Edmund Fitzgerald. Please raise a glass...

[Two Hearted]

Please raise a toast to the 29 brave men that went down with their ship on this day 35 years ago.


"Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her.

They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
...And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters."

I live a stone's throw from Whitefish Bay, and this song gives me chills every time I hear it. This is one of the better tribute videos I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

Rest in Peace Crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[peetie44]

To Captain McSorley and his crew...eternal smooth waters and a bottomless ration of rum.

**clink**

[Mayhem]

My late brother's favorite song is The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and his birthday was yesterday.

[Mayhem]

And we should raise a glass of this:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/73/226

[Frankennietzsche]

I know a Danniel FitzGerald, two, in fact.

I like the beer.

[Two Hearted]

Just watched the memorial (live), not thirty miles from the bar I was in.
Family members came up and rang the bell. 29 times.

God rest you captain and crew...

[Mr Boozificator]

I'm learning here.
Never knew about that tragedy.
Plato used to say that there are three kinds of man: the dead, the living, and the sailors. I think it's true.

[sloweducation]

Picked up a too expensive case of the Great Lakes porter in honor of these fine sailors...and because I fucking hate Lake Superior.

[Grace O'Malley]

The song made it sound like it was back in the 1900's or something. It's one of my favorites, too.

[Mayhem]

The song made it sound like it was back in the 1900's or something. It's one of my favorites, too.

You would have been my brother's type of woman.

[bluebottle]

i took a ferry on lake superior to isle royale to go hiking once. indeed, a toast!

[beerkegbilly]

after the day but I still toast to them and the movie prefect storm was about it right

[Resident Asshole]

I drank an Edmund Fitzgerald on Monday not even knowing about the upcoming anniversary. Does that count?

[beerkegbilly]

Cheers mates

[Frankennietzsche]

Damn the Kaiser and his U-boats! Damn him!