way off topic

[Splitpin]

I really like a song that tells a story (folk music i suppose).....love this one. Sorry too all the younger members....old fart music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 4 2012,10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

old fart music.

Uh-oh - I remember that song - I'm not old yet! Thing is I never really listened much to the words in years gone by: it was always just one of those eerie haunting melodies that was lurking about in various places I hung out at in the '80's.

Now you've got me looking into the whole story behind the song...

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ May 4 2012,10:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Uh-oh - I remember that song - I'm not old yet! Thing is I never really listened much to the words in years gone by: it was always just one of those eerie haunting melodies that was lurking about in various places I hung out at in the '80's.

Now you've got me looking into the whole story behind the song...

And there is a story IB77 , Old Gordy did a few like this......thanks for having a look, Im in a real 70-80's mood at the moment, youtube is getting a pounding

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 4 2012,10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Im in a real 70-80's mood at the moment, youtube is getting a pounding

I sometimes get into those moods, too. For those of us who managed to survive that era, they were most certainly very formative. But I guess that's true for almost every decade over the last 200-odd years. I'm sure the '40's & '50's were no less formative for my parents.

BTW, interesting story about the Edmund Fitzgerald - 12ft of water across his decks?! Now THAT is some serious weather! I wonder what really happened? Either explanation sounds as likely as the other. Myself, I think I'm leaning towards the one that the ship dove under the next big wave and just carried on down to the bottom. I can't imagine the horror that the captain might have experienced when he realised the ship wasn't coming up again. I have huge respect for the men and women who crew the ships all over our planet: not a job I could do - seen too many Jaws movies and Castaway, plus I love good 'ol terra firma. As the old saying goes: "The more firma, the less terror".

[Ian Warren]

Now can anyone tell us ... are these salt water lakes or freshwater ... and for a matter of interest ... two bulk carriers lake locked became training aircraft carriers during WWII .

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 5 2012,8:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

... and for a matter of interest ... two bulk carriers lake locked became training aircraft carriers during WWII .

The Paddle Wheel Carriers

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ May 5 2012,1:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The Paddle Wheel Carriers

Very interesting - I never knew about them. Makes good sense, though, if one is concerned about losing valuable hardware to sub attacks. It also had the benefit of very close land support so short supply chain, familiar surroundings and such.

[Ian Warren]

Between the Wolverine and Sable they were limited , no catapults course low free board made sure your takeoffs were right , of all things Sable was the first US carrier built with a steel deck .