Look what the shrimps dragged in

Oh, those poor shrimps.

Shrimp Fest 2011 arrived with a cocktail sauced-thud Friday (or, as always, Oct. 7) in Lexington, as we gathered for the fourth annual gorging of our shellfished friends at Red Lobster. The founding Shrimp Festers (Shane Carpenter, Cory Graham and me) were joined by rookies Chad Birch (an interesting companion since he only eats chicken wings or tenders, burgers and steaks), Brian McKinney, Dustin Stacy and Kyle Stacy.

Shrimpery when wet

And with that, Shrimp Fest 2010 has come to an end.

Honestly, I’m far too miserable (still, and it’s been almost 20 hours later) to think too much about all those delicious shrimps, so I’m skipping out on a full recap. Instead, here are the final tallies:

Appetite for Crustacean

Today is a national holiday, at least to a hungry group of Powell Countians.

Today, my friends, is Shrimp Fest.