2016
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Days Bull Run 02
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ernest Hemingway look-alikes including, from left, Tom Grizzard, Frank Kramer (riding manmade bull on wheels) and David Hemingway (no relation to Ernest) parade during the annual "Running of the Bulls" Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Key West, Fla. The offbeat event is a take-off on its namesake in Pamplona, Spain, and is one of many activities during Key West's Hemingway Days festival that continues through Sunday, July 24. Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Days Bull Run 01
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes kick off the annual "Running of the Bulls" Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Key West, Fla. The whimsical and much safer answer to the event's namesake in Pamplona, Spain, was staged as a facet of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 10
Robert Leslie speaks to the judges and asks that they choose him to be the winner of the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Leslie didn't win but was among 25 semi-finalists of the competition that attracted 140 entrants and was the highlight of the subtropical island's Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 09
Supporters of Michael Groover and Richard Filip cheer for their favorites at the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The event, that attracted 140 entrants, was the highlight of the subtropical island's Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 08
Frank Kramer, left, implores the judges to choose him to be the winner of the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Kramer didn't win but was among five finalists of the contest that attracted 140 entrants and was the highlight of the subtropical island's Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 07
Dave Hemingway, center, poses for smartphone photos with celebrity chef Paula Deen, left, and her husband Michael Groover, right, after Dave Hemingway won the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Success for David Hemingway came on the Macon, N.C., resident's seventh attempt. He is not related to Ernest Hemingway who lived and wrote in Key West in the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 06
Dave Hemingway, center, hoists his trophy after winning the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Success for Dave Hemingway came on the Macon, N.C., resident's seventh attempt to win the coveted title at the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 24. Dave Hemingway is not related to Ernest Hemingway who lived and wrote in Key West in the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
25 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 05
Dave Hemingway, center, receives smooches from Charlie Boise, left, and Wally Collins, right, after Hemingway won the 2016 Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Key West, Fla. Success for Dave Hemingway came on the Macon, N.C., resident's seventh attempt to win the coveted title at Sloppy Joe's Bar. Dave Hemingway is not related to Ernest Hemingway who lived and wrote in Key West in the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
22 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 04
Celebrity chef Paula Deen cheers for her husband Michael Groover as he competes in the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Groover is competing for the sixth year and made the semi-final round set for Saturday, July 23. More than 135 hopefuls are registered for the contest that is part of the island city's six-day Hemingway Days festival that honors author Ernest Hemingway. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
22 July 2016
2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest 03
A bare-chested Matt Collins, center, tries to impress the judges during the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. More than 135 contestants are registered for the event that is spread over three days and is part of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that concludes Sunday, July 24. Ernest Hemingway lived in the island city throughout most of the 1930s. (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)