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Originally Posted by CaptMike
gonna sound like a foreigner here but I've always wondered about the crow's nest ever since I read the Perfoec Storm. I know a few Gloucestermen but I've never heard anyone talk about it. Is it good/does it exist? And if it does exist do they have good rum drinks?
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Yes, it does exist. In fact they just did an upgrade of sorts to the building which is in a different location than the movie. Basically, The Crows Nest was/sometimes still is a "dive" bar in town. True to the movie though it is a place where fisherman can spend all the trip money getting hammered. Can't say I have had a rum drink in there. Amazing what a movie can do for a business/city. I still see tourists snapping pics outside of the place all the time. As for the storm and tragic loss of life, I personally knew two of those guys and remember seeing all the destruction along the shore that Halloween. The trip before the Perfect storm I was invited onto the Andrea Gail while it was in port. The wife of one of the guys(who I worked with) got us some fresh swordfish and a quick tour. Very tragic...