Category Archives: Alaska

Artistic Dentistry – At Sea – [09/09/2011]

Posted on September 9, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

One of the ways I earn my keep as a party-band groupie is by helping out with their live karaoke night. I help with the sign up process, man the songbooks and coax people onto the stage – in exchanges … Continue reading →

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Wind-down – Ketchikan – [09/08/2011]

Posted on September 9, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Gradually the ship is starting to wind down. Like a clockwork doll who’s limbs have been wound too tightly for a while, we are starting to slowly click down to zero. Those of us that will be finishing our contracts … Continue reading →

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Journeys in Narnia – Tracy Arm – [09/07/2011]

Posted on September 7, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

~Oh perilous place, spell-bound and un-child-proofed~ With it being the end of the season, the weather in Alaska is starting to play up against us. In order to avoid a potentially hurricane force storm as we traversed the open water … Continue reading →

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I Could Have Missed the Pain – Seattle [09/02/2011]

Posted on September 4, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

~ Some things are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain, but I’d have had to miss the dance~ I always get retrospective near the end of a contract; probably everyone here has noticed that it’s a … Continue reading →

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Made For Leaving – [Juneau 08/31/2011]

Posted on August 31, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

“She said: ‘you’re a rambler-man, you ain’t never gonna change. You’ve got a gypsy’s soul to blame and you were made for leavin’” I look out the window on nights like this, and I see my reflection staring back at … Continue reading →

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Splintered.. [08/28/2011]

Posted on August 29, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every so often this job provides situations that the best writers couldn’t create, or , if they did – they would toss it out as “no, no one would ever buy that”. For example, this evening my boss calls me: … Continue reading →

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Short n’ Sweet – Ketchikan [08/25/2011]

Posted on August 29, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

I’ve often found myself wondering what Ketchikan would look like if we visited it at a decent hour rather than so painfully early in the morning. As it is we arrive at 7am with most f the ship’s residents still … Continue reading →

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What are li’l sisters for?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Two days of running paperwork from deck 1 to deck 8. One event manager. One late night phone call. Two long distance phone calls. More emails than I care to count. Two other musicians advising me how to go about … Continue reading →

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Dis-enchanted – Hubbard Glacier [08/23/2011]

Posted on August 24, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking from the bridge. It is with regret that I must cancel our call at Hubbard Glacier this afternoon. We realize that this is a great disappointment for all of your onboard, but … Continue reading →

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Here I Go Again – At Sea [08/22/2011]

Posted on August 24, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every so often, someone asks me why I’m friends with the actual musicians on board. The “real” entertainers. Honestly? It’s because of nights like last night. I’m the devoted party band girl. They work hard, and in all honesty they … Continue reading →

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