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HELP ... WHERE to start?
doran, miss_1929, lady_day, foofoogal, undertoe, carlisleblues ... Thanks to all of you that have posted thus far. ;) lady_day, thanks for the links - I am going there right now. I can see there is going to be a lot of research and a ton of reading. Many thanks to everyone who has replied...- parachutage
- Post #9
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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HELP ... WHERE to start?
Ok, guys I have been here a week and I now ready to take the plunge and go vintage. But ... where to start? As my Drill Sergeant said in Basic Training: "Well start with the cover...." Any help that FL can provide a newbie would be wonderful. Don't hold it against me that I am a...- parachutage
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Weird Food Combinations
Refried Beans with melted cheese [ ontop of course] ... coupled with ... whole wheat pancakes, smothered in butter and syrup ... with a large chocolate shake [ which I got last night from 59 Diner here in Houston ]. http://www.59diner.com Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. As a personal trainer it...- parachutage
- Post #57
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Dressing Vintage
Ive realized something...being vintage is like reenacting. Its takes a lot of research, and scholarly determination Great post.... I have been a reenactor for nearly 28 years and am now just getting involved in vintage clothing, dancing and the Golden era ... and I have to agree with the...- parachutage
- Post #11
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Where did your user name come from??
Parachutage is a French term picked up by the British during the Second World War 1939-45 as a general military term that meant 'parachuting in materials' or related descriptively to the DZ or drop zone where material [ weapons, ammunition, explosives, etc ] would be dropped to the French...- parachutage
- Post #555
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Keeping White Clothes White
Wow. Great info here on getting the "whites" - white. Many thanks. I will have to try the old fashioned, whites-on-the-stove-in-boiling-water trick with a scrub brush. The modcons may be convenient but they dont the job done. Once more, old fashioned elbow grease is needed... :)- parachutage
- Post #37
- Forum: The Golden Era
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If you could meet one WWII KIA....
I would like to meet Caporal Emile Bouetard, who was part of an insertion team of French S.A.S. troopers that landed on the night of 6 June 44 in the Breton peninsula. He was killed in a gunbattle upon landing. He is reputed to be the first Allied soldier killed in action on D-Day...- parachutage
- Post #11
- Forum: WWII
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vintage lovin' son in his WWII USN uniform makes local news
Great pics ... and its wonderful to see everyone in the family involved in historical preservation. Great job.- parachutage
- Post #3
- Forum: WWII
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Women Reenactors?
Kilroy's Boys...but check out the dames... Great thread here [ I fear I am posting after so many have probably posted before me on this ... moderators my apologies if this link has already been posted ] .... A really historic group in Texas that has male and female reenactors are "The...- parachutage
- Post #28
- Forum: WWII
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C-47 Pilot in Burma Shares his Story w/me!
MDFRENCH, I know I am coming late to the ballgame on this one ... oh my, four years [huh]. If the Italian Front was the "Forgotten Front", the CBI simply didn't exist. That's great you talked with a pilot from that period; good show. I used to reenact 2nd King's Own Scottish...- parachutage
- Post #4
- Forum: WWII
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What Did You Drink Last Night?
I visited a neat little bar near downtown Houston to unwind and asked the bartender for something I have not had in quite a few years - a "Clover Leaf", which I had even forgotten the ingredients... 1940's Clover Leaf Cocktail 1 lime 2 teaspoons grenadine 1 egg white 1½ teaspoons...- parachutage
- Post #380
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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At the Front Militaria
ATF, great bunch of guys [ and gals, esp the dame who answers the phone and is absolutely a JOY to talk to; hey I thought buying WWII surplus was supposed to be HARD? ;) ] Great prices and they carry just about any type of militaria for U.S. WWII reenactors.- parachutage
- Post #11
- Forum: WWII
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Your Favorite Sandwiches?
la baguette un dijonaisse... A veritable fav that only local Vietnamese shops make with wonderful applomb [ s/p ].- parachutage
- Post #377
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Danish movie on the resistance in WWII
Dutch Resistance... Can this be found on DVD?- parachutage
- Post #33
- Forum: WWII
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