40 years later

[Piggymon]

Piggymon, I just went out with Miss Ruby's daughter a couple weeks ago and had a few cocktails. We had a good time and talked about the old days,do you remember a guy named Brock?

I do remember a guy named Brock, but not well. Cooliemon, El Presidente, and Eddie I remember best.

I started this thread hoping to find out what became of Steve Sharp, but I was talking to an old buddy of mine from back in the day and he said that he heard that Eddie died from being pushed through a glass window by a girlfriend and that Steve died from an infection in his ankle. I remember Steve getting road rash from a motorcycle accident and getting all cut up from falling over a wall and onto the coral at a house on the cliffs, but he recovered from both of those episodes. I wonder if Steve's death had anything to do with the time I took him down to Santa Cruz Bolivia?

He got the clap while we were down there and he went to a hole in the wall clinic for a shot of antibiotic to cure the clap. I remember the needles soaking in some liquid in an open stainless steel pan. The shot cleared up the clap, but on our way home Steve started to feel sick and the whites of his eyes turned yellow and we figured out that he had hepatitis. I am not sure what type of hepatitis he had, but I know that Hepatitis C can be bad. Any type of hepatitis can be bad if you drink alcohol and Steve liked to drink.

[captaind]

Here are are two videos from the early 80s with Eleanor:

https://vimeo.com/57807813

https://vimeo.com/57819786

[Piggymon]

Thanks for posting those videos, Cap. It was nice to see Eleanor looking young and healthy. I also enjoyed the video of the little band playing in the afternoon. Nice catch of good sized fish back in the day too.

When I walked from my shack in Red Ground to the Island and back, the Sands was a nice stopping point to rest and get some refreshment. Lounging in one of the net hammocks under one of the mini pavilions was a nice way to spend an hour or so enjoying a mellow buzz.

I never felt any pressure to spend money at the Sands. It seemed like you were always welcomed whether you had money or none. I guess being so far from town they were not overrun with hangers on and ne’er-do-wells.

[rjonsun]

A lot of old timers remember El Presidente. A couple of years ago his nephew Leonard (Tango) took me down to the water at the bottom of Porters Cave in Red Ground. Back in the day El Presidente was the only Jamaican that would venture down to the water.

http://www.negril.com/discus/message...41/276001.html

Regards,
Bob

[suzengrace]

do any of you old timers remember the" Morning Star" bus that would come up from the country in the early morning ???

[captaind]

do any of you old timers remember the" Morning Star" bus that would come up from the country in the early morning ???

Morning Star and Bluebird.

[Kimbobwee]

francis....off the subject for a moment..but, where in present day was Millie & Charlie's property located? Also, Elijah & Norlina's? Thanx, only a couple of chapters left to go.

[francis]

Kimbobwee,

Croton Grove - it is almost directly across from the Blue Cave Castle - Elijah's real name is Everton and he is the current owner of the property, and Millie (whose real name was Daisy) and Charlie are no longer alive. Norlina is a fictional character. Elkhannah the fishermen died just 3 days before my May 2011 visit (when I stayed at the Blue Cave Castle to write the final chapters that you are now reading); I visited all of the places mentioned in the novel to stimulate memory and imagination. Lord Joseph was dead and his sister, Auntie May, is now owner of his lovely cave (she keeps it under lock and key but will let you go in if you buy a Red Stripe from her and sit and chat for a while - she is quite eccentric - most Negril Jamaicans and tourist are).

Thank you for taking the time to read the novel, it was a labor of love and quite enjoyable to write.

Respect & Irie,

Fren-mon (Francis O. Lynn)

[francis]

This could be one of a 100 places in Negril, maybe more depending on the year it was taken.

[Kimbobwee]

Francis, thanx so much....I know Everton. Have stayed at Croton Grove numerous times and BBC. Staying at Le Mirage right now for the first time...on nite #28 of 30, leave on Wednesday. Much Respect....Thanx again.