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#41
hey Gman swolves here the camp name was origanaly liberty it was named (like so many others) after the good captian was killed. i think in 76 any way you got one thing right ill never take our security for granted. speaking of that flag if you saw it you were
very close. however that thing is huge! by the way when we were on breaks at our show i would stan outside and smoke and you could here the propaganda coming over these giant P.A. stacks it was VERY SUREAL(when guys trade stories about there strangest gigs,
this is the one i tell) <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gman:Chuck
Damn Lump, you're a walking encyclopedia !
I was on the ROK 84-86. Was the camp named at that time?

I never got to Panmunjom. I think it was Camp Gary Owen was the closest. Its the one that you can look across the valley and see the huge North Korean flag. Very different up there. Its an experience that will change your thinking about our sense of security and freedom.

And Lump, if you do your duty up there, and I cant imagine that, sorry about the AF jab.

Dave<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 
#42
gman,

Jab away. I work in a joint environment right now, and we pick on each other's cultures mercilessly (but we pretty much all agree the Navy is just whacked). Been to the JSA only as a visitor, by the way.

But this summer when I'm lying in a smelly binjo ditch at Osan in the 100 degree heat in MOPP 4, I'll try to remember how easy I have it...
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#43
Air Force.....MOPP-4? Are you kidding? You're familiar with the term, so you must not be. It truly is percieved by most of the Army, that the AF doesn't train that way.
I swear to you, I've lived in that SH*T for up to 4 days, not taking that damned mask off for the whole time. Good thing they didn't issue us cyanide pills. After a couple days in that stuff you start praying for either the "all clear", or death, doesn't really matter.

Lump, do you ever get any European duty?
Sounds like it's all Korea. And I figured you probably spent it in Osan. Do you get to take your family? Up in the northern parts you can't.

Swolves, Thank you for saying Camp Liberty. Makes perfect sense now.

Oh, and by the way, you're freakin me out with all the quotations in your posts. Dont know whos post I'm reading.

Dave

[This message has been edited by Gman (edited January 27, 2000).]
 
#44
Yeah, it's been getting tougher for us zoomies since the end of the Cold War. In fact, on my last TDY to Hawaii, the maids at the Hale Koa didn't leave a mint on my pillow when they turned down my covers at night. I slept so badly I almost missed my tee time.

And Korea is the only place I go. But I do get to take my family though, which helps.

Ok. That's my last military-related post. I come here to escape that stuff, and it's probably boring the others to tears. Email is cool though.
 
#45
I'm a Computer Technician / programmer / network engineer....yada, yada, yada.

I've been a musician for 25 years and some 10 years of it, doing it full time.

I'm also a professional artist...portraits, sculpture...yada, yada, yada.

I was completely out of music for about five years...I mean completely! I didn't even own an instrument or listen to music. It was total burnout.

There was a big R&R revival around here and all the old bands got back together. So I played one gig...
Then I got divorced...needless to say it's good to be back.
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#47
Hi everyone, I've been looking for a forum like this for a while, and just looking through the threads, it's just what I was after.

Anyway, I'm a computer consultant/ network engineer/ professional nerd, that sort of thing.

Cheers, The Pie!
 
#48
I´m a poor student, sound engineering. I will be rich but not when it comes to money.
The one who owns most basses when he/she leaves this world wins OK?

Had to check my bad spelling, learned this language by book, and a not to enthusiastic teacher.

[This message has been edited by Silfver (edited February 11, 2000).]
 
#51
I'm a software developer for a computer hardware manufacturer (doing web-based enterprise management stuff).

My current band, like most I've been in, is composed completely of people who work here (although I don't work with any of them on a day-to-day basis). Two other guys I do work with are bass players as I found out one of the human factors guys used to be.
 
#52
Just a lowly high school senior waiting for college parties.

I can say that I worked for two months over the summer as a consular clerk/receptionist at the American Consulate, Fukuoka Japan. Now I have a whole 2000 bucks sitting in a bank waiting for me to buy a bass or rig with it.
 
#54
Hey JimK. I got as close to "Gigolo" as possible. My wife teaches college, directs theatre, and some other stuff. I take care of our 2 kids, do PC repair on the side, and play in a working band (though we're on a short break). I haven't held a "real" job in 7 years. It's a tough life!!
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Take care!!

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If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
 
#55
I am a Nuclear Medicine Field Service Engineer by profession, but in my spare time I like to fool around with the bass. In the past I have been in 4 different bands as a lead vocalist (which is my true love), but I'm taking out some time to record some new songs and try to find a levelheaded bass player with alot of funk in his or her soul! Peace
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P.S. Let me know if you are that person
 
#56
I'm a junior high social studies teacher. I left teaching a couple of times to play full-time, and I managed to make a living (if you could call it that), but had a hard time raising a daughter on the money and the schedule. I don't live to teach school, but I like my relationship with music better now that I am teaching again. I can choose when and with whom I play, instead of taking every gig in every sleazy bar around.
 
#57
I am a scheduler in a dental lab. I juggle the opinions of department heads, dentists, dental assistants, and the occasional patient. I teach a few students a week to supplement the fact that my band is only playing once a month. I do enjoy the occasional session gig, but in New Hampshire they are few and far between!!

Chris A.
 

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