Buc Days Interview

I have asked over twelve people what the significance of the Buccaneer Days had for the Corpus Christi community, and I wont lie. The responses varied minimally. They primarily followed a format of, "I dont know..." "I don't care" "It's not really significant.." or "Can I Google that?"
The most detailed response I received was from my father though. Although at the time I thought it extremely sparse  of information and detail.
The information extracted from this interview simmered down to a few points.

My dad was born and raised in Rock Port, Texas. Even so, he had heard of Buc Days. His family, being of very low income never really traveled or went to carnivals though, so it was not until he was out of high school  did he ever participate in the festivities and when he did, he was working them. He believes the significance comes only from it being a tradition and since it has long since been a tradition, it is therefore historical. So the buc days have happened during historical times and connects people. Like a generational connector. And that is why it is significant. To him though, its just a carnival.

My mom on the other hand grew up in Corpus Christi. She too though never went to the the festivities. She  worked across the street from the Carnival one year though and rode two rides. She doesn't think it is significant. Her cousin though was a pirate queen. She kind of felt it was just a display of wealth at the time. She really has no other connection but that.