40 years later

[bigga]

Piggymon, I just went out with Miss Rubys daughter a couple weeks ago and had afew cocktails. We had agood time and talked about the old days,do you remember a guy named Brock?

[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.