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T Thomas Member Lake Mojave Joined: Mar 15, 2005 Posts: 372	T Thomas Posted posted on Tue, Nov 29, 2005 11:05 PM On 2005-11-27 18:23, bigbrotiki wrote: And, on a good day, the smell of arriving in Hawaii. This reminds me of a few lines from a book I quoted from a while back, the imagery in which sticks with me very strongly: But I must admit it was wonderful to fly to Hawaii in a Boeing 707 in 1969 before it became so touristy. It was like being in the start of a Bond movie, the one where Ursula Andress came up out of the sea in that white swimsuit. The whole island smelled as if it had been sprayed over with the most wonderful subtle perfume. It was quite heady. (original thread): http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=16130&forum=1&hilite=beatles

On 2005-11-27 18:23, bigbrotiki wrote:
And, on a good day, the smell of arriving in Hawaii.

This reminds me of a few lines from a book I quoted from a while back, the imagery in which sticks with me very strongly:
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But I must admit it was wonderful to fly to Hawaii in a Boeing 707 in 1969 before it became so touristy. It was like being in the start of a Bond movie, the one where Ursula Andress came up out of the sea in that white swimsuit. The whole island smelled as if it had been sprayed over with the most wonderful subtle perfume. It was quite heady.
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(original thread):
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=16130&forum=1&hilite=beatles

Post #200733 by Thomas on Tue, Nov 29, 2005 11:05 PM