Stories from WW2

[theoddz]

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.

From the 40's, here's 3 of Mother's favorites:








They definitely don't make music like this anymore!!

~Theo~

[IttyBittyFem]

My Father, a WW II Vet was not only a hero in my eyes, he was a hero according to the U.S. Army.

He was one of 12 men, specifically hand selected to draw up plans for the invasion of Normandy Beach.

The 12 men, divided into 6 twosomes, were sequestered during a 9 month period to draw up plans for the Invasion, my Dad paired off with General Hart.

All 6 reports were submitted to President Eisenhower (after going through all the many hands prior to reaching the President). My Father's plan was personally selected by the President to be carried through - hence history was made with the Invasion of Normandy Beach.

Omaha Beach was the largest and most occupied of the Islands by the German Army. During the 9 months of planning, he was enthusiastically inspired to partake in the Invasion, requesting to his superiors to be placed on one of the ships that landed on "D-1" (as referred to by the US Army for the first day of the Normandy Beach Invasion) on Omaha Beach.

Only two men in the world had knowledge of what took place during that 9 month period of planning, my beloved Dad as one of them.

When diagnosed terminal, I was my Father's primary care giver during a 10 month period. A Museum in New Orleans, devoted to the Normandy Beach Invasion requested a interview with my Dad. Due to his deteriorating condition, I felt it was too much for his health to be interviewed and filmed, therefore, I elected to do it myself.

I still have in my possession, the Interview I conducted on DVD. One day, when I feel I'm emotionally prepared to share his story with the Museum, I'll send it on to them.

In Loving Memory of W.S.E.
Sept 25, 1919 - Oct 16, 2008

[Sweet Bliss]

My maternal Aunt's husband was a member of the elite group of men who trained in secret in Colorado, developing skills to fight the enemy in snow, (skiing) they wore all white, I'm embarrassed to say that I cannot recall the name of this elite group of fighting men, if any of his records are recovered this year, (after litigation) i will share more of his and his comrades stories.

Perhaps Jet, you know of those i speak? There is a web site somewhere that describes their fighting techniques..... wish i had bookmarked it....

[Andrew, Jr.]

Ittybittyfemme,

My nephew is or was in Germany. Thank you for your prayers.

Oh the men I met from the invasion of Normandy...they bring tears to my eyes. The stories they have shared with me just make me so very proud to be an American. You can better believe that I thought of your father whenever I am in their presence.

When I go to DC to the WW2 Monument, I always place flowers where the men want me to. I try to hit all four sides of the monument (the Atlantic, Pacific, and so on). They have such pride when they are there. The one thing that they don't like is the cement block that the last Bush signed. I have to agree with them on that.

[Jaques]

[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.]

Jaques,

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

Andrew

[Jaques]

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

[cinderella]

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]

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]

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]

[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]

.........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.]

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]

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.

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]

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]

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]

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!

[Andrew, Jr.]

Rosie's stepfather, Milton Bromberg, is in the hospital. It doesn't look good for him to come home at all. His unit got wind of this news, and they have made plans to come to Maryland, and some are here now. Milton was a gunner in WW2. He talks of his brothers in arms as his true family.

Milton has had a series of heart issues, but needed a pacemaker this past weekend. He had surgery late Friday night. He is in intensive care. The Rabbi and Cantor are there, and family members.

Please say a few prayers for him, and his band of brothers. The few who have arrived are elderly, and frail. They are just besides themselves in grief. I really have never witnessed such love.

Thank you all.

Andrew

[Jet]

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[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

Rosie's stepfather, Milton Bromberg, is in the hospital. It doesn't look good for him to come home at all. His unit got wind of this news, and they have made plans to come to Maryland, and some are here now. Milton was a gunner in WW2. He talks of his brothers in arms as his true family.

Milton has had a series of heart issues, but needed a pacemaker this past weekend. He had surgery late Friday night. He is in intensive care. The Rabbi and Cantor are there, and family members.

Please say a few prayers for him, and his band of brothers. The few who have arrived are elderly, and frail. They are just besides themselves in grief. I really have never witnessed such love.

Thank you all.

Andrew

Hey, Andrew. How is Rosie's stepfather? Any better?

[Jet]

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