Author: Vic Socotra

The 91st Virginia Gold Cup

The National Steeplechase Association has sponsored the Virginia Gold Cup at Great Meadow, a marvelous course located at The Plains, Virginia. This was the 91st running- not that most people were watching the ponies- they were too busy looking at one another. There was a lot to see. The Gold Cup is mostly fashion show […]

Kinos

Life and Island Times May 7 2016 Two lines of Jimmy Buffett’s signature song “Margaritaville” speak of a footwear failure I blew out my flip flop, Stepped on a pop top, Those who were on the island during this trop-rock pioneer salad days recall him wearing locally made sandals and not flip flops. Those sandals […]

Low Spark of High-Heeled (Prison) Boys

Life and Island Times May 6 2016 He’s gonna love the low spark of high-heeled prison boys Marlow has always liked this Traffic song for its spiritual message. Spirit is something that no one destroys is a great line for those from the rebellious 60s who loved rock music. The story behind Low Spark Of […]

Getting Underway

I was going to do something different today- had drinks with the actual, physical Lutt-man you have been reading about. Jon-Without showed up, since we broke with tradition and ventured to one of the sites on the Bucket List, since Lutt-man was staying down by Union Station for a conference and the famed Dubliner Bar […]

A Wedding At Avery’s

Editor’s note: I had dug out the following account of my first visit to Cannes, the jewel-like city on the Cote d’Azure and my first encounter with the vivacious and extraordinary Maitre Avery Glize-Kane. She is one of those women who captivates at first meeting, and stays with you in memory the rest of your […]

Smoke Screen

Life and Island Times May 5 2016 “The use of misdirection can help you out maneuver your competitors” (Subtext of artist Gabe Leonard’s painting entitled Smoke Screen) The above painting (entitled Smoke Screen) spoke volumes to Marlow, when he and W saw it at a local art gallery this past Friday. While gazing upon it […]

INPORT MARSEILLE

04 May 2016 Editor’s Note: If you think you are going to get incisive commentary on what happened last night when I was getting the coffeemaker set up for the morning ritual, that amazing concession and the realization of what it is likely to be like for the next six months, you are not going […]

Just Want To Ride My Motor-cicle Part II

Life and Island Times May 4 2016 Late Monday, He called Marlow to inform him that Wilma was ready for pick up. Marlow beamed and told W to get ready to take him out to desolate East Rockland Key. On the way, he told her the story of this Key’s US Navy submarine pens. The […]

Stormy Weather

02 DEC 1989: Day dawned raw and gray and blowing with 8-10ft seas; not that I could really see them. Had to watch it on the PLAT monitor. The announcement ran all day: “All hands remain clear of weather decks and sponsons due to high winds and heavy seas.” We had an aggressive flight program […]

Savannah Stories Part VIII

And Life and Island Times May 1 2016 Bradley’s Lock and Key As W took Marlow around a corner on afternoon walking tour, he spotted an old worn down building on State Street that immediately captured his attention. It was starkly painted, grimy and exuded a smell of stale oil. You could tell it had […]