Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Deadliest Quotes

No fun quotes today.

Last night's episode focused on the search and rescue of survivors from the 93 foot cod processor and fishing vessel Katmai. The Katmai sank between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles west of Adak in the Aleutians on October 22, 2008. There were 11 precious souls on board. After abandoning their sinking vessel, Only 4 amazing souls survived after braving 15 grueling hours of clinging near death to a small, battered life raft in the middle of the frozen Bering Sea.

Fighting hypothermia and despair the survivors were lifted from the sea at about 4:30 p.m by the United States Coast Guard. Weather conditions were reported during the search of 50-knot winds from the north (1 knot = 1.15 Mph) waves of17 feet and visibility of merely 3 miles. Two life rafts were deployed from the sinking ship, however only 1 was ever recovered. All of the bodies of the 7 men who perished in the disaster were recovered, except for 2. The Bering Sea will forever remain their final resting place.

I admire the strength and courage of the surviving men who graciously allowed themselves to be interviewed by The Discovery Channel. Thank you for speaking to us. I thank them for reminding me of how precious life is and how quickly it can be stripped away. I admire their tears, pain, anger and love for their friends and family members who were lost that day. I send nothing but love to the families of those left behind. Please keep all of the crewmembers of the F/V Katmai in your prayers, for even those who survived have a long and painful journey ahead.



In loving memory:


Carlos Martin Zabala
30 Years Old, From Helena Washington (possibly
Helena Montana)

Robert Davis
49Years Old, From Deming Washington


Cedric Smith
38 Years Old, From Portland Oregon


Glenn "Scooter" Harper
35 Years Old, From Portland Oregon


Jake Gilman
22 Years Old, From Camas Washington


Joshua Leonguerrero
19 Years Old, From Spanaway Washington


Fuli Lemusu
44 Years Old, From Salem Oregon


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Deadliest Catch


Season 5 has gotten off to a great start and the entire season this year should be as exciting and entertaining as ever. It seems like every year I walk away with a ton of great one liners from the men who brave the deadliest job in the world. To find humor in the face of terrifying seas, hard work and adversity is something we can all benefit from. I still find myself quoting Captain Phil Harris of the Fishing Vessel Cornelia Marie on stressful days: "It's going to be a heavy tobacco consumption day today, boy!" In celebration of keeping your chin up, I will be posting my favorite quotes from each week's episodes. It may be one or it may be many. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Deadliest Quotes


"I think his Depends is full and it's time for a new one, but he doesn't want to tell anyone he's gotta go change it. I think he forgot to take his Geritol this morning."

Mike Fourtner Deckhand of the F/V Time Bandit
Episode 2: Red Skies in the Morning

Deadliest Quotes


"I'm gonna go take four Advil."


Nick Mavar Deckhand on F/V Northwestern
Episode 2: Red Skies in the Morning

Deadliest Quotes


"Now my coffee tastes like Herring."

Sig Hansen Captain of the F/V Northwestern
Episode 1: Everything on the line

Monday, April 06, 2009

Rock and ...What!?


The Frey
You Found Me

I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad
Where the West was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where've you been?" He said, "Ask anything."

Where were you, when everything was falling apart.
All my days were spent by the telephone that never rang
And all I needed was a call that never came
To the corner of 1st and Amistad

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.

But in the end everyone ends up alone
Losing her, the only one who's ever known
Who I am, who I'm not and who I wanna to be
No way to know how long she will be next to me

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.

The early morning, the city breaks
And I've been calling for years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never sent me no letters
You got some kind of nerve taking all I want

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, Where were you? Where were you?

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.

Why'd you have to wait, to find me, to find me?



*Yes, I placed some of the lyrics in bold on purpose*

04/14/2009 9 pm. Guess where I will be?




I have been telling you for 4 seasons to watch. Season 5 starts soon, don't tell me I didn't give you a heads up!