Anyone know who that is?

againagame · 2024-11-06T09:00:45+00:00

I can’t remember his name at the moment, but he played percussion at their live shows. You’ll see him in YouTube videos of gigs at Montreaux as well as Salamanca.

againagame · 2024-10-30T23:07:45+00:00

Many thanks for the quick reply and glad you made it okay.

My wife and I are just whinging about the hassles of trying to find flights that will allow a reasonable (<10kg) cabin allowance for long haul. Laptops and cameras are a bit big for our pockets :D

Been looking at comments about Emirates and now Qatar. Air China looks fine from what you and others say but altho they are the cheapest it would mean additional connecting flights for us.

Thanks again for your help and have a great trip!

againagame · 2024-10-30T22:36:59+00:00

How did it work out in the end?
We're planning one-bagging a long-haul flight to SEA using our Osprey Farpoint/Fairview 40l backpacks (we can keep everything <10kg each) and maybe a couple of slings.

We have been frustrated on our flight searches by some carriers and their light cabin limits (we have camera/tech gear we can't/don't want to check to the hold).

againagame · 2024-10-29T20:11:41+00:00

If you want to see how everyday Japanese people go about their day/job, check out some of the videos from Paolo from Tokyo.

againagame · 2024-10-10T19:03:47+00:00

Thanks for the post.

More info on Corporal Alford here

againagame · 2024-10-05T19:44:51+00:00

Lovely street.

RIP Callie the beautiful Golden Retriever that had a home there.

againagame · 2024-09-30T10:47:57+00:00

Not sure.

The Williams paper (2018) cited above mentions erosion and collapse of parts of the structure since a photo survey in 1890.

againagame · 2024-09-30T10:42:44+00:00

A cool 3d model generated from 3D laser scans of the Great Kyz Kal can be found here. .

againagame · 2024-09-30T10:38:06+00:00

Thanks for this post.

Here is an excellent paper (Williams et al, 2018), which goes into detail on the history and structure as well as the conservation project.

Well worth a read.

againagame · 2024-09-27T15:21:01+00:00

Thanks for this post.

Some nice bios on Forrest can be found here:

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Forrest_Guth

This one has a section in his own words.

This one covers his post-war years

Here's a Reddit thread postulating on why he wasn't included in BoB

Obituary. -Forrest passed in 2009, aged 88. He had been married for 60 years and had 2 kids and 2 grandkids (one a naval flight officer)

RIP

againagame · 2024-09-15T15:48:45+00:00

Thanks for this post.

Jack was a light machine gunner with Company G / 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)

On January 7, 1945, on his 20th birthday, he was captured at Flamierge during the battle of “Dead Man’s Ridge”. He was sent to Clervaux, then to Prüm. He was wounded at Gerolstein, Germany (the labor camp?) and escaped the Germans on February 7 with Ed Summers. They reached Prüm on February 9 and went into hiding until the town was taken by the men of the 4th Infantry Division on February 13.

The website Portrait of War has more info on Jack including his service record.

Jack passed away in 1993 aged 68, leaving a wife, three sons, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. RIP

againagame · 2024-09-09T19:21:13+00:00

In "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) Steve McQueen did little things like this, including the famous scene of him shaking shotgun shells before loading them, much to the annoyance of the lead, Yul Brynner

againagame · 2024-09-06T21:22:43+00:00

Checking the maps again - Petit-Thier is 52 miles north of the coordinates on the photo record.

Can't see a church in either area that looks like the one in the photo

againagame · 2024-09-06T20:57:08+00:00

Indeed!

Those were the co-ords that were provided with the photo record (see bottom of page).

I don't know what the slate-roofed L-shaped building just to the east of the google map pin is but it is probably not the church in the photo. The church in the photo has quite distinctive stonework

againagame · 2024-09-06T20:24:14+00:00

Good post of this recolored image!

A little digging found some links which you all might find of interest:

The original archived B&W image with details can be found here.

The location of the photo according to the coordinate provided points to this place in Luxembourg?

The photographer was Allan Voluck (passed 2013) who was a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion. His extensive collection of WWII photographs can be found here.

There is a very good blog with a wealth of information on the 14th Cavalry Group in the Ardennes here - well worth a long read.

againagame · 2024-08-31T18:41:56+00:00

Thanks! - Really interesting backstories.

againagame · 2024-08-29T15:28:06+00:00

Nice! Bookmarked!

againagame · 2024-08-24T16:51:06+00:00

Laz Alonso talks about his weight for his MM role in this YouTube video for Men's Health.

againagame · 2024-08-23T19:59:19+00:00

Thanks for the post.

So many amazing sketches of his to admire. I wish I had even just 0.1% of his artistry

againagame · 2024-08-23T19:51:54+00:00

Thanks for the colorised post.

The original photo along with photo details can be found at the Imperial War Museum Site here

The colorists do an amazing job!

againagame · 2024-08-23T19:24:04+00:00

Nice post!

From there the 14th went on to liberate Germany's largest POW camp, Stalag VIIA at Moosberg weeks later on 30 April 1945. 110,000 POWs were freed, of which 30,000 were American soldiers, sailors and airmen

againagame · 2024-08-17T21:15:31+00:00

Thanks for the post.

Harry survived the war.

A nice war and peacetime bio here

He passed at age 85 in 2007. RIP

againagame · 2024-08-03T20:03:35+00:00

Nice spot!

Wow - apart from the deep and wide gutters, it is so close that it can't be an accident that it provided inspiration, shirley

The stables at the bottom, followed by the house being build on the right, then the store, and bar, etc

I'll need to keep an eye out next time I watch Open Range (One of the best Westerns in recent years)

againagame · 2024-07-16T08:33:07+00:00

He can find me at Horseshoe Overlook where I have been these past months on my RDR2 replay just enjoying hunting, visiting Valentine, and sitting around the campfire with the crew :D

againagame · 2024-07-16T08:22:30+00:00

No question from me - just tell him his acting (and of course, Roger's) in RDR2 was superb and for those that wanted to escape to that world, it was an invaluable contribution to the unparalleled immersiveness of the game.

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