tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post5394489420311998907..comments2023-05-17T07:37:49.804-04:00Comments on Go West, Old Man: The QueenPeter Teeuwissenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-36116781627850501362011-02-28T05:51:37.893-05:002011-02-28T05:51:37.893-05:00Drinking Scotch (I hesitated to mention that but y...Drinking Scotch (I hesitated to mention that but you did...) , smoking Gitanes (I confess but it's all time-barred now), those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end...<br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-13854291060052116232011-02-27T13:53:38.575-05:002011-02-27T13:53:38.575-05:00The blah blah blah sounds like something I would s...The blah blah blah sounds like something I would say. I love fish, don't get me wrong. Had some yellowfin sashimi a few nights ago that was like butter.<br /><br />Yes, there were some good things about the summer of 72, and one of them was sitting up with you drinking Scotch.Peter Teeuwissenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-1326402311741036132011-02-27T04:20:09.948-05:002011-02-27T04:20:09.948-05:00PS: Fish may seem like just a bunch of fish until ...PS: Fish may seem like just a bunch of fish until you see them up close in their own habitat where you realize over a few days that even the plain gray fish are interesting and fish behave just like humans or humans behave just like fish. Better in tne wild than in an aquarium and not possible in a couple of hours, but since not everyone can go out on field trips to the Pacific coral reefs or wildlife parks in Africa, aquariums and zoos do have the function of educating the masses to the wonders of mother nature and the need to preserve our environment blah blah blah. But in a city, go for ahht!<br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-79859407346361799332011-02-27T03:24:32.094-05:002011-02-27T03:24:32.094-05:00Good post, good memories of Atlantic crossings and...Good post, good memories of Atlantic crossings and that summer of 65 when I sailed on France, good memories of that summer of 72 when you and I spent evenings talking, you trying to make up your mind to go back to the States, me killing the pain from a terrible sore throat. By 3 AM, we were both fine. <br />There is an exhibition on SS France at the Musée de la Marine which started very recently. Their website has a good virtual exhibition. <br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com