December 17, 2004
Here Be Dragons
Here be Dragons
Tales of Sea Monsters
Chessie
Photos made at Baltimore's Inner Harbor on December 8th, 2004. The dragon/sea monster boats are a tourist attraction. Although they make for good photographic subjects seeing thirty of these things sailing around the scenic inner harbor is - IMHO - very tacky.
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal PUFF,
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
OHHH PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on PUFF's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when PUFF roared out his name
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And PUFF that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
PUFF no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, PUFF could not be brave,
So PUFF that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.
Oh! PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.
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Why do I find myself singing this morning.............feels gooooooooood.
Thanks Will
Posted by: tom on December 17, 2004 07:27 AMWill... you realize you were about two blocks away from me? I work on the corner of President St. and Pratt St. now. I can see the ESPN Zone from the west windows in my store. ;)
I love the dragons, but that song still makes me weepy (used to have me bawling my eyes out when I was little).
Posted by: Somewhat on December 17, 2004 05:05 PMWhat happened to lions tigers and bears? Hum...
Posted by: Joe on December 17, 2004 09:52 PMWe used to sing that song. My dad, who was a high school teacher used to scowl. "That's about marajuana" he'd say to my mother indignently.
Mom just looked at him. I mean I was about 5 - my brother couldn't even walk yet. It wasn't like we were going to go down to the shopping center and hook up with "The Sunshine Boys" ( though my mother did explain such things to me at that age) Finally, he said this one too many times, and my mom, stuck in the house with no car and 2 wacky toddlers said "Oh, for God's sake, Jerry, WHO CARES?!" He never brought it up again and we were allowed to sing our heads off!!
I was just thinking about Inner Harbor this weekend and Otakon, as we're waiting to book our hotel room. It was too weird to see those photos.
Posted by: Lee Ann on December 20, 2004 07:16 AM