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today is the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Thresher

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mouk:
South west, not far from Bristol. Just been to Scotland last weekend, it's beautiful up there... but so cold, brrrr !!!

Artiste:
Why did Annie mention it in her story?

The gay of the two gay tough old birds, the one who was murdered, he was hurt by horrible pressures of those criminals who tortured him removing his testicals... but no one wants to talk about that? No one prefers to think that could happen to him or her !!

So is life... is like that ship or torture for Annie?

Au revoir,
hugs!

Dal:

Ooops sorry guys.  Getting here way late.  Anyway FWIW


--- Quote from: mouk on April 11, 2008, 06:09:02 pm ---... and the last sound we hear for Jack is the metallic tire iron and he drowned in his own blood;
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Looking up and hoping for rescue maybe, also like the crew.


--- Quote ---and the last sounds for Ennis are the 'scratching of fine gravel and sand' (like the bottom of the sea under the Thresher) and a 'load of dirt coming off a dump truck', (as if he was being buried alive)
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Doesn't a trailer  remind you of a sub?  The "curved length" of  metal etc.

Nevermore - thanks for that post.  Always interesting to hear somebody who knows what they're talking about can give some additional information.   :D

Shakesthecoffecan:

--- Quote from: Lynne on April 11, 2008, 12:39:47 pm ---Noelie!  Thank you so much for sharing this.  I've wondered before about Annie's intention in mentioning the Thresher, but never quite understood it.  I think this is extremely insightful.

Lynne
 :-*

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I think AP has a mind like a steel trap (would that make her mystically connnected with you, Lynne?) and every word she writes is for a reason, we may not always recognize it right away, but in time it becomes apparent.

May these brave people rest in peace.

southendmd:
I'm reviving this thread, as I heard a reference to the Thresher today. 

Today, I heard a piece on NPR about a new book called "Letters to Jackie" about the hundreds of thousands  of condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy in 1963. 

The author, Ellen Fitzpatrick, then noted that she herself had received a letter of condolence from JFK after her husband died in the Thresher, which sank off Cape Cod. 

She had heard about the tragedy from Walter Cronkite, just as many heard about JFK's death from his lips.

Also, I didn't know that the Kingston Trio recorded a song about it:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882mvUlwXNc[/youtube]

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