I reckon the old tars of the Christmas ship would not be seeking out a touristy thing but would be more comfortable in a raucous dive bar such as Rossi's where they could down tankards of ale and shots of rum and regale the crowd with tales of the bounding main and break spontaneously in old sea shanties. Pity that I wasn't there to hear their tales. But I don't get out there near as much as I should, but now that Old Dog brings it up it occurs to me that it would be an excellent spot to down a few this New Years eve.
My favorite story about Rossi's is when some years ago I was entering it with some tourist pals from Saint Joseph Missouri. Before we could enter the bartender was giving some guy the bum's rush out of there. As we followed the bartender as he reentered the bar another customer rushed up to him to thank him for ridding the bar of that noxious pest, and the bartender glared at him and said, "You want to go next Pal?" Yes indeed a great place to drop into on New Years eve.
Now that we have discussed the Rouse Simmons, the patriotic war, and the St Patrick Battalion, here is another piece of esoteric historical trivia that just came over the transom via NPR. https://sartenada.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/roosevelt-log-cabin-cabana-de-roosevelt-cabane-de-roosevelt-cabana-de-roosevelt/
It is maybe not as historical as the other topics but it does give us that holiday flair complete with photos, and it takes place in Finland, the place of Old Dog's forebears.
Well then Merry Christmas to the dawgs, and hoping to hear from Free Tim Boxer soon.
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