USO Canteen FReeper Style....One Nation Under God.... July 10, 2002

Hi Spookie!! ROFLMSAO! ("Laughing my SILVER A** Off!") I do love silver, I must admit! I must have already made my "Sterling Silver, white gold, platinum" speech! LOL!

Your silver suits you too!! (Now rip it off and hand it over! LOL!!) (Kidding! Just kidding!!)

Love ya!!

Beepadeedoodah!

P.S. Will there be a dance later??

421 posted on 07/10/2002 6:19:38 PM PDT by Beep

Nan? Are you posting to yourself?

422 posted on 07/10/2002 6:20:27 PM PDT by Pippin

Here 'tis again, another version. I'm sure you'll be overjoyed to hear I'm working on a bluegrass banjo rendition....

Herr Orff passed away in 1982, but when I was stationed in Germany near Munich in the mid-1960s, he was still quite active, and as a German language interpreter for my battalion commander, I happily got dragged to Wagner performances and Bayerische Staatsoper offerings by my boss, who was very much so inclined. At one performance our German Army tank brigade counterparts were present when Orff was attending a production of his work. We was invited to a reception for him held by the Panzertruppe which had chosen O fortuna as their regimental theme and marching song.

The next day, we were the representatives to the unit's outdoor review and formal debut, and there the old boy was again. Four hundred German tankers marched onto the field singing his music in Latin shaking the rooftoops, and at the finale, were joined by five of their then-new Leopard tanks that roared straight down the middle of the assembly at full tilt, with fireworks flying everywhere.

He cried. The 2nd Panzer Regiment Panzergrenadiers have themselves one hell of a dandy drinking song, befitting their attitude. Class act.