b'Community FeatureAbove: Fiesta de la Flor headliners playing to more than 50,000 fans in front of the American Bank Center. Right/Up-per: CCPD SWAT team in standoff with Yolanda Saldivar. Right/Lower: Saldivar photographed in prison yard.WhatevercriticismthatmaybeleviedatA.B.glance of its record since its founder, Bob Conwell, re-Quintanilla, Jr., Suzette, and their family, the legacytired from the bureau he founded in 1986. Mr. Conwell and commercial value left by the loved one they lost,was known as Mr. Corpus Christi, and he traveled to whom we all love, is theirs to publicize, license, uti- major cities throughout the U.S., especially in the Mid-lize and protectand thank God for that! Look at whatwest, promoting the city and inviting travel writers on has happened after Prince diedthe musical brilliancea free trip to the Coastal Bendhe coined the long-lost, and persona that he protected in life has been prosti- and much-loved, but less-now-applicable term, The tuted following his death. Since he died without a will,Sparkling City by the Sea. Both of Mr. Conwells chil-shares of Princes estate have been claimed by 78 al- dren went on to successful careers in the travel and leged relatives, and its trustee has licensed his music totourism industry, just not here.sell credit cards, run in the background of B-rated TVThe CVB of the last thirty years has been a revolv-shows, and hes sure to soon be selling toilet paper anding door of CEOs, most of them fired or forced out for bubble gum, as he spins in his purple grave. dishonest and nefarious activities in their jobs, includ-The Quintanillas have not allowed Selenas legacying Keith Arnold, the guy who was there in the late to go this route, and in the long-term, now 25 years1990s, fired in the early 2000s, and rehired (because since we lost her, their management has kept her musicno one wanted the job) in the 2010s. He was fired and persona alive and growingand not cheapened again at the end of 2013 after an audit revealed that now a full generation later. Selena would have been 49he had falsified tens of thousands of sold hotel room this upcoming April 16, and her newest fans were bornnights that didnt exist. Paulette Kluge retired from her long after her passing. sales career with Omni Hotels and was available to step in to run the CVB on an interim basis, after Arnold was INEVITABLE FAILURE shown the door.The Corpus Christi CVB (Visit Corpus Christi)Kluge and the CVB took on the role of event pro-is notorious within the tourism marketing industry asmoter for Fiesta de la Flor, working with their enter-being one of the most dysfunctional and least effectivetainment partner, Q Productions. Professional promot-in the United States, which is confirmed with a quickers are experienced and connected in the business of 76 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEQ2.2020 TheCoastalBend.com'