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Armybrat

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  1. Meanwhile, back at Montecito, California….
  2. Speaking of the B-36, Dad took us boys down to the Fox Theater in St.Louis in 1955 to see this awesome film….
  3. My English lady friend and her daughter (who works in Whitehall for the Ministry of Defense) speculate Kate had a hysterectomy.
  4. What starts here changes the Kremlin
  5. Well, he didn’t stay in Vegas after the party.
  6. Reminiscing….. About 30 years ago at a local outdoor gun range that had very few patrons that morning, I saw a lady doing her handgun qualifying shooting for her concealed carry license - with the instructor observing of course. She did very well from what I could see and handled her semiauto pistol proficiently. When they were finished, the instructor began giving firing lessons to the lady's blind husband who was in a wheelchair. The husband knew how to handle the gun properly & load it without assistance. When he was ready to shoot, the instructor gave him verbal commands for direction and elevation, then when to commence firing at the target 10 yards down range. It appeared the blind gentleman hit paper perhaps half the time with the first magazine, then improved to about 3/4 on target with the next two. Then the wife took her turn "spotting" for her husband with the same results. A very interesting scene, IMO, and it was obvious the couple were not complete newbies to firearms. It appeared the session was satisfying and enjoyable to all involved. I assume the wife passed the CHL course to receive her license to carry from the state of Texas.
  7. That trumps Mrs. Brat’s wrist….
  8. That chick in the hat looks mighty familiar.
  9. It was soda pop in nw Missouri. Moved to Texas and it was Pearl.
  10. Old Frank certainly wouldn’t take any guff from the “dirty nothings”, especially those in the trees by Waller Creek. 😂 He had a hair trigger for sure…. https://jimnicar.com/2013/11/11/the-battle-of-waller-creek/
  11. I was disappointed when the Armadillo WH took over the old rollerskating rink (which originally was a National Guard atmory). Had a few good times skating around in there back in my high school days in the early 1960s. Never went to the AWH after it cranked up as a music venue… was married with kids and working. Never had any opinion of the Drum - only went to one BB game there 50 years ago and that BeeGees concert to appease my oldest son. The Austin Longhorn Club lunches downstairs with Mackovic got old pretty quick.
  12. Armybrat

    SpaceX

    Yep, the current crop of rocketeers in Boca Chica probably think the Navy’s Vanguard program was a success because the engine ignited at the end of the countdown in 1957 and eventually achieved orbit in 3 of 7 attempts.
  13. He wasn’t on Derp time.
  14. I’ll be asleep by 9:30, so please wake when the fun starts.
  15. Me (on the left) when we first moved to Texas in 1946 - stationed at Fort Sam. Yeehaww!
  16. So, aggy NIL is awash only in oil money, and not in gas?
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