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It is I who thank you guys.

Thank you kindly.

Thank you kindly!

thank you guys!

Thank you kindly. I am thrilled with what Annie has done with these poems.

Thank you Kindly.

Wow, nice to hear from you. And thank you. I recorded that in 1983, so quite a long time ago, but I remember their album well.

Jesus - scurvy. The cook was an old drunk from Newfoundland. He stole a bottle of tequila from me one time, and I was very pleased to see him sick as a dog next day, having drunk the entire quart. I can't remember his name, but I think I have a photo of him somewhere. I will email you right now. If you have a lot of photos, maybe try sending them to me via Wetransfer.com. Very easy to use.

Sorry - I have been meaning to email you but I have been busy. I will try to do that in the next little while. I have some amazing photos. My "cabin" looked more like a corner of the engine room. It was the about the dumpiest place I ever hung my hat in, and that's saying a lot after several years of hitchhiking around with no money. I was only on the Irivingwood for a few months and then transferred to the 1060.

Thank you. I believe you were my captain. My captain on the Wood, I think, was English. He had been away from sea, studying to get his master's ticket, or whatever you call it. I had been very seasick as it was my first time at sea, and the captain was as well, as he had been off the water for some time. Does that sound like you?

@@bobjensen9010 Hi Bob. Some of it sounds like me, l think most of the Captains were British. There was Bill Sitwell, who was the son of an aristocratic family, the Sitwells. He was very tall, posh and upper crust. Another was Jim something (Kerr?)He was on board when she was almost cut in half by the Yankee Clipper. I joined her as my first Captains’ job with only two hours notice. l like to think l remember all the crews l sailed with, but don’t remember you.. Do you still have your discharge book? It will tell you the dates in there. E-mail me at ‘irvingwood@icloud.com’ (yes, l use it as my e-mail address). I have written a lot about her. Regards. Colin Smith

Hi again Bob. My discharge book tells l was on her from 18th August, 1980 to July 7th, 1981, so it fits well with your dates. Were you a seaman?Who do you remember? John Healy the Cargo Mate, Jim Quinn Chief Mate, the Gillis brothers, Jerome & Jonny. Dennis the pump man? You are right. I was in Plymouth for two years studying for my Master’s Foreign-Going and a Shipping Management Course. I don’t remember being seasick, but then l’d want to forget it.

@@irvingwood I'm pretty sure that you were the guy. I think I would still recognize a photo of you from those days. I remember the first mate, the old Scotsman, and also the cook, an old drunk from Newfoundland. I have photos of some of the crew somewhere. Something I distinctly remember you telling me was that you suffered from sea-sickness. I was very sick shortly after we put to sea from Saint John and you were very kind. At one point I was so sick I couldn't walk and went to my cabin. I remember you checking in on me.

@@irvingwood I was a messman, or rather, I believe they called me a messboy at that time. I am quite certain now that you were my captain. I will see if I can dig out some photos. Those names don't mean a whole lot to me, but honestly, I have forgotten nearly all the names of the guys I sailed with..

Thank you guys - hopefully I get back in a year or two

You are very kind - thank you

My God, I think you were my captain. I remember the old Scotsman mate very well. I got to know the captain because I cleaned his cabin, and I remember when I got very sick, he told me that he was also experiencing seasickness as he had not been to sea for some time, as he had been studying to get his master's certificate or ticket or whatever you call it. Was that you? I believe I went on the Wood in August of 1980.

Also, I seem to remember that the captain on the Wood was English.

Thanks - strange times. As if everything going on wasn't crazy enough, this happened outside the motel where I am quarantined www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-man-charges-firearm-1.5516610

Thank you very kindly

Thanks David. I just posted a new recording of some older material as a free download here. firsttimesinceaugust.tumblr.com/post/178819027946/bobs-boots-released-free-and-live-streaming

Thank you for your kindness. The courage is yours, not mine. It is easy for me to speak out. For the victims I know, it is almost impossible to do so. I have witnessed them completely fall apart at the mere mention of what happened to them. So for my friends and family who were molested, beaten, threatened and humiliated, I will try in my way to be at least some kind of voice for them. It is my sincere hope that some of the people who knew what was going on and failed to act at the time might do so now. Simply having the truth be made known contributes to the long and arduous process of healing. Those people have a second chance to help right an old wrong.

The church made a feeble, half hearted attempt to account, but in the end they protected the priests again. They were given a list of names of offending priests by Michel Bastarache and they did not make it public nor was it given to the police, as is mandatory under the NB Family Services Act. That is a disgrace. They really hit a new low though, when they attempted to have their insurer compensate them for the money they paid out for the crimes of serial pedophiles and rapists. They sued the insurance company and lost. How utterly bankrupt of basic humanity would you have to be to enable these child rapes, protect the rapists, and then try to make your insurance company foot the bill? I believe that there are still pedophile priests in NB who have congregations.

Thank you very kindly.

Well that is just fantastic - made my day. Please feel free to use any of my work for this.