Was anyone a Cunard Yank??

[Captain Kong]

I was rooting about in an old box full of the rubbish that accumilates over years.

I found my Genuine Fake Rolex Oyster watch.
It brought back a few memories of when I used to wear it in the 50s when I was in the Cunard ships.
I had blond curly hair brushed back to a near DA, a semi drape pale blue suit, a white shark skin shirt, a tie from Tie City Broadway, New York.
white nylon ankle socks, and brown camel skin shoes from Port Said. and Fruit of the Loom Boxer shorts with all kinds of patterns on, underneath.
To walk into the Locarno or the Grafton dance halls in Liverpool was great, flashing the Genuine Fake watch, a packet of Luckies in the top pocket, a Mid Atlantic accent. Casually dropping a Dollar Bill when looking through the wallet for a pound note.
I must have looked a right twot, no wonder I never copped off.
Memories are embarrassing.
Cheers
Brian.

[alf corbyn]

hi brian. i hope you knew how to tear the top of your luckies to expose the first four ciggies and be able to flick one into your mouth from chest height and not forgetting the hunters matches with the blue top and white centre so you could strike them with your nail or on your well scrubbed and whitened jeans.

[Captain Kong]

Thats right Alf, we knew all the tricks, after seeing all those great movies with real Stars in, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, George Raft, and so on.
We copied them and we felt we were a part of the movies, life in the 50s on the New York Run was Showtime. I wouldnt have missed it for anything.
Can never happen again, We had it all and thought it would never end,
It did.
Cheers
Brian.

[Stuart Henderson]

Yes brings back many memories. Dont think I was ever a "Genuine" Cunard Yank even though I sailed with Cunard from 58 to 1972 mainly on the cargo ships. Great times,great runs, greatcompany and lots of great crews.. Did buy gear from Macys muchbetter variety back then and always carried packet of Lucky Strike even though I was a non smoker and there was always plenty of takers in the pubs back home. Great place to spin yarns about too ,New York City,Boston ,Philly Baltimore.
Like Brian am a great fan of the old Queen Mary and was very pleased to be able to take my wife Ann as a passen
ger round trip to NYC on on e of her last voyages. Cunard treated us very well and special crew price,truly a trip to remember.
Stuart

[Neville Roberts]

I sailed on the Sylvania with a bunch of us who were called the holliwood boys, still cant figure out why acept maybe for the posing we did for the Yank girl students that were going on the european tour . we were also on the carinthia .but that was to montyplonk.then on the caronia for the pacific and far east cruise . never did catch on to the yank thing . butmany a bell boy on thier first trip over to NYC came home with a phony yank acent. had to clip em over the earole sometimes .

[Duke Drennan]

Was never on a Cunard boat but went a few times on tramps in the mid 60's. My usual jaunt was the subway up to Washington Square and walk over the street to Greenwich Village to hear the folk singers in Gerde's.

[cappy]

we could walk the walk we could talk the talk not just in our street or town or city or country but in the whole world we were kings of the world and we didn't give a toss for any but our own we were tall men regards to all of us cappy we were the best

[John Callon]

Agree with all of your comments cappy, we were the likes never to be seen again. I wonder how the youth of today would fare in the Merchant Navy as we new it.
Regards
John

[Captain Kong]

We were the last of the Seafarers,
Our likes will never be seen again.
Sad
Brian.

[Don Rafferty]

I found my Genuine Fake Rolex Oyster watch.

Cheers
Brian.

Does it still work - old enough now to be a collectors item.