During the period when Alaska was a poor new state, the oil discovery on the North Slope had just recently been announced, and in many ways Fairbanks was literally the end of civilization in North America, I first met Gail. In the early 1960’s, after a few years in the Merchant Marine, he had come to Alaska. I’ve never before or since encountered a person who was so nice but capable of doing such outrageous things and never getting in trouble! These true stories are from the period before, during and after the Trans-Alaska pipeline construction. The stories are also very, very funny. Many of Gail's exploits would certainly land him in jail if repeated today.