...the sinking of the Titanic

[Front-Ranger]

In preparation for this anniversary, two Colorado students who were "recreating" the prow scene from Titanic, fell overboard and were rescued in the waters. The female student suffered a broken rib.

Coloradans...always on the cutting edge.

 

[moremojo]

The 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown was from Colorado herself.

[MaineWriter]

The 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown was from Colorado herself.

I actually visited her house in Denver a few years ago...when Titanic (the movie) was in the theater.

L

[Front-Ranger]

Unexpected things happen when you mix the ocean and Coloradans! Methinks we should just stick to our mountains.

[David In Indy]

In preparation for this anniversary, two Colorado students who were "recreating" the prow scene from Titanic, fell overboard and were rescued in the waters. The female student suffered a broken rib.

Coloradans...always on the cutting edge.

 

Where did this happen Lee? Out in the middle of the ocean? 

Was she dangling over the edge of the ship and then she fell? I haven't heard about this on the news. Apparently we are even more "news deprived" in Indiana than I thought! 

What is the prow scene? Is this the scene when she tried to jump, chickened out and then accidently slipped?

[Front-Ranger]

It happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Apparently they were reenacting the "I'm the king of the world" scene although from the description it was more like the scene in the car!!

[David In Indy]

It happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Apparently they were reenacting the "I'm the king of the world" scene although from the description it was more like the scene in the car!!

Oh, so she fell off the FRONT of the boat then! She's lucky she only suffered a broken rib. She could have been run over!

[David]

I watch one of the Titanic movies on every anniversary.   

I belonged to the Titanic Historical Society for years.     

I have an autographed copy of The Illustrated History by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall.

I have a first edition of Walter Lords book "A Night to remember".

I went to Boston and got to touch the "Big Piece" of the Titanics Hull they raised.

I attended a memorial to Milton Clyde Long at the Springfield, Massachusetts cemetary when the THS commemorated a new plaque for the family monument.

Richard L Beckwith (First class passenger & Survivor) is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetary behind my house.   

Millionare Tycoon and Titanics owner J.P.Morgan is also buried in Cedar Hill Cemetary too.   

I have also visited the Memorial at the Southwest entrance to Macys Manhattan department store for Mr. and Mrs. Isador Strauss.

I went to see the home of Lord Pierre in London,  where he and J.Bruce Ismay planned the building of the Titanic.

I also went to see the Ticketing offices of the White Star Line in London where many people purchased their maiden voyage tickets.

And if thats not enough, the china cabinet in my dining room is filled with reproduction China from the Titanic.   LOL.

[David In Indy]

Wow David! It sounds like you are interested in the Titanic!

Have you seen the movie?

*Beeeeep!*

I'm just kidding. I have "Titanic" (1997) on DVD. I also have have "Titanic" (1953) with Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck on DVD. I also have "A Night To Remember" (1958) with Kenneth More, Jane Downs and Jill Dixon.

Maybe you would know the answer to this: When I lived in Evansville, some people told me they were building a Titanic II, and they planned on stopping the ship at the very spot the original Titanic sank. But I never heard anything else about it.

Did they ever build a Titanic II, or did those people tell me a load of bullshit?

 

[David In Indy]

He just logged off. 

I guess I won't get my answer tonight. 

  

[David]

They told you a load of bullshit.  LOL.

There has been lots of talk about it, but nobody ever comes up with the money.   Besides, a replica would not be practical.    The original ship wasn't air conditioned.    Only a few of the best suites had private bathrooms.    Speaking of which, the toilets then flushed right out into the ocean.  That wouldn't be allowed today!     The swimming pool used ocean water that was heated to a comfortable temperature.    And the original used coal for its furnaces.   Not a practical fuel today.

Only a real Titanic purist historian would ever sail it.    The general public would be very disatified.   And with the costs involved, it would never make a profit.

[David In Indy]

They told you a load of bullshit.  LOL.

There has been lots of talk about it, but nobody ever comes up with the money.   Besides, a replica would not be practical.    The original ship wasn't air conditioned.    Only a few of the best suites had private bathrooms.    Speaking of which, the toilets then flushed right out into the ocean.  That wouldn't be allowed today!     The swimming pool used ocean water that was heated to a comfortable temperature.    And the original used coal for its furnaces.   Not a practical fuel today.

Only a real Titanic purist historian would ever sail it.    The general public would be very disatified.   And with the costs involved, it would never make a profit.

Oh Yuck! 

Yeah, I guess you're right. I never thought about it like that before. It would probably fail if they tried it again. It's a nice thought though, even if it will never come to pass. It was such a beautiful ship. 

Thanks David! 

[David]

My dream is that some Casino owner with VERY deep pockets will build a group of Hotels in Las Vegas that are reproductions of several ocean liners.

Imagine walking down Las Vegas boulevard and seeing tied up to a large pier,  The Olympic Titanic and Britannic !   

Of course, they'd have to modify the ships to be fully Air conditioned.   Plus rework the staterooms to have private bathrooms.   

They wouldn't even have to be floating ships.  They'd be Buildings surrounded by water.  This way there would be water and sewer connections to the street.   No need to have furnaces either.    The original Titanic used electric space heaters to warm the rooms then, the same would be fine now.   There are probably very few days in a Vegas winter they'd be needed.

I'd hate to see a casino installed in any of them.  The rooms and restaraunts would provide revenue.  That plus selling tickets for guided tours.

But I could see where this could get tacky.    Rockets to be launched everynight at midnight and they'd pound on your doors to wake you up and drop your ass in a lifeboat.   Or maybe that's how they could deal with you if you didn't pay your room charges?

[MaineWriter]

David,

You seem to be contradicting yourself a little bit. If a CASINO owner is coming up with the money, then surely there'd be a casino on the ship?

I like the idea of a "ship-hotel" though. They have every other theme in Las Vegas, why not a luxury cruise ship as a hotel?

L

[David]

True Leslie.   I think one would do well in Las Vegas.  Casino or not.


Too bad the Queen Mary in Long Beach California struggles to stay afloat financially.      The main reason is because it is docked in an industrial area.   There is NOTHING to do nearby unless you drive back to Long Beach or Los Angeles.   

The key to the sucess of the Vegas strip is that nowadays, the tourists can walk up and down the street and see the hotels and attractions.

[moremojo]

Has anyone seen this rather unusual German version of the Titanic's story from 1943?:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036443/

This is reputed to be one of the better films made in Germany during the Nazi regime, and is certainly one of the most famous. The director ran afoul of the Nazi authorities during filming, and later died under suspicious circumstances; it is widely believed that he was murdered by the Gestapo.

[MaineWriter]

Too bad the Queen Mary in Long Beach California struggles to stay afloat financially.      The main reason is because it is docked in an industrial area.   There is NOTHING to do nearby unless you drive back to Long Beach or Los Angeles.   

Yes. When we were in California about 10 years ago, we went and found the Queen Mary, went on board and walked around a bit. It was unique but I certainly wouldn't choose to stay there!

I think the cruise ship hotel, to be successful, would need to make some radical departures from real cruise ships, ie, size of staterooms, size of bathrooms, etc. But you could still get the feel with the various restaurants and attractions. Dinner with "the Captain" and so on. It could be fun.

L

[David]

I did stay two nights on the Queen Mary Hotel back in 2004.      The staterooms still have their art deco decor intact.   The restaraunts were good, although the service was marginal.      It was neat to walk around and see the ship.    It is fairly well attended during the weekends, but during the week it was a ghost ship.    It was spooky to walk the inside halls at night.  It was very cool to walk the outside decks at sunrise.   It was an interesting place to stay while we were visiting L.A. before driving to Las Vegas.

[Marge_Innavera]

My dream is that some Casino owner with VERY deep pockets will build a group of Hotels in Las Vegas that are reproductions of several ocean liners.

Imagine walking down Las Vegas boulevard and seeing tied up to a large pier,  The Olympic Titanic and Britannic !   

I live in Missouri, and the Titanic museum in Branson is the ONLY thing that could ever lure me down there. They supposedly have a good collection of artifacts as well as a mock-up of the ship.

[David]

Very true.   The Titanic Museum in Branson is built inside a partial, half scale replica of the ship.    The pics look pretty neat.   It would be the only reason I went to Branson too.   LOL.

http://www.titanicbranson.com/