Category Archives: Summer Contracts

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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Reasons and Rythmes – At Sea [08/21/2011]

Posted on August 22, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every contract you do, changes you. Every ship you set sail on, you walk down the gangway a different girl. It’s hard to explain, sometimes the changes are huge, sometimes they’re so subtle that you never notice them yourself. It’s … Continue reading →

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We Are Family – At Sea [08/21/2011]

Posted on August 22, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Shipboard relationships are funny things. There’s always one group of people you end up getting close to, one group of people you end up spending almost all your time with. You would think that that would be your actual team, … Continue reading →

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Brazzle Dazzle Day – Hubbard Glacier [08/16/2011]

Posted on August 17, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Hubbard Glacier until recently has been the fog-capital of the route. We’ve been surrounded week after week by a thick blanket of white, with the glacier looming up in front of us suddenly only because our captain is so brilliant … Continue reading →

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Wet n’ Wild – Juneau [08/15/2011]

Posted on August 17, 2011 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every so often, you feel the urge to do something totally insane. Last year, for me, that was going ziplining in Juneau (I love ziplining, closest thing to flying without wings that a human being will ever experience), this season … Continue reading →

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