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To: amom
God Bless Tommy Cox.. A Submarine legend Who in his old age lives in Caribou Maine
50 posted on 09/28/2008 6:01:02 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could be Farts)
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To: mylife

That was a great link! Thanks! Bless Tommy Cox indeed. Great voice to tell the stories. Thanks again mylife.


54 posted on 09/28/2008 6:08:51 PM PDT by amom (rememberingTonk-always-Proud Blue Star Mom of a tanker somewhere near SadrCity Iraq)
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To: mylife
God Bless Tommy Cox.. A Submarine legend Who in his old age lives in Caribou Maine

God bless Tommy, indeed. He is one of the few true submariner troubadours. It's important to know a few things about Tommy: a) he was what we boat sailors called a 'spook' or 'rider', i.e., he wasn't part of ship's company; b) he's one of the few spooks to actually complete submarine qualification and earn the coveted silver dolphins badge; c) I'm pretty sure he earned those dolphins aboard Whitey Mack's Lapon.

Those songs are from the heart because Tommy Cox LIVED the events he sings of. I'm proud to have a signed CD of his, because he rode one of MY boats too.

318 posted on 09/29/2008 5:17:39 PM PDT by IonImplantGuru (I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!)
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