Entertaining the Troops

[draglist]

The location: The USS Nimitz off the coast of Iran during the hostage crisis in 1980. The event: the "Steel Beach Picnic." The band: That's Steve "Space Ghost" Gammill on the left. Can anybody ID the guy on the right?

[jim sanders]

wow neat photo B.P. !! Wish there was some audio to go with it !!

[pro70z28]

Looks like a younger drag race guy 2 me.

[WildcatOne]

BP? Izzat U???

[draglist]

Yeah, believe it or not... We did two originals I wrote... one was called Harpoon Missile (the biggest threat to us at the time). I can't remember the other... it was a lot of fun. The dude on the far left (hollerin' support) could do Robert Plant covers like nobody's business. On a ship with 6,000 guys on it, there were several listenable cover bands. That guy and his pals did some great Zeppelin. bp

[Gator]

Great stuff Bill!
I knew there were many escapades before your Capt. Pylon days!!!!
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[Billy Mac]

Cool Pic, BP.....Even in the Pursian Gulf, You Da MAN!!!!

[draglist]

That was a solid five plus months at sea without a port visit... longest since WW2. Man, I am NEVER going that long without seeing a pretty girl again! (Several years later, I went to sea for two weeks while training some sailors on their telecommunications system. When we pulled back into San Diego, I was practically hanging out of the cab window looking at all the gals!) bp

[Billy Mac]

LOL......What??.....You don't like being cooped up with a bunchcha guys for extended periods of time????.............hmmm...now that ya mention it.....I don't believe "I" would care too much for that either ........