Essex Magnets

Essex was an American whaler from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799. In 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., she was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale. Thousands of miles from the coast of South America with little food and water, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in the ship's surviving whaleboats. The men suffered severe dehydration, starvation, and exposure on the open ocean, and the survivors eventually resorted to eating the bodies of the crewmen who had died. When that proved insufficient, members of the crew drew lots to determine whom they would sacrifice so that the others could live.

When the Tri-Lambs left Adams College to attend the 1987 United Fraternity National Convention in Fort Lauderdale, they learned that their reservations at the upscale Royal Flamingo Hotel had been given to the Alpha Betas and that the property doesn't want to be associated with nerds. After looking around with no luck, the displaced Tri-Lambs find a place willing to take them in by the name of Hotel Coral Essex. Sure, it's located in a shady part of town and getting robbed and/or stabbed is a possibility at any time, but hey, it's still on the beach. Thanks to the hospitality of the Hotel Coral Essex, the nerds were not only able to attend the conference, but were able to through one of the biggest bashes in Fort Lauderdale history.

Looking towards the River Colne at sunset on a December afternoon.

Tri Lambs in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds doesn't get talked about enough for how awesome it is. NERDS! FRATS! OGRE!

White House In Essex, England

ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS

I have always been struck by the image of emblem of Essex, where I was born and bred. Most outsiders snigger and deride the place, once you get to know the place and its secret backwaters it is steeped in history and wonder. If you are keen on cricket and or know an Essex supporter this image may make an ideal gift. The swords are known as saxes which and the Saxons were named after, and Essex of course derives from "east Saxons"

Epping Forest Essex England map in a beautiful vintage or retro style.

Batemans Tower reflected at sunset on a September evening.

George Smeed barge at Hythe Quay.

Pentax 645N Portra 400

LV15 lightship at Woodrolfe Creek.

Batemans Tower after sunset on a September evening.

Batemans Tower at sunset on an August evening, showing the tidal paddling pool in the foreground, and the River Colne.

Batemans Tower silhouetted at sunset on a September evening, showing the tidal paddling pool in the foreground and the River Colne.

Evening light on beach huts.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne at dusk on a January afternoon, with Mersea Island in the background.

Thorrington Tide Mill.

Batemans Tower after sunset on a November afternoon. This view looks across the tidal paddling pool and River Colne to Mersea Island.

Batemans Tower at dusk on an October evening.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne at dusk on an October evening.

An old trawler moored near Heybridge Basin.

Batemans Tower at sunset on an August evening, reflected in the calm water of the tidal paddling pool.

One of the Leading Lights lighthouses, with the Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze in the distance.

The great man in his heyday

LV15 lightship at Woodrolfe Creek.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne on a calm September evening, with Mersea Island in the background.

Batemans Tower reflected at sunset on a September evening.

A tree beside the River Stour.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne at sunset on a January afternoon, with Mersea Island in the background.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne at sunset on a January afternoon, with Mersea Island in the background.

Looking along the promenade to the Sailing Club on a February afternoon.

Looking across the River Colne to the waterfront and St Mary's Church, from Fingringhoe Ferry.

Looking across the River Colne to Mersea Island at sunset.

Batemans Tower and the River Colne at sunset on a February afternoon.