Confusing? Well our new friends S&P K, asked us if we wanted to join them in Savannah to do the hop on hop off tour. We decided what a great idea to nail down what we wanted to do together before Barb flys home.
The trolly had 15 stops. We will have to do this again to capture everything, but here is a sample of Savannah Georgia
We also learned of the movies that had been filmed here, so had to take a couple of pics of some famous spots.
The lady Chablis is also known as The Grand Empress and The Doll. She really became famous when Clint Eastwood was looking for a Lady Chablis for his movie, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. When Clint met Lady Chablis, she apparently told him to look no further, that he had to use the REAL Lady Chablis in his movie. And that was that, she got the part and frankly was incredible. Her famous catchphrase in the movie which we loved, “Two tears in a bucket, motherfuck it”. Through the exposure of this movie, she became one of the first trans performers to be introduced to a wide audience.
The waving girl deserves some dialogue. The romantic tale of this girl is that she met a sailer and fell in love. He had to leave port but vowed to come back to her. So each day she greeted the ships with a wave hoping her love would be on the ship returning. She did this every morning and every night for 44 years, her love never returned. When she passed, it is said that 1,000’s of sailers came to her funeral. They knew her only as the waving girl.
The historical story: Florence Martus created a identity for herself by the simple act of waving at incoming ships entering the port of Savannah Georgia. Between 1887 and 1931, Martus would wave a handkerchief or lantern, depending on the time of day, to every single passing sailor and ship. As a young girl she became fascinated by the ships and began waving her handkerchief at them as they passed by. Sailors quickly took notice and returned her gesture with a simple wave from the ship. Regardless of the day/time Martus would wave either a towel during the day, or a lantern at night. Through the years she never stopped, continuing this practice for 44 years. Martus never missed a single ship. Sailors began to respond with three blasts of their whistle, acknowledging Martus every time. Ships looked out for Martus as they approached the port taking care to ensure they acknowledged her. She became quite the talk of the town amongst the sailors. Despite the sailors differences, they could always find common ground when talking about “the waving girl” who welcomed them in on their way into the port. Martus passed away in 1943 at 75 and her legacy continued to live on through the stories of many sailors. While only a few people ever met her, thousands knew her from a distance, and that was enough to make an impact on them. Just the simple action of waving to passers-by’s enchanted sailors, and her story was told worldwide.
Amazing what an act of kindness can do.
It’s not a real trip unless it’s an ABC trip.