In a special episode of Between the Levees, I sit down with Mr. Randy Mayse.  His life and career took a fair number of twists and turns that are well worth chronicling in my relatively humble opinion.  He's enjoying retirement, and has a love for the maritime industry of which I've not often seen.

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In this episode of Between the Levees, I chat with Captain Angelo Tolbert from the M/V TOM CORNWELL.  We discuss his upbringing and early life, his children, a maritime career spanning nearly 3 decades, and his thoughts on the industry.

For episode 9 of Between the Levees, I sit down with Turbo Hughes, a career towboater that followed a professional journey right to where he is today, finding opportunities for growth and development at every bend, and always eager to work.

In this episode, I sit down with Cherrie Felder whose professional career seems somehow familiar.  From art historian to rodeo director to dispatcher and maritime industry rep, we discuss Cherrie's personal and professional life in depth, and her involvement in a number of industry organizations.

In this episode of Between the Levees, I sit down with a classmate whose path I crossed over twenty years ago.  Our respective paths diverged immediately thereafter, and his life, as evidenced very clearly by this discussion, has been far different than mine since then.  He is in the Merchant Marine and is an active Reservist in the Coast Guard.

In this episode of Between the Levees, we chronicle the life and maritime career of Jim Farley, a lifelong industry man known very well and appreciated by the previous generations in the barging business.  We also touch on the development of the industry over the last 50 years.  He is 5 years into enjoying a peaceful retirement.