"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[Jack Black]

Armistice day 1918 in Le Havre.

What an incredible photo Alain

Plaque outside Leeds railway station:

 

[Peregrin]

47 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with all hands during a severe storm on Lake Superior.

"We are holding our own." The last transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald to the Arthur M. Anderson at 7:10 P.M., November 10, 1975.

The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society

The Fateful Journey by Sean Ley, Development Officer The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin. Captain Ernest M. McSorley had loaded her with 26,116 long tons of taconite pellets, made of processed iron...

www.shipwreckmuseum.com

Didn’t Gordon Lightfoot write a song about its demise?

Yes he did ^^^

We saw Gordon Lightfoot at a concert in Kingston, NY in July. He's still going strong at 83 years old! We had a great time!

 

[5K Qs]

47 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with all hands during a severe storm on Lake Superior.

"We are holding our own." The last transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald to the Arthur M. Anderson at 7:10 P.M., November 10, 1975.

The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society

The Fateful Journey by Sean Ley, Development Officer The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin. Captain Ernest M. McSorley had loaded her with 26,116 long tons of taconite pellets, made of processed iron...

www.shipwreckmuseum.com

Thanks for the post, Mike, and thanks to Alan joeradza for posting the music video.
(Both appeared after I went to bed yesterday, so I'm kind of late in replying. )

I suppose it's not much of a coincidence that my wife and I listened to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" after supper last night. I'm not sure if I subconsciously noticed a news item marking the anniversary or if the weather forecast that "the skies of November turn gloomy" soon made me think of the song and the shipwreck. The song always strikes me as very haunting, and I imagine different people are affected by different lines in the song, but the couplet about the cook just trying to do his job ("Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya... Fellas, it's been good to know ya.") always moves me.

I looked at a local online news piece about the sinking this morning, and it had a link to this "photo essay" that I thought was informative:
Fitzgerald Photos

The news story also had a link to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point. If you're ever in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, that's worth a visit, IMHO. The Museum website had a link to an essay about the final journey of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which I read and appreciated, and afterwards realized is exactly the piece that Mike links to. It's a very good read.
Something I hadn't realized before was the self-sacrificing bravery of the crew of the Arthur M. Anderson, another ore carrier that was traveling near the Fitzgerald. The Anderson's captain reported to the Coast Guard that they were worried about losing radar contact with the Fitzgerald, and then, after reaching the relative shelter of Whitefish Point, the Anderson turned back, at the Coast Guard's request and against their better judgment, into the worst of the storm to search for the ship or survivors.

- GT

 

[Jolipapa]

A statue to the dogs dead during military operations has been inaugurated today. (in front of the barracks where military dogs are trained)

 

[mbkr]

We saw Gordon Lightfoot at a concert in Kingston, NY in July. He's still going strong at 83 years old! We had a great time!

That's great! I saw him at Pine Knob, north of Detroit, in the late seventies. Good to know he's doing well
I'm a big fan of the late Tony Rice. Here's his acoustic take on the song:

 

[r8shell]

An audio interpretation of the last minute of World War One:

IWM - WW1 Armistice Interpretation (Sound Installation), by Coda to Coda

1 track album

codatocoda.bandcamp.com

Making a New World: Armistice Soundwave - Coda to Coda

e worked with the team at Imperial War Museum to reimagine what the end of the First World War might have sounded like for their Making a New World season. They asked us to create an interpretation based on a unique image from their archive: a section of film called the End of the War which […]

codatocoda.com

 

[buck 110 owner]

whats your opinion on edc a buck 110 i love the weight of it and everything

 

[sf fanatic]

whats your opinion on edc a buck 110 i love the weight of it and everything

First, welcome to the Forum! The 110 is a great knife. I own two of the auto versions, A factory model and a custom DA auto. The important thing is that you like it.

 

[Jack Black]

whats your opinion on edc a buck 110 i love the weight of it and everything

Welcome to BF Traditionals

 

[JB in LV]

110 is an excellent choice. I carried a 110 as a teenager (worked on a farm). Currently own one I ordered from the custom shop a couple years back. Link to the Buck sub forum, which is an enjoyable place to check out.

Buck Knives

"The Edge. For Life." Moderated by Jeff Hubbard of Buck Knives. Visit their site at http://www.buckknives.com

www.bladeforums.com

 

[Peregrin]

I wasn't sure whether I was going to post this or not. I know a lot of you guys are Vets, and would appreciate and understand what this means to me. My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.

 

[Jack Black]

I wasn't sure whether I was going to post this or not. I know a lot of you guys are Vets, and would appreciate and understand what this means to me. My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.

Very touching Gary

 

[5K Qs]

I wasn't sure whether I was going to post this or not. I know a lot of you guys are Vets, and would appreciate and understand what this means to me. My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.

Out of the mouths of babes...

- GT

 

[waynorth]

My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.

Cool kid!!

 

[paulhilborn]

I wasn't sure whether I was going to post this or not. I know a lot of you guys are Vets, and would appreciate and understand what this means to me. My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.

Very special Gary, what a boy!!!

 

[black mamba]

Lump in throat stuff, there . . .

 

[joeradza]

To celebrate its 125th anniversary the Brooklyn branch of the NYC library listed its 125 most borrowed books. Number one on the list is Dr. Seuss’ “Where The Wild Things Are.”

 

[5K Qs]

To celebrate its 125th anniversary the Brooklyn branch of the NYC library listed its 125 most borrowed books. Number one on the list is Dr. Seuss’ “Where The Wild Things Are.”

Thanks for the info, Alan.
I might have guessed that a kids' book topped the list, but I doubt if Where the Wild Things Are would have been among my first ten guesses.
Hey, wait a minute! Did the library say that was a Dr. Seuss book? I thought it was written by Maurice S___k (can't think of the last name, but I think it starts with S and ends with k).

- GT

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for the info, Alan.
I might have guessed that a kids' book topped the list, but I doubt if Where the Wild Things Are would have been among my first ten guesses.
Hey, wait a minute! Did the library say that was a Dr. Seuss book? I thought it was written by Maurice S___k (can't think of the last name, but I think it starts with S and ends with k).

- GT

Maurice Sandak. That library don't have a very good index system!

 

[joeradza]

Thanks for the info, Alan.
I might have guessed that a kids' book topped the list, but I doubt if Where the Wild Things Are would have been among my first ten guesses.
Hey, wait a minute! Did the library say that was a Dr. Seuss book? I thought it was written by Maurice S___k (can't think of the last name, but I think it starts with S and ends with k).

- GT

Yes, you are correct Gary. Just another lapse of not remembering what I’d just read.