[Rhodes22-list] End of the turtle saga...for now...and then....

[Steve Alm]

"Imagine me and you--I do--I think about you day and night--it's only
right..."

We did a couple gigs with The Turtles back in the eighties.  I actually sat
in with them for a set when their keyboard player was too drunk to sit
upright.  I wasn't much better.  But Flo and Eddie are the greatest!

Slim

On 12/29/04 7:59 PM, "Jim White" <jdwhite at utpa.edu> wrote:

> Hi folks
> I have attached a composite of the release of most of the sea turtles which
> stranded during the Christmas cold front that plowed through deep south
> Texas, dropping water temperatures into the 40's. My wife and I babysat 20
> of the critters since Christmas day. We lost two (they were already pretty
> much dead when they were brought in). The rest came back really well, and
> today we tagged and released the herd into the open Gulf of Mexico, about 5
> miles offshore in 64 degree water. We're hoping that they all do well, and
> no more big cold fronts hit this year.
> 
> We had just gotten back in when the phone rang, some fisherman had snagged
> a small green turtle, so off we went to recover it. Right front flipper is
> messed up...so tomorrow...off to the zoo for rehab. Never ends! Next stop
> for us though is the local brew pub for a celebratory pitcher (or three).
> Hoping to get some sailing in now, like, tomorrow....
> 
> BTW No Rummy, the 4th photo is not me retching my Flor de Cana....if you
> look closely, you can see the outline of a big old green turtle carapace in
> the water.
> 
> Cheers everybody, hope you're having a blessed holidays. We are.
> 
> jw
> 
> Jim White
> Le Menagerie
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