Thank you once again. We’re being blown all over the place here. High winds and heavy rain.

ED: Sloop, I’ve cut/pasted in a corrected URL.

ED: Spammed Sloop. Malformed URL. Whaddya doing?

PS: Just about the only way that you can stuff up a URL is to improperly highlight the entire URL, with your mouse/thinggy, before cut/paste.

However, your site stirred a few old memories and I had to follow up, perhaps in the hope that I just might bump into some old mate, Brit or Aussie. Two brothers, one my great grandfather, and their families, both former Scottish soldiers, came to Australia in the mid 1800’s. We don’t seem to be able to get the military blood out of our veins and your web site with its nostalgic side rekindles a wealth of wonderful memories, of mates and foreign countries and THOSE songs that were a part, a very important part, of the glue that joined us as brothers in arms forever.

Q. Where is your web site located?
The reason I ask is to find out if there is a site/s in GB where we can link up with old mates through common interests such as songs, common military backgrounds and experiences. Could such be an extension of your site? Please keep up the good work.
Kind regards
Rusty

ED: G’Day Rusty. Privacy (including your email address) is paramount with me. I live in Brisbane and ‘drive’ all the blog and web sites from my home in Clayfield, near northern suburbs. The only response I sought from you is your City Location – naught else! I felt that if we were close enough to share a pot or two during our travels, would be good to shake an Old Mates hand.

By browsing my other sites, you’ll discover a fairly wide interest in ‘Old Toons’ and the squaddies blog daily with anecdotal stuff (too much oftentimes) about their memory of the 50s and 60s.

I would like to hear of any other web sites that connect us through songs and military mateship. Web Master, this a good site, thank you.

Rusty

ED: Well! Well! Rusty, good to see a new comment from you, I was pleased to be able to help last time. Some co-incidence hearing from you, in that I only just this morning (OZ time) re-opened this blog site to attract more comment from my “Pommie” Mates. Who knows what contacts might arise?

If you’re game enough to browse and subscribe to some of the other Blog Pages (but first read the opening remarks at each page header) you might read some interesting ‘musical memories’ anecdotes from the various lads – and lassies too. Try General Banter for a start.

PS: AUSTRALIAN HEROES I guess that you know these? (All hotlinked).

THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATILDA Joan Baez. This ‘un too, very nostalgic and moving!

THIS VERSION TOO. Ronnie Drew, never to be forgotten.

NON JE NE REGRETTE RIEN Edith Piaf. For me also a very stirring song by a wonderful artiste.

The format here is quite simple. Request a Song Title and Artist and specific detail, if to hand. You can now (Oct 25th 2009) even include the URL that is cut/pasted from You Tube and Editor will convert to an embolded title and list that item sequentially at Page Header.

However, in the light of remarks elsewhere about Banter & Krap remarks/replies/threads – switch to General Banter for that style of B/S.