The 'Zanzibar Club' Olongapo City, HMAS Stuart 1974. The blokes at the back are yanks and the ones at the front, with the hats, from the left of screen are - ABQMG 'Mo' Dunlop, ABUC Steve Wisdom, ABRP 'Cossy' Cosgrove and me. During every deployment some form of 'stepping ashore' head gear was always worn.

From Left of screen - LSQMG 'Gus' Ridley, LSQMG Dave Knox, ABQMG Rod Ross, Me, ABWM Tony Newlands at the Sierra Super Club, Olongapo City. This place used to have some great acts and entertainment. Bands and artists came from all over the Philippines to perform in Olongpao and the Filppinos were masters of imitation. One group did an Alice Cooper 'Welcome To My Nightmare' act that was totally awesome.

A short jeepney ride from Olongapo City and one could get away from the hustle of this 4th largest city in the country and relax a bit more. Shore patrols were less frequent in Subic City and the pace less hectic. If you didn't make it down early enough in the day though you would be stopped by road block and forced to pay a fine for entering the town. This was to keep the numbers down I suspect and keep all the sailors in town, in Olongapo, where they could obviously be watched. Subic City was a pleasnt depature from Olongapo and it was a pity more sailors weren't game enough to take the hair raising jeepney ride down.

T he front of Marilyn's Inn, Subic City with Cossy Cosgrove and Tony Newlands. Marilyns was a very famous institution and those who never visited certainly have heard of it. The girls here were extremely friendly and we became very attached to the place. To the extent I used to help tend bar in my off duty hours.