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15/10/2007 2:13 am
Exactly forty five years ago today Rita Bates rechristened the Avalon to become the Belle of Louisville.
15/10/2007 2:42 am
Capt. Bates, do you remember what the christening agent was? Was it imported fancy or down-home local? I'm seriously curious...any pictures?
Or do they not "rechristen" with bottled spirits... or tabasco...
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15/10/2007 9:48 am
Bruno, it was a sparkling wine. When the bottle hit the capstan it exploded and showered wine and glass shards all over Judge Marlow Cool's daughter. Mrs. Cook combed glass out of her hair for several days. There is a picture in Legendary Lady, a comprehensive history of the Idlewild-Avalon-Belle of Louisville written by Captain Kevin Mullen and Ann Jewell. The picture is on page 35.