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30 November 2010

The Pleasures of the Harbor

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  1. AnonymousDecember 14, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    I love the sinking ship picture in the background. There's something about this that reminds me of the illustrations in "Sailortown" by Stan Hugill. It has a happier, less judgmental feel to it than most historical drawings of opium dens. Instead of looking debauched, the guy just looks like he's concentrating and is comfortable.

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  2. Cold is the SeaDecember 15, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    Well, I figured why go into an opium den if you're only going to get bummed out...In his memoir "A Sailor's Log", Frederick T. Wilson casually references partaking of the pipe during port visits in Asia during the late-19th century. He certainly didn't attach any type of stigma to it... :)

    The artwork in the background is a take on Mather Brown's painting, "The Battle Of The Nile: Destruction Of L’Orient (August 1, 1798)".

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