Topic starter
31/10/2008 11:25 am
To help alleviate the sadness today for those of us who love the DQ, here are a few funny photos in observance of a steamboaty Halloween.
(1) Capt. Lexie Palmore as "The Mummy" with Mate Bob Reynolds - DQ Halloween party - 1978. (2) Masked DQ passenger. (3) Jack O'lantern (artificial) wearing STEAMER NATCHEZ cap - an annual decoration at Keith's house - I just "plug it in" and "Jack" is good to go year after year!
Happy Halloween!
Topic starter
31/10/2008 11:48 am
And a few more photos from Halloween aboard the DQ - 30 years ago!
31/10/2008 1:03 pm
Keith,
Speaking of Halloween and the DQ, on her "last trip" in 1970, Capt. Jim Blum and the crew picked up some huge pumpkins somewhere around Muscatine. One of them sat atop the compass box in the pilothouse, and the other, much larger one, after it was appropriately carved, was placed at the far end of the stage while the boat was underway rigged with a long extension cord running out to it to illuminate it at night! Capt. Jim can tell the story about Capt. Wagner and the "Great Pumpkin" code much better than I, so I'll leave that to him.