Freeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 11 July 2015

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

[AZamericonnie]

The FReeper Canteen Presents.....

"Christmas in July"

There's nothing like a few days of blistering 100 degree temperatures to make us wistful for the frosty months of winter. Throw in some high humidity and zero air movement and suddenly shoveling snow, navigating icy sidewalks and bundling up in layers of sweaters, scarves and jackets sounds like a mighty fun time.

It's hot, you're sweaty and longing for some relief from the heat, aren't you? And while thinking about winter, you're probably also dreaming of all those snowy nights of Christmas celebrations? Well well, you can't actually change the season now, but the closest you can get to doing so is reduce the time left for Christmas and celebrate it now, in July. That's what many are doing year after year. An unofficial holiday, Christmas in July imitates the festivities of the actual Christmas and signifies our yearning for the coolness of winter amid the scorching summer months.

Soooo......krank up those A/C's, don your favorite sweater & let's all have some hot cholocolate!

 

Bob Rivers - Osama Got Run Over by a Reindeer	Christmas Jug Band - Santa Lost A Ho
Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas	Joe Diffie - Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Monty Python - Christmas In Heaven	Pearl Bailey - Five Pound Box of Money
Ray Stevens with The Merry Melody Singers - Santa Claus Is Watching You	Stan Freberg with Daws Butler and Orchestra - Christmas Dragnet (Parts I & II)
Stephen Colbert - Another Christmas Song	Yogi Yorgesson - I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas

[AZamericonnie]

****Liberty Call****

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening DJ's & Thank you!

*The House Is A Rockin'*

[AZamericonnie]

Permission granted & presence requested Conor! *Hugs*

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[AZamericonnie]

Did you read “The Donald” is going to be here tomorrow? :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thank you for today's Tunes For Our Troops!

[AZamericonnie]

Brrrrrr.......feeling the cool crisp air? ;-}

Good evening Kathy! *Hugs*

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Love that Liberty Call...let the weekend begin!

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Connie: Jose Raul 'Lips' Morales - Necio

Welcome to the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room!

We are all in critical condition here!

The music page will open in a new window. There is the option of clicking on individual songs or clicking the Jukebox link. If you choose the Jukebox link then the page can be minimized while you continue surfing:

Friday Night Salsa for 07-10-2015 for the TROOPS and their supporters everywhere!

Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:

Artist/s - Song Names:

Al Jarreau And Larry Carlton - Tequila

Alannah Myles - Livin' On A Memory

Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign

Alex Bugnon - 108 Degrees

April Wine - I Like To Rock

Arthur Lyman - Aloha Oe

BB King And Eric Clapton - Riding With The King

Beck, Bogert And Appice - Superstition

Bobby Hebb - Sunny

Boney James - Boneyism

Carlos Santana, India Arie And Yo-Yo Ma - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Chuck Loeb - Double Talk

Jorge Perez - Mamarl

Jorge Perez - Nariz De Reno

Jorge Perez - Not Too Late

Jose Raul 'Lips' Morales - Necio

Jose Raul 'Lips' Morales - Quinto Libre De Cheo

Jose Raul 'Lips' Morales - Salsa Con Pique

Lucky 7 Mambo - El Sazon

Lucky 7 Mambo - Joeys Percussion Break

Lucky 7 Mambo - Joyce

Lucky 7 Mambo - Lucky7Mambo

Pibo Marquez - Esperando

Pibo Marquez - Gaita Africana

Pibo Marquez - Le Jefe

Salsa Plus - Lo Que Un Dia Fue

Salsa Plus - No Me Digas Que Te Vas

The Who - Pinball Wizard

Three Dog Night - Liar

Tommy James And The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

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[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks Very Much, Connie!

***HUGS***



And thank you very much for opening the doors to
MUSIC MAYHEM!!!!
Rockin' Rebels – "Wild Weekend"
1963
(Click)

[ConorMacNessa]

Did not read that.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[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."

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

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[SkyDancer]

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~ Good Evening! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

ARROWHEAD UPDATE from his daughter Lisa....

"Thanks for the message, it is appreciated as always... and for passing on the email from the other FReeper with the TBI! I wanted to wait to write back until he had been transferred from St. David's to CORE.

The move went smoothly on the 6th, and Mom has been to visit a few times already in the days since then. He already fits in very well at the new facility and I'm told that he loves to be out in the halls and activity areas in his wheelchair, sitting and doing his best to visit with the staff and the other patients. He is in therapy Monday through Friday for quite a bit of his day, and has a little more time for R&R on the weekends.

You are certainly right - there has been SO much rain down their way! I'm sure he talked about the lake from time to time, it was so far down for the last few years (something like 60 or 70 feet?) With all of the rain they have had it literally brought it up 50 feet in a couple of weeks! It was amazing, and is pretty close to being completely full. I will tell Mom to pass on to him that the FReepers have been asking about all the rain and that big lovely lake of his. :)

Thank you again for the email. Have a great weekend!"

The need continues for prayers and cards of support.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...big plans for the weekend?

Did you sally forth today? Still walking?

[luvie]

Yuk!!! That is a nightmare to me! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Connie, for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Is your commute getting hotter every day? All the critters somewhere in the shade?

[luvie]

LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!

GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin;EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa;acad1228; LibertyValance; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; iron munro; publius;
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise;
Drumbo (and me)


YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!

Thanks for all your hard work, Connie!