OT: Anniversary of the Edmund FItzgerald
Today, November 10th, is the 41th(st) anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Obviously, the song sprung from the event by the eloquent Gordon Lightfoot is of great importance to our fearless leader Jim Harbaugh.
So, let us remember this tragedy and honor those who lost their lives to the witch of November.
"The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
When the wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too
'Twas the witch of November come stealin."
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Remembering the captain and crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald today. God Bless You and Yours! https://t.co/OZl3bMYWuy
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) November 10, 2015
November 10th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
Remembering the captain and crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald today. God Bless You and Yours! https://t.co/OZl3bMYWuy
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) November 10, 2015
November 10th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^
till it rang twenty nine times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
November 10th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
So after the MSU game I took the family to stay in Detroit. I pointed out the ("Old") Mariner's Church on Jefferson to my wife, and mentioned that this was the church referenced in The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
My teenage son looked at us like we were speaking Greek.*
*We're not Greek, and don't speak it. We did, however, eat at the New Parthenon. Oooooopa!
November 10th, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^
youngster on the spot then, right?
November 10th, 2016 at 3:13 PM ^
And there's nothing a 16 year-old boy likes more than having his father sing a Gordon Lightfoot song in public. The look of pride on his face is something I'll cherish forever.
November 10th, 2016 at 7:37 PM ^
I've also found that being able to quickly get into a full Kabuki costume in short notice is also a useful parenting skill.
My daughter hasn't been late for pick-up since!
November 10th, 2016 at 12:16 PM ^
but i've never called it "Lake 'gitche gumee'"
November 10th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 1:48 PM ^
that is awesome. If she is still your girlfriend, that is legendary...
November 10th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 2:53 PM ^
Wow, you really Greg Davis'd that one.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
But the Ojibwe did (and do).
November 10th, 2016 at 12:46 PM ^
I'm pretty sure that he is talking about them and not the non-natives living there now.
November 10th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
oops, i honestly just always found that a funny line as a kid - didn't mean to offend...
November 10th, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
I was back in a place that distributed Great Lakes Brewery beers. Their Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is top notch.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:36 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^
You might want to have your taste buds examined.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:41 PM ^
It is a good one. I'm actually brewing my first porter right now, and just dropped a couple vanilla beans in after fermentation. Excited to see how this turns out in a couple weeks.
November 10th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
I made a clone of Eddy Fitz that will be ready in a little under two weeks. I made it last year around this time and it turned out great! It sure would be nice to have the real thing though.
November 10th, 2016 at 3:03 PM ^
Underrated brews.
November 10th, 2016 at 1:12 PM ^
I think that beer comes from OHIO. Doesn't hold a candle to Founders Porter.
November 10th, 2016 at 1:53 PM ^
All Day IPA is my favourite IPA.
November 10th, 2016 at 1:56 PM ^
I much prefer them of Founders. Their Commodore Perry is a great IPA, they have a lot of good seasonals as well. It doesn't hurt that the food at the brewery is top notch as well.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
November 11th also marks the last day of the great storm of 1913 (Nov-7-11) which by FAR was the most costly and deadly in terms of ships lost. That storm is widely considered the worst storm to hit the great lakes with ships lost in Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie over its four day run.
12 ships went down and over 250 men lost their lives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913
And no - I dont remember it.
November 11th, 2016 at 11:22 AM ^
You mean you lost consciousness?
November 10th, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^
Song is a real toe-tapper.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 2:13 PM ^
"Oh I just love Edmund Fitzgerald's voice"
November 10th, 2016 at 2:43 PM ^
dang double post.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:30 PM ^
November 10th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^
It astounds me how long the lakers can sail.
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November 10th, 2016 at 1:02 PM ^
November 11th, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^
has to be an old Liberty ship?
November 10th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
Seems like a fitting song for this week in history.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^
A ship sinks on the 200th anniversary of the Marines? Coincidence?
November 10th, 2016 at 12:59 PM ^
Like rain on your wedding day?
whoops, wrong song. The Fitzgerald song is touching and sad.
November 11th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^
Alanis Morrisette wrote a song called "Ironic" that had no actual irony in it.
Isn't that ironic?
November 10th, 2016 at 12:44 PM ^
haunting, too. years later when i crewed on a different boat i got to appreciate that tragedy in a whole new way.
i shared my one and only edmund fitzgerald ('the fitz') story a couple of weeks ago, it was from the summer of '75. we were in a small sailboat, becalmed on a wicked hot day in the north channel in the UP and the fitz was pounding his horn at us to get out of the channel - and he was right. we paddled for all we were worth to get out of there. but not content with safety, i mooned the fitz as it passed us by.....oh the shame, the shame.
November 10th, 2016 at 12:55 PM ^
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November 10th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^
I once knew of a man that loved to sing that song on karaoke night. He managed to make it entertaining but it would always go on forever. Sadly he too ended up losing his life in a tragic boating accident on the Great Lakes. Life is crazy.
November 10th, 2016 at 2:15 PM ^
Dang. Ironic to say the least. The universe is a wild place.
November 10th, 2016 at 4:54 PM ^
Wait, is this really ironic or the Alanis Morisette ironic because it is not ironic kind?
November 10th, 2016 at 6:53 PM ^