Subj : IS THIS ECHO STILL ALIVE?
To   : Chip Hearn
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Tue Feb 24 2004 04:22 pm

Dear Chip, in regards to this message to me.

 > -=> Howie Coombe wrote to Chip Hearn <=-

 >>> Georgia, USA... Right next to the Florida state line...

 >> HC> Valdosta, Georgia, well there is and was some great Jazz and other

 >> I can think if a bunch of groups that talk about Georgia.

 > HC> Such as?

 >  Hmm... Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Outlaws, Ray Charles, Elton         
> John... just to name a few... :)


Ahh yes, i dop know and like the work of Elton John, Ray Charles, and Charlie 
Daniels, but i was only aware that Ray Charles has sung about Georgia.
  
 >> I'm not a "Native".

 > HC> So where are you a native of?.

 >> I was transplanted here by the Military.

 > Orignally from PA. Reading.


Aha, PA., Penselvania right?, or is that Philidelphia?, Have i spelt either of 
those state names correctly?, whenever i think of Philidelpia i always think of 
"Street's of Philidelpia" by Bruce Springsteen, a great song, and part of a 
great movie and a great movie soundtrack, i like both good movies and good 
movie soundtrack.

 > HC> The American Military, now there is a topic we could talk about for

 >  And what did the Military do to cause this attitude?


WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq#1, Iraq#2, although it is not so 
much what they do so much as how and why they do it and who else they tend to 
bring in on there coattail's.

 > Remember, they are directed to do a job...


Yes but they would not be the first army to give there bosses the bird, indeed 
some of there number have, infact some of the great songs of the 50's 60's and 
70's have advocated doing that very thing and have been written by people who 
have done that very thing.

 > so, you really need to point fingers at the leaders who are controlling the  
> strings...


And i do and have done, in both our country's, but i belive everybody should 
take there share of responsability.

 > When I was in the Military...


Which was when?.

 > I had no say so on where we went...


No, and you probably had very little say on when how or whether you went there, 
but you did have some.

 > When I was getting shot at in Israel, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait...


I forgot about Grenada, Panama, and Irael,

 > I didn't jump up and say...


Of course you dont.

 > Yea...


Or yes even.

 > lets go to this hole in the wall country so we can kick some butt...


It is disrespectfull to even Think "Lets go to some whole in the wall country 
to kick some butt..." on acount of it is Rude to call anYwhere "A Hole In The 
Wall" or to assume you can just "Kick Some Butt", so of course you would not 
say or think this, but some of your Allies and Masters Do and Have.

 > I went because I was told to...


Aha, and?.

 > My job was to do what I was told to do.


Fair enough.

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