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I LOVE that billboard!
Even David Bowie would honor his service!
Captain Pierce:
Your Mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be a good sport about any teasing you get from the rest of the troops, due to this musical friendly fire--it's the only "friendly fire" that really IS friendly, of course!
We are honored to know you and safer and comforted knowing that you and thousands of other courageous American Liberators are on the FRONT LINES OF FREEDOM.
This post will self-destruct in 15 seconds. Good Luck, Captain. And THANKS for accepting a mission as big as America herself.
FReeper Allegra and ALL other military heroes (honorary FReepers all!) THANK YOU TOO -- Doug clearly wrote this song for you, too, read those words carefully and pass this on. WE LOVE OUR TROOPS.
WOOOHOOOO!
Blurblogger
Hey Doug:
Nice job on Hannity the other day!
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Here is an e-mail message from Captain Pierce:
Ron,
Thanks for sending me your post. My men are having a great laugh at my expense of course. I would rather have them laughing than crying. I will update you as I can and have time for. Keep the faith.
Sincerely,
Michael Pierce
69 posted on 03/12/2005 8:05:33 AM PST by RonDog
While numerous new wave artists in the early '80s tried to imitate David Bowie, Peter Schilling went a step further. In 1983, Schilling released "Major Tom (Coming Home)," a synth pop retelling of Bowie's 1969 classic "Space Oddity." It became Schilling's first and only entry in the U.S. charts, a song that eventually stigmatized him as a one-hit wonder in America. Schilling was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on January 28, 1956. As a teen, Schilling couldn't decide on whether to be a soccer player or a singer. He chose music and his debut album, Error in the System, appeared in 1983. The single "Major Tom (Coming Home)" wasn't just popular in the U.S., it was a worldwide smash. The video was played often on MTV, as well, but Schilling was not able to equal its success. In 1989, Schilling collaborated with Enigma's Michael Crétu on the track "Different Story (World of Lust and Crime)," an admirable attempt at updating his sound and trying to return to the American charts. "Major Tom" was given a techno sheen in 1994, and the reworked song was welcomed in the clubs. A year later, Schilling formed the Space Pilots with Catyana Schilling, J. Feifel, and P. Magnet, recording Trip to Orion. ~ Michael Sutton, All Music Guide
Written by Michael Sutton