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The cold hard steel of the harpoon's point
Struck deep into its side.
We played out line and backed the oars
And took the cruel sleighride.
The term "Nantucket Sleighride" was coined by the whalers to explain what happened after they harpooned a whale. (Nantucket Island was considered the whaling capital of the world during the 19th century.) The first strike of the harpoon was not intended to kill the whale but only to attach it to the whale boat. The whale would take off pulling the whale boat along at speeds of up to 23 mph (37 kmh). The whale would eventually tire itself out, the leading officer in the boat would then use a penetrating lance to kill the whale.
Nantucket Sleighride is Dedicated to Owen Coffin who was cabin boy aboard the whaler Essex, which was destroyed by a sperm whale in 1819. Owen ended up in the lifeboat with Captain Pollard, his uncle. Two other lifeboats also put out. During the next 3 - 4 months, the lifeboats separated. One was never seen again, but some of those on the remaining two boats were eventually rescued.
During those long months at sea (and on desert islands), many of the men died. The remainder eventually had to resort to cannibalism to survive. After the dead of natural causes were consumed, the men determined to draw lots to see who would sacrifice his life for the others. Owen Coffin ``won'' the lottery. The Captain tried to take Owen's place, but the youth insisted on his ``right''. The executioner was also drawn by lot. That ``winner'', another young man named Charles Ramsdell, also tried vainly to swap places with Owen. Again he refused. Owen's body kept the others alive for ten days (Captain Pollard refused to eat his nephew). Another man died, and his body kept Pollard and Ramsdell alive a few more days until they were rescued.
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When you see the bands you listened to growing up getting old, it helps you not feel so bad about aging.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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Astro wrote:
When you see the bands you listened to growing up getting old, it helps you not feel so bad about aging.
Nothin' like seein' old rockers still rockin'.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
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Country singer Glen Campbell has released a heartbreaking final song and video.
I'm Not Gonna Miss You, recorded in 2013 with producer Julian Raymond, is the final song he will record since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011, according to CNN.
"I'm still here but yet I'm gone / I don't play guitar or sing my songs," the song begins. Campbell, 78, goes on to sing about his wife, Kim, saying "You're the last person I will love / you're the last face I will recall," as clips of the two through the years play in the music video. The career-spanning video also flashes through performances, family home videos and doctors discussing brain scans with him.
what a horrible disease he is battling. so sad...
2,000 milerThe post was edited 2 times, last by max.patch ().
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<p>After watching my grandmother, aunts, and mother before they passed away, I really do hope I take more after my father's family in this area. Sometimes I wonder if our advances in health care may be keeping some people alive longer than God intended. In the meantime I just try to keep my mind active.</p>The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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max.patch wrote:
Country singer Glen Campbell has released a heartbreaking final song and video.
I'm Not Gonna Miss You, recorded in 2013 with producer Julian Raymond, is the final song he will record since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011, according to CNN.
"I'm still here but yet I'm gone / I don't play guitar or sing my songs," the song begins. Campbell, 78, goes on to sing about his wife, Kim, saying "You're the last person I will love / you're the last face I will recall," as clips of the two through the years play in the music video. The career-spanning video also flashes through performances, family home videos and doctors discussing brain scans with him.
what a horrible disease he is battling. so sad...
he was one of my inspirations when i was a kid that got me into playing guitar.its all good -
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Here you go July. Here's your Double Shot Of Crown. I've included the dance video in case you wanna learn it after you've had a couple. I taught this dance at class a couple of months ago and now it's the most requested at the dances. Drink up and step to it.
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That's the wrong video. Where's the one of you teaching the dance?Lost in the right direction.
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TrafficJam wrote:
That's the wrong video. Where's the one of you teaching the dance?
Maybe they'll make one and put it on FB. (LOL)Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
milkman wrote:
Here you go July. Here's your Double Shot Of Crown. I've included the dance video in case you wanna learn it after you've had a couple. I taught this dance at class a couple of months ago and now it's the most requested at the dances. Drink up and step to it.
ATM, is that you in the upper right hand corner?The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General
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