rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com wrote: > G'day, > > That song/chant the marines sing bits of in old movies sounds spot on > for a group pushing against a current or wind. Peter O, I think one of the best seafaring tunes for paddlers is Stan Rogers' Barrett's Privateers: Stan Rogers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Rogers Barrett's Privateers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett%27s_Privateers Lyrics: http://www.tsrocks.com/s/stan_rogers_texts/barretts_privateers.html This is a gutsy, bloody, irreverent tune, the true sort for seafaring folks of either gender. I offer it humbly, in a gentle effort to remain on-topic, and always relevant. When we flipped the hull of the boat I am building, I made all the heavy lifters sing the tune, accompanied by Stan on the boom box, lyrics in hand. I thought it went well, but the boys were not entirely happy (see here: http://tinyurl.com/2dpscp ; dial back to observe the flipping). In fact, a couple weeks later, one of the helpers, my uphill neighbor, asked another (my downhill neighbor) to assist him in remounting the canopy on the bed of his pickup. DHN's response: "Uh, well, okay, just so long as we don't have to sing!" Neither of these gentlemen has every owned a wing paddle, run a rapid, or stunk mightily after a week in neoprene, but they did join forces for a hearty round of Stan Rogers. A glass of Irish ale would be good right no, hey, mateys? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 24 2007 - 14:43:20 PDT
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