FReeper Canteen ~ Happy 239th Birthday United States Navy ~ 13 October 2014

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My Dad had ALL the Victory At Sea LP’s ...Boston Pops, of Course! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending prayers for safe travel on your scouting trip.

And good luck in finding the perfect place.

[SandRat]

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

***HUGS***



It's great to see you this evening!

"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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you had a great time. It’s starting to get colder each day, and the snow is starting to come down the mountains.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!

*HUGS*

We had the "Victory At Sea" score on reel-to-reel tape - can't remember the orchestra. I wanted to buy the videos for my Father - couldn't afford them at the time.

Now, they're all available on YouTube.

"Victory At Sea - Episode 26"
(Click)

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)

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I loved Reel-to-Reel. I did my very first recordings on mono 1/4” Reel-to-Reel when i was about 10 years old. It was “The Nightmare Song” from Iolanthe. I had memorized it, but it was full of 19th Century “Britishisms” that were a great mystery to me at the time!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog....giving away comic books about the Navy. Never heard of that, but what a way to “spread the word”.

[yarddog]

There was a Navy recruiter’s office in that post office building. Not sure if it was him or the post office which put the comics out along with a bunch of recruiting information.

As I mentioned, they were very good history and also good reading. Best of all for a poor kid, they were free.

[Kathy in Alaska]

This administration is h*ll bent on destroying America!

[hoagy62]

Almost 50 posts in on the Navy's birthday and no one has posted....

ANCHOR'S AWEIGH! Happy Birthday to the US Navy!

[ConorMacNessa]

Reel-to-reel tapes - a half century ago!

I liked them - but they tended to stretch after long usage.

One of the techs at NAMRU-2, where my Father was stationed '63-'65, made tapes for us - Victory At Sea - party tapes, etc. One tape - "Trio Los Panchos" - great stuff! Mixed tapes - I first heard "Maria Elena" by Los Indios Tabaheras on one of those tapes.

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)

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Oh yes...the dreaded stretching and twisting!

What I loved about tape was that it was the first medium that gave a measure of CONTROL to the ordinary listener. One could glean one’s favorites off of several LP’s to make the perfect mix tape.

When VCRs came along, it was even better. Tape your favorite shows, and FF through the commercials! LOL!

[luvie]

He had good taste in music! I have loved [and owned] that set for years! I loved the TV Series that the music was written for! :)

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Victory At Sea

This is the cover I remember best.

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Victory At Sea
Episode 1, Part 1

[ConorMacNessa]

Just listened to "Maria Elena" - for the first time in many years - still a great tune, as it was in my callow youth!

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)

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I am listening to “Guadalcanal march” right now on YouTube.

Since there are 13 HOURS of music, it’s going to take a while! LOL!

[mylife]

Cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0NlYLrRaM

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Oooo...Nice Song!