'Redneck' Reality Show Films in Gulfport
Crews are filming, 'My Big Redneck Vacation,' a reality TV show, in Gulfport.
A popular Gulfport hangout – known around town as the Blueberry Patch – is the location for the latest episode of "My Big Redneck Vacation," according to City Manager Jim O'Reilly. The popular cable TV show airs nationwide on CMT, the Country Music Television channel. Film crews went to the privately owned property, at 4923 20th Ave S., on Sunday. They are expected to wrap up on Tuesday. O'Reilly says the city worked with CMT and the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission to help bring the reality TV show to Gulfport. The Blueberry Patch actually is the backyard of a privately owned home where locals gather to enjoy live music, original art and some 1960s-style hospitality. Dallas Bohrer, the self-described, elderly founder, tries to …
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Rob Fowler
2:25 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Yes K.R. I agree that some nice shots would have been great. The crew that was in town took several hours of video on our waterfront and downtown. They also enjoyed eating and playing in Gulfport. However, the editing team far away had a different idea to make their show "funnier." Ugh. That said, I've been excitedly watching the internet traffic on several local websites break records. Thousands… more ›