Greetings and salutations, fellow star gazers! This is May Seah, your Showbiz Sista, bringing you greetings from sleepless Seattle.
That’s right—Showbiz Sista is a little jet-lagged. But I’m starting to adjust and get my sea legs. Because I’m here for today’s Deadliest Catch Con: A mega event hosted for the fans of the hit documentary series on the Discovery Channel about the most dangerous job on earth: Alaskan crab fishing on the Bering Sea. And Showbiz Sista is a recent but no less enthusiastic fan. After all, there’s nothing like watching a crew of fishermen wrestle with nature while cussing and swearing like, well, sailors.
Left to right: Keith Colburn, Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, and Sig Hansen.
And swear they do. Because this is a public blog connected to a very reputable daily newspaper, Showbiz Sista is obliged to censor all the vulgarities uttered at the Captains’ Panel discussion. “Bleep bleep the bleep boat bleep bleep crab bleep and I bleep bleep,” said Northwestern captain Sig Hanson. Well, okay, maybe not in so many bleeps. But you get the picture.
This picture in particular.
No less than a thousand fans showed up, and some came with crabs on. Like this lady.
Activities included crab sorting and crab pot baiting.
Captain Sig autographs a fan’s back.
But that’s nothing. Here’s a lady whose boobs just got signed by Jake Harris.
Here’s the very hot Josh Harris demonstrating how to rock the Survival Suit look. Josh and Jake spoke at the memorial service for their recently-deceased father, Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie, held yesterday at Pier 91.
Here are the famous boats! The Northwestern and The Wizard. Hmm, they look a lot bigger on television…
On board the Northwestern, deckhand Matt Bradley and deck boss Edgar Hansen strike a “sailory” pose for Showbiz Sista.
Captain Sig in his wheelhouse.
Johnathan Hillstrand of the Time Bandit decides to have a little lie-down on the crab sorting table. Check out his snakeskin shoes.
And it’s on to the Wizard, where Captain Keith Colburn gives us the grand tour.
Oh look… Looks like cup noodles are a familiar staple in Captain Keith’s diet, too.
Have to get a picture of the can.
Captain Keith and Captain Johnathan… Because a real fisherman crushes his Coke cans.
Maybe we can’t go to the Bering Sea—but happily, thanks to Deadliest Catch, the Bering Sea can come to us. Showbiz Sista, signing out. Live long and pop corn!
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