Aug 15 thru 18, 1969
Ric
Posted 2023-08-15 10:01 PM (#103988)


Plankowner

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Subject: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

Woodstock 1969
Here is a little Canned Heat from then: On the Road Again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8FVhwil7Q
fortyrod
Posted 2023-08-16 3:23 PM (#103989 - in reply to #103988)
Great Sage of the Sea

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Subject: RE: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

When a destroyer comes alongside the oiler or carrier to take on fuel, they play a “break away song” on the 1MC and topside. Ours onthe good ship Stump was “on the road again” by willie nelson. A daring bosun mate put the canned heat song on. OOD had a sh/t fit, but the skipper was somewhat amused.
Runner485
Posted 2023-08-17 5:56 AM (#103991 - in reply to #103989)


COMSUBBBS

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Location: New Jersey
Subject: RE: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

We had an incident on Sirago, when we lost one of our Badger fresh water compressors, we got a new compressor high lined to us along with tanks of fresh water from a Destroyer. Their breakaway song was from the movie River Kwai. It was cool watching the can peel off into the late afternoon sun. It was something that I never saw happen before with a submarine, although we used to high line often on the carrier I was on.

Thanks for the reminder of days long, long ago!
Gil
Posted 2023-08-18 8:07 AM (#103992 - in reply to #103988)
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Subject: RE: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

We never discussed politics on my boat, but over 90% of our arguments in port was over the radio in the AB.  There were the sh-- kicker music lovers and the didi-bopper music lovers.  When I did my mess cooking stint I was only focused on diddy-bop and changed the station back to KPOI constantly.  Problem was it seemed all the more senior enlisted men demanded sh--kicking music.

I have to wonder if that's an issue these days?  I don't even know what I would listen to these days.


Coyote
Posted 2023-08-22 12:25 PM (#104010 - in reply to #103992)


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Subject: RE: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

Gil - 2023-08-18 10:07 AM

We never discussed politics on my boat, but over 90% of our arguments in port was over the radio in the AB.  There were the sh-- kicker music lovers and the didi-bopper music lovers.  When I did my mess cooking stint I was only focused on diddy-bop and changed the station back to KPOI constantly.  Problem was it seemed all the more senior enlisted men demanded sh--kicking music.

I have to wonder if that's an issue these days?  I don't even know what I would listen to these days.




Seadragon was all s**t-kickin in the early 60's, tuned to KAHU in Waipahu.

Coyote
Ric
Posted 2023-08-22 1:25 PM (#104011 - in reply to #104010)


Plankowner

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Subject: RE: Aug 15 thru 18, 1969

I had completely forgotten about KAHU!
Thanks.