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BTW: what do think AIB's college bill or my education costs for a couple a rugrats?
It would make you cry, I know I do.
>>By Reighnman (Saturday, 17 Dec 2005 20:48)
yeh i know but it's for a beemer, god i have a choice college or tyres, lol. it just makes me mad i could buy lot's of stuff i don't need with that. I could actually buy 4 pistols with a mag each, and then make a lot of money. but no i have morals damn it.
>>By fony (Sunday, 18 Dec 2005 01:49)
cry i don't even want to think, ship em out to the military make them pay for it. (god help my daughter, well her boyfriend he's a dead man walking). so i want to know how everyone is in there part of he world?. all ready for xmas?
>>By fony (Sunday, 18 Dec 2005 03:37)
The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 6/12/2005
Byline: ANDY MCNAB
My wife recently bought James Blunt's fantastic debut album Back to Bedlam.
Playing it as I drove from London to Manchester, it dawned on me why his name sounded so familiar. Blunt is an ex-Army captain, and I met his parents about nine months ago at a friend's Sunday lunch.
His mum was chatting about her son, who had left the forces and had been recording an album in Los Angeles. She was convinced he was going to be a big star.
Like most mothers, she was absolutely right.
Blunt wrote the last song on the album, No Bravery, in 1999 when he was serving in Kosovo as part of the Nato peacekeeping force. He was well known among the troops for singing derogatory songs about
senior officers (soldiers like those kind of songs) and even walked through Serb villages singing. 'All we are saying, is give peace a chance.' Rather him than me. The Serbs weren't too hot on peace
back then- "
Enjoyment.independent.co.uk Dec 19, 2005
This year I loved...
Andy McNab, novelist
I bought James Blunt's album Back to Bedlam a few months ago at a motorway service station. He's an ex-squaddie come good, so it had to be done. I'm not so sure about his comment in the press that soldiers can be artists and poets. I don't know about the cavalry, but I don't remember that many poets in my infantry regiment!
(who bought what?)
Now I know I've read somewhere that James Blunt is a McNab reader, but can't find it now.
Also can't find the above article in the Mail on Sunday so can't verify. Did find something amusing:
[quote] "and after checking out that lot i can confirm that james' most over-used word is ABSOLUTELY. How sweet and absolutely lovely he is"
;-))
>>By Lynn (Monday, 19 Dec 2005 15:02)
good album that, and no bravery is a very haunting tune. I got the album when it first came out, but didn't listen to it thinking it was a bunch of pop crap after that beautifull song but after the first time i listened to it, it hasn't been out of my cd player.
>>By fony (Tuesday, 20 Dec 2005 10:07)
AM & Fony (great minds hum alike!)
http://www.hyperlaunch.com/jamesblunt/
:o)
>>By am-i-binned (Tuesday, 20 Dec 2005 12:43)
You touched my heart you touched my soul
You changed my life and all my goals
Nice lyrics ;-)
GOOD NEWS!! For ME that is: MY BOOKS ARRIVED!!!! *big sigh of relieve*
Sorting mistake it said on the front. Good news for my friends too: now I can stop nagging ;-))
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 20 Dec 2005 15:28)
It must be close to Xmas .. miracles happen. Still, good news Lynn, enjoy !!
>>By Ninjawoman (Tuesday, 20 Dec 2005 15:55)
I know you that you've been damaged, living such abuse. But I am not your savior, I am just as fucked as you!
even better lyrics:-)
BTW: I found a copy of Traitor in America, search the teenie section at B&N. So I'll give to a kid for x-mas and then steel it away. hahaha. Oh yea, I read B S !!
Whats this all about guys. Did you (I hope) recieve some info about a naked chat? Uhmmm guy's ever heard of being Bobbited. Yes, remember, the big weinie removal. Careful of these ladies
>>By Reighnman (Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005 03:58)
Naked chat huh and bobbited in the same sentance, god that scares me. lol
"tracer lights up the sky, another families turn to die, and i see no bravery in your eyes anymore just sadness"
good lyrics:)
>>By fony (Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005 12:02)
www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/James-Blunt/No-Bravery.html
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Was only able to find 30-second audio sample of the chorus, but that's still more than enough to hear the "very haunting" Fony described...
www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?
pid=6947614&style=music&cart=
294758180&BAB=E
>>By am-i-binned (Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005 12:54)
New picture of McNab, revealing nothing of course
http://www.millhill.org.uk/lecture2005/
Though I must say his arm looks very [censored]
Don't you love arm wrestling games, see who blinks first
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005 21:42)
Anyone tell me what happened to Chaty? I cant get it! I meant the big party and all. Not sure I'll be there as Thurs my busy day, but I'll at least have a look.
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 22 Dec 2005 02:12)
A Shrek mousemat??? hehehe, gotta love it :-)
Enjoy the book so far (ignoring Silky) ;-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 22 Dec 2005 14:56)
talisman • issue 43 September 2005
Andy McNab was in conversation with ALI inspector Andy Harris.
Andy McNab is not seven feet tall, as he was quick to point out at the beginning of his
conversation. Nevertheless, there is no doubting the exceptional qualities that enabled him to
survive and make sense of circumstances that would have defeated most of us. He is a true
survivor.
Today, he is a highly successful author — Bravo Two Zero is the best-selling war novel
ever — and he holds the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal. But his start in life was
unpromising. As a baby he was left on the doorstep of a London hospital in a paper bag; a
number of unskilled jobs as a lad was followed by a period in juvenile detention.
It was the British Army that gave Andy the opportunity to change course, providing him with
an education and ultimately the training which helped him to endure the horrors of captivity in
Iraq during the Gulf War. How he emerged from that experience with all his faculties intact cannot
be fully explained by training, however.
The courses, exercises and drills are only the raw materials for the job; I suspect that in Andy
McNab’s case bloody-minded determination had a lot to do with his survival.
Hearing Andy speak in so matter-of-fact a way about being severely beaten in the Iraqi prison
and, in another conflict, killing a man, certainly tended to focus the mind. I glanced around the
room and could see that Andy had everyone’s attention. His session provided a fascinating
glimpse into the mindset of someone who has suffered overwhelming physical and mental
stress. I wasn’t prepared for the laughs.
Nor was I expecting the equanimity with which Andy spoke about his extraordinary experiences,
a kind of nonchalance which even extended towards his interrogators — with the exception of the two
who seemed to enjoy their work.
He could appreciate the irony that some of the interrogators were Sandhurst-trained, and that the interrogation block had been built with British help. Sharing good practice does have its downside.
Andy obviously retains a great loyalty to the British Army, appreciates what it has done for him
and maintains contact by lecturing to new recruits. The conventional education system of
the day did not work for him, and it was the army that provided the structure and stimulus on which
he thrived. Even though he did not achieve his original ambition of becoming a helicopter pilot,
he did manage to have an interesting career, to say the least.
He was the army’s most highly decorated serving soldier when he left the SAS in 1993.
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 22 Dec 2005 22:10)
Ignoring Silky? But why Lynn? She's freaking hot!!!!
Wait until the end when he .......................... announces ...................... OH!!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!
>>By Reighnman (Friday, 23 Dec 2005 15:20)
Ah forgot Lynn, Silky, I thought of you, if you where German!!! hahahahhaahah
>>By Reighnman (Friday, 23 Dec 2005 15:21)
>>Lynn, Silky, I thought of you, if you where German
You mean if I had been German I would have been blond and tall-legged? Darn, I was so close then!
Only thing that has been able to cross the border and jumped in my lap was the quality of 'funny accent'... Ah well.. that's still 1 out of 3
;-)
Anyone care to share where the expression 'pointy-head' comes from?
>>By Lynn (Friday, 23 Dec 2005 21:23)
Merry Christmas to all of you!! :)
May Santa bring you lots of... McNab Underwear
Hugs and merry wishes from El
>>By Elendar (Saturday, 24 Dec 2005 14:42)
Under where? Ooooooh! ;o)
>>By am-i-binned (Saturday, 24 Dec 2005 16:07)
"... And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!"
Wishing you all the merriest of Merry's and the happiest of Happy's!
And may the New Year bring God's blessings of health, happiness, peace... and more time online!
L, :oD
>>By am-i-binned (Saturday, 24 Dec 2005 16:33)
OH Wow I forgot to post this earlier!!!
B20 will be aired on IFC channel 131 on the dish network tonight at 10 pm CST.
finally!! I'll get to see what the hype is!!
>>By Reighnman (Tuesday, 27 Dec 2005 01:30)
Poop, forgot,
some of you may see the Brad Thor author posted as recent author postings, Highly recomended, for those few months between Andy and Vince Flynn
>>By Reighnman (Tuesday, 27 Dec 2005 01:32)
Lynn, pointy head is usually a reference to intellectual types, academics, professors, that sort of thing. Typical soldierly rhetoric really.
>>By camban (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 16:55)
Thanx Cammie :-) Translated literally in Dutch 'punthoofd' is used a bit different, it also means 'a lot in your head' but in a sense of not being able to think straight anymore, or when you keep trying and trying to do something that is not working out and you're about ready to give up. I can see some resemblance but it's not exactly the same so it made no sense to me in English. Aaaah, I see the English expression here of our 'punthoofd': 'it drives me to the wall' or 'up a tree'
:-)
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 18:02)
Ran into this article:
STOP THE CAVALRY
Millwall are infamous in the football fraternity for their hard-tackling play and - ahem - rather physical fans. The club has long been associated with hooliganism, a fact not helped in 2002 when their First Division Play-Off semi final against Birmingham ended in some of the worst crowd violence seen in the modern game. It's hardly surprising then that the club has recently enlisted the help of the SAS. What is surprising though, is that it's not to bash the supporters into shape, but to sort out the team.
The Lions have suffered through a terrible start to the 2005/06 season. Currently lying bottom of the Coca Cola Championship, they have won just three times having conceded 38 goals and scored just 18. Desperate times called for desperate measures and in November this year Peter De Savary was brought in as new chairman and then he, in turn, pushed manager Colin Lee into the Director of Football position and made David Tuttle the new boss. Reasonable changes you'd think for a team who are staring right down the barrel of relegation.
However, what is slightly more difficult to comprehend is De Savary's decision to enlist the SAS to boost team morale. Perhaps having read a little too much Andy McNab, the new chairman has decided to enlist the crack unit to shape his side up in their bid for survival.
'[They are] British military fitness people, all ex-SAS and Marines, they are an incredible secret weapon,' said the millionaire. 'They achieve amazing fitness, speed, stamina, endurance, but more importantly, terrific team bonding and leadership qualities. I need these guys to help me to build the players as a cohesive fighting unit that will win.' Let's just hope the fans don't follow the example, eh?
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Uhm "read a little too much Andy McNab" ---- I know not to believe too much written in the press but to be able to make up a sentence like that you should apply with Disney for a job of script writer ;-)
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 18:23)
Ohhh, ran into this too............................ uhm...................... idea??
The complete AM with SAS insignia on the back???
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects
/AppleStore.woa/70207/wo/UE10H0UA29Fw3MVBQVGO7
bgywTP/1.0.19.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.3
;-))
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 18:49)
mmm, that seems to expire. One more try, if it doesn't work I'll post the text here
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-
APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/71608/wo/
Gh50mCah20wl2fjAndA5RDNkxNK/
1.0.19.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.1
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 19:46)
Ok, text it is, pity - the page looks nice. Anyway, here's the thought, where ever you see JKR read AM
while Hogwarths Crest is SAS insigne and HP is NS ;-)
iTunes Exclusive Limited Time Offer
Get 'The Complete Harry Potter' audiobook and Collector's iPod engraved with the Hogwarths Crest
Muggles (civilians) and magicians (soldiers) alike can take advantage of this exclusive bundle. J.K. Rowling's The Complete Harry Potter audiobook digital box set and a 30GB iPod engraved with the Hogwarts Crest are available now for a limited time on the online Apple Store.
About The Complete Harry Potter
Narrator Jim Dale reads for over 200 characters throughout the 99 hours and 11 minutes that make up the six-audiobook set. And exclusively with The Complete Harry Potter, get one rare audio clip of J.K. Rowling reading from the latest book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to her young fans (F Troop) at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland and another exclusive clip of the only reading J.K. Rowling did from the fifth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Also available only with the box set: a digital booklet that contains descriptions of each of the six books, J.K. Rowling's biography and more.
About the Collector's iPod
Etched on the back of the 30GB iPod is the Hogwarts Crest, a symbol of the school of magic that Harry Potter attends. The Hogwarts Crest was originally drawn by author J.K. Rowling herself and illustrates the four houses that make up the school, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. The Latin at the bottom of the crest translates to "never tickle a sleeping dragon."
;-))
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005 20:41)
Be careful tonight outside and have a great 2006!!
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 31 Dec 2005 11:27)
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