Re: OT: This is the worst trip I've ever been on (was RE: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

Bob, Thanks for a blast from the past. I saw them live, twice in 1967. (One was a make-up concert for a very late appearance.) My kinda music... Regards, Bob S. On 4/8/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty's post put a song in my head, and the only way to get it out was > to buy Pet Sounds.

Re: OT: This is the worst trip I've ever been on (was RE: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

I was at my Dad's the other day setting up his stereo and he had a two-disc greatest hits type collection of the Beach Boys. I've always been a huge Brian Wilson fan so I used that disc to dial in the speakers while futzing around with the cabling and whatnot. Good lord were their harmonies outsta

Re: OT: This is the worst trip I've ever been on (was RE: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

I've got that from the Forrest Gump soundtrack. Dave (sans greybeard) On 4/9/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty's post put a song in my head, and the only way to get it out was > to buy Pet Sounds. Then I found this, so I thought some of the old > greybeards with sand in your toes might

OT: This is the worst trip I've ever been on (was RE: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

Cotty's post put a song in my head, and the only way to get it out was to buy Pet Sounds. Then I found this, so I thought some of the old greybeards with sand in your toes might enjoy it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM32-tToAHI http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/listen2.aspx?type=preview&tr

Re: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

In a message dated 4/8/2007 12:24:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, thanks. Those big things keep my carpet dry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Barrier -- Bob == That's cool. Marnie aka Doe ** See what's fr

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On 7/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >What are those big things? (in the red sails pic) We have rather large oysters in the Thames. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

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Hi, thanks. Those big things keep my carpet dry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Barrier -- Bob > > A couple of snaps from the river today: > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg > > Bob > > = > I like both. What are those

Re: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

In a message dated 4/6/2007 4:10:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The barges wash Drifting logs Down Greenwich reach Past the Isle of Dogs. (T S Eliot) A couple of snaps from the river today: http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg http://www.web-options.com/_4064827

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The gaff is good for down-wind sailing, but it's main appeal is to traditionalists. There is a practical advantage to the two foresails - they are smaller than one big one, and thus easier to handle by a small or elderly crew. John On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:42:54 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTE

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On 7/4/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >I like the way the curve of the barrier echoes the curve of the sail >at the front (there's probably a nautical word for that sail - is that >the jib?). It's a gaff-rigged sloop with twin foresails (a pair of jibs) and a bowsprit. Actually an unusual

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On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:58:19 +0100, Bob W wrote: >A couple of snaps from the river today: > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg Very nice Bob! I like the second one best although the lighting is a bit flat .. On the first one, I thought for a mome

RE: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar

t; Sent: 07 April 2007 08:41 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar > > Bob, > > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg > > David vs Goliath. ;-) > > What is it - the Thames Barrier? > > Cheers, &g

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On 6/4/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >The barges wash >Drifting logs >Down Greenwich reach >Past the Isle of Dogs. >(T S Eliot) > >A couple of snaps from the river today: > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg I like the second one. V nice.

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> Bob W wrote: > > >The barges wash > >Drifting logs > >Down Greenwich reach > >Past the Isle of Dogs. > >(T S Eliot) > > > >A couple of snaps from the river today: > > > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > > > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg > > > >Bob > > > > LIke the pics (espe

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Bob, > http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg David vs Goliath. ;-) What is it - the Thames Barrier? Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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On 4/7/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/7/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bob W wrote: > > > > >The barges wash > > >Drifting logs > > >Down Greenwich reach > > >Past the Isle of Dogs. > > >(T S Eliot) > > > > > >A couple of snaps from the river today: > > > > > >

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On 4/7/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob W wrote: > > >The barges wash > >Drifting logs > >Down Greenwich reach > >Past the Isle of Dogs. > >(T S Eliot) > > > >A couple of snaps from the river today: > > > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > > > >http://www.web-options.com/_

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Bob W wrote: >The barges wash >Drifting logs >Down Greenwich reach >Past the Isle of Dogs. >(T S Eliot) > >A couple of snaps from the river today: > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > >http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg > >Bob > LIke the pics (especially the second one) and the Eliot

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Very nice Bob. Of the 2 the second one appeals to me the most. Cheers, Dave On 4/7/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The barges wash > Drifting logs > Down Greenwich reach > Past the Isle of Dogs. > (T S Eliot) > > A couple of snaps from the river today: > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064

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- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: Red sails wide to leeward swing on the heavy spar > > A couple of snaps from the river today: > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064813.jpg > > http://www.web-options.com/_4064827.jpg > Those are very nice

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I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. Very nice, although I never wear white flannel trousers. Paul On Apr 6, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Bob W wrote: > The barges wash > Drifting logs > Down Greenwich reach > Past the Isle of Dog

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--- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like 'em both. First just a bit more than the > second. For the > second you might want to consider brightening the > boat/sail just a tad > - seems just a little dark. > > Thanks for sharing. > > -- > Bruce > > Ditto. Nice stuff. -Brendan

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I like 'em both. First just a bit more than the second. For the second you might want to consider brightening the boat/sail just a tad - seems just a little dark. Thanks for sharing. -- Bruce Friday, April 6, 2007, 3:58:19 PM, you wrote: BW> The barges wash BW> Drifting logs BW> Down Greenw