Keeth
"Round Man" Stone hosted a truth re-engineering
seminar (a "party") in early November for his
neighbors, friends, business associates, and sailing
companions.
Round Man of course, holds the dual honor of being
Scurvy Dog #4 on Destiny
Calls, AND Chief Beverage Technician on The Usual Suspects.
Not even the Queen has this title. Don Boyd & Joni
Crosby from Destiny Calls made their way down from Montreal,
as did Peter Hallberg (Scurvy
Dog #2). The Usual Suspects were all in attendance in
full regalia.
It was a special treat to
finally meet Don, Joni, and Peter. I had read every one
of their log entries during their 18-month cruise in the
Caribbean, and had been thoroughly entertained. Finally,
after exchanging E-Mails and reading their work, there we
were, face to face, exchanging heavily embellished
stories. I was in heaven.
Back row, L-R: Prime Suspects Tiny,
G. Paperman, Rob, and Peter Hallberg (Scurvy Dog #2).
Centre: Joni Crosby (she who is to be obeyed).
Front row,
L-R: Don Boyd and Round Man, (Scurvy Dog #2,
Chief Beverage Technician, and our host).
Ted and Retta Reilly from
Whitby were also in attendance. Our relationship with
Ted goes back 13 years where we fought on the race course in
our J24s. Ted, now retired, has a PDQ-36 catamaran
called Highlander that functions as a launch pad for
heavily-embellished storytelling. Ted and Retta will be
making their way south in the next two years to spend some
extended time in the Bahamas. Plans are to raft Highlander
up with The Usual Suspects in an attempt to recapture
the lost ambiance of the Youngstown Level Regatta.
