The FReeper Foxhole Remembers James 'Earthquake McGoon' McGovern (1954) - Feb. 17th, 2005

www.contracostatimes.com ^ | Nov. 30, 2002 | Richard Pyle

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Morning alfa6.

Back on days by the weekend.

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Morning AZamericonnie.

Our readers and posters give us a lot of help.

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Hi Diva!

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Morning DD.

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Morning PE. You're in early.

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Good Morning Aeronaut.

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Morning Iris7.

I've been wondering how the remake of "Flight of the Phoenix" is, the original was pretty good. To me the airplane was the "star"

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Great story Iris7.

P.S. We're learning as we go. One disadvantage with all the windows is trying to clean the insides of them, too much of the side ones are covered by shelving. :-( I'm trying to convince Snippy that a big hose would work. ;-)

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Good Morning Radu.

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Thanks for passing on the idea.

Good find,SwinneySwitch

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Hi GailA. Spring still sticking around Memphis?

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Morning Mayor.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Foxhole.

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Thanks alfa6. Now I'm wondering if I saw that or not.

Great piece of triva too.

"The Ballad of Rodger Young,"
by Frank Loesser

No, they've got no time for glory in the Infantry.
No, they've got no use for praises loudly sung,
But in every soldier's heart in all the Infantry
Shines the name, shines the name of Rodger Young.

Shines the name--Rodger Young!
Fought and died for the men he marched among.
To the everlasting glory of the Infantry
Lives the story of Private Rodger Young.
Caught in ambush lay a company of riflemen--
Just grenades against machine guns in the gloom--
Caught in ambush till this one of twenty riflemen
Volunteered, volunteered to meet his doom.


Volunteered, Rodger Young!
Fought and died for the men he marched among.
In the everlasting annals of the Infantry
Glows the last deed of Private Rodger Young.
It was he who drew the fire of the enemy
That a company of men might live to fight;
And before the deadly fire of the enemy
Stood the man, stood the man we hail tonight.

On the island of New Georgia in the Solomons,
Stands a simple wooden cross alone to tell
That beneath the silent coral of the Solomons,
Sleeps a man, sleeps a man remembered well.


Sleeps a man, Rodger Young,
Fought and died for the men he marched among.
In the everlasting spirit of the Infantry
Breathes the spirit of Private Rodger Young.
No, they've got no time for glory in the Infantry,
No, they've got no use for praises loudly sung,
But in every soldier's heart in all the Infantry
Shines the name, shines the name of Rodger Young.


Shines the name--Rodger Young!
Fought and died for the men he marched among.
To the everlasting glory of the Infantry
Lives the story of Private Rodger Young.

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Morning E.G.C.

Here's hoping the winds die down today.

[E.G.C.]

Dad contuines his recovery from the stomach ailment. He was busy playing with the dog. We're gonna spray the house for fleas and ride out to the lake.

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...had the flight characteristics of an anvil.

That's scary. They look very "heavy", very cumbersome. Real men indeed.

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Rodger Young. A wonderful story, thanks for posting it.

I don't know a thing about advertising to bird feeders, or whatever the correct name is. Wish I could help, got two kids in college and another in two years.

You're a sweetheart. Bird feeders is correct and thanks for the kind offer. We are determined to make it work for us and that alone should make us successful, that and a few prayers. Slow starts in business is normal and expected, we'll be fine. I'm glad you liked the picture of our little place.

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Good morning or Good night alfa6. I can't keep up with your schedule. LOL. I don't know how you adjust to the sleeping patterns.

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I am constantly amazed at the work that goes into this thread.

So are we! ;-)

We get lots of helpful ideas, suggestions and support from our readers or we just couldn't go on.