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June 2, 2009 in Blogroll, Hudson River, Lehigh Valley No. 79, New Jersey, New York harbor, Pegasus, photos, pirates | Tags: crew, Crimson Pirates, Pegasus, Waterfront Museum Lehigh Valley Barge #79 | 2 comments
When Pegasus moves, you see it and you HEAR it! At the point I learn how to embed my own “audio files” in this blog, the first sound will be Pegasus‘ whistle, here manually controlled by a fearless crewman.
There’s also a line toss dance ’round the bollard.
Wide-brimmed sunhat shades eyes that shift between bridge and bollard. Watch the crewman’s shadow.
Eye and calculate,
Talk to man on barge and begin the wind-up.
Flake slack over caprail. Talk some more to man on barge. Coordinate with shadow.
Release. Eye falls right over the bollard: a ringer.
Passengers applaud, then debark. Excited “til next time’s” get spoken. And what happens in the barge, you ask . . .
Well, mon ami . . all all manner of delights, for the barge is the Big Top, Madison Square Gardens, and the Met all rolled into one. Saturday night I had the pleasure of hearing the Crimson Pirates as they claimed control of Hoboken’s territorial waters–yeah I’ve expounded on pirates before but these are those who sport the black-and-red to foment hilarity, irreverence, and joy on the high seas. See Old Salt’s and (of course) Bowsprite‘s posts here.
Ah . . . imagine an audio file here too with “Tom o Bedlam” . . .
. . . “Land Rover” and “Rolling Home.”
Meanwhile . . . here’s your chance to support your local historic tug and barge, June 3 TOMORROW in Hoboken.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
Unrelated: Henry sends a message from mid-ocean; see it also on the NY400 site, left side scroll down a tad.
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