{"id":5529,"date":"2021-11-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:16:59","slug":"104-after-weeks-at-sea-finally-pi-liberty-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/104-after-weeks-at-sea-finally-pi-liberty-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#104\u2014After Weeks at Sea\u2026 Finally, PI Liberty (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Who said, <em>\u201cDon\u2019t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, <em>\u201cLet me give you one piece of advice, one old salt to another\u2026 Ah, to hell with advice.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what song (and who sang it) did we hear the following:<br><em>No, you don&#8217;t know me well<\/em><br><em>In every little thing only time will tell<\/em><br><em>But you believe the things that I do<\/em><br><em>And we&#8217;ll see it through<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><form action=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=5542\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><div class=\"g-recaptcha sdm-g-recaptcha\"><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download darkblue sdm_download_with_condition\">Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"5542\" \/><\/form><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em> (CV-63)\u2014October 1975<br>The Philippines<\/strong><br><em>PI Liberty, Part 2: Party Time<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to those who commented on my previous blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/103-after-weeks-at-sea-finally-pi-libertypart-1-the-day-before\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>#103\u2014After Weeks at Sea, Finally\u2026 Liberty<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Several comments were spot on and reminded me of things I\u2019d forgotten. Here\u2019s a few more shared \u201cmemories:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>\u201cAfter 63 days on the line, liberty in Olongapo was crazy.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cI picked up the Hawk in PI at the same time this was written. I was assigned to the AM (air missile) division in the weapons department. Went on the beach for the first time that night. Olongapo was quite the experience for this 19-year-old.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cWas on the Kitty Hawk in 1961, so you know how old I was, and enjoyed Olongapo and Manilla when we pulled in there! Hustlers were almost non-existent and everything was cheap!\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cSpent 60 some days off Vietnam, pulled in PI for one day! ONE.DAY!\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cGreat story. I was the money man wherever we went. Lent out hundreds and always doubled my money.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cBeen there many times, and you said it: WEEKS at sea working 18 hours a day.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my last blog, I wrote about the day <em>before<\/em> pulling into a liberty port (for me, <strong>Philippines<\/strong>, our overseas home port), and what we did to prepare, specifically on the flight deck. This week, I\u2019ll touch on what we (or\u2026 I) did when I <em>finally<\/em> got to take liberty in Olongapo City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you\u2019re a petty officer in the <strong>United States Navy<\/strong>, one of the more\/less <em>glamorous <\/em>duties assigned is the <strong>Afterbrow<\/strong> watch. Here, you\u2019re paired with another petty officer and together, you get to watch sailors, contractors, and \u201cother\u201d non-officer\/non-VIP personnel come aboard and disembark the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more \u201cimportant\u201d people (i.e. officers &amp; non-peons) used the Forward brow. But I digress\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I had duty the day we pulled in, I also managed to land the Afterbrow watch from midnight to 0400 (joys!). I got to observe sailors stagger up the Afterbrow after a \u201cfirst\u201d night of liberty in PI. That was always \u201cfun.\u201d Fortunately, hardly anyone gave us any problems\u2014most sailors who came back aboard had a good time and knew we\u2019d be in port for a week, so they didn\u2019t want to screw up and get thrown into the brig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPermission to come aboard, sir?\u201d Hand salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPermission granted.\u201d Salute smartly returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so on and so forth for four hours. Since PI had a midnight curfew, <em>most<\/em> of the inebriated sailors stumbled back before 0100. After that, all was quiet on the watch. A few minutes before 0400, another petty officer from V-1 Division relieved me. Time for me to catch some shuteye. Even though we were in port, we still had a standard 0730\u20141530 workday. I\u2019d only get a couple of hours&#8217; sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then, it\u2019d be my turn for PI liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I worked in <strong>V-1 Division\/Crash<\/strong>, a normal workday for us in port was typically spent maintaining the Crash equipment: one MB-5 Crash truck, two MD-3 converted aircraft tow tractors for Crash, the Crash forklift, and \u201cTilly,\u201d the NS-50 Crash crane. Check the oil, kick the tires, and look for any leaks. Not a lot of time needed for those PMS (Preventative Maintenance Schedule) tasks. After that, training and if you were good at it like me, making yourself look busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or as we like to say in the military, \u201cHurry Up &amp; Wait!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 1530 (3:30 in the afternoon), it was liberty time. I wasn\u2019t in any hurry, since I\u2019d loaned out most of my money to others in the division for their first night (loan $20, get back $40 on payday). I\u2019d be playing it safe tonight: a nice dinner, slugging down a few <strong>San Miguel<\/strong> beers, and hanging out at my favorite bar, the \u201cCountry Caravan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I only had $15 to my name, I\u2019d go in with two great friends: Smitty and Mac, both Fly 3 <strong>Yellow Shirts<\/strong>. Mac was a first class PO and the Fly 3 LPO (Leading Petty Officer); Smitty was a third class PO like me. They hung out a lot together\u2014both were married with wives back in the states and when they went out on the town, they didn\u2019t stray. That always impressed me (and still does).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, Chet. You ready, yet?\u201d Smitty\u2019s rack in the V-1 Division berthing compartment was across the aisle from mine. He was ready to get off the ship, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlmost.\u201d I was wearing my civvies and back in the 70s, that was usually polyester; at least for me. Dark slacks, a light colored polyester button-down long sleeve that looked like a drunk hippie designed it using tie-dye materials, and dark brown, polished penny loafers. I was decked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smitty was from Texarkana and wore blue denim jeans, a plaid snap-button shirt, and his cowboy boots. I half expected him to wear his cowboy hat, which he often did, but not tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMac coming with us?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, he\u2019ll meet us down on the hangar deck in a few minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The V-1 berthing compartment was located on the forward part of the ship toward the bow on the 02 level, just below the flight deck. You can imagine that sleep during flight operations (i.e., launches off Cats 1 &amp; 2) might be a challenge, but believe me\u2026 you get used to it, especially after spending 16-18 hours on the flight deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s Mac,\u201d Smitty acknowledged with a nod. He hadn\u2019t been waiting long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDamn, Chet. You plannin\u2019 on staying ashore tonight? You\u2019re decked out like the south end of a north bound mule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typical of Mac. We all laughed at his non-timid sense of humor. Mac was a great Yellow Shirt director and always watched out for his guys. He was vertically-challenged (i.e., short) &amp; stocky, but didn\u2019t take crap off anyone on the flight deck. He\u2019d seen too much in his eight years as an ABH, and safety was his middle name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SubicBayNavalBaseMainGate_CarlBronson.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SubicBayNavalBaseMainGate_CarlBronson.jpg?resize=251%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2643\" width=\"251\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SubicBayNavalBaseMainGate_CarlBronson.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SubicBayNavalBaseMainGate_CarlBronson.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Subic Bay Naval Station Main Gate<br>Photo credit: Carl Bronson.<br>(Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot tonight, Mac. I only have a few bucks with me\u2014dinner and a show is all I can afford. That\u2019s why I hang out with you guys. You\u2019re \u2018safe.\u2019\u201d Mac &amp; Smitty knew exactly what I meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so it continued, this back-and-forth one-upmanship as we disembark the ship and head out toward Olongapo City. We pass through the base checkpoint, guarded by Marines. I don\u2019t recognize any of them, but I\u2019m sure they recognize me from an \u201cincident\u201d that happened last time we were in port&#8230; something I would <em>not <\/em>repeat again.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So how would one describe PI? Cheap hookers, San Miguel beer, Jeepneys, baluts, grilled monkey meat, Shit River, and martial law. Yep\u2026 that\u2019s pretty much how I remember PI in 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can smell it before you see it. I won\u2019t lie\u2026 Shit River is exactly what you think it is. A river cesspool that you have to cross over before you hit the outskirts of Olongapo City. Houses on stilts line the opposite side of the river and the occupants dump everything (I mean everything) into the river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, several small wooden boats line up alongside the bridge, with young boys paddling and young girls standing at the bow with a small hand-held net. \u201cThrow me piso, mister. You got plenty, I know you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/OlongopoCityBridge-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/OlongopoCityBridge-2.jpg?resize=263%2C178&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shit River, Olongapo City\" class=\"wp-image-2642\" width=\"263\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/OlongopoCityBridge-2.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/OlongopoCityBridge-2.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Shit River&#8221; &#8211; Olongapo City, Philippines<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a sight you don\u2019t want to remember, but every time you cross over the bridge, they\u2019re there. A few sailors toss a piso or two their way, sometimes purposefully missing the net, only to watch the young boys jump into the cesspool river to swim down to retrieve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t mean to demean these kids\u2014back in the mid-70s, this is just the way it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, we\u2019re in Olongapo City. It\u2019s about 1700 (5:00 p.m.) and Sailors and Marines filled the dusty streets. Bars and restaurants line the boardwalks on both sides of the main street, but the first place to head is the bank to exchange dollars for pisos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mid-70s, the exchange rate was 6 pisos to one US dollar; more if you could find your way around the back alleys and locate an \u201cexchange artist.\u201d But that could also be a little dangerous, especially if you didn\u2019t know where you were going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three of got our share of pisos and since I only had $15, I knew my night limit was 90 pisos. Sounds like a lot of money\u2014and in 1975, it was plenty for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OlongapoCity.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OlongapoCity.jpg?resize=259%2C186&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1611\" width=\"259\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OlongapoCity.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OlongapoCity.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OlongapoCity.jpg?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Olongapo City, Philippines<br>Westpac &#8217;75 Cruise Book<br>(Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first stop was to get a decent meal. We went to one of the local well-known restaurants with a good reputation which had a variety of selections, only a few of which I\u2019d tried in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight, I\u2019d treat myself to my favorite: <strong>Shanghai Fried Rice<\/strong> with a fried egg on top and an order of <strong>Lumpia<\/strong>. And of course\u2026 a San Miguel beer, made right there in the Philippines. All for about 15 pisos (about $2 US).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, liberty was good &amp; cheap in PI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn\u2019t have <strong>Shore Patrol<\/strong> duty this time in port, but when two Shore Patrol stuck their heads in the restaurant, I recognized one of them from V-1 Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gary Borne<\/strong> was also in Crash; we served together at <strong>NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong>, before transferring to <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>. He was a big, tall, good-looking guy from Hagerstown, MD. He looked even bigger and more intimidating in his summer whites, complete with his Dixie Cup, white web belt, and patrol baton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBorno\u2026 wanna join us?\u201d We were all good friends on the flight deck and had shared some hectic experiences. You get to know people well when you\u2019re under stressful situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot now. Still gotta make the rounds. All\u2019s quiet so far, but I\u2019m sure things will pick up a little before midnight.\u201d We all knew what he meant, since Shore Patrol was a duty all petty officers took at one time or another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-SusanKing.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-SusanKing.jpg?resize=207%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PI Country Caravan - Susan King\" class=\"wp-image-5531\" width=\"207\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-SusanKing.jpg?w=663&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-SusanKing.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Country Caravan Bar &#8211; Susan King<br>Westpac &#8217;75<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PI was under a curfew and word was out that you could be shot on sight if caught in the streets after curfew. As far as I know, no one was ever shot while I was in PI, but that was enough of a warning to get us back on the base before midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Gary left and we finished our meal, we all headed over to my favorite bar: the <strong>Country Caravan<\/strong>. I\u2019ve always been a fan of country music, especially the oldies from Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Willie Nelson. But I was also becoming accustomed to the \u201cnew\u201d country singers like Ronnie Milsap, Lynn Anderson, Terri Gibbs, and Tanya Tucker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thing was\u2026 at the Country Caravan, the lead singer could sing them all <em>and <\/em>sing them well. Her name was Susan King and when she sang, she didn\u2019t have a Filipino accent like so many other singers. And her voice was pure. The band was tight, too. All were Filipino and they knew how to play their instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as we walked into the Country Caravan, we were surrounded by\u2026 how shall I say this?\u2026 \u201csocial entertainers.\u201d Or if you prefer the military terminology: \u201cNavy Relief.\u201d Some of the hookers were nice looking, others\u2026 probably the same vintage as from World War II. But they were always fun to watch as they made their way around the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey sailor. Looking for a good time? Buy me drinkee?\u201d And I\u2019m sure a few other choice phrases trying to entice their male companions into buying watered-down drinks and a \u201clittle more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot tonight, darlin\u2019. I got no money \u2018cept for San Miguel. Can you fetch us a round?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her warm smile turned to a cold smirk, but that\u2019s just how it was. I came into town with Smitty &amp; Mac because I only had enough money for dinner &amp; beer. That was fine by me. Payday was still a couple of days away, but <em>this <\/em>night on the town, I had enough to tie me over. This wasn\u2019t my first rodeo, so to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After another beer, we decided to head over to another country bar. In my opinion, it wasn\u2019t as good as the Country Caravan, but Mac liked the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the street, I spotted a couple of other Crash crew members and caught their eye. Stovall &amp; Flournoy were headed to the \u201cSoul\u201d street. Kuiphoff, Charlie Brown, and a few other Yellow and Blue Shirts were headed to the \u201cRock\u201d street. Just like Bourbon Street in New Orleans, there was music for anyone and everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHang on a minute, Mac. Let me grab a bag \u2018a bread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pandesal bread was a locally made bread roll and many vendors made it right there on the street. A bag of a dozen Pandesal bread rolls cost three pisos (about $.50 USD). Light &amp; buttery and\u2026 hot out of the oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though in the 70s we\u2019d never heard the term \u201ccholesterol,\u201d I\u2019m sure these were on the upper end of the scale. Mac &amp; Smitty didn\u2019t want any, so I had the entire bag to myself. Not that I\u2019m stingy, but Pandesal bread, like Lumpia, is something I don\u2019t think you can find anywhere but PI. I finished the &#8220;straight-out-of-the-oven&#8221; bag \u2018a bread before we got to the next bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And\u2026 just like the Country Caravan, bar girls immediately surrounded us\u2014probably three girls for every guy. I remembered something that <strong>Big Willie<\/strong> (Asst Crash LPO) told me before going out on my first trip into Olongapo. \u201cNever have more than one girlfriend in the same bar. It\u2019s okay to have a girlfriend in different bars, but just not in the same bar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy?\u201d I was curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere could be a rift between the girls, which could easily escalate into something really nasty. And\u2014<em>I\u2019m speaking from personal experience<\/em>\u2014they can wield a butterfly knife like you\u2019ve never seen and would not hesitate to cut you <em>or<\/em> your other girlfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1-1024x781.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1.jpg?resize=232%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PI Bar - Andy Adkins &amp; friends\" class=\"wp-image-5532\" width=\"232\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C781&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1.jpg?resize=768%2C586&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PIBar-1.jpg?w=1342&amp;ssl=1 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Westpac &#8217;75 &#8211; Olongapo City, PI<br>typical bar scene<br>&#8220;I&#8217;m the one at the far end drinking the beer&#8221;<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Made sense to me, so I always made sure that I followed BW\u2019s advice when out in Olongapo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few more San Miguels and lots more country music. Now and then, we\u2019d again be surrounded by the girls. Some purposefully sat on my lap, as they did Smitty &amp; Mac, but they shooed them away. I did, but maybe not as quickly. Something about several San Miguel beers and the clock ticking toward midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why does Mickey Gilley&#8217;s song, &#8220;<em>The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time<\/em>,&#8221; come to mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were even Filipino photographers that would take a Polaroid shot of you and\/or your table for five pisos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like before, the Shore Patrol stuck their heads in the bar, usually about once an hour. Since this was the second night of liberty for <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em> and her escorts (Cruisers, Destroyers, Ocean Escorts), the bars weren\u2019t as wild as they were the night before. But it was still a routine to check every bar, every restaurant, and every hole in the wall, just to make sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When out on the town with a few friends, it was often a \u201ctest\u201d to see who would cave in first\u2014that is, who would say they were ready to head back to the ship and turn in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight, it was me. I\u2019d had the Afterbrow <em>dog watch<\/em> (0000\u20140400) the night before, got less than three hours of sleep before morning muster, worked (sort of) all day, then out on the town. I was dog tired, but I think Smitty &amp; Mac were also ready to go. It was only 22:30 (10:30 pm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we headed back toward the base, there was a lot of activity on the streets. Sailors &amp; marines were bar-hopping, many had female companions. You could also see the girls egging the sailors to buy them a balut (a disgusting [<em>to me<\/em>] Filipino delectable). I know all were trying to decide whether to head back to base &amp; their ship(s), take their lady friends to a hotel, or escort them back to their homes. It would be a routine we\u2019d witness night after night while in port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also couldn&#8217;t forget the many BBQ grills lined up along the street, selling anything from monkey meat to dog meat, but yelling out &#8220;chicken&#8221; when you got close. It smelled so good, but I&#8217;d learned my lesson the hard way NOT to buy from these guys. The Filipinos learned a long time ago that drunk sailors are <em>always <\/em>hungry, especially for something that smelled so good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me? I timed my money and my exhaustion just right: back to the berthing compartment about 2300 (11 pm), slipped off my shoes &amp; stored them in my locker, and just dove into my rack with my clothes on. I had three pisos left in my pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until we meet again,<br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Roy T. Bennett.<\/li><li><strong><em>Cinderella Liberty<\/em><\/strong> (1973), Lynn Forshay (Eli Wallach).<\/li><li><strong><em>Make it With You<\/em><\/strong> (1970), B.R.E.A.D; written by Gates David Ashworth.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, \u201cDon\u2019t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.\u201d? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, \u201cLet me give you one&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/104-after-weeks-at-sea-finally-pi-liberty-part-2\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#104\u2014After Weeks at Sea\u2026 Finally, PI Liberty (Part 2)<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[59],"tags":[106,74,83,17,114,112,7,146,84],"class_list":["post-5529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-navy","tag-abh","tag-agana-guam","tag-crash-salvage","tag-flight-deck","tag-olongapo-city","tag-philippines","tag-uss-kitty-hawk","tag-v-1-division","tag-westpac","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#104\u2014After Weeks at Sea\u2026 Finally, PI Liberty (Part 2) &#8212; A Veteran&#039;s Journey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Liberty in the Philippines in the mid-70s... 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