FReeper Canteen ~ Happy 239th Birthday, Marines!! ~ 10 November 2014

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | ConorMacNessa and The Canteen Crew

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Mendacity!

One of my FAVORITE Words!

ML/LTOS

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo Marine Corps!

Thanks Ma for tonight's Canteen!

In 1976 some Marines were training at the same Ft. Sill, OK Field Artillery school I was attending. Man, those Marine DI's pushed those poor Marines, we heard that DI barking orders at 2:00 AM calling them out for formation, LOL, gotta love the Marine Corps!

[2ndDivisionVet]

Spooky. My father lived from 1925-2002 and was a Marine in three wars. Wonder if they knew each other?

[PROCON]

God Bless your Dad, and thanks for that earlier post honoring the U.S. Marines!

[ConorMacNessa]

God Bless your Valiant Dad - Still a Marine - Guarding the Gates!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good luck with the adjusting!

Glad the clouds parted. Were you a quartet?

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Yes...a quartet today.
Bass, drums, electric guitar, and harmonica.

We had a baby in the congregation today, and a border collie.

Both were bouncing along with the music!

[Publius]

Quite different from a quartet featuring two violins, a viola and a cello. Here's a movement from one of my favorite quartets. It's deliciously wild.

Beethoven: Quartet in C, Op. 59/3, finale

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That there’s some FINE Fiddlin’!

[Publius]

I’ve heard it played even faster.

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Prestississimo!

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Can they do it and sing harmonies at the same time? LOL!

[semaj]

Happy Birthday Marines. Semper Fi.

[Publius]

Un pipistrello dal'inferno...Like a bat out of hell.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOOHOO! Good job getting your tv wall mount installed.

Taking the train in the morning?

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LOL...does it say that on the sheet music?

[Publius]

No. Just “allegro molto”. It’s one of Beethoven’s favorite “fast” markings.

[ConorMacNessa]

The prestississimo was not that difficult for me - our Conductor, Bob Schafer taught us a few tricks and we drilled until we got it right. What always gave me problems were the decrescendos and pianississimos. I agree with Fred Begun, tympanist for the National Symphony - he used to wear a t-shirt to rehearsal with the legend "Loud Is Good!"

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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]

With the WWI centennial and Armistice Day coming up, I’ll have to bring back Elgar’s Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor tomorrow night with commentary. It’s his 1919 reaction to what happened to the men of the British Empire who went off to fight and didn’t come back.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.