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GYXU > General > Dan Julian 6 April 2005 09:21:31

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Mike Sullivan 5 April 2005 21:03:19
 Dan Julian died last Saturday. He's been away from rowing for a while, but
I've been visiting with him now and again to have a beer and some laughs.
He coxed the Amlong brothers in their pair with in the early 60s, and did a
lot of coaching as well.

He's going to have his ashes scattered on the Schuykill. If anybody reading
finds out any more info about the time and place, please share with me, I'd
like to ask a friend training in Philly now to stand in on my behalf.

First time I met Dan was at the Peninsula Yacht club in Redwood City right
next to Bair Island AC. People at the Yacht club (I use the term loosely,
definitely not the tie and double breasted look) knew me from the rowing
club activities, so called me in to have a beer with them. No problemo.
Here's this dapper little guy with white hair and a cane starts giving me a
load of grief about what a waste of time rowing is. He put on this act for
about 20 minutes or so pretending he was ignorant of rowing completely, but
denigrating it nonetheless. I picked out his Philly accent after a few
minutes, later on asked him how anyone
from Philly can be so freakin ignorant of the sport. I said something to
the effect: 'The only people I know of that don't know
rowing in Philly are the stupid drunk micks in Upper Darby."

He laughed his butt off. He then said that he didn't know anything about
rowing but he knew a couple guys that he used to push around that might have
rowed a little.

Then he got me, named off the Amlongs, Boyce Budd, Jack Kelly, Gus Ignas,
and a host of others. Basically the Philly Rowing Hall of Fame.

I always like a guy that when I introduce myself as Mike, they right away
call me Sul or Sully. Danny was like that, I'm really grateful I got a
chance to be friends.

Here's the only pic I could find:
http://www.svcn.com­/archives/lgwt/07.07­.99/rowing-9927.html­

Mike










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Chris Wade 6 April 2005 06:01:36 permanent link ]
 On 5 Apr 2005 15:09:30 -0700, donal.casey@gmail.c­om (Donal Casey)
wrote:
Im sure Danny will be looking down on you with a wry smile.>

Whilst I loved reading Mike's account of his meeting with Dan (rowing
anecdote # 28837 in Sully's great ledger of such things), I do have to
wonder whether the theologically, mechanically or even physiologically
correct term for the oversight a coxswain who has hung up their
rudderstrings should be "looking down on you".

Now if Dan had been a 5 or 6 seat (or even as far down the boat as
possibly 3) then looking down on Sully is a possibility, but not for
one of our dear friends formerly engaged in acts of directional
derring-do and instructional triumphs.

Perhaps "Danny will be keeping driftwood out of your way" or similar
would be more appropriate.

Nonetheless a great account of a meeting with an undeniable character.

Cheers,

Wado
East London
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Mike Sullivan 6 April 2005 09:21:31 permanent link ]
 
"Chris Wade" <chris@wado.demon.c­o.uk> wrote in message
news:c6g65192l4hbgc­pe9elvm6j92chkicc49h­@4ax.com...> On 5 Apr 2005 15:09:30 -0700, donal.casey@gmail.c­om (Donal Casey)> wrote:

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Nonetheless a great account of a meeting with an undeniable character.

I wish I knew that the 'ashes on the Schuykill' was in his burial plan.
I'd have talked him into changing it to just tossing his body in the
water with a Vesper shirt and rowing trou, sort of a combination of
burial at sea and 'floater to port' .

It STILL makes me shudder, it's happened to me more than once there.

The Schuykill floods should just be starting now. They could toss him in
at the starting line and time him to the finish. I think he'd beat me in
my
single!!

Mike



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