My Desert Island Dream

by Cliffy

 

 

 

 

 

Riiiiiiiing Riiiiiiiiing Riiiiiiiiing............................

Clif picks up...

[Clif]] Hello

[Nad} Hey Clif, how's it hanging?

[Clif] Nadeus! A little to the left, great hearing from you (chuckle chuckle chuckle)!!!!!

[Nad] Bro, I really need your help with something big

[Clif] Just name it

[Nad] I just got a "911" telephone call from the Montreal Canadiens......

[Clif] Yeah?

[Nad] They forgot to put the moth-balls in the cartons when they packed away last year's uniforms, and................

[Clif] Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, that smell reminds me of my late Grandmother, RIP

[Nad] Cliffy, focus please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Clif] Oh yeah, ok

[Nad] So, when the equipment manager opened the cartons at the start of the season for practice, all the uniforms were destroyed and now they have nothing to wear for the "home opener"

[Clif] I have a few New York Yankees jerseys hanging around if that helps

[Nad], Clif, that won't cut it, I need to to get over to China and make sure that the factory produces the jerseys on time and you need to bring them back and deliver them to the Bell center, and all this has to happen in 7 days

[Clif] No problemo amigo, I'm on it

[Nad] Cliffy, U Da Man, the Habs are depending on you for the home-opener, this is BIG!!!!!!

[Clif] Okie dokie, I'm gotta bounce, byee

 

So I dispatched myself out to Shanghai to skipper the HMS Nostradamis and take her to sea with Nads freshly minted Team Unis (Sorry Nad........I just had to, a Rangers fan also helped me with this!!!!!)

 

 

 

 

At the loading dock:

 

 

 

Out to sea, Captain Cliffy says lets stretch her legs

 

 

 

 

 

Turned in  for the evening, I was busy being devilish and dutch ovening the Missus (wheres the break glass hammer when you need one). Poor thing was suffering from the hard boiled eggs and shots of Bookers Id downed

 

 

 

 

We suddenly realized wed left these two monkeys manning the ship, the all of the sudden we heard a loud CRASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listing to its side, the Canadiens season hangs in jeopardy

 

 

 

 

And rests on the bottom of the sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least we have Doritos and a way to get around

 

 

 

 

 

 

While stranded ashore my DID items come to the fore

 

2  watches- these 2 launched a recent renaissance for my love of the brand. If these were the only two I could take with me to my grave, Id die a happy man

 

 

 

2  songs

Learning to Fly by Tom Petty, epitomizes lifes ups and downs, and how renewal takes flight

 

The Christmas Song by my fave Dave Matthews----highly spiritual

 

1 movie---- Love Actually (I know Im a softy syrupy sap)-----I can never get enough of this movie Love is Everywhere

 

 

 

 

 

1 photograph---Dear Old Dad (notice pinups is barracks--- now you know where I get my appreciation for Dangerous Curves). Especially poignant for me, his last fish caught on a Father/Son outing right before he succumbed to that hideous disease---- Cancer

 

 

 

 

 

1 memory recent London gathering with old friends. Its about the spirit of renewal of friendship and kinship making this hobby so much more than a watch. Friends met along the way lend itself to making this the most rewarding hobby of all for me

 

http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/thread/1317168371/Wonderful+night+with+a+pair+of+boots+and+London+crew

 

 

1 meal----- Steak Dinner at Jockos of Nipomo California. One has not lived until youve savored a steak cooked over wood coals.

 

 

 

1 person----my wife Sharon, Mother of our two wonderful children that are all grown up now,  making their way in life. She keeps me grounded and hopeful for a bright future, I could not imagine my life without her!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading treasured friends!!

 

 

 

 

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Cliffy

work shown here.
I know I am too old to bust a PS did like that out ! (so don't choose me)
but, Nice Uniforms !!!!!
Thanks for posting it for all of us !
You underappreciated risti you !
Where's the souvenir from Bush ?!

totally called for !
omg

 

 

Learning to Fly by Tom Petty, epitomizes lifes ups and downs, and how renewal takes flight

The Christmas Song by my fave Dave Matthews----highly spiritual

 

 

 

 

1 meal----- Steak Dinner at Jockos of Nipomo California. One has not lived until youve savored a steak cooked over wood coals.

 

 

 

________________________
Cliffy

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Cliffy

-luke

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Montreal, Canada

The 390 and 372 inspired me also..The best up to now....Winners for sure...



Cheers Guillermo

It's been a while, but I've been to Jockos!
greg in denver

Proud to call you my Friend

Polleke

Thanks for taking time to put this together. Not one person I know hasn't been directly or indirectly been impacted by the "C" word. Nice watches but at the end of the day, it's about friends, family, and good health.



-luke

I really enjoyed it. Loved as well our little GTG in London and hope to see you again soon

mike2zero
Portland, Oregon

P Day in Germany hanging with you, Eng, Diego Michael S, and then visiting Mr. Ferretti and AP, was a highlight in all my days of watch collecting.

Thanks,
Bruce

we were all over it that PDay, esp the trip to Le Locle........another one for the books

 

 

 

 

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Cliffy

and well worth the wait!




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Jp

Great post my friend. Love ya work.

"I'm just sayin"

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Cliffy

thanks so much for sharing!

Now who is next?? Cmon lets keep this going strong!

GUSH

Thanks for sharing,

All the best,


Dan

Both those images of your dad are priceless -- you came from some damn good stock...so what the hell happened?????
Thanks for the ride my friend!
And now Jockos is definitely on my hit list...

Big D
360,27, 112, 232
If You Don't Go, You Can't Come Back.
RIP BBQ & Drew

Both those images of your dad are priceless -- you came from some damn good stock...so what the hell happened?????
Thanks for the ride my friend!
And now Jockos is definitely on my hit list...

Big D
360,27, 112, 232
If You Don't Go, You Can't Come Back.
RIP BBQ & Drew

Reminds me of pics I have of my granddaddy in the war, with his pinups and pipe. Plus he was a commercial fisherman the rest of his life so the pic of your old man fishin is awesome. Merry Christmas, and thanks for bringing back some of the good memories.

"Don't believe everything you think." WTG

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So much MORE than just a Watch

What Watch ,, it's the M8TES behind my brand that I LOVE ,, the Watch is just the GPS

A decade on ,, I COPY it now ,, More than EVER b4 >> it's a PANERAI behind every Panerai is a PANERISTI

And dat , SIMPLY blows me away ,, U Bet....................... BBQ Drew RIP

Feel the Passion ,, Respect the DNA ,, Cheers Beers ,,, Hoo Roo Hammer

Thought your favourite film would be 'shampoo'
Good work on the DID sir ......the pic of the fish in Ghorsten Trotters new boots never fails to make me smile

.... Looking forward to see who you pick for the next one

'Last night what we talked about
It made so much sense
But now the haze has ascended
It don't make no sense anymore'


RIPBBQ

Carnal Knowledge and The Graduate were off limits as I was too young when they came out

 

Warren Beatty was such a "playa" then

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Cliffy

to see you in London recently.

Great funny entry

Now I know why my new BMW GT1400 showed up with sand under the seat and a fish in tail bag:)

"Life's an adventure, you might as well wear a Panerai"
Steve (steveroadking)
249,270,305,339,BBQ360

Richardson Hwy, Valdez, Alaska-- The Brooks Range via Dalton Hwy Alaska--Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Arctic Ocean Alaska--Dawson Cr, Mile Marker '0' Alaska Canadian Hwy Alberta Canada--Yukon Territory, Al Can Highway--Crossing the Yukon River via The George Black Ferry from Dawson City--Poker Creek, population 2, furthest northern border crossing in Alaska. The Forty Mile River Region/Top Of The World Highway

I knew you were a big softy! LOL

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Community! So much more than a watch!

Enjoyed that.

Cheers
Rob Montana

"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole,
with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose" Winston Churchill