Cuthbert1776

I am trying to do the side by side. I cant find the Patriot act paper you are referring to at the link you provided. Am I missing something>

http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=143236

dammissdam - that is not what I said... the UK did not have "ww2 under control" as you crudely put it.. Germany was a serious opponent... think of how many countries it took to take Germany down.. and she didn't go down easily either..

I asked who was the country that really stuck it to Germany more than any other...?? do you know this??

the UK did ask for assistance from her ally, the US.. but not military assistance... material assistance... resources, supplies... early on, the US really wanted to stay neutral.. the UK was ok with that... but the Empire as a whole was seriously depletely of materials due to that war effort because the UK was also fighting Japan from day 1... and Japan, like Germany was no push over...

Man, that show last night was off the hook! the female unit and I had a great time. we got in pretty close, about the third or forth row of people from the front, towards the left hand side of the stage. I was the Black/Mexican guy with a blue and gray rasta hat, blue sweater and gray scarf. accompanied by a short, thick, beautiful mexican girl with glasses. She had a blast. There were reports of very high "tingle" levels. We didnt go "back stage" but we did get to the meet and greet. He just comes out, shakes your hand, pats you on the ass and sends you on your way. It was really cool.

My girls freind, who loves satch, wanted to go but didnt have enough money to pay for a ticket. Here is the funny thing, Since Fanfire fucked my shit up they gave me two tickets at will call. I dont know if that was them messing up again or them saying sorry. I still didn't get my laminate or t-shirt though. I bought a ticket on wednsday for my broad, so I ended up with an extra ticket. She tried to call her friend so she could attend but couldn't get a hold of her. Satch signed an autograph for her friend on the back of a meet and greet thingy, wich was really nice of him.

That concert was the best Satch concert I ever went to 'cause it was all him. The only thing bad I have to say is I wish the rythm guitar was a little louder. Oh yeah and did you notice that when they were playin' Bamboo at the part right before the solo, they droped the rythm that Joe establishes in the begining? That part builds so much suspence. should of kept it in there.

Clarky

It is true that the good old USA kept their boys (and girls) out of Europe until the Pearl Harbor attack. But after Dunkirk we started sending ships, tanks and supplies to Mr. Churchill (one person I would like to belt down a bit of The Macallan, smoke a stogie, and throw on The Extremist with). That support came from the request of Mr. Churchill.

As far as being a elitist "I've decided... I'm gonna be world champion at something... when I've figured out what I want to be world champion at, I'm going to hold the event at my house and only invite me..."

nuf said.

Namm Man

P.S. Russia did some serious damage. Thanks to fear and vodka as a motivator. So why raise the minimum wage?

dam - jeez bro... that stuff was all a joke... I'm really sorry if I was not funny.. although that is what I actually intended...

why the hostility??

and the country that really stuck it to Germany was Russia...

by far they commited the most, suffered the most, and they deliverd the most severe blows...

Clarky

This interaction leaves so much personality out. No hostility intended! I would love to be having this conversation over a couple of pints after a Satch experience. I respect you, your views, your willingness to communicate and your existence. Rock on Bro.

Namm Man.

Jazzzzy, ironic is definitely the word dude! hehe. And thanks for the recommendation, i'll check 'em out, cause I sometimes get i the mood for that kind of thing, but only have Dream Theater and Liquid Tension to cover it, which gets tricky cause it starts to get boring! I know.....figure that one out! hehe

And how come the US didn't help us out when we were being invaded by the Romans? ;-)

Yes it's up to the US to vote on it's leader, but the world is free to have an opinion on the outcome. And i'm saying that, when voting for that leader, perhaps the people of the US should spare just a few percent of their voting criteria, to consider the effects on the rest of the world from the election of the next president. The Global effects of voting Kerry in are different, and much much safer, than voting in Bush again. The ideal for the rest of us would be to have someone like Clinton in office, but I guess someone like Clinton is a little too free-thinking, just like Princess Diana was to the royal family - that's why they had to knock her off.

By the way, what war on terrorism are you referring to? Do you honestly think there is, or there has been, a war on terrorism? Saddam wasn't a terrorist, he was a dictator. They never caught Osama, so that was just swept under the carpet. Somehow, the US government used the media to cinvince the people (not just americans) that there was a threat, and that Weapons OF Mass Distruction came under the umbrella of the war on terrorism. There were no WMD's. Iraq probably sold them all to India and Pakistan. Then again, an Australian SAS squad found a couple of MIG 21's (i think 21's, but maybe 27's or 29's) buried under the sand in the desert, and they only found them by accident. They couldn't see them from the air.

So if the Iraqi's can bury planes the size of small houses under the sand, they sure as hell can hide a bomb the size of a suitcase.

Yeah I hear what you're saying about countries only ever going to war because there's something in it for them, but there's a few that don't quite tie up. Like the US Liberation of Panama in the early 80's.....what the hell was that for? And yes, I agree that we only got involved in this latest middle-eastern skirmish cause Tony wanted a piece of the economical prize, but the issue for me, is that it wasn't Tony who started the damn war in the first place.

And I also agree on Russia - they inadvertantly did a massive amount to make it come out good for western Europe. Much like the Mongols inadvertantly saved our ass when the Romans tried to take over.

achoo

I looked for you last night - I looked for the rasta hat - no luck.

Maybe we will meet up on Saturday.

dam - yeah.. I just 'looked back'.. and saw the Russia note...

Germany definately underestimated Russia... they expected a bunch of farmers with shit kit, no stomach for a fight and essentially a sub-class of human..

and after the initial successes the discovered a very tough and resilient people that proved to be very resourceful..
that also had large numbers or T34 tanks.. which proved to be more that a little better than average... lol

Germany never wanted to fight with either the US or the Empire. he knew that they would most likely join forces.. as we did in ww1.. and he knew that no matter how great his military was.. he'd have trouble matching the strength of either let alone both... Hitler greatly admired the Empire and all it stood for and actually wanted to create a German equivalent.. the mistake was that he wanted to do it in Eastern Europe and Russia... so he banked on defeating the one major threat to his immediate west [France] and making an ally of the the other [UK]... being good buddies with the UK would have meant being buddies with the US too.. because we are culturally so closely related and have been tight allies for a long time... si this means that he only has one serious threat to take care of.. Russia [the country full of sub-normals that he expected to roll over]...
so when the UK and her Empire stood against him.. that kind of pissed on his fire a bit... like having a big guy at your back whilst your in a fight with another guy that turns out to be tougher than you expected... what helps though is that Japan is seriously pissing things up for the guy at your back [which helped Germany greatly]...

962

The world is free to have an opinion on the government of the US. The US citizens have the right to exercise their right to vote and determine who will be the president. There is a big difference between an opinion and an effect. I could care less what PM you vote next. It is your vote not mine. If you feel Mr. Blair dose'nt have the rocks to lead get rid of him thats my opinion not that I have any effect.

As for your comment on what happened in ww2 has no bearing on the political decisions/misdecisions that are made today, oh contraire.

Bush said on Feb 4 of 04 "Over his long career, Winston Churchill knew success and he knew failure, but he never passed unnoticed. He was a prisoner in the Boer War, a controversial strategist in the Great War. He was the rallying voice of the Second World War, and a prophet of the Cold War. He helped abolish the sweat shops. He gave coal miners an eight-hour day. He was an early advocate of the tank. And he helped draw boundary lines that remain on the map of the Middle East. He was an extraordinary man."

The part about boundry lines that remain on the map of the middle east particularliy stands out to me.

Your narsacistic approach to the past / present relationsip to military decision making will have a more profound impact on your future than Mr. Bush being re-elected.

Youre focus is your reality.

cubert - I knew about that stuff... like I pointed out to 962 earlier... a Government will only get involved in a conflict if there is something in it for them...

it was in the greater interests if the US to see both Germany and Japan put down...
and I'm pretty sure that the US and the British governments and strategic planners would have met in the early days of the war to consider how the world would look with large Japanese and German Empires that are extremely military, highly motivated, technologically advanced and with the enourmous resources available to them that Empire wealth brings...

UK and USA were [and still are] by and large happy to be powerful and coexist...
Germany and Japan getting that strong would screw things seriously...

it was agreed that it was in the greatest interests of the US to get involved....

dam - I've read a great deal about Churchill... I am a great admirer...
but then... he also has some remarkable ancestors...
as a hobby I'm a keen student of military history... from any era.. Churchill and Monty were both great military historians and have written some tremendous works..

cuthbert1776

You don't really give $26.00 to read that garbage from a man with a marketable last name do you? Then again, you have marred the lines between reality and Hollywood in your previous posts.

Full Metal Jacket. Minority Report.

To indulge you in this fantasy Hollywood realm, have you seen conspiracy theory?

They have medication for that. (yuk, yuk)

All

What ever happened to the good old days when our biggest issue was someone getting a decent blow job in the oral orifice... oops, oval office?

cuthbert1776

Read more link in your last post.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/trask1.html

Not worth the paper it's writen on. Don't believe every anti government thing you see.

That suprises me about you.

Did you guys notice the guys on the balcony with the banner that Joe read. I sat next to them at G3 last year. They always have a big ass banner.

And Clarky, Monty plays a mean game of golf, despite all his marital strife, at the recent Ryder Cup.... Ooops wrong Monty I guess LMAO.

Hey Joe (or anyone else who knows)- has Is There Love in Space been transcribed yet? I'd like to get the songbook (for guitar) as soon as it's available. If it's already available, who's the publisher and where can I get it?

I create another day

You'll be gone tomorrow

Lie to me...you're faceless.

Hello friends :-)) !!! One day and half to my workshop, a little nervous but excited. Yesterday i did a backing track intro to my workshop and i will play aswell the song The Waves of Life. I did a few reharsals this afternoon but i`m not at 100% yet. I did a few mistakes. I must try a few more times :-). No problem. The audience is cool :-)). About the Song The Waves of Life, next Monday that song will be the soundtrack of the website www.koalasurfboards.com. Koala Surfboards are one of the most sucessfull trademarks in Portugal :-)). Very cool :-). The Shaper liked very much that song :-)). Luck for me ;-). !!!!

I got my whammy pedal yesterday. I have been trying a few experiences, i`m so happy with this pedal. Nice sounds. The Harmonizer is very nice :-)). Ohh yeah baby :-)) !!!

JUJU - Thanks you very much sweetheart :-). Have a good weekend !!!

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