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BIG PINE KEY, Fla. - He wasn't wearing blue suede fins, but an
Elvis was among the snorkelers and divers who swam in the
Underwater Music Festival.
Neil Goldberg, of Key West, costumed in a white-caped jumpsuit and
flashy gold chains, joined several hundred visitors and residents who
took the plunge for the six-hour weekend radio broadcast piped
underwater at Looe Key Reef.
"We even had a Chihuahua in goggles and a swim vest on one of the dive
boats," said festival founder Bill Becker.
Other participants dressed as a mermaid with a blue and purple tail and
a hot-pink angelfish with gauzy fins, while an underwater band
pretended to play instruments sculpted to resemble deep-sea creatures.
The broadcast featured melodies ranging from Jimmy Buffett's "Fins" and
the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" to classic Presley hits. The songs were
mixed with public service announcements promoting reef preservation and
warning the divers to avoid touching the coral. |