Long Nosed Batfish
The first time I ever saw one of these I was trying to describe it and told someone it looked like a plucked chicken. Years later I found out it's called a Long Nosed Batfish. I took this picture with Tracy Kitchens camera at 360 feet. He mailed me copies and as I was looking through them Katie looked over my shoulder and said "that looks like a plucked chicken"! Go figure.
Yeah, but does it taste like chicken?
Glad you got it working.
There's got to be a joke in there somewhere.......Let's see.......Why did the batfish cross the road? To get with the plucked chicken.....if you know what I mean.
Any criticism must be accompanied with a better joke.
Not too long ago I worked with Kevin on the mighty Sea Lion(210). He told me Katie had gotten him a website, a BLOG actually. I had no idea what it was but I had to check it out. I was a little disappointed. Firstoff the picture content was seriously lacking in volume. Come on, here is the mighty DSDE diving to depths of over 1000ft. with a career of over 26 yrs. not yet finished. The holder of the World's largest Blackfin Tuna "stabbed" w/ a Big Chief. Literally a nephew of Poseidon & Triton. Spawned from Aphrodite herself. Descendant of Eric the Red and Lief Erickson. He practically has gills and webbed feet. Master of Scrabble and many other time killing sea worthy traits.
I have a letter from Kevin, its from my first Sat job, 45 days in the MINI-SAT on the GP-37. Kevin is in Sat on the 210 w/ Staggs, Ian Griffin, Matt Bauer, Louis Chiraboga, Ben Begley had just desatted to run another job. We were all at Fourchon on Weather. We Tender-mailed letters back and forth. It is written on the back of a pullhead/pig catcher detail drawing. It is as follows:
Pat & Tracy,
How's life in the old CDS (comfort depravation system)? Feeling a little tight over there? I just got back from a jog myself. Later we're gonna play a little 2 on 2 B-ball. After we watch some TV., of course. Depressing isn't it. We've been in 13 days this time. Before that we were for 30. We had almost 24 hrs. in between.
I'm on my second Bell Mate. Bauer(Sat Matt formerly Mud Matt) couldn't hang. I wore him out & put him up wet. That'll teach him to call me "old Man".
We've been on weather or decompressing almost 80% of this job. We went to 750' then almost to the surface then to 650' then up all the way. Less than 24 hrs. later we were at 200' W.O.W. Then down to 412'. I feel like a YO-YO.
Tracy, I want to get some more tees and that poster from you, someday, I gave both of those other tees away. How was your final days in Mexico? Did Russel ever take your advice? You know, A shake for Breakfast......
Do you guys really have the Horrible,Hulking, MARLOVIAN as a supe? Christ, 30 days in the CDS with the F*#king Marlovian in your head. I'll try and round you up some Thorazine,(with that kind of stimulii you'll prabably have to mix it with Librium) Keep it hooked guys and remember Uncle Sam gets half.
KEVIN
Note about Bauer; he had broken his finger and had to desat. Smoker had sent Sasha in to ride out with him and wanted him to give Matt the full SERIO PHYSICAL, finger et al.
We miss you Matt, I wish I would have heeded your advice and WARNINGS.
About Russell... We were working on the IV point. I was a tender pretty fresh out of the Marines & in a little better shape than now and Russell hated me. No he just liked f*#king with me, still does (worthless squid, even they rejected him) Anyway one day he was on my ass, So I say "I have three phrases of advice for you. A delicious shake for breakfast, a delicious shake for lunch, and a sensible meal for dinner." To which he replied "If I could eat a sensible meal do you think I'd need the shakes." This was also the job of the once famous Wal Russ drawings I did. To which Russell added large genetalia & the words "YOUR MAMA LIKED IT." Ever the poet. Kevin also developed his wonderful impersonation of me on this job. I remember being able to pick him up right over my head back then. Either he's gotten heavier or I've gotten weaker. Maybe a little of both.
Not sure why I kept the letter. Maybe because I have tremendous amount of respect for Kevin and some of my other predecessors. Anyway I not going to go into how little I like it in the pot, but Kevin is a special individual who seems to do very well in the system. At times he can even make it fun, almost. Though we're not nearly as attractive as the very capable Marni, if you ever want to see some pictures of Kevin surfacing from 270' gas dives with only farmer John's and a sweat shirt or peering out the porthole at nearly 500' or looking up into the trunk with a crab on his face. Or video of him throwing a slipper lobster in my lap while I'm trying to enjoy a bell siesta & and he's laughing like a giddy school girl, etc. Just stop by my house.
I want to see all the pics from the '70's without any Safety Equipment, in shorts and flipflops.
Kevin is blessed with a great personality, and hence a Great family. I'm proud to consider him a Friend....
Tracy,
your bell partner sans bra...
Hey I think I dated a chick that looked like that !
I think we still talk..