FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 18 May 2013

Our Troops Rock!!!! | The Canteen DJ's

[AZamericonnie]

I “found” Gino Vanelli’s music when I was about 14-15 years old. Loved his music & not hard on the eyes! Can I say that? LOL

[ConorMacNessa]

It's all starting to come back to me now - I remember hearing this one driving FL Route 60 up the spine, such as it is, of Florida from Miami to Tampa to visit my in-laws at their nice bay-side digs in Bellaire Beach. A great time and not a bad drive, if you disregard the stench of rotting sugar cane just north of Okeechobee and the slime pits near Brandon.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Publius]

Go with the motorcycle boots. It’s a fashion statement.

[Publius]

You can say that. If I said it, people might get the wrong idea.

[left that other site]

Sounds like a plan.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

The last I heard Gino Vanelli was still performing but not as popular as he once was and the crowds are older now.

[luvie]

BECAUSE WE ARE NOW INTO 100* SUMMER H E A T...

Heavy Shift~90 Degrees In The Shade

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.

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Roy Rogers & The Sons of The Pioneers ~ Tumbling Tumbleweeds

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[Publius]

Truly one of the indisputably great recordings of the Eighties, and one of the best songs of the decade. It came in at #3 this week.

Grover Washington & Bill Withers: “Just the Two of Us”

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



Missing Man Setting

"The Empty Chair"

By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004

"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat – it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.

The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.

AS YOU REMEMBER.

The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.

We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each other’s company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room – we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:

The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.

The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.

The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.

The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.

The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate.
The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them.
The bible represents the faith that sustained them.
The glass is inverted — they cannot share in the toast.
The chair is empty — they are not here. They are missing.

And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.

We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.

But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.

WE SHOULD REMEMBER."

Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."

Robert Schumann – “Traumerei”
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[mylife]

Left End~ Bad Talkin' Lady

[luvie]

BECAUSE WE ARE NOW INTO 100* SUMMER H E A T...

Norah Jones~Summertime

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[luvie]

Love that one! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

It was raining on the way to work this morning...then turned to sleet early afternoon, then snow about 3pm. It is still snowing. Roofs and lawns are white as the temps continue to drop. Should start melting tomorrow, as the temps should get up into the 40s.

It looked like spring had finally arrived and everything was dry. Didn’t last long. d:o)

Are your storms gone?

[luvie]

BECAUSE WE ARE NOW INTO 100* SUMMER H E A T...

Jeff Golub~On The Beach

...which is where I'd like to be! :)

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[Publius]

Mary Lou's storms came as far north as Brunswick (GA), but no farther. I managed to dodge all the wet weather.

We're in the upper 80's in the day and middle 60's at night, but it's gotten humid. They're expecting possible evening thundershowers over the next week.

The AC is back on.

[mylife]

The Good Rats

[Publius]

Smokey Robinson had married Berry Gordy’s sister and was one of the most important and successful producers and songwriters at Motown. Now he decided to ditch the Miracles and take his sound – and Motown – in a new direction. It came in at #2 this week.

Smokey Robinson: “Being with You”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Publius, for this week’s Rockumentary for May 18, 1981, for our troops to enjoy. ((HUGS))

[luvie]

BECAUSE WE ARE NOW INTO 100* SUMMER H E A T...

Percy Faith~Summer Place

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