Have you ever picked up hitchhiking hippies on the way to a nude beach? This dude has. What is the Hawaiian Meat Grinder? He tells the world about what life is like as a seafarer in the pacific, his trials and tribulations as a Texas A&M Maritime cadet, and how he went back to sea as a hawse-piper.  Sea stories of failures, triumph, optimism, and good clean living. 

I hope you enjoy.

Fair winds and following seas.

If you're bored on watch, this is the episode for you! A meandering conversation with a blue collar guy from Philly. Why does pop country music suck so bad? What do you say to a chick that doesn't believe in outer space? Did Nelson Mandela die in prison? We also talk about the beauty of the Rocky movies, boxing, the Great Depression and what people did to survive during hard times. Old films, Marilyn Monroe, and a second hand story about meeting Frank Sinatra in a club called Jilly's.

This episode is dedicated to the crew of the President Wilson who are stuck in a Chinese shipyard due to the lock downs.

Here is the link to the Cargo Hold Number 8 Creep cover by Madeleine Wolczko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiPVXmDlAGk

Here is the link to Episode 1 of Restricted To Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9_bCP7l7aI

Here is the link to Episode 2 of Restricted to Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryZLldezKSo

All credit for above videos goes to the creators, who are listed on YouTube.

Smooth sailing...

The Walkabout Seaman is an energetic, pugnacious, Englishman who grew up in the circus. With a cauliflower ear and a heart of gold, he shares with us his experiences living and scraping by in Spain as a cook, planting trees in the Golan Heights of Israel, hitchhiking to Haifa, cooking for the British Army, finding and losing a wife while working on yachts in Florida, and going to work on a U.S. flag cruise ship in Hawaii. Cheers!

If you are interested in going to sea visit mymaritimecareer.org

Fair winds and following seas.