Talk:Gasparilla Pirate Festival

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What kind of images? There are a few gasparilla images in the article already, what is being sought after? (be specific, gasparilla goes right by my house.) -- Dbroadwell 05:39, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Well it has images so I'm removing the tag. -- Dbroadwell 03:55, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

This article needs a lot more information. It appears to focus only on the pirate invasion, when actually Gasparilla includes much more than this, and actually begins with a mock naval battle between the city and "pirates" shooting water cannons and throwing cuban bread, concluding with the mayor giving the keys to the city to the pirates and opening the way for the invasion, etc etc. Also, Gasparilla technically lasts about a month with the various events, parades, etc