(a.k.a. An evening of nautical tunes and tales)
Thetis Island Marina ~ 7:30PM ~ Friday, May 29
Special dinner price offered by Paul Deacon
Burger and Beer
$15.00
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Join the TIMA crew and sundry salty types for a hilarious soirée of nautical music and unshipshape anecdotes about life, laughter and folly on the briny deep, shared by the sly, the shy, the outgoing and the outrageous.
Here are the names of a few folks who’ve hinted, threatened, agreed heartily or are currently being coerced (as in keel-hauled) to play music and/or give you a 5-minute or so account of some humorous or humiliating adventure on high seas, low tides or impertinent reefs: Lynda Poirier, Darron Stepple, Simone Luckham, Dave Pethick, Petra Accipiter, Maureen Loiselle, Mike Ferguson, Gerhard Wanney, Tom Taylor, Bob Pickell, Vicki Walker, Gerry Smith, Hortenza Nawatzki, Wayne Loiselle, Dale Burkholder, Michel Filion, Gary Geddes, Freya Fullner, and that’s just for starters.
Peter Luckham has agreed to acted as MC, be witty, and use the boat hook when necessary.
If I’ve missed your name or if you have a 5-minute anecdote and would love to be included, let me know by phone or email. No audition required. Or just show up at the soirée and volunteer to be part of the open mike at our floating opera. Tell Peter you want
Also, if you know a Thetis Island stowaway with a tale that must be told, bully him or her to share that story. And let me know and I’ll help arrange to have this secret sharer Shanghaied (Gary Geddes, 240-246-8176; gedworks@islandnet.com).
Lots of folks will be arriving early for dinner. If you can’t make it for dinner, come up the gangplank in time to find a seat for the 7:30 launch. If the weather’s good, we may have our event outdoors in the covered area.
Parts of Ship: Itinerary for TIMA’S Floating Opera
Dinner: 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Burgers, Ballads and Beer 7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Peter Luckam, MC:
Part One
1. Music by Bob Pickell and friends: 15 minutes
2. Boarding Party: Maureen Loiselle, Mike Ferguson, Simone Luckham, Gary Geddes
3. Tales and Tunes by Wayne Loiselle: 10 minutes
4. Flotilla the Fun: Gerry Smith, Lynda Poirier, Darron Stepple, Hortenza Nawatzki
5. Singalong: 10 minutes of sea shanties by passengers and crew, with help from Petra Accipiter and Vicki Walker
Splicing the Main Brace: Intermission (10 minutes)
Part Two
6. Music by Bob Pickell and friends: 10-15 minutes
7. That Sinking Feeling: Dale Burkholder, Freya Fullner, Dave Pethick
9. Music by Don MacMullin from Hudson Island
8. Muster Stations: Michel Filion, music by Tom Taylor and Gerhard Wanney, and an open mike for those who forgot to sign up.
10. Abandon Ship: MC final remarks and gathering on the afterdeck for all-night jam session (just joking . . .)
Gary Geddes
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 1:14PM 
