The Other Side of Midnight - Richard C. Hoagland - Live Chat Thread

[GravitySucks]

I have some interest in ships that old. Currently all of the survivors up until 1860 are restored. There were some serious heartbreaking losses though in the 20th century.

We have a pretty cool one berthed here in Galveston. The Elissa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(ship)

[SciFiAuthor]

might be part of why i like Master and Commander(need to read the book) and less part of why i like Black Sails...i would say Horatio Hornblower but he was off his ship..a lot

Master and Commander is a brilliant movie. Loved it. The books are great, there are like 20 in that series.

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

lol nothing against Sandra..but dial that title down to something..manageable lol

But..    but...   but...  I'm keeper of the title.  Heh, heh, heh.      

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

We have a pretty cool one berthed here in Galveston. The Elissa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(ship)

This one ?

[GravitySucks]

This one ?

Yeah, I don't know why the link I copied didn't work. All I did was copy it.

[SciFiAuthor]

We have a pretty cool one berthed here in Galveston. The Elissa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(ship)

Indeed. The sad ones are ones like this one, a historically important veteran of the battle of Trafalgar built in 1800 that survived until 1949, when they towed it out and blew it up.



Or the USS Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship from the civil war survived until 1956 when the southern democrats blocked restoration because they didn't want to save some "dayum yankee gunboat".

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

Yeah, I don't know why the link I copied didn't work. All I did was copy it.

The BBCode in here sometimes messes w/ the links. I've had it happen before too.

[Ciardelo]

We've got a sub in Muskogee.



We don't need no steenkin water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Batfish_%28SS-310%29

[pate]

Master and Commander is a brilliant movie. Loved it. The books are great, there are like 20 in that series.

21 if you count the "unfinished" one that was published after O'Brian died (it essentially ends on a cliff-hanger like the 20 before, heh).

I have read the entire series at least 3 times.  They are engrossing, O'Brian did some serious research and captures the language of the era really well, in (correct my terms) exposition and dialogue. 

The movie was a sort of mash-up of 2-3 of the novels, still a good movie.  I wish they'd make a sequel.

[GravitySucks]

The BBCode in here sometimes messes w/ the links. I've had it happen before too.

Yeah, for some reason it dropped the ")" at the end of the URL.

[trostol]

But..    but...   but...  I'm keeper of the title.  Heh, heh, heh.      

yes you are..and doing a fine job..but thats a mouthful to read lol

[SciFiAuthor]

21 if you count the "unfinished" one that was published after O'Brian died (it essentially ends on a cliff-hanger like the 20 before, heh).

I have read the entire series at least 3 times.  They are engrossing, O'Brian did some serious research and captures the language of the era really well, in (correct my terms) exposition and dialogue. 

Yeah, I didn't count the unfinished last one. But I agree, they are truly engrossing novels. He gets all the little historical details about the ships right too.

The movie was a sort of mash-up of 2-3 of the novels, still a good movie.  I wish they'd make a sequel.

It's #1 on my list for movies that I wish they would make a sequel for.

[trostol]

21 if you count the "unfinished" one that was published after O'Brian died (it essentially ends on a cliff-hanger like the 20 before, heh).

I have read the entire series at least 3 times.  They are engrossing, O'Brian did some serious research and captures the language of the era really well, in (correct my terms) exposition and dialogue. 

The movie was a sort of mash-up of 2-3 of the novels, still a good movie.  I wish they'd make a sequel.

it might be something better done on the small screen instead

[Showroom Dummy]

We've got a sub in Muskogee.



We don't need no steenkin water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Batfish_%28SS-310%29

now thats cool   new word for hoagie     He's      BATFISH 

[Ciardelo]

now thats cool   new word for hoagie     He's      BATFISH

Hey, you might be onto something! He makes as much sense as a submarine in a cow pasture lol 

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

I was on this (Norwegian) Vessel when they did the Tall ships challenge in the Great Lakes. The following link is for 2016 in GB, WI
Tall Ships 2016

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

now thats cool   new word for hoagie     He's   a   BATFISH  Hootass.

FIFY   

[SciFiAuthor]

FIFY   

LOL, the Batfish Hootass lurks in the data . . .

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

LOL, the Batfish Hootass lurks in the data . . .

[Sandra Kristen]

But..    but...   but...  I'm keeper of the title.  Heh, heh, heh.      

Add a few more words.

[K_Dubb]

I was on this (Norwegian) Vessel when they did the Tall ships challenge in the Great Lakes. The following link is for 2016 in GB, WI
Tall Ships 2016

Cool!  My grandfather and great uncle Alf worked on building the Christian Radich at the shipyard in Sandefjord before the war.

[SciFiAuthor]

Cool!  My grandfather and great uncle Alf worked on building the Christian Radich at the shipyard in Sandefjord before the war.

Jeez, hi K, where have you been? Wandering the fjords?

[trostol]

Jeez, hi K, where have you been? Wandering the fjords?

clearly doing his best where's waldo impersonation

[K_Dubb]

Jeez, hi K, where have you been? Wandering the fjords?

Eh real life intrudes.  Glad to see other people have read Patrick O'Brian.  He virtually spoiled all other historical fiction for me.

[norland2424]

early braaps here lol

[pate]

it might be something better done on the small screen instead

I could deal with an old school Radio Play, if properly written (not just an Audio-book), with the sound effects, and dialogue only.  Wasn't there a version of Star Wars that was a Radio play?

[Ciardelo]

early braaps here lol

We've already started some batfish talk, glad to see you made it!

[SciFiAuthor]

early braaps here lol

Batfish Hootass is on in 4 minutes. Buurkes!

[norland2424]

We've already started some batfish talk, glad to see you made it!

i hear hoagie is somewhere in the back of this pic 

[ShayP]

Braapers...come out to play.....



Cheers all!