My father, whose name was also Frederick Hahne, the fourth in a row, was a merchant marine from 1939 to 1945 during World War II. He worked as a chief mate aboard merchant ships delivering munitions to the US Navy and Marines throughout the South Pacific. Yesterday, I paid a visit to the Sailors Union of the Pacific in San Francisco to review some potential office space for a Foundation which I serve as President of the board of directors. Being there reminded me of “Big Fred” because he often mentioned it in stories during the war years. At sunset, I took a walk on Ocean Beach at the other of San Francisco from the Sailors Union of the Pacific and witnessed an incredible sunset over the Pacific about which Big Fred often commented “sometimes the Pacific is not so pacific”.
The Mind Shaft Society encounters arduous conditions on our Expeditions. We travel with a kitchen staff, a facilities staff, and a cleaning staff. This video visualizes the Mind Shaft Society Maid Service cleaning one of the shade structures in the early morning.
The Crucible in Oakland, California hosts a spectacular event each summer called the Fire Arts Festival. The Flamethrower Shooting Gallery is one of the installations. The Flamethrower Shooting Gallery operates by a high pressure line fed by nitrogen that blasts 87 octane gasoline or methanol in a straight line for about 30 feet. Targets are set up for attendees to shoot at. This video documents the set up in West Oakland.
The Crucible is an industrial arts learning and production facility in West Oakland, California. The Crucible provides classes in glass blowing, welding and fabricating, jewelry, bicycle repair and many aspects of the industrial arts. The Crucible provides wonderful community support for the youth residing in the surrounding community.
The Mind Shaft Society continues to recreate the findings from the Expedition exploring the evolution of the Bamboodu Civilization. Working at Dr. Cabro’s excellent estate high on Mt. Tam, this is a work in progress… to be continued.
The Rex Foundation is the charitable foundation created by the Grateful Dead to support grassroots organizations doing good work in the fields of health, the arts, education and community. The Rex Foundation created the Rex Musical Caravan where bands get on board to support Rex donating a portion of the proceeds to the Rex Foundation. Rex board member, Tim Duncan, whose family owns and operates Silver Oak Cellars in Napa Valley, hosted a Rex Musical Caravan featuring Taj Mahal. Rex board member Bob Weir performed, unannounced, with friends Jay Lane and Rob Wasserman. Here is a short video of one of the the tunes they performed.
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