Stories from WW2 - Page 4

Jet · 04-29-2010, 11:14 AM

Command radio performance with announcer's intro on behalf of the War Department, 1943

Zing! Went the strings when I heard this today.
I have always liked this tune, especially because it's sung by Judy.

Jet · 04-29-2010, 05:50 PM

G.I. JIVE

Everything was geared toward the war and war effort including some great tunes about G.I. life.

One of the best had to be G.I. Jive no matter who recorded it—
and many did—Louie Jordan, Ray Mckinley and the great Johnny Mercer.
It's a hot, slow jump blues, boogie woogie.

This is remembering an incredible time and generation of Americans who could dance
and swing like no one's business all the while spitting in our enemy's eyes.
Damn, I wish I could have been there. I'd dance like crazy.

G.I Jive is one of my favorite jump jitterbugs during WWII from the great Johnny Mercer.

Jet · 05-03-2010, 10:34 PM

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again:
your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

_____

Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 30, 1940

_____

Bad_boi · 05-03-2010, 11:27 PM

WWII history was probably my favorite topic in history class. I have a few uncles who fought in WWII and so its very interesting to hear about what it was like. I also know all the weapons and tanks by name and what country they are from. (and that was before I played call of duty lol)

WingsOnFire · 05-04-2010, 05:19 PM

bumping for Daddy..

DamonK · 05-04-2010, 05:26 PM

Wow. I loved reading these pages.

I love reading about most anything WWII related. I've got a collection of books but always looking to add more. I generally read about the Holocaust, but have been moving somewhat to learn about the Gestapo.

Jet · 05-05-2010, 12:04 AM

BBC-LONDON
24 Dec. 1944

Major Alton Glenn Miller,
leader of the Army Air Force Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces,
is missing on a flight from London to Paris, it was reported today.

Miller and crew members were aboard a UC-64 Noresman
single engine monoplane flying across the English Channel at last contact.

No trace of the plane has been found since leaving London nine days ago.

__________________________

For Glenn

__________________________

Jaques · 05-05-2010, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinderella

John, I've been looking for this phone for years!! I am going to look into getting a landline (a requirement for this phone), so I can buy a fully restored and functioning phone. And I want the original ringing mechanism too, DAMMIT!!! No, beeps, buzzes, or virating sounds - I want that loud ringing again - the way it should be!!!

....when i lst began working as an office junior in l964, aged l5, we had those phones on our desks!!!

My Dad was a desert rat with monty's 8th army during the war, before i was born, he and my mum wrote letters to one another for the 6 long years he was away and when they died, i read them, i cant tell you how moving they were, i have seldom been so moved and as my parents i couldnt imagine them being young and in love - well you dont do you - i have her wedding dress, his war medals and these letters, along with photos and other momentos i shall always keep............

Jaques · 05-05-2010, 02:08 AM

[QUOTE=theoddz;94783][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Black"]Who could ever forget that wonderful, swingin' 40's music that found GI's spining and twirling their favorite girls to on Saturday night??

Mother, age 88, still loves to hear me play my 40's playlist on Youtube when she's here. These BOSE speakers crank out the bass and the remastered sound is simply remarkable.

....i have original glen miller records and i also love marlene deitrich and play the cd's i have, plus i also have a dvd of Blue Angel in German.......i have pics of her on my office wall and books of all the old stars of that time.....my fav. period in most things is art decco........which changed after the war and the 50's retro period that i had as a kid and everyone seems to crave now.

Andrew, Jr. · 05-05-2010, 11:17 AM

Jaques,

What questions do you have about the Holocaust during WW2? I can try to help answer your questions.

Andrew

cinderella · 05-05-2010, 11:46 AM

Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars.

Jaques, I, and my friends Graphita2 (who happens to teach film in college), and my buddy Jet, are die-hard classic movie buffs. We are quite knowledgeable about classic film, but Prof. Graphita of course, has us beat! In any case, it's nice to know there's another one of 'us' around. I hope you will join us on the Classic Movie thread soon. We need to 'bump' it up a notch - it's been sleeeping for awhile. Your input would be welcome and appreciated.

[quote=Jaques;99161]

Quote:

Originally Posted by theoddz

[FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Black"]Who could ever forget that wonderful, swingin' 40's music that found GI's spining and twirling their favorite girls to on Saturday night??

Mother, age 88, still loves to hear me play my 40's playlist on Youtube when she's here. These BOSE speakers crank out the bass and the remastered sound is simply remarkable.

....i have original glen miller records and i also love marlene deitrich and play the cd's i have, plus i also have a dvd of Blue Angel in German.......i have pics of her on my office wall and books of all the old stars of that time.....my fav. period in most things is art decco........which changed after the war and the 50's retro period that i had as a kid and everyone seems to crave now.

Jet · 05-05-2010, 09:56 PM

I have 80 years of music, roughly. My big band, jump and jazz collection contains original recordings as well as music that has been re-recorded note for note.

When I was in radio, my mentors were older gentlemen (one of them a big band leader), the other a big band expert who had his own show, and who educated me on the World War ||, the swing era, singers, and off-stage stories about bands and leaders. Both of these men were in their 20s during World War II and I would listen to them for hours about the war and music and the way of life.

I spent around 16 years knowing them and learning from them while writing documentaries and radio programs, and listening to hours of recordings to appreciate the arrangements, musicianship, and genius of the bands and songwriters, to say the least. I'll never forget those men and I will always cherish everything they taught me. Best of all, they turned me on to the most incredible music I've ever heard.

Jaques · 05-06-2010, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

Jaques,

What questions do you have about the Holocaust during WW2? I can try to help answer your questions.

Andrew

Hi Andrew, I didnt have any questions about the holocaust in ww2 but if there is something you would like to share, i would be very interested....GJ

Jaques · 05-06-2010, 03:53 AM

[QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars.

Jaques, I, and my friends Graphita2 (who happens to teach film in college), and my buddy Jet, are die-hard classic movie buffs. We are quite knowledgeable about classic film, but Prof. Graphita of course, has us beat! In any case, it's nice to know there's another one of 'us' around. I hope you will join us on the Classic Movie thread soon. We need to 'bump' it up a notch - it's been sleeeping for awhile. Your input would be welcome and appreciated.

.........yes, thank you, i will get back to you on that one, my missus loves the old movies even more than I and esp fred estaire and ginger rogers, i gave her an old l940's lamp which is Betty grable with a dress on for the shade and the old flex like the telephones which she has by the side of the bed.
I have always "felt" i was a part of the era early 1900's - late 30's - possibly a previous life but there is a very strong mind connection which i cant explain. The missus and i love to dress up and when our local amateur dramatic society did Map & Lucia, set in the 30's, she dressed up in a flapper dress, feather boa and long evening gloves and I in an old tux with my hair slicked back - everyone else was sitting there in jeans but we loved "making the scene" and went out on the town later to a gay venue who told us we couldnt enter as it was a gay event - which made us laugh - and them when we told them

Jaques · 05-06-2010, 04:01 AM

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

Andrew, Jr. · 05-06-2010, 09:36 AM

Jaques,

I thought I read that you had a question. My bad.

I know of Billy Tipton, but never read books on hym. My hat is off to folks who live as they are. God bless them - each and every one!

cinderella · 05-06-2010, 09:53 AM

Jaques, there's a thread called Famous Celebrity Queers on here. On that thread, someone - can't remember who at the moment - posted an article about Joe Carstairs. I think it was taken directly from 'Queen of Whale Cay'. Carstairs sounds like an intriguing character, and I want to buy the book. I had known about Carstairs from books I read on lesbian women of the golden era of Hollywood. 'The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood' by Diana McLellan; and 'The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies' by Axel Madsen. Two books that are a 'must read' for anyone interested in that era, and learning who was gay. Both books are a 'tell-all' expose revealing the sexual orientation of the most famous and beautiful icons of Hollywood cinema of the time.

Thanks for the tip on the books. I will look for them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaques

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

Jet · 05-06-2010, 03:18 PM

BETTY HUTTON

Command Performance
was a radio show broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Network to the troops overseas.
Each week, it featured music and skits from top names in entertainment and was usually emceed by Bob Hope or Jack Benny.

One of my favorites to be featured was Betty Hutton.
I didn't appreciate her work until I really saw and understood how versatile she was.

Betty Hutton was a song and dance actress known for her endless energy and outgoing personality.
She was very popular on radio and in the movies
in the 40s and 50s, because of the musical styles back then,
but then faded from view and died pretty much in obscurity just a few years ago.

Betty Hutton was underrated, IMHO,
considering that she was extremely talented and
gave triple in every performance as you'll see in the videos.

I'm posting three of Betty Hutton's best from the 40s,
and I hope you'll appreciate her as much as I do—for her talent and for giving her all during the war.

Here are :
Murder, He Says, Stuff Like That There and Plain Jane Doe.

_______________________________

Jaques · 05-06-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaques

.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

.........and did you know Joe Carstairs had affairs with numerous women including tallula bankhead and marlene deitrich.........

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IttyBittyFem · 05-07-2010, 05:55 PM

SNIP -----> [QUOTE=Jaques;100058][QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars. [QUOTE]

Add one more huge fan of Classic Films. I can watch over and over.

The topics, as simplistic as they were, made with small budgets and black and white film, can keep their audience entertained for hours upon hours.

All time favorite for me: "Friendly Persuasion" with Gary Cooper. In celebration of Gary Cooper's birthday (I believe), they've been showing his movies all day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they'll show my favorite, so I can watch it for the 1,497th time!

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Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	G.I. JIVE Everything was geared toward the war and war effort including some great tunes about G.I. life. One of the best had to be G.I. Jive no matter who recorded it— and many did—Louie Jordan, Ray Mckinley and the great Johnny Mercer. It's a hot, slow jump blues, boogie woogie. This is remembering an incredible time and generation of Americans who could dance and swing like no one's business all the while spitting in our enemy's eyes. Damn, I wish I could have been there. I'd dance like crazy. G.I Jive is one of my favorite jump jitterbugs during WWII from the great Johnny Mercer.

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Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars. _____ Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 30, 1940 _____

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Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	BBC-LONDON 24 Dec. 1944 Major Alton Glenn Miller, leader of the Army Air Force Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, is missing on a flight from London to Paris, it was reported today. Miller and crew members were aboard a UC-64 Noresman single engine monoplane flying across the English Channel at last contact. No trace of the plane has been found since leaving London nine days ago. __________________________ For Glenn __________________________

05-05-2010, 02:08 AM	#69
Jaques Member How Do You Identify?: male/TG Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: England Posts: 220 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 51 Thanked 398 Times in 122 Posts Rep Power: 2583511	[QUOTE=theoddz;94783][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Black"]Who could ever forget that wonderful, swingin' 40's music that found GI's spining and twirling their favorite girls to on Saturday night?? Mother, age 88, still loves to hear me play my 40's playlist on Youtube when she's here. These BOSE speakers crank out the bass and the remastered sound is simply remarkable. ....i have original glen miller records and i also love marlene deitrich and play the cd's i have, plus i also have a dvd of Blue Angel in German.......i have pics of her on my office wall and books of all the old stars of that time.....my fav. period in most things is art decco........which changed after the war and the 50's retro period that i had as a kid and everyone seems to crave now.

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Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	I have 80 years of music, roughly. My big band, jump and jazz collection contains original recordings as well as music that has been re-recorded note for note. When I was in radio, my mentors were older gentlemen (one of them a big band leader), the other a big band expert who had his own show, and who educated me on the World War \|\|, the swing era, singers, and off-stage stories about bands and leaders. Both of these men were in their 20s during World War II and I would listen to them for hours about the war and music and the way of life. I spent around 16 years knowing them and learning from them while writing documentaries and radio programs, and listening to hours of recordings to appreciate the arrangements, musicianship, and genius of the bands and songwriters, to say the least. I'll never forget those men and I will always cherish everything they taught me. Best of all, they turned me on to the most incredible music I've ever heard.

05-06-2010, 03:53 AM	#74
Jaques Member How Do You Identify?: male/TG Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: England Posts: 220 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 51 Thanked 398 Times in 122 Posts Rep Power: 2583511	[QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars. Jaques, I, and my friends Graphita2 (who happens to teach film in college), and my buddy Jet, are die-hard classic movie buffs. We are quite knowledgeable about classic film, but Prof. Graphita of course, has us beat! In any case, it's nice to know there's another one of 'us' around. I hope you will join us on the Classic Movie thread soon. We need to 'bump' it up a notch - it's been sleeeping for awhile. Your input would be welcome and appreciated. .........yes, thank you, i will get back to you on that one, my missus loves the old movies even more than I and esp fred estaire and ginger rogers, i gave her an old l940's lamp which is Betty grable with a dress on for the shade and the old flex like the telephones which she has by the side of the bed. I have always "felt" i was a part of the era early 1900's - late 30's - possibly a previous life but there is a very strong mind connection which i cant explain. The missus and i love to dress up and when our local amateur dramatic society did Map & Lucia, set in the 30's, she dressed up in a flapper dress, feather boa and long evening gloves and I in an old tux with my hair slicked back - everyone else was sitting there in jeans but we loved "making the scene" and went out on the town later to a gay venue who told us we couldnt enter as it was a gay event - which made us laugh - and them when we told them

05-06-2010, 04:01 AM	#75
Jaques Member How Do You Identify?: male/TG Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: England Posts: 220 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 51 Thanked 398 Times in 122 Posts Rep Power: 2583511	.........Did anyone read "Suits Me", the story of Billy Tipton, also Colnol Barker's Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis - oh and The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summers, wonderful tales of women who lived as men, or in joe carstairs case - a butch woman in the period leading up to WW2? Great accounts of adventurous people and all true life stories.

05-06-2010, 09:36 AM	#76
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	Jaques, I thought I read that you had a question. My bad. I know of Billy Tipton, but never read books on hym. My hat is off to folks who live as they are. God bless them - each and every one!

05-06-2010, 03:18 PM	#78
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	BETTY HUTTON Command Performance was a radio show broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Network to the troops overseas. Each week, it featured music and skits from top names in entertainment and was usually emceed by Bob Hope or Jack Benny. One of my favorites to be featured was Betty Hutton. I didn't appreciate her work until I really saw and understood how versatile she was. Betty Hutton was a song and dance actress known for her endless energy and outgoing personality. She was very popular on radio and in the movies in the 40s and 50s, because of the musical styles back then, but then faded from view and died pretty much in obscurity just a few years ago. Betty Hutton was underrated, IMHO, considering that she was extremely talented and gave triple in every performance as you'll see in the videos. I'm posting three of Betty Hutton's best from the 40s, and I hope you'll appreciate her as much as I do—for her talent and for giving her all during the war. Here are : Murder, He Says, Stuff Like That There and Plain Jane Doe. _______________________________

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IttyBittyFem Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Lady Relationship Status: No thank you. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 290 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 448 Thanked 310 Times in 118 Posts Rep Power: 186762	SNIP -----> [QUOTE=Jaques;100058][QUOTE=cinderella;99412]Yay!!! Another classic movie fan!!! I too have a huge VHS, dvd, and book collection on classic film and icon stars. [QUOTE] Add one more huge fan of Classic Films. I can watch over and over. The topics, as simplistic as they were, made with small budgets and black and white film, can keep their audience entertained for hours upon hours. All time favorite for me: "Friendly Persuasion" with Gary Cooper. In celebration of Gary Cooper's birthday (I believe), they've been showing his movies all day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they'll show my favorite, so I can watch it for the 1,497th time!