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dear, Dear Coz!
it's SO GOOD to hear that your life sounds so well -
as it should be - anyone who gives out so much positiveness
deserves the same in her own life!
I miss you and your words that helped me see so many
things from new perspectives...there has been a certain
void in GRATEFUL since you've left...but your legacy
lives on!
Mostly I miss seeing your beautiful smile and feeling
your warm hugs...but I hope to see you again someday...
Have a wonderful WONDER-full time at the Deadshowz
in Veneta. Sure wish I could be there too!
Take care,
Love Debess
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| Hey Coz,
Nice to hear from you. It sounds like your move was at the least
successful. I'm glad to hear things are going so well for you. I wish
you great luck and continued success.
I apologize for having not contacted you when I was in Washington
a year and a half ago. I didn't make it down for the New Year show so I wasn't
going to be going through Oregon. To tell you the truth that was really
awkward trip in general. But I must say, the skiing was great! And I even
went sailing for a few hours. You must be looking forward to the shows
near your home this year and it sounds like you'll get to see many old
friends. I won't be able to make those shows either, both the boat and the
truck are scheming to deplete my financial reserve at the same time.
I may have mentioned to you before you left that I was going to race
on a boat going up to Halifax, NS. Well I did and it was pretty cool. It was
kind of short, three days, but if it took any longer we'd have been like
last of the last. As it is we were 11th out of 16 of the slowest fleet. It
took us about 62 hours to sail 360 nautical miles (rhumb line). We saw one
basking shark, porpoise galore playing in our wake and making us look slow
(it's cool they seem to get happy and playful if you pay attention to
them) and these pelagic birds which I think were Storm Petrels. These Storm
Petrels are about the size of a typical herring gull but stockier, they fly
(mostly gliding) about 2-3 feet off the surface of the water, following
the contour of the sea and when they bank a corner it's as though they try
to touch the water with the tip of their wing. No storms that I was awake
for, but on the Tuesday we had 20-30 knots of wind behind us, surfing
down 8-10 foot seas, with the spinnaker so full of air that the stretch
difference between the panels and the seams was obvious and pronounced.
We got the boat to peak out at 11.4 knots. Okay, so lots of vehicles,
including my bicycle, would go faster, but there is something spectacular
about harnessing the power of the wind and water and using it to travel to
another country. The trip had it's stress in light of the potential for
disaster, but nothing went wrong and almost as soon as I woke from the
first at anchor sleep in Nova Scotia I wanted to go sailing again. Nova
Scotia is a beautiful place to cruise, I will have to go back under
less pressure.
So obviously I still sail. I'm still skiing as well and did that in
Jackson Hole, Wyoming this past March. What can I say, six days of blissful
bumps, bowls and trees. This was vacation in every sense of the word. And
of course I'm still going to see Dead, and other, shows. I just don't travel
as far as lots of other people, who you can identify by their presence
in Eugene this year.
It sounds like things are going well for you, I'm very glad to hear that.
I wish you continued success and I'm sure you'll be more happy than not.
Keep enjoying the West and all the trees and mountains and open space you
have.
Have fun, and I must say it was really nice to see your smile and hear
your voice again!
Geoff
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