Podcasts by Sea Stories and More with Jim

Episode 11 - Odd Jobs Part 2, 1967 from 2016-06-26T01:43:21

More tales from my time as a tow-truck driver while I was in high school.

Episode 10 - Summer treats, 1971 from 2016-05-15T04:12:01

The Summer was hot and boring and when you're a bunch of brownwater navy scrubs, you don't get many opportunities for treats, but somehow, we did...

The closing music is "Tonto" ...

Episode 9 - MARS and babies, 1971 from 2016-05-08T19:58:09

While I was in Vietnam, my wife gave birth to our first child, my daughter. I heard about it through the grapevine, but I wanted to hear for myself, so I "borrowed" some transportation in order ...

Episode 8 - First trip to Guam, 1971 from 2016-05-03T13:54:07

My first trip to Guam was not a good trip. Theft, fights and ugly women marred this voyage and we weren't even pirates. Listen close, there is a little bit of history in this one.

Episode 7 - Watching the seagulls fight over puke: Entering the Navy, 1969 from 2016-04-24T18:03:28

This time I try to explain what it takes to be sub-human - per US Navy standards. Boot Camp was not easy on two main levels: it was physically tough and mentally draining as it was designed to b...

Episode 6 - Odd Jobs: Part 1, 1966 from 2016-04-19T04:34:51

I had a few jobs from the time I was fifteen and a half - and they paid well and built character - some more than others.

Episode 5 - Growing up: Family and Home-cooked meals, 1950's and 1960's from 2016-04-10T17:26:29

This time I am sketching out some details of my youth: my family, what made me different from my brothers - and my sister, what my family had and did compared to the other families in Hollister,...

Episode 4 - Leaving the military, 1973 from 2016-04-05T04:31:51

With a month left of active duty, I was ordered to a month, plus several days of overseas duty, which mostly consisted of traveling to and back from Southeast Asia. I experienced long waits, a f...

Episode 3 - The best job in the US Navy, 1969 from 2016-03-27T23:55:06

During Boot Camp, everyone must complete a week of duties outside normal training - and this called "Service Week." As one of the luckiest men in the history of lucky men, I was ordered to what ...

Episode 2 - Grenade Pins, 1971 from 2016-03-18T04:56:02

At sea, on board the USS Pledge, a US Navy minesweeper headed to Vietnam, a terrible accident occurs, which haunts me to this day.

Episode 1 - A "honeymoon" trip to Vegas, 1971 from 2016-03-18T04:50:27

In the inaugural episode, I tell the story of when my wife and I, as a newly-ish married couple, on a trip to Las Vegas in the early 1970's. In this story, Jim Rockford helps us get a hotel room...