Say folks, I'm doin OK! Went to Mayo & had several days of IV stuff & now using a cane mostly. Got a urologist there (a lady) that sings soul!----Urethra Franklin.

Harpgirl, How did ya know I'd pilot the Julia Belle once in a while? Jokin' & singin' on that boat was the best job I ever had!!! Didn't even mind it being a 16 hour day.The Julia Belle Swain was sold by Dennis Trone---the man who designed and built her. Had to; the gambling boat competition got to be too much. But he's still running his boat the Twilight. Piloting the Julia Belle Swain was like riding an elephant---at least that's what it reminded me of---slow & ponderous yet majestic and wonderfully imposing! The slap-slap-slap of the paddlewheel was like the beating of a heart!

Art