BarkellWH -> Dinner at Scoma's, en route to Samoa (Oct. 29 2014 13:36:24)
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I have the good fortune to have overnighted in San Francisco last night, en route to Samoa, via Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. As always, I went to Scoma's Seafood Restaurant on Pier 47 for a delicious seafood dinner. Scoma's is a San Francisco institution, as Richard knows. Walked up the four steps to the bar on the right of the entrance for a couple of California lagers before dinner. The huge window at the bar looks out on the waterway where the boats come in and unload and process the fish for scoma's. With the sun setting in the West, it is beautiful scene. The last time I was in San Francisco was in 2012 on my return from a gig in Micronesia. At that time Stephen was kind enough to meet me at the Edinburgh Pub, where we quaffed a few cold ones. Missed that this time Stephen. I don't know if anyone on the Foro has any interest in Samoa, but if any interesting experiences or events occur that might spark interest, I will pass them on. The State Department asked me to go out as Charge' d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy, as the permanently-assigned Charge' will be on leave. I was in Samoa in 2011 on a three-month gig. I had the good fortune just before that trip to be working a command staff military exercise at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, where Richard kindly drove from Austin to join me for dinner. Dinner with Richard, followed by a gig in Samoa, made it an interesting summer indeed. My only current regret is the San Francisco Giants did not clinch the World Series with a win last night. It now goes to game seven in Kansas City. I admire Kansas City's spunk, but I have been a life-long Giants fan, even when they were in New York, before they moved to SF, so I have to stay with the Giants. Bill
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