[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

True story, I was snorkeling in a bay (if my memory is correct, it was Jumbie Bay) on the USVI of St. John many many years ago. There wasn’t a lot of corals on the sandy bottom, but I came across a bunch is sea turtles and followed them way out to the open waters in the mouth of the bay where a couple of boat were moored. I was free diving and swimming with the turtles, and when I surfaced I came up next to a boat. The boat was named “Slowhand” and Eric Clapton was sitting on the boat watching me. He called out to me to be sure I was OK and asked if I needed to board the boat for a rest and a bottle of water. In such a private and peaceful setting he was just a regular guy being very nice and friendly. I thanked him and told him I was fine. We chatted briefly and he was very interested in what sea life I was seeing. It was a cool experience. And I agree, Layla is my favorite song.

Always nice to hear that performers are good regular folk. Layla is also my favorite