MOBILE, Al.
For a viewing party to celebrate the premier of a new reality-based TV series “Big Shrimpin’: No Rest ‘Til Texas” Debbie Houston sent out 40 invitations, ordered cupcakes decorated with tiny pink crustaceans and moved an extra television into her living room.The menu? Shrimp, shrimp and more shrimp, of course.
Houston is the sister of Dominick Ficarino, owner of Dominick’s Seafood in Bayou La Batre where much of the series was filmed.
The eight-episode program follows three south Mobile County boat captains nicknamed Bullfrog, Redbone and Roundhead and their boss, Ficarino, as they head to the opening of shrimp season in Texas the summer after the Gulf Oil spill. The first one-hour episode is set to air at 9 p.m. today on History, formerly known as The History Channel.
Houston, who has worked alongside her brother at Dominick’s Seafood since 1981, said having a four-member camera crew camping out in their offices for 16 weeks in a row made business hours more interesting.
“They usually caught me off guard,” she said, chuckling. “They shot me several times when I was trying to share the boats up.” Sharing the boats up means paying a captain and crew their share after a boat trip.
“It was a little bit different than what we were normally accustomed to,” Houston said. “They also seemed to realize when we were extremely busy and they would step a side. The (Texas) catch was big and we were very busy when the boats returned.”
In recent weeks, Houston and other employees at Dominick’s seafood processing plant have been letting customers know about the show. “It’s been fun to see Dominick having some fun and it not being all about work,” Houston said.
Rocky Bosarge, who works in sales at Dominick’s Seafood, can be seen on at least one of the commercials airing before the Big Shrimpin’ premier.
For a viewing party to celebrate the premier of a new reality-based TV series “Big Shrimpin’: No Rest ‘Til Texas” Debbie Houston sent out 40 invitations, ordered cupcakes decorated with tiny pink crustaceans and moved an extra television into her living room.The menu? Shrimp, shrimp and more shrimp, of course.
Houston is the sister of Dominick Ficarino, owner of Dominick’s Seafood in Bayou La Batre where much of the series was filmed. The eight-episode program follows three south Mobile County boat captains nicknamed Bullfrog, Redbone and Roundhead and their boss, Ficarino, as they head to the opening of shrimp season in Texas the summer after the Gulf Oil spill. The first one-hour episode is set to air at 9 p.m. today on History, formerly known as The History Channel.
Houston, who has worked alongside her brother at Dominick’s Seafood since 1981, said having a four-member camera crew camping out in their offices for 16 weeks in a row made business hours more interesting.
“They usually caught me off guard,” she said, chuckling. “They shot me several times when I was trying to share the boats up.” Sharing the boats up means paying a captain and crew their share after a boat trip.
“It was a little bit different than what we were normally accustomed to,” Houston said. “They also seemed to realize when we were extremely busy and they would step a side. The (Texas) catch was big and we were very busy when the boats returned.”
In recent weeks, Houston and other employees at Dominick’s seafood processing plant have been letting customers know about the show. “It’s been fun to see Dominick having some fun and it not being all about work,” Houston said.
Rocky Bosarge, who works in sales at Dominick’s Seafood, can be seen on at least one of the commercials airing before the Big Shrimpin’ premier.
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