tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3172156278334606999..comments2024-03-29T02:32:07.583-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: InertiaOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51174067030042080492015-02-24T12:08:49.755-08:002015-02-24T12:08:49.755-08:00PS: BB guns? Me too. Sounds like we non-PC types A...PS: BB guns? Me too. Sounds like we non-PC types ALL had Daisey BB guns growing up, lol. WARMONGERS! Quelle Horreur! :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47360472677929860232015-02-24T12:02:52.936-08:002015-02-24T12:02:52.936-08:00@Dave/
Yeah, I remember that post. It had been so...@Dave/<br /><br />Yeah, I remember that post. It had been so long I couldn't remember if we had the BAK-9 or Bak-13 @ Bentwaters/Woodbridge, so hit google to refresh, lol.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65648043460213589332015-02-24T09:07:44.741-08:002015-02-24T09:07:44.741-08:00VX, talking about arrested landings and such remin...VX, talking about arrested landings and such reminds me that you apparently "googled" barriers or something to find out about the post I had regarding my first trap in "Milk Run". You invited me to enquire about Neptunus Lex back then and I was hooked forevermore. Made a lot of good "digital friends" here and learned about Barboncourt. I still prefer Bacardi 8 year old though.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23270344893696983092015-02-24T08:01:50.878-08:002015-02-24T08:01:50.878-08:00Bubba was just drafting. Probably watched the Dayt...Bubba was just drafting. Probably watched the Daytona 500.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29582410223772290712015-02-23T23:04:10.782-08:002015-02-23T23:04:10.782-08:00Juvat & "several hooked landings"
I...Juvat & "several hooked landings"<br /><br />I take it you must have several "Grand Order of the Tape Dragon" plaques hanging on your wall then, right? :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19580729352085843492015-02-23T23:00:54.979-08:002015-02-23T23:00:54.979-08:00No, juvat. I went thru sunny Del Rio @ Laughlin, r...No, juvat. I went thru sunny Del Rio @ Laughlin, remember? That playground of the idle rich, lol. But if you remember we both made the drive from Del Rio to Reese in Lubbock a couple of times, iirc.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82165554110122443002015-02-23T18:26:30.742-08:002015-02-23T18:26:30.742-08:00Ah, you know how it was back then, the cast meant ...Ah, you know how it was back then, the cast meant I got to tell my story. Which meant drag chutes off of real fighter planes.....<br /><br />But, I did gain an innate understanding of the Laws of Motion. Got to retest them this morning on the way to work. Freezing rain OAT of 25 degrees. Signs saying "Bridge will freeze first" with 20K of crosswind. Let off the gas, steer into the skid and coast over the bridge. "Bubba! You mind getting off my rear bumper a bit, huh?"juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85173483681099067342015-02-23T18:21:06.912-08:002015-02-23T18:21:06.912-08:00Nah, I had several hooked landings in my career. ...Nah, I had several hooked landings in my career. Came close to joining the Marines, but....that's another story.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50078880575471996092015-02-23T18:19:27.238-08:002015-02-23T18:19:27.238-08:00VX, do I remember you saying you went through Webb...VX, do I remember you saying you went through Webb also, or is it remnants of the episode of Barbancourt you talked me into trying? If you were a freshman in 62 and went through Webb, we crossed paths. (or were within a few miles of each other anyhow)/juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5404074772862529992015-02-23T18:03:56.805-08:002015-02-23T18:03:56.805-08:00Ouch, but yeah, that DID get your attention! :-)Ouch, but yeah, that DID get your attention! :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81882056273270493132015-02-23T18:03:30.955-08:002015-02-23T18:03:30.955-08:00So, having an early experience with arrested landi...So, having an early experience with arrested landings, you decided not to become a Naval aviator?Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55891471199091052602015-02-23T17:55:35.439-08:002015-02-23T17:55:35.439-08:00And I appreciate that. You were in my Dad's ti...And I appreciate that. You were in my Dad's timeframe. Aviation Cadet in 53, commissioned in 54 and married Mom. I came around 9 months later. I got to know a lot of people who had a great influence on my life. Not many of them are famous, but, in my mind, they are heroic. Crappy little war led by a democrat president with no intent to win, but they went and did their jobs anyway. That was why I joined. I'm just sorry that history seems to have repeated itself.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83258852961362807242015-02-23T17:44:13.529-08:002015-02-23T17:44:13.529-08:00My bad, it was Buzz Corry, Space Patrol. Tom was t...My bad, it was Buzz Corry, Space Patrol. Tom was the cadet. Fun reading at Wiki.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65876484731972175912015-02-23T17:37:45.462-08:002015-02-23T17:37:45.462-08:00I didn't get into the "Gator Nation Notio...I didn't get into the "Gator Nation Notion" until 1965, when I married in to it. Most of Jeanie's kin were Gators.<br /><br />I went to Washington University in St. Louis. They were into basketball. Not me. I was into bowling and Budweiser.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56176820407546279212015-02-23T16:55:58.840-08:002015-02-23T16:55:58.840-08:00@Dave/
"Buzz Corey?" All I remember was...@Dave/<br /><br />"Buzz Corey?" All I remember was the "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" series of books. Remember his two buddies from the academy and later crew members on his rocket? Roger Manning as the blond, cocky Navigator and Astro, his engineer, lol..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29978871934685195112015-02-23T16:50:02.750-08:002015-02-23T16:50:02.750-08:00PS: While all of us on Fraternity Row were busy wi...PS: While all of us on Fraternity Row were busy with building "house decks" -decorations (we Phi Delts won for third yr in a row and retired the trophy) the DEKE's were the only sensible people. They build a bomb-shelter out of empty beer crates in the front yard with a life-sized "Hey Mable, Black Label!" cut-out standing in the entrance with a sign saying "To Hell with Homecoming! We're building a bomb-shelter!" LOL! ) virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45711898346583892212015-02-23T16:40:55.240-08:002015-02-23T16:40:55.240-08:00Well, Dave, looks like you were protecting me as w...Well, Dave, looks like you were protecting me as well. Fall of '62 was my freshman semester at LSU--just in time for the Cuban Missile crisis with the Exxon "Bluejay" refinery in B.R then being the largest in the US/world. Nothing like sitting at ground zero, lol. That critical weekend was our Homecoming against Florida, so we partied on regardless, lol. (Your Florida teams under Ray Graves were so bad then that we scheduled you two years in a row and beat you like a drum. Of course when Steve Spurrier came along in "65 the worm turned, :) )virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21755431665219279602015-02-23T15:31:04.100-08:002015-02-23T15:31:04.100-08:00I am glad that I was able to protect you from the ...I am glad that I was able to protect you from the Aisan Hoarde at that time, during your formative years.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11519127586002518862015-02-23T15:29:07.458-08:002015-02-23T15:29:07.458-08:00Truly did NOT know that. Interesting!Truly did NOT know that. Interesting!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89701501580795401802015-02-23T15:27:53.970-08:002015-02-23T15:27:53.970-08:00Yeah, that area of bush and scrub in the top of th...Yeah, that area of bush and scrub in the top of the photograph of where we lived, is where Mike and I spent virtually every daylight hour (if we weren't at the O'Club pool). Nobody really cared, but it wasn't anything to see rattlesnakes. You just kept an eye out and let them be. I think that freedom is lost on youngsters today. (not to mix it up with snakes, but just to wander and explore without somebody hovering over you 24/7)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59772384401000170002015-02-23T15:23:03.121-08:002015-02-23T15:23:03.121-08:00Well doing the math from that date known to our ge...Well doing the math from that date known to our generations, I was in 3 grade in 63 and I was in 5th at Webb and it was summer when we moved , so summer of 65. Went back there about 10 years ago (pre fracking oil boom). The base had been taken over as primarily a prison facility, there were I think 5 prisons on the base, and the capehart housing looked to be affordable housing for prisoner's families. Our house was uninhabited/uninhabitable at the time of the visit, but Google Street View has someone in it now. Still looks pretty bad. I was able to pick out Mike and My "fort", a formidable redoubt in the middle of a Cedar grove, still though.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7822009551584823012015-02-23T13:52:59.799-08:002015-02-23T13:52:59.799-08:00Great read, come d'habitude, dude. Way too man...Great read, come d'habitude, dude. Way too many comparables popping up in these tales and the life I remember. Therefore it is to be set in stone that we are running in parallel universes albeit the timelines are skewed by about twenty years or more to be absolutely merged as one life -two bodies. Chemistry sets, Red Ryder BB guns, effects of Bay Area living, Fabulous Phantoms, Webb AFB, immortality of spirit, immaturity of the brain. The only thing you've missed thus far is "Buzz Corey, Space Cadet", "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" and "Destination Moon". Hence the lack of a complete time sync. These are the things that led me to understand about not working for a living, but flying instead. When was your family at WAFB? I was there in 1962. Or as we oldsters say it, "Nineteen and sixty-two".Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83028020350644391682015-02-23T13:39:25.074-08:002015-02-23T13:39:25.074-08:00The Sabre was originally a Navy jet (FJ-1, I belie...The Sabre was originally a Navy jet (FJ-1, I believe--in straight wing) and then developed into the F-86. So there.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69336867005920486072015-02-23T10:53:29.475-08:002015-02-23T10:53:29.475-08:00The crazy stuff we used to do as kids! The dumbest...The crazy stuff we used to do as kids! The dumbest thing I did, along a similar vein, was to jump off roofs (1 story roofs, thankfully). My father was in the 82nd Airborne, and taught me how to "land" - (collapse your legs and roll). <br /><br />So for about a year I'm jumping off rooftops. Miraculously no broken bones. <br /><br />Never got an eye injury from a BB gun but a "friend" shot me in the butt one time. <br /><br />That's another story :-) <br /><br />It is amazing as kids the fun we could get into with things and places adults wouldn't even look twice over - Parents seem to want to "protect" their children from these things these days, it seems...Bill Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296770640153629109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12989358143962504102015-02-23T10:41:53.044-08:002015-02-23T10:41:53.044-08:00Haven't been to Charleston since ROTC summer c...Haven't been to Charleston since ROTC summer camp (I think Washington was camped at Valley Forge that year). It's a bit of a hike, but ....juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com