tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post1092725974344635788..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: History: Adventures Afloat Part 2Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-87122972744241946282009-12-04T19:32:31.377-09:002009-12-04T19:32:31.377-09:00Ahoy, Timmy! Just imagine the possibilities!Ahoy, Timmy! Just imagine the possibilities!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-37626491726138085942009-12-04T15:10:07.249-09:002009-12-04T15:10:07.249-09:00So, David Porter vs. Thomas Cochrane would be Sinb...So, David Porter vs. Thomas Cochrane would be Sinbad vs. The Sea Wolf? Sounds like an old Ray Harryhuasen stop motion animation special effects extravaganza...Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-84723650685797318912009-12-04T09:13:28.379-09:002009-12-04T09:13:28.379-09:00Ahoy, Timmy! Oh and it just gets better. I haven...Ahoy, Timmy! Oh and it just gets better. I haven't really started David Cordingly's biography of Cochrane - "The Real Master and Commander" - but even the names of the people Cochrane came into contact with (Captain Pulling, for instance) were used by O'Brian. Gotta love The Sea Wolf (as Bernardo O'Higgins refered to Cochrane).Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-44006432034816549052009-12-03T22:06:37.031-09:002009-12-03T22:06:37.031-09:00Ahoy Pauline! Three cheers for lucky Tom! Huzzah! ...Ahoy Pauline! Three cheers for lucky Tom! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!<br />You are right though, you can really see where O'Brian got his inspiration for Jack Aubrey. Good stuff. Thankee, Pirate Queen.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.com