Originally Posted By friendofdd This was in this morning's Orange Counter Register. I hope you enjoy the read. >>>Did you hear the one about the jungle cruise skipper? MORNING READ: David Marley hopes you laugh at the skills he learned on his former job. By PETER LARSEN The Orange County Register For years, friends told David Marley, You're a funny guy! You should do stand-up! So one day a few years back – after leaving the floating stage he'd enjoyed as Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland – Marley and a few friends convinced a Fullerton theater to let them hold a monthly comedy nights. Their first show was an easy success as their friends and family packed the Maverick Theatre to hear and cheer their routines. The next month, not so much. The month after that? Well, let's just say that an ever-dwindling audience is not a funny thing at all. The future looked grim when Marley, a history professor by day, decided they needed to make big changes if they were to ever draw a decent crowd again and save their comedy careers. <<i> please follow the link below</i>> <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/marley-says-jungle-2007542-cruise-skipper" target="_blank">http://www.ocregister.com/articles/marley-says-jungle-2007542-cruise-skipper</a>
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer I miss Captain Ron!! He was the watermark that I judge all other skippers by.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Some old skippers settle down, get married, have a couple of children and go to work for the government. I call it poetic justice.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer wahooskipper, how long ago did you skipper? The JC has always been one of my personal favorites because of the interaction between the cast members and the guests. We still have fond memories of skippers from over 30 years ago.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I skippered on the College Program but it was enough time to get comfortable on the ride and still have the spiel memorized almost 15 years later.
