Damkier will play role of Remendado a smuggler; while a small role Damkier makes very famous quintet “Smugglers Quintet” his own. The performances are on April 12th, and 18th. Just 75 miles (120 kilometers) out of Munich is historic German town of Regensburg. Just off Danube River, nestled in heart of a charming old town square is an intimate 380 year-old opera house seating 524 dedicated patrons and international guests; it is home to leading tenor.

My friend Kevin had recently married and I was recently engaged. So, of course we wouldn't be expected to be found in usual sailor places on this port visit. We hit beach and decided to go to a family type place that served good pizza and rice wine.

Kevin was always good company. He co wrote many comedy scripts with me and he was an unusual sort of sailor because of fact that he had a journalism degree. I always enjoyed writing but I was never polished. I majored in English Literature when I was in college but as fate would have it, I had never taken a journalism course. So, I thouroughly enjoyed picking Kevins brain.

And of course I enjoyed teasing him about how he got his journalism degree. Kevins family was fairly afluent and very conservative. And as such they invested bulk of their wealth in what was considered to be a very safe bet in a utility company.

But to his families surprise that safe utility company became infamous when news headlines called it "Three Mile Island." With little money left for Kevins college education Kevin and his family jumped at chance for Kevin to be among first of two guys to ever go to a former all girls college.

I can't even imagine what it would be like being one of two guys in all girls college. So of course I teased Kevin constantly about how he got his journalism degree. If it were me, I think all girls would be just to much of a distraction for me to learn anything.