Wildness If you like 80s hair bands, then this band might be for you. They have a sound like Dokken, older Def Leppard, and Europe, which are two bands that I like. I am a huge 80s hair bands, and Wildness does not disappoint. Even their album art has that eighties vibe to it. Wildness… Continue reading Wildness
Gunshine A few weeks I got an opportunity to listen to a new band that sounds like an old band, huh, what are you smoking Mr. Average? You will just have to give them a listen to see what I mean. The band is Gunshine who hales from Pensacola, Florida (I was stationed there several… Continue reading Gunshine
Why Are Marines Leaving The Corps? We have the big 10 problems that I see, in no particular order: #1. Funding There can be an argument for both the Corps getting enough or not enough funding. But what the troops see is the Corps having to do more with less. This has always been a… Continue reading Why Are Marines Leaving The Corps?
Friend of The Corps – Toby Keith – Dead at 62 Toby was a big friend of the U.S. Military, with Songs like “American Soldier“, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)“, and “Call a Marine“. He was also an avid USO supporter who performed for more than 250,000 troops, in 17… Continue reading Friend of The Corps – Toby Keith – Died at 62
Finally An Honest Political Ad – Gil Fulbright This is not a real political ad. This is a made-up character called Gil Fulbright. The videos are designed to make fun of how politicians operate and to raise awareness of the corruption in the voting system. I’m so happy that the election cycle is finally over… Continue reading Finally An Honest Political Ad – Gil Fulbright
Gil Fulbright For President in 2016 This is not a real political ad. This is a made-up character called Gil Fulbright. The videos are designed to make fun of how politicians operate and to raise awareness of the corruption in the voting system. After his unsuccessful bid for Senate in the 2014 Kentucky race, Gil… Continue reading Gil Fulbright For President in 2016
Pistols At Dawn Pistols At Dawn is an American professional hard rock band from Atlanta formed in 2015 by drummer Adam Jaffe, guitarist Devin White, guitarist Mike Buffa, and bassist Billy Sullivan. Virtuoso guitarist Buffa died tragically in 2018, losing his battle with stage IV cancer. The band was founded in 2015, by Devin White… Continue reading Pistols At Dawn
Is This Going To Be The Death of YouTube? YouTube has been getting rather greedy with these ads/commercials. They announced that in late 2023, they were experimenting with instead of showing short ads interspersed throughout a video, YouTube is trying out longer chunks of ads for non-Premium subscribers that appear in the middle of the… Continue reading Is This Going To Be The Death of YouTube?
LCpl Adam Douglas Driver, USMC (2001-2004) I’m going to start a series of posts about famous Marines, and the first Marine, is Adam Driver. I selected Adam randomly from my list of famous Marines. I have to say that I have seen several of the films that Adam has been in and he is a… Continue reading LCpl Adam Douglas Driver
The Many Marine Corps Uniforms This post is the result of a question about Marine Corps uniforms. My knowledge is based on when I was on active duty from 1988–1998. This post is focused on enlisted uniforms. Alpha Alpha uniform, which is the green gabardine trousers, long sleeve khaki button-down shirt with tie, tied in… Continue reading The Many Marine Corps Uniforms
