Monday - July 04, 2005

Ship’s Bulletin

Where’s everybody at on this bloody ship this morning? All right, lads! I know ye’re hiding out somewhere. Aha! I see where ye all had a damn good time on the “Spam From Outer Space” thread last night .... not a small part of it at the expense of yours truly. I see we may have to have Captain’s Mast today. Where’s me cat o’ nine-tails ....?

Seaman Stinkerr and Mister Tannenberg are to be bound and blindfolded and brought forward. They are to be keelhauled at eight bells. Tie them under the ship’s figurehead, lads and prepare ........ what’s this? Our ship’s figurehead (a lovely carved lass) actually moved. Aha! It’s that smart tart, Phoenix! Grab her lads and bring her to me. I see we will have to have a little discipline for her too. What say you all? Shall we just strip her naked and run her up the mainmast to blow in the breeze? ........ stop snickering, men! You knew what I meant by “blow”!  Avast!

Very well, I will pardon them all in the name of Her Majesty Of Humpdom. I shall now retire to the Captain’s Cabin for the remainder of the day. I have some reading to catch up on. I shall be curled up with ”American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, if anyone’s interested. Our musical entertainment today (since none of the lot of you can appreciate The Ventures) will be the five Beethoven Piano Concertos, as performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting - with Leon Fleisher, Eugene Istomin on piano and Isaac Stern on violin.

Of course, tonight’s entertainment will consist of the 1812 Overture as performed on PBS’s ”A Capitol Fourth” amid one of the finest fireworks shows in the country. Carry on!

Posted by The Skipper     on 07/04/2005 at 07:30 AM   
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