442ndRCT Soldier's Forum

middlestone wrote:Tim:

Will there be a booth or table for us? I may also attend.

Dave is right. The Germans paid for a table but not to just promote their unit. They invited all the units to share the table to promote the CHG as a whole. So we are all invited to come by and hang out.

Tom Watson said he sent out a check last week, but they haven't had a reply.

We need to be there to make sure the germans dont get chased out, tarred, then feathered. Those uniforms are expensive!

Here is an aerial view

Fernie

You meet a [A] or [B]?
-Upper Left of __
-Upper Right of __
-Lower Left of __
-Lower Left of __
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Where is the actually gun show set up? What letter on the Map?

[img]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/sgtsaunders1954/CostaMesaGS.jpg[/img]

L&M is the location of the gunshow grounds, the general free parking zone is one square right past H&N. N is a $5 parking zone

A is not a close, but is also free parking. B is exhibitor parking.

Me and Fern were talking and had the idea of making it a theme, since two of us are going army, two are going IJA, and two are going Marines+ whoever else.

Me and Fern are the anti-IJA as well as anyone that wants to dress PTO Army. But if anyone asks we can say we are Marines/Soldiers on Palau

And guys that want to be the anti-Germans (since they are going to be there) can go 34th.

We can pretty much show off the entire spectrum of re-enacting minus the poor Russians

And the British, don't forget our British allies. (said the advisor to General Patton)

I wanted to bring out a soccer ball and initiate a small game

Actually I learned some intersting things in this month's Armchair General about Ike and his SHAEF HQ... REgarding making everyone play nice and work together.

Are you going to this Dave? I have changed my plans and I will be there.

Yeah, Mike, I was able to move some things around, I be out there, but will have to leave about 11:30 or so

Coolness! See you there pard.

A few pictures from the Gun Show
http://picasaweb.google.com/442ndrct/CostaMesaGunShow

You maybe able to see the slideshow below

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Fernie scares a poor girl away:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/gi-rene/1206860368.jpg

Russel directs Traffic:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/gi-rene/1206860377.jpg

Great time, didn't see anything interesting but a chance to hangout is always good.

Anyways funny anecdote. I get back and there are Marines right around the corner from my unit playing beer pong. As I walk by they are being raucous and noisy and all of a sudden they all stop and look at me as I round the corner to go straight up the stairs to my room. A Sergeant from tool room says, "Motivator." I stop on the 2nd floor look down and I'm like "Yeah, its my Marine get up, so what?" One of the "new guy girls" said, "What is that?"

"I re-enact WW2 on the weekends... Yeah I know strange hobby, but its better than drinking myself stupid every weekend."

Met with more silence