2007 May | The Eye

BBC Radio

Spent part of the afternoon listening to BBC Radio Kent, whilst updating some web sites.

Some interesting music, particularly a show with some history about Buddy Holly, and Bobby Vee, and also Western Swing Music.

In 1945, the Japanese thought they could take advantage of the then newly discovred jet stream. They made 9,300 balloons, attached explosives to them and let nature take them eastwards where some made it as far as the Pacific coast of the United States.
They exploded everywhere from Alaska to Northern Mexico but for the most [...]

Triangular Army

It was George Marshall’s design.

Three twelve-man squads, lead by NCO’s, mad up a platoon.
Three platoons, each led by a lieutenant, made up a company.
Three companies, each led by a captain, made a batallion.
Three batallions, each under a major, or lieutenant-colonel, made a regiment.
Three regiments, each commanded by a colonel, made up a division.
Each division [...]

The USA In 1945

Americans had command of over half of the world’s manufacturing capacity, and also generated over half of the entire planet’s electricity.

The United States had over two-thirds of the gold stocks in the world, and half of all its monetary reserves.
It produced twice as much gasoline as the rest of the world combined, and had the [...]

3BT

1. Soppy old nostalgic verse like that in the previous posting,Â some of which is a little before my time, but much of it is not, and alas perhaps, I find myself agreeing with much of it too.
Summer is here, and the time is right for dancing in the street, well perhaps some shagging on [...]

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