Ping Mike W,

Hi Mike,

I was up late earlier this week ( still flubbing through my hardware and
ISP hiccups), and had David Letterman on the T.V., in the background, when
who should come on for a special Cameo appearance?

None other than the original Atlantics, mate!!!!

They played Bombora, with plenty of really close camera work on the lead
guitarist's finger/fret/swinging arm work - the bastard never missed a
single beat!!!!

His offsider, who now looks like a real hippy, was doing his bit too,
but was obviously really secondary. He was having a ball, and obviously
really appreciated his mate's ability, and the occassion.

What a corker, mate!!! ))

BTW, you blokes can REALLY rabbit on, as I've noticed before - I finally
get back on the Group again, after a few weeks, and there's ~ 4,000 Posts to
catch up on!!!

I've only had the time to do a very quick flick through all the posts,
but it seems you guys have advanced the Video stuff even further? WOW!!

On another tangent, most of the other Volunteers at the Douglas
MacArthur Museum seem to be retired Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels,
Queensland Governors, Wing Commanders, and such. Just today, another bloke
joined as a Volunteer, who had been a Lieutenant-Colonel, Artillery, but
whose father had flown Beaufighters in New Guinea......

Apparently I kicked a bit of a goal last week, when I dropped in a DVD I
have of 75 Squadron forming, then trying to fly their P-40 Kittyhawks up to
New Guinea, and then trying to prevent the Japanese from progressing any
further...

Apparently it's a VERY rare DVD, and none of these blokes had seen it
before, but some of them were in it. Some of them were actually weeping...

From my parents ecperience' in New Guinea, just after the war, setting
up the Electricity Distribution Industry there, while some of the famous
Japanese Prisoners of War were still there (we still have a cane table that
was made by the most infamous of all those prisoners...), I can understand
their feelings.

My older sister was the first white baby borne up there, on Manus...

Regards,
John Ward

John Ward wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I was up late earlier this week ( still flubbing through my
> hardware and ISP hiccups), and had David Letterman on the T.V., in
> the background, when who should come on for a special Cameo
> appearance?
> None other than the original Atlantics, mate!!!!
>
Very nice mate!
>
> They played Bombora, with plenty of really close camera work on
> the lead guitarist's finger/fret/swinging arm work - the bastard
> never missed a single beat!!!!
>
He was playing the guitar. Right!
>
> His offsider, who now looks like a real hippy, was doing his bit
> too, but was obviously really secondary. He was having a ball, and
> obviously really appreciated his mate's ability, and the occassion.
>
> What a corker, mate!!! ))
>
Yeah, I would have like to seen that JW
>
> BTW, you blokes can REALLY rabbit on, as I've noticed before - I
> finally get back on the Group again, after a few weeks, and there's ~
> 4,000 Posts to catch up on!!!
>
> I've only had the time to do a very quick flick through all the
> posts, but it seems you guys have advanced the Video stuff even
> further? WOW!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg3hpnJ4QOQ

>
> On another tangent, most of the other Volunteers at the Douglas
> MacArthur Museum seem to be retired Generals, Colonels,
> Lieutenant-Colonels, Queensland Governors, Wing Commanders, and such.
> Just today, another bloke joined as a Volunteer, who had been a
> Lieutenant-Colonel, Artillery, but whose father had flown
> Beaufighters in New Guinea......
Not much hope for me then!
>
> Apparently I kicked a bit of a goal last week, when I dropped in a
> DVD I have of 75 Squadron forming, then trying to fly their P-40
> Kittyhawks up to New Guinea, and then trying to prevent the Japanese
> from progressing any further...
>
> Apparently it's a VERY rare DVD, and none of these blokes had seen
> it before, but some of them were in it. Some of them were actually
> weeping...
How did you come acroos the DVD JW?
>
> From my parents ecperience' in New Guinea, just after the war,
> setting up the Electricity Distribution Industry there, while some of
> the famous Japanese Prisoners of War were still there (we still have
> a cane table that was made by the most infamous of all those
> prisoners...), I can understand their feelings.
>
> My older sister was the first white baby borne up there, on
> Manus...
> Regards,
> John Ward

Great to see you back JW.
--
MikeW
*The only time an aircraft has too much fuel on board is when it is on
fire*