DON'T MENTION IT!

  THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH., 2018
          DON'T MENTION IT!

    I think it was my wife who mentioned
it. We were watching the movie
"Chappaquiddick" and noticing some of
the sights we saw when we hosted a tour
to Martha's Vineyard last year for
Travelworld.
    There was the ferry boat that Senator
Ted Kennedy was suppose to be driving
to when his car crashed into a tidal pond
killing his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne,
a Wyoming Valley native. Most people
believe the accident also killed Kennedy's
hope of becoming President.
      That, one would think, makes the
town of Edgartown a pretty historical
site.
       But since my wife mentioned it I
got to thinking that nobody else did!
       Oh there was a lot of talk about a
movie during our visit. But the movie
and story the town "celebrates" is "Jaws!"
       They must have been working on
the movie "Chappaquiddick" about the
time we were there. At least post
production. But nobody mentioned it.
        The tour guide spoke a lot about
the making of "Jaws" and showed off
several spots that were used in the film,
        It was only during free time, 
however, that I spotted the ferry boat
that carried cars and passengers
between the village and Chappaquiddick
Island.
        Ironically in the book "Jaws Log,"
about the making of the dramatic movie,
the author writes about the Edgartown
Police Chief who was very disturbed
because all of the hand written notes
about the Kennedy accident disappeared
before he joined the Police Department!
         There are posters about "Jaws"
around the town and references to
sharks all over the place.
           No obvious references, however,
to the Kennedy car crash.
           I'm told the wooden bridge on
the island has become a sort of morbid
tourist attraction. But we didn't hear
anyone talking about it.
            Now that "Chappaquiddick"
has been released maybe "Jaws" will
be getting some competition on the

tour guide's agenda!
             Just thought you'd like to
know! Hope all your NEWS is good!