Posted on 08/11/2004 7:24:38 PM PDT by doug from upland
Kerry's serving in Vietnam...U.S. pilots had been dropping bombs
He took the time to write home to mom...Mekong River
Christmas eve in Cambodia...he learned that's no Utopia
Bullets flew in the whole area...Mekong River
Mekong River, Mekong River...he went somewhere he shouldn't be
Mekong River, Mekong River...he says that "Nixon ordered me"
We're hearing comrades say that to command he is unfit
Every one of those guys knows Kerry's full of it...on the Mekong River
He got off to a healthy start...he faked his way to a Purple Heart
And his report was a great work of art...Mekong River
Comrades all had heard Kerry say...they would call him JFK
But first he must build up his resume...Mekong River
Mekong River, Mekong River...he went where he shouldn't be
The Mekong River, Mekong River...he says that "Nixon ordered me"
We're hearing comrades say that to command he is unfit
Every one of those guys knows that Kerry's full of it...on the Mekong River
Mekong River, Mekong River...he went where he shouldn't be
Mekong River, Mekong River...he says "Nixon ordered me"
chuckle
You are a blooming genius.
Where in the hell did you come up with this song? Damn, it brings back memories of the Beefsteak and Bourbon in the King's Cross and singing drunk with the Aussie Infantry at their base (where the hell was it? long Tan?)
Great rollicking fun and memories.
PS: I got a few scratches and NO Purple Hearts. That's the way it should be. Wait a minute, I didn't put you on to an old Anne Margaret song just now, did I?
ING offers stake in the Bourbon
By Carolyn Cummins, Commercial Property Editor
June 1, 2004
Many patrons of The Bourbon pub in Kings Cross, formerly the Bourbon and Beefsteak, no doubt have dreamed of owning shares in the establishment.
Well now they can, with ING Real Estate floating its new pub trust worth $70.5 million.
The ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund will have as its five main assets the Bourbon, The Commodore in North Sydney, the Woolwich Pier, the Five Dock Hotel and the Aussie Rules Club in Kings Cross.
It will join ING's office and industrial funds, which are all run by chief executive David Blight.
The new float is expected to be the launching pad for growth in this sector, which already returns a healthy 7 to 9 per cent, thanks to gaming revenue and the increased popularity of pubs.
Already Foster's has floated its pub property assets into Australian Hospitality & Leisure Group while private hotelier Bill Waugh has been looking at a public float of his pubs.
Under the ING plan, the fund will offer a forecast income return of 9.3 per cent in the first year, of which 45 per cent is estimated to be tax deferred.
ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund will own the freehold of entertainment venues, hotels and bars throughout Australia and receive rental income from experienced hotel operators under long term leases. The average 14-year lease term, combined with annual fixed rent increases, provides investors with a secure and growing income.
The fund is seeking to raise $26 million from the initial public offering, with ING Real Estate subscribing for at least 5 per cent of the equity.
Hugh Thomson, chief operating officer of ING Real Estate, said the hotels were well located in prime entertainment precincts or in areas with limited existing competition.
"Four of the five hotels will be operated by the Icon Hospitality Group. Icon has a long and successful record of hotel management and ownership," Mr Thomson said.
"ING Real Estate intends to grow the fund with further acquisitions of hotels operated by both Icon and other operators," he said.
Doug,
Sounds as though they're about to ruin the place.
Actually, I went there in November of 1998 for the first time in 28 years. There were scant reminders of its heritage as a watering spot for GI's on R&R.
However, there was a DDG and a DDF (I think, not being too entirely cognizant of naval vessel profiles)tied up and the crews were let out on shore leave.
Now its been an old tradition of mine that no military personnel in my immediate presence ever pay for a drink. Well there were approximately 60 sailors there that night, and as long as I was sober, they drank for free.
A certain Fortune 500 company paid a US$1,660 bar tab that night. What they didn't know didn't hurt them.
Damned those sailors could drink. Must have been the time at sea.
Thanks for sharing your memories with us. God bless those sailors. They deserved all your company could pay for. :)
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