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mrbassbone
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Location: Orlando, FL USA
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| sticky blue wrote: | mrbb - you must have some dits from your time in the USN BAND  |
There are a few....  |
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Bronco
Trained Rank
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
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Location: South Devon
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I visited the U.S Navy band back in the eighties with FOP Band. We were in Washington for a combined concert with the' Presidents Own' band at 8th & I.
whilst in D.C, we paid a visit to the Navy band in the dockyard and listened to them performing. all i can say is they were extremely professional and produced a great sound. A great mornings visit i wont forget.  |
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bootybandy
Major DOM
Joined: 07 Nov 2005
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Location: A nice wee town on the Solent, just biding my time.
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| Bronco wrote: | I transfered across to Lympstone for Commando training along with Bugler Dave Clay back in 1979. It was the toughest 6 months of my life. I transfered back to the Band service for many reasons shortly after completing training, yet never saw the training as a waste of time. It teaches you many things about yourself including your strengths and weakneses. Many aspects of a marine commando's job have been performed by the band service to great effect. This was evident in the Falklands war when Band service personnel were performing many tasks 'above and beyond' on the Uganda and Canberra, and more recently in Iraq. |
You were only one of three people that I ever knew that transferred over to the "Dark Side". The others being Clive Allison and Wally Wallace (Squaddie of mine) Unlike Clive and Wally, you saw the light again and transferred back. I'm sure it was the lure of the Cat IV
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townsergeant
Acting Warrant Officer 1
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 1365
Location: Great Mongeham
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| bootybandy wrote: | | You were only one of three people that I ever knew that transferred over to the "Dark Side". The others being Clive Allison and Wally Wallace (Squaddie of mine) Unlike Clive and Wally, you saw the light again and transferred back. I'm sure it was the lure of the Cat IV |
Don't forget Paul Sykes' brief spell as a RM Officer and the Rev Hitchins 
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bootybandy
Major DOM
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Location: A nice wee town on the Solent, just biding my time.
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| townsergeant wrote: | | bootybandy wrote: | | You were only one of three people that I ever knew that transferred over to the "Dark Side". The others being Clive Allison and Wally Wallace (Squaddie of mine) Unlike Clive and Wally, you saw the light again and transferred back. I'm sure it was the lure of the Cat IV |
Don't forget Paul Sykes' brief spell as a RM Officer and the Rev Hitchins |
Ah Yes, Well remembered Bill.
Someone made an earlier mention to strapping someone to their bed and placing them on the Dais. That was Sykes.
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Hornblower
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Joined: 01 Oct 2005
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Location: Upper Tean - Staffs
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| Aaron Aardvark wrote: | yuk...Lymphstone......terrible place. I caught a nasty gland disease there  |
Was it therminal?
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I made that classic mistake last night that all guys make. I got really drunk, and I ended up having sex with my best friend.
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Co-admin
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Hornblower wrote: | | Was it therminal? |
vewy therwious tho
Incweathed tempeweture and therwious bod spilling are thimptoms
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MrJpig
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Location: THE LAND OF JUMPIGS
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| Hornblower wrote: | | Was it therminal? |
vewy therwious tho
Incweathed tempeweture and therwious bod spilling are thimptoms |
Anyone know what Terry Shiels is up to these days??
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Hornblower
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| MrJpig wrote: | | admin@home wrote: | No
| Hornblower wrote: | | Was it therminal? |
vewy therwious tho
Incweathed tempeweture and therwious bod spilling are thimptoms |
Anyone know what Terry Shiels is up to these days?? |
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Now, I can't even bring myself to talk to him.
To be honest, I don't even want to play fetch with him
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