Headphones

[Scott7022]

It's hard to convey the emotion and feel Gunny. Hence you kinda had to be there. In movies it is easier as use of color and sound are your adverbs and pronouns. They create emotion. I remember my father taking me to see Apocalypse Now in the early 80's and I thought the scene at Do Lung Bridge was so cool. Almost like a fairy tail. Lance all wacked on acid holding the orphaned puppy, Sheen focused on the mission and finding out who was in command. All around, interacting with characters that are like the smoke and mist that blanket the scene. It was brilliant cinematography and great audio. The director pulled you into the scene, confusing sounds, imagery, and made you ask what the hell are they doing? Just like the characters. "He's close man, real close..." As good as it gets.

But for most that is as close as they will get, and that really isn't even close to close. But, thankfully so.

Writing it is harder. Generating a feeling is difficult and frustrating. We get the story you told, and I saw the group of sweat stained Marines sitting on the far bunk smoking some local herb and you below your little window looking at a book. See you never wrote it, but my minds eye filled in the blanks. Engaging the reader to use the minds eye is the key. Details do it.

Details like the missing Radar dome after the Du Long Bridge scene, and that mast structure collapsing after the PBR is dropped in the water from the helicopter. The boats are plastic!!! LOL!

[Gunny]

My story was the result of one shot of scotch, Glenlivet 12 y.o., and my sleeping potions. I get downright chatty.

Putts, Purple Haze is great but All along the watchtower and Castles Made of Sand were the favorites.





One Hendrix, one Joplin. Start your morning right.

Rob

[Ballenxj]

My story was the result of one shot of scotch, Glenlivet 12 y.o., and my sleeping potions. I get downright chatty.

Putts, Purple Haze is great but All along the watchtower and Castles Made of Sand were the favorites.





One Hendrix, one Joplin. Start your morning right.

Rob

I'm not going to open All Along The Watchtower until I have more time because I will have to listen start to finish.
That Glenlivet is good, huh?

[Gunny]

The scotch was great. The song I linked was 'Hey Joe'....Has some good shots of him. Someday, somewhere, sometime I will tell you bout looking for the guy my wife cheated on me with while playing that song over and over. Good times.

Rob

[Gunny]

For our Coastie, Putts.

http://www.wearethemighty.com/music/the-...sic-winner

[Ballenxj]

The scotch was great. The song I linked was 'Hey Joe'....Has some good shots of him. Someday, somewhere, sometime I will tell you bout looking for the guy my wife cheated on me with while playing that song over and over. Good times.

OK, that did it! Headphones came out. What a GREAT performance, and the way he played that Strat reminds me of a book about positions, er, never mind.

[Ballenxj]

OK, that did it! Headphones came out.

And wouldn't you know it, the next song in Que was Janis from the same concert (Monterrey) singing Ball and Chain? Talk about getting sucked in. 

[Gunny]

Monterrey Pop= 3 days of intercourse and intoxication I and I duty

[Putts]

Thanks, Gunny. I play the blues harp a bit.  Spent many an hour Jamming on the fantail out in the middle of the Bearing Sea with other guys who played.

Here's my boat. USCGC Jarvis WHEC 725

[Optimistic Paranoid]

Main reason I don't spend money on good headphones . . .