
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September 29, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) -
Summer is
over and the crowds have cleared the beaches. Nobody told the fish.
Fall fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico is just as good as summer
fishing, but the cooler temperatures making their way south and
the lack of the large summer crowds makes fall fishing very enjoyable.
And now, fall fishing is more affordable than ever. Zeke's Marina,
Brett-Robinson and three local restaurants have put
together a discount two-day fishing package that anglers will find
irresistible. |
Rookie II Charters at Zeke's Marina
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September 21, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - On
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, two Orange Beach residents were aboard
the second trip for Honor Flight—South Alabama. Ed Borman and Ezell
McLain were among the 92 veterans and 40 volunteer guardians that flew
to Washington, DC...
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August 13, 2009 -
Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - Multiple
close encounters with large Whale Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico have been
reported over the last couple of weeks. According to Gary Emerson of
Gary’s Gulf Divers, he has heard numerous reports of Whale Shark
sightings from Panama City to Destin to Orange Beach, all in the last
couple of weeks.
Four groups of divers and anglers from Orange Beach that we have
interviewed have experienced firsthand close encounters with these
curious creatures. Below you'll read the details of these four
encounters. |
Whale Shark Encounters Near Orange
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Click here or on the headline to read about the four encounters and
to view two photo slideshows of these close encounters. |
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Orcas and Beaked Whales and Great
Whites, oh my! |
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Beach, AL (OBA) - This past year
has seen more than its fair share of amazing fish and marine mammal
stories coming out of Orange Beach. Last October 31st, Capt. Eddie Hall
and anglers on the Shady Lady spotted about 200 Killer Whales 90 miles
south of Orange Beach. On June 6th of this year, Lea Scruggs and his
friends fishing on the Wahooter had a close encounter with a beaked
whale about 35 miles south of Orange Beach. And now, Capt. Chip Day of
Chipper's Clipper and his fishing team spotted a Great White Shark about
40 miles southeast of Perdido Pass. |
While the picture doesn't do justice to the
encounter,
the verbal descriptions from the experienced anglers
pretty much confirm it was a Great White sighting. |
Click here or on the headline to read the full article about the
Great White Shark sighting near Orange Beach, AL. |
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July 25, 2009 - Gulf
Shores, AL (OBA) - It's official...
the longest fishing and sightseeing pier on the Gulf of Mexico has
opened for business. Hundreds of pier fans were on hand this past
Thursday as Alabama Governor Bob Riley, along with state and local
officials, cut the ribbon on the Alabama Gulf State Park Pier. While
the Pier opened on Monday, July 20, 2009, the grand opening and ribbon
cutting ceremony took place on Thursday July 23rd.
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and see photos from the Grand Opening Ceremony. |
State & Local Officials Cut the Ribbon for
the Grand Opening of the Longest Fishing & Sightseeing Pier
on the Gulf of Mexico |
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July 9, 2009 - Orange
Beach, AL (OBA) - It was another
beautiful day on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Local angler Lea Scruggs and
his friends Jessica Simpson, Melvin Lowdermilk and Shelby Wolven headed
out on Scruggs boat, the Wahooter, for a day of offshore fishing in the
Gulf of Mexico.
When the Wahooter Fishing Team started out that morning, they didn't
expect to have such an exciting tale to tell, especially not another
Whale Tale from the Gulf of Mexico story originating from Orange
Beach, Alabama.
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a short funny video of the whale encounter. |
Shelby Wolvin and Jessica Simpson looking over
the
bow of the Wahooter as the beaked whale breached
the water at the bow of the boat. |
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The Orange Beach Community Website (OBA) purchased the new iPhone 3GS
with video capability on June 19th, the day they came available.
We immediately shot a short video at the Alabama Gulf Coast Balloon
Festival and published it as a news story. As far as we can determine
this was the first ever news story to use the video feature of the Apple
iPhone.
On the Current News & Events Video Page
you can view short video clips showing what is going on around the
Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast. |
Still from video clip of the Simmons Brothers
performing at Janna's Market Open Mic Night |
Click here or on the headline to watch
short video clips shot around the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast.
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July 2, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - Are you bummed out that you can't make it to Orange Beach for the fireworks this 4th of July holiday? You can still be entertained by some of the goings on by watching the video clip below where videographer Steve Cochran terrorizes beach-goers with a blue crab at the surf's edge tied to fishing line. This is a really funny video.
In our search for videos this morning to add to our new
Orange Beach Video Pages, we ran across this gem that we
just had to share.
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Still clip from Crabs Gone Wild
video showing
unsuspecting girls walking down the beach
being surprised by a rambunctious blue crab |
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Fishing is one of the main reasons people visit
Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Fort Morgan and Perdido Key. Fishing along
the northern Gulf Coast is second to none.
We have put together a Fishing Video Page to show
people what fishing out of Alabama is like.
Click here or on the headline to
watch Deep Sea Fishing Videos that were shot along the Alabama Gulf
Coast.
Pictures right is a still from the video clip of the Annie Girl's 700 lb
bluefin tuna catch. |
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May 21, 2009 -
Orange Beach, AL -
The underwater video below was shot at the Alabama Point Jetties in
Perdido Pass by Beth Kelly, a dive instructor with
Down Under Dive Shop.
The video shows the abundant aquatic life that lives just below the
surface of the waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. This video shows
a thriving world on the Alabama Gulf Coast that most people never see,
including anglers who fish the jetties.
Click here or on the headline to read the full article and to take a
video tour of the Alabama Point Jetties at Perdido Pass. |
Octopus Tentacle at the Alabama Point Jetties |
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is an extensive list of news sources. The content on our news pages are continuously updated by major news sources. While you can find all of the breaking news on these pages, our primary focus is on the South Alabama and North Florida Gulf Coast.
Weather Index:
On our Weather Index Page you will find weather information specific to the area, including local forecasts, radars, satellites, and tropical updates. This page also includes links to Custom Weather charts that include: sunrise & sunset times, moon phase, moonrise & moonset times, tide charts and schedules for Perdido Pass, as well as average high & low air and water temperatures.
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