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02-17-2005, 05:02 PM
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#151 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Wasnt it the 60th anniversary of Dresden the other day?
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02-17-2005, 05:06 PM
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#152 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Yup. Alot of big anniversaries this year. I will be presenting at the museum this weekend about Iwo Jima (60th anniversary of the start of that battle is this saturday) and the F4U Corsair. We are expecting a crowd of about 100! They just get bigger and bigger.
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02-17-2005, 05:08 PM
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Country: | Rather you than me!
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02-17-2005, 05:14 PM
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#154 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I actually love it. I get to talk about one of my favorite subjects (besides myself, NS!) and the audience is receptive. The word is getting around and they get bigger and bigger. I gave my first presentation in September to a whopping total of 7 people! Last month it was about 50. If I try to talk about this stuff to my wife, she glazes over and just ignores me!  When I present, people are there to hear and learn. If they want to listen, I am more than willing to talk. Of course, years of being in bands has taken the stage-fright out of me.
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02-17-2005, 05:16 PM
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#155 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I suppose that helps. In all honesty I cant stand talking to an audience!
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02-17-2005, 05:23 PM
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#156 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I will admit though that sometimes I get a little nervous at first. Once I get started though, I am fine. I once read that Steven Tyler throws up before every show! You would think a guy like that would be well beyond the jitters!
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02-17-2005, 05:25 PM
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Country: | I wouldnt think that, mainly cos I have no idea who that is 
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02-17-2005, 06:34 PM
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#158 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Steven Tyler is the singer in Aerosmith.
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02-17-2005, 06:47 PM
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| Err, I wonder why people voted for France, 'cause just look at the time it took to take over Denmark: 24hrs!! | |
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02-18-2005, 12:16 PM
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Country: | Maybe so, but why do the USA have 5 votes? Its stupid, should be on Zero.
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02-18-2005, 02:52 PM
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#161 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | america wasn't perfect you know.........
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02-19-2005, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Adolf Galland err i wonder why ppl voted 4 France, cuz just look at the time it took to take over Denmark: 24hrs!! | Perhaps it was the Vichy aspect that people are remembering
I mean talk about crap on your allies they wouldn't even bring over their navy so we had to sink it, Maurice Gamelin (the French commander) whose command center never even had communictions and messages where sent out by dispatch ride,
He completely missed the plot and perhaps was one of the prime movers in the rapid demise of France he was drawing halt lines on maps that had already been over run.
so maybe this is the reason some people voted for France.
For a nation with 900,000 men at arms they put up a really poor show, thats not to say I voted for them I still feel it was the Nations that did nothing and stayed neutral that have the most to answer for.
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02-19-2005, 07:13 AM
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#163 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | You raise a good point trackend. The Swiss, while claiming neutrality were warehousing the looted Nazi gold and laundering the money. They certainly are not without some guilt.
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02-19-2005, 08:30 AM
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#164 | | Master of Ewes
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02-19-2005, 08:48 AM
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#165 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I agree, lanc. Everyone has certain skeletons in their closets. | |
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