We'll have to get Dick Dufresne to sing Gordon Bok's "Jericho" in Tom's honor, and for Kendall's 70th birthday commemoration:

JERICHO                                                   
(Gordon Bok 1992)                              
                                                                         
When she's a tight old staver,   
Then do all you can to save her;
When she drops her dear old transom,
Time to pack your gear and leave her.

CHORUS:

Ho-ro the wind and snow,
Flying o'er the Jericho,
When the stormy winds do blow,
Swing her off and let her go.

Here's to her lodging knees
And her bobstays, if you please,
Here's to her trestle trees:
May they never leave her.(CHO)

When the fog is on the punkin
And you hear the bells a'tunkin',
Then remember Mama's warnin':
Keep her off the rockpiles, darling.(CHO)

Here's to the dear old lady,
Here's to her paint and putty,
Here's to her chainplates, darling,
May they keep her all together.(CHO)

Keep her full and keep her going,
Never jibe her when it's blowing;
There's no way of knowing
When she's going to tear it, darling.(CHO)

Don't you go down to the city,
Tho the women all be pretty:
They'll take your money, darling,
Oh, and they'll reef your mainsail.(CHO)

So here's to her garboard strakes,
And to the water that she makes,
When to the pumps we takes
Just to let her know we loves her. (CHO)

Cheerily,
Charley Noble