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Writing A Song At Sea Is All The Inspiration You Ever Need

The song, “Hey ‘Lil Bird” was written at sea by Snuggs with his red accordion in the cockpit on a dog watch. We’re thinking it must have been sometime around 3 a.m. Sounds nuts, but that happens to be his “witching hour,” when creativity comes easy. It’s like being so tired you can’t differentiate between the conscious and subconscious mind. If nothing else, he’s consistent. Nearly every piece of music he has ever written has come this way unless he is asked to bust out his keyboard and play on deck.

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Rape At Sea: For Midshipman X

If only every woman who was sexually harassed while on board vessels owned by large corporations such as Maersk were given the opportunity and resources necessary to file a class action lawsuit that was public, where they be forced to pay out proper damages that would also hurt the company’s bottom line and PR, possibly then we might see a culture change.

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