Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Ship of Fools


There are experiences, there are memorable experiences and then there are once in a lifetime experiences. I'm not really sure where this boat ride fits into that paradigm but it was a day (and night) at sea that most of us will never forget, if only we hadn't got so drunk and forgot everything. Because our softball team doesn't drink enough on Saturday's El Gimpo decided that it would be a good idea to have a team junk and to have it on a Friday night the day before we have a playoff doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. It was truly an inspired idea from a truly inspried gentleman who has long put the sur in surreal.


I mixed up a batch of non-hangover rum from Koh Samui (http://www.rhumdistillerie.com/en/) that Flash (above - well into a rummed up tither) found quite, uhm, intoxicating. This rum would easily have done what it was advertised to do - namely allow you to get fall down drunk and then pick yourself up the next day with nary a minor headache - IF you only drink the rum. Mix in ten bottles of wine and eight cases of beer and all non-hangovers bet's are obviously off. Seems pretty straightforward to me but what the hell do I know. For those of you who missed out on it, we set off from Sai Kung in a seriously pimped out rig. Here are some of the highlights, and lowlights, of the last junk trip I will be doing in Hong Kong for a long, long time.


Cindy Harrison, left, did her best Linda Blair impression for her husband Rick (far right) and Michael Slim-Mac.com

After a succesful exorcism, performed by the ships' captian Damian Choi (in the background), Cindy's head was squarely back on its axis.



Upon hearing that they were going to be on the Dick Cavett show instead of a junk sailing through Hong Kong harbour, both Brian Pohli and Mark Looram gleefully crossed their legs to prepare for the interview.



Fresh from their recent appearance at the Osmond Family Reunion, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir brightened up the evening.


Meanwhile, the glum-chums brought their own brand of mirth to the evening's festivities.

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