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Uisguex Jack · Rear Admiral Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

Well one and All Check out this Song and video/slide tribute to America's Best and Brightest.

Composed by James Hooker of Home made Sin

Click on the link, allow two active x controlls to enable and click on the 'your tube' screen right at the top of the page.

Two bucks says you can't keep a dry eye when watching!

Curtis H. · Lt.Jg. Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 143

Very nice. Thanks!

rhv5862 · PO2 Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 379 Location: Massachusetts

Thanks for the great post. You were right about keeping a dry eye.

RHV

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

James Hooker, I'm proud to say, is a member of this forum.

GenrXr · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:40 am Post subject:

Great blog James.
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Uisguex Jack · Rear Admiral Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

I been on the fricking road all day and just got back to see the link was'nt illuminated.

Edited it, re watched it and my eyes are watering up again.

I don't know if he put up the line up of the slide show or not, I suspect so....
quite profound dem images are.

I'd like to see what the great poodle of hamster reviving fame has to say about it!~?

GenrXr · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:41 am Post subject:

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Yeah, remember in the campaign, sKerry made a speech about his daughter's pet hamster which he brought back from the dead by (I think) giving it mouth to mouth resuscitation.

The hamster-reviving poodle - a new and improved Wonderdog, I guess? Rolling Eyes

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Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

That is one heck of a video, by the way - the music, the lyrics, the images. Tough to watch all the way through, though.
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James Hooker · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:38 am Post subject:

Thanks guys

JEM, I found the images, most of 'em anyway, on a government services site somewhere. - titled something like "100 greatest war images". I've got the powerpoint file here somewhere. I'll try looking for it and post the exact location. Other images I just plain stole. I'm using it as a demo around Nashville and other places to show how a video/still treatment would work and impact. If some artist doesn't pick it up soon, I'm gonna pursue putting it out myself.

YES! Heres the page: http://www.hooah4health.com/spirit/greatphotos.htm

The direct link: http://www.hooah4health.com/spirit/100GreatestMilitaryPhotos.pps

(about a 3.6 meg download)

Oh, any self-respecting hamster would rather STAY dead than have The Poodle blow 'im.
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Uisguex Jack · Rear Admiral Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

You picked the right pictures James, you picked the right pictures.

The way you can learn allot about people by asking them what kind of music or films do they like and why..... The question with that video is, which picture/lyric finally pushes you over the edge to star tearing up.

The Bandaged guys in Korea, I'm pretty sure that's where that shot was, that one and the pic of the POW's returning with the girl running all out..... man.

Anyone who's waited at a airport ten hours for someone to get back from Nam feels that pic instantly.

You picked the right pictures!