The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #29009   Message #364956
Posted By: Barry Finn
28-Dec-00 - 10:37 PM
Thread Name: PortlandME ChanteyJam;AfterActionRept
Subject: RE: PortlandME ChanteyJam;AfterActionRept
Ah, it was a great time, & meeting with Uncle Jaque was a pleasure, as it was to hear him. I guess I got there around the start-4pm & it didn't break down till about 10:30. The singing was pretty constant except during the pizza feeding frenzy. The hour & a half drive home was a breeze after an evening like this. It was nice to meet up with Willie-O too who'd come down from the cold country to spend some time in the warmer pleasant climes & sing us a great rendition of Canada-I-O. The shop couldn't have been more apropos with all the ship's chests & lockers for seats & benches & a good size skiff for a table & hosts that were by & fore the most gracious salt water creatures that you could ever hope to school with. The singing & the songs were to die for & Naemanson & his Roll & Go crew were great, not only with their songs but with their personalities & their keeping the session on course. Jeri was her usual good self & in grand form & Kendall was his usual self, loaded down to the gunnels with some great songs, sung as only he could do them (senior moments & all, he,he,smile). It's always nice to see Sinsull but damn don't bring those yummy bourbon balls around anymore, after just one I was gonna run the mile in record time then save the world after I'd slowed down a bit. Anyway, I had a great time & I hope this happens agin, soon. Barry