One
hundred thirty plus island residents gathered together
at Club Duck Key on Saurday night, November 20, 2004,
to celebrate and welcome back the snowbirds with
drinks, entertainment, dining and dancing. The social
committee did a marvelous job with many couples
staying well passed Duck Key midnight.
For
entertainment the Duck Key Players of 2004 performed
an old cruiseliner skit called "If I were not upon the
Sea. "
Pictures
and lyrics are provided below.
Welcome
from Beverly Gottschalk, membership chair of Club Duck
Key, and greetings to Duck Key Property Owners'
Association members and island visitors to Club Duck
Key.
Welcome
from Roy Enquist, DKPOA President. Thank you to Marine
Bank for providing funding.
Beginning
of skit by the Duck Key Players of 2004
Ed
Gottschalk
"If I
were not upon the sea, a SWIMMER I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Breast
stroke, Breast stroke,
25 miles to go
Breast stroke, Breast stroke,
25 miles to go
Joanne
Orr
"If I
were not upon the sea, a BLACKJACK DEALER I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Hit
them once, hit them twice
21 or bust
Hit them once, hit them twice
21 or bust
Gerry
Fortier
"If I
were not upon the sea, a BADMITTON PLAYER I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Birds
to you sir, birds to you sir
up and down the court
Birds to you sir, birds to you sir
up and down the court
"If I
were not upon the sea, a NURSE I would be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Strip
to the waist, take your pulse
show me where it hurts
Strip to the waist, take your pulse
show me where it hurts
Dave
Willianson
"If I
were not upon the sea, a FLAG I would be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Blow
me east, blow me west,
I like lots of wind
Blow me east, blow me west,
I like lots of wind
Portion
of line
In
this picture Suwe Williamson is saying "Take their
pulse", having just finished "strip to the waist" on
Jerry Fortier.
Performers
Joanne and Dave at either end of this image also doing
their parts in unison.
Fran
Copeland, lighthouse keeper above doing "quick flash
here"
"If I
were not upon the sea, a LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
With a
quick flash here, and a quickflash there,
so no one runs aground
With a quick flash here, and a quick flash there,
so no one goes aground.
Steve
Showerman
"If I
were not upon the sea, an UNDERTAKER I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Close
their eye, lay them out
and shove them in the box
Close their eye, lay them out
and shove them in the box
Joanne
Enquist
"If I
were not upon the sea, a SEAMSTRESS I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
Half a
yard
I take it by the inch
Half a yard
I take it by the inch
Tom
Neville
"If I
were not upon the sea, a Ballet dancer I would
be.
Happy
all day long and this would be my song
First
position, second position
Show your arabesque
First position, second position
Show your arabesque
"second
position"
Joane
doing "I'll take it by the inch" at same moment Tom is
doing "Show your arabesque"
Director
Judy Adler providing introductions and closing
comments.
