No offense taken, bolthead. After all, I'm also Italian and I suppose the guy at the restaurant could have likened me to Papa Bear himself, George Hallas!;)
Lombardi Dislaimer ... or, Vince and I sans the lids:
Lombardi -- January 28, 1959
Myself, this past December
Went fishing this past Friday and while enjoying a tall Bloody Mary at Red Rocks Grill, this guy walks up to the table and says, "Geez, I know who you look like ... Vince Lombardi!!!"
I suppose the only thing I found dumb about his comment lies in the fact that I'm a Chicago Bears fan, but...
I appreciate the sage advice ... it certainly is appreciated.
Surprisingly, in the dead of summer, even at 9000-plus feet the sun'll beat you down like a rented mule ... perhaps it's straw I should be looking at.
Thanks, Alex ... when fishing for cutthroats, my go-to flies are the Royal Wulff &/or a Wright's Royal (tied on #16 Tiemco 900BLs). I really enjoy wandering the backcountry for cutts cause it gets me away from the crowds and into places/fish like this:
Mike Clark & Kathy Jensen's South Creek Ltd Rods & Reels
Imported Jerusalem Oive Wood Reel Seat & Fossilized Amber-Handled Reel w/Silk Line
Brazilian Snakewood Reel Seat & Peerless SC Ltd. Reel
The Patriarch (bottom) & The Progeny
Ditto
... and they really, really work!
Though birthed by Germany before the advent of WW2, their refinement and use of synthetic fuels/lubricants during hostilities.
The Maschinengewehr 42 (MG 42)
The Focke-Wulf (Kurt Tank's) Ta 152H
The Boeing B-17G
Sam ...
Browsed your site, read the sample chapter from your book and wanted you to know that my check's in the mail ... thank you for your service and for your sacrifices.
My Best, Joe
Indeed! 'Band of Brothers Suite Two' (third track) does me in every time I listen to it ... the soundtrack to Saving Private Ryan is yet another keeper.
Hard to pick a favorite, as the episodes blend so well ... but probably, Breaking Point.
Two or three Saturdays a year, my two sons and I will watch the entire series in one sitting ... as DutchIndo alluded to, the boys like to have the Garand and the Carbines leaning against a wall while we...
Last movie I watched was "The Notebook" ... not too sure why, but much like "Field of Dreams", the aformentioned strikes some obscure chord deep down inside.
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