Everytime that song is on the radio I stop to listen and think of those lost that day. I find it to be a haunting song, it’s a eulogy to those men. Being from Wisconsin probably makes me care more than some might. Maybe they play it on radio here more than other states.
That date also happens to be my grandfather’s birthday, and the date that a hurricane low tore down a building on my farm about 15 years ago. The low pressure system that plagued us for over 24 hours caused sustained winds near 60mph or more.
We are used to gust fronts and tornadoes that cause quick damage. The sustained hurricane low pressure system was devastating since the wind just continued to blow. It was tearing the gutters off my house, in addition to the destruction it caused to one of our buildings. Seems like the wind took 48 hours to calm down to normal levels. The weathermen at that time referenced the Edmund Fitzgerald and said how similar the low pressures were for both weather events and they occurred on the same date.
Everytime that song is on the radio I stop to listen and think of those lost that day. I find it to be a haunting song, it’s a eulogy to those men. Being from Wisconsin probably makes me care more than some might. Maybe they play it on radio here more than other states.
That date also happens to be my grandfather’s birthday, and the date that a hurricane low tore down a building on my farm about 15 years ago. The low pressure system that plagued us for over 24 hours caused sustained winds near 60mph or more.
We are used to gust fronts and tornadoes that cause quick damage. The >>> it is a great song and anyone that has been a captain on the ocean in boat or ship knows that the ocean and the wind are to be feared first and respected.
I myself sailed some monsters in open ocean 100s of miles from shore in unsteady overloaded craft
I had it on my Walkman....old days
I found it inspiring
That and hells bells