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20th February 2011, 03:24 PM
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Thank you gentlemen for those kind comments. Yes a lovely girl was Theresa, Hard to believe she would be around 75 ish now, a little old lady and I am still 23.
That stage was in B.A. in a club , we started singing and then got carried away entertaining the Locals.
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Brian,. R576086.
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20th February 2011, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
Thank you gentlemen for those kind comments. Yes a lovely girl was Theresa, Hard to believe she would be around 75 ish now, a little old lady and I am still 23.
That stage was in B.A. in a club , we started singing and then got carried away entertaining the Locals.
Cheers
Brian,. R576086.
I doubt she has any "mucho rapido" left in her these days, although she probably has the memories, just like you.
Duke Drennan R809731
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20th February 2011, 03:53 PM
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Thats right Duke , No charge for dreams and memories.
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BRIAN.
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20th February 2011, 04:08 PM
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They might be all that we have left Brian but they are more than worth hanging on to. We all reminisce about the experiences we had, a lot of times involving women, but equally so, I'll bet there are a lot of "Teresa's" around the world that, to this day, are left with the same memories of us. I wonder if they tell their grandchildren the stories, interesting, eh. Have you ever thought about, and I'm sure you have, what place you'd like to return to that you haven't seen since your sea days?
An interesting question for all of us.
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20th February 2011, 04:16 PM
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It would be BA for me, but don't think I could get up to the things I used to.
Den.
Please no smart comments John!
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20th February 2011, 04:33 PM
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I spend 3 weeks of every month working in Panama City but about 2 months ago, I sent an employee there to work for a couple of weeks. She came back and told me that she had checked a telephone directory to see if there were any "Drennan's" in it. Now wouldn't that be a laugh if there had been. Just a thought, it makes you wonder. There's no telling what you left your "girlfriendo ichi ban" with.
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20th February 2011, 06:51 PM
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It would be good to see on `Facebook` or one of those and see a `Theresa` writing about a night with a Sailor she met in a bar somewhere and it is your name. Just hope it would be a good report of your perfomance.
It would be BA for me, but don't think I could get up to the things I used to.
Den.
Please no smart comments John!
I went back to B.A. two years ago in March on my way to the Antarctic, March 2009 , had three days there.
I looked at the Viente Cinco de Mayo, No bars, NOT ONE, all banks, offices and shops. I nearly wept.
No texas Bar, No Marina Bar, No Lighthouse Bar, No May Sullivans , ALL GONE. No BARS AT ALL ANYWHERE JUST IN HOTELS EXCEPT IN, LA BOCA.
I went to La Boca near the Pink Palace. and here she is............... Theresa`s two daughters.
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21st February 2011, 02:00 AM
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duchess of bedford
hi captain you mention about the duchess of bedford arriving in the mersey during the blitz yes i can remember that time very well we dropped the hook just about opposite gladstone dock that night the germans gave liverpool the works all along the docks was fires some of the bombs landed in the river fortunatly none landed near us but i will never forget that night next morning we sailed for GLASGOW the next time we got bombed was when we taking womenand children from singapore going through the banka straits the empress of scotland was in front us when the japs planes came over and started to bomb us i was on the bridge when it started and the officer on watch told me to get inside the wheelhouse but once again the duchess was lucky little did i think i would be back in singapore a few months later
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21st February 2011, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by
Den
It would be BA for me, but don't think I could get up to the things I used to.
Den.
Please no smart comments John!
Den would I do that to you and spoil all your dreams? Of the past that is!


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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21st February 2011, 03:58 PM
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Thanks John, your a gent. And I don't mean the karzie variety!!
Den.
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