"mac davis" wrote in message
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:55:24 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> >"Robatoy" wrote in message
> >
> >> Mr. Wilson Pickett. Dead at age 64. He was proof positive that you
don't
> >need a
> >> 'special' voice to sing.
> >
> >Hated to hear that myself ... paid him tribute on a daily basis in that
> >other war - white phosphorous rounds were always called "Wilson Picketts"
> >when I called in the fire mission.
> >
> hmm... all I remember is calling for "Willy Peter"..
With American troops, yes ... but ARVN's had a particularly tough time
saying that, so I retrained mine. ;)
> nasty stuff to get on you...
Yep, we were always told that it burns all the way to the bone, and further.
I used it mostly fused to fire as an air burst, on grid points, so I could
get my bearings ... and whenever I was lucky enough be able to see that far.
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:19:22 -0500, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mr. Wilson Pickett. Dead at age 64. He was proof positive that you don't need a
>'special' voice to sing.
>
>I think I'll watch The Commitments again tonight.
Amen...
really surprised me when I heard about his death..
relatively young man, too..
(at least looking at it from my 59 year old prospective)
mac
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"Robatoy" wrote in message
> Mr. Wilson Pickett. Dead at age 64. He was proof positive that you don't
need a
> 'special' voice to sing.
Hated to hear that myself ... paid him tribute on a daily basis in that
other war - white phosphorous rounds were always called "Wilson Picketts"
when I called in the fire mission.
> I think I'll watch The Commitments again tonight.
Good man ... one of the initiated, eh?
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:55:24 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Robatoy" wrote in message
>
>> Mr. Wilson Pickett. Dead at age 64. He was proof positive that you don't
>need a
>> 'special' voice to sing.
>
>Hated to hear that myself ... paid him tribute on a daily basis in that
>other war - white phosphorous rounds were always called "Wilson Picketts"
>when I called in the fire mission.
>
hmm... all I remember is calling for "Willy Peter"..
nasty stuff to get on you...
mac
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:08:36 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"mac davis" wrote in message
>> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:55:24 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:
>>
>> >"Robatoy" wrote in message
>> >
>> >> Mr. Wilson Pickett. Dead at age 64. He was proof positive that you
>don't
>> >need a
>> >> 'special' voice to sing.
>> >
>> >Hated to hear that myself ... paid him tribute on a daily basis in that
>> >other war - white phosphorous rounds were always called "Wilson Picketts"
>> >when I called in the fire mission.
>> >
>> hmm... all I remember is calling for "Willy Peter"..
>
>With American troops, yes ... but ARVN's had a particularly tough time
>saying that, so I retrained mine. ;)
>
>> nasty stuff to get on you...
>
>Yep, we were always told that it burns all the way to the bone, and further.
>I used it mostly fused to fire as an air burst, on grid points, so I could
>get my bearings ... and whenever I was lucky enough be able to see that far.
yeah.. they told us that we were supposed to dig it out and then wrap air tight
and hope it stopped burning... I'm glad that I never had that experience!
ARVN's.. I remember them... Chicken Little was right..
mac
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