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[bill from lachine]

David Bowie-Heroes.

 

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[bill from lachine]

Tonight on the menu sausage and kidney bean salsa. I sliced up some zucchini, onion & green pepper we'll be adding some chopped up sausage, kidney beans and some frozen corn and home made salsa.

Served up with some tortillas and sour cream.

 

[releventchair]

I never heard either one of those. At least I don’t remember hearing them. Both take one back down memory lane.
I really like John Anderson’s voice!

Anderson was popular a couple years.

Swingin.
Wild and blue.
Chicken truck.
Seminole wind .
I just came home to count the memories.

All saw some airtime.


Seminole Wind
John Anderson

[Ever since the days of old
Men would search for wealth untold
They'd dig for silver and for gold
And leave the empty holes

And way down south in the Everglades
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves
The eagles fly and the otters play
In the land of the Seminole

So blow, blow Seminole wind
Blow like you're never gonna blow again
I'm calling to you like a long lost friend
But I know who you are
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee
All the way up to Micanopy
Blow across the home of the Seminole
The alligators and the gar

And progress came and took its toll
And in the name of flood control
They made their plans and they drained the land
Now the glades are going dry
And the last time I walked in the swamp
I sat upon a Cypress stump
I listened close and I heard the ghost
Of Osceola cry

So blow, blow Seminole wind
Blow like you're never gonna blow again
I'm calling to you like a long lost friend
But I know who you are
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee
All the way up to Micanopy
Blow across the home of the Seminole
The alligators and the gar]

 

[WHADIFIND]

Speaking of Bowie.


Trivia: Did you know that this was for a Bing Crosby Christmas special? They recorded the segment and Bing passed away shortly after the recording? He never saw the episode air.

 

[ARC]

Night.

 

[bill from lachine]

Some illusions for the crew.

 

[pepperj]

Well I got out for a bit this afternoon.

I'm digging Colonial while my roosters crowed.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...igging-colonial-while-my-roosters-crowed.html

 

[bill from lachine]

Jim,
The kettle point is the star of the hunt without question!

Well I got out for a bit this afternoon.

I'm digging Colonial while my roosters crowed.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...igging-colonial-while-my-roosters-crowed.html

 

[WHADIFIND]

A fave of mine.
Night folks!

 

[pepperj]

Jim,
The kettle point is the star of the hunt without question!

I'll agree on that, till I know who's initials are on the silver cufflink, then that would be really cool.

 

[releventchair]

In my wee hours reading I came across an account of the 1911 lost patrol.

Not finding any article of length online.
They encountered natives. Nothing unusual about that.
But the natives survived.
Something the patrols experience should have maintained the standard of having a native guide.
The delays of being "lost"/not finding route they needed to cost dearly. It cost time. Energy. Food.

Here's the nearest I found online , but it is sparse.
The whys of the destination are glossed over.
Only part of which was an annual mail exchange and information swapping.
Imagine that lack of communication today....
There was an island up near the destination too where folks left unattended (whalers in winter?) were being naughty too.

It was not the first run. It was an annual event.
And Fitzgerald had been to Dawson before. Though by another route.
Carter (who was retired) thought he knew the route. Fitzgerald would remark in his journal recovered after he perished , relying on Carters knowledge was wrong.
Quite the tragedy. Quite an era. Quite an environment.
Temps ran -40--50 F. a lot at the time too.

The Force in the North - The Lost Patrol

 

[pepperj]

Morning world

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Well I got out for a bit this afternoon.

I'm digging Colonial while my roosters crowed.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...igging-colonial-while-my-roosters-crowed.html

What an amazing hunt you had yesterday Jim!
I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing when you sent me that pic of the copper Kettle Point.

Love the detail on the 18thc cuff-link too.
What a great day you had out and without your 'rooster entourage' for moral support too.

I'm voting BANNER for your Kettle Point find!
All we need now is for Cru to chime in with his endorsement.

Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning Jim.

I bet you're still smiling from yesterday's finds too.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Dave, how did your hunt go?

Good morning WD.

Well, my 'newbie' detecting partner did much better than I did. He found a civilian, c1920 anchor button, a 1932 Canadian Penny and a bent up spoon from the 1920s.
All I managed was a lot of flat iron fragments and what I feel is probably the engraved top to a silver-plated makeup compact.
The problem was the wind yesterday. We were in the middle of an open field, the temp was 30F, but with the windchill it felt more like 25F… other than that, it was great to be out.

Hope you had a nice day yesterday as well,
Dave

 

[Rookster]

Good morning folks

 

[Rookster]

Morning Dave and pepper

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning Rook.

 

[ARC]

Good morning.

 

[pepperj]

Morning Rook