Pet Peeves

What can I say? It's all part of being a kid. But unlike my older brother, who would take things apart, and when he put them back together, he always left out some of the parts. Then I had to fix them the right way. My Dad was one of those Jack of all trades type guys. Since my brother liked to use me for a punching bag, I stayed close to my Dad. And I learned a lot from hanging around with him.

But my best memories of him were with the two of us and occasionally one of my friends, sitting on the porch playing blues on guitar. I do wish I had learned to play slide though. My Dad and I loved jamming on Saturday afternoons.
 
Axel Slingerland said:
What can I say? It's all part of being a kid. But unlike my older brother, who would take things apart, and when he put them back together, he always left out some of the parts. Then I had to fix them the right way. My Dad was one of those Jack of all trades type guys. Since my brother liked to use me for a punching bag, I stayed close to my Dad. And I learned a lot from hanging around with him.

But my best memories of him were with the two of us and occasionally one of my friends, sitting on the porch playing blues on guitar. I do wish I had learned to play slide though. My Dad and I loved jamming on Saturday afternoons.
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Love your memories, Alex!
 
Hedi Mitchell said:
Not trying to prove anything Don, but was curious is all. So I skipped AI this time and went for more answers. They are considerd military, I guess because of their past involvement {
https://www.bing.com/search?q=did coast guard fight in any wars
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During war time, the Coast Guard becomes a part of the U.S. Navy. Peace time, the Coast Guard is part of Homeland Security these days. I has formerly been a part of the Department of the Interior and Department of Transportation.
 
I used to have pet peeves but now, when I come upon a peeve or two that might qualify as pets, I remember the last time I gave a home to a couple of ‘em and how much they cost me to keep.

To be serious for a second or two, I may get irritated over this and that and even find it hard not to breathe out an expletive or so whilst being irritated but over all, it is what it is. Most things that I used to get angry about I found that being irate didn’t change anything except my blood pressure anyway.

There is one item that I cannot change though and if folks wish to call it a pet peeve I’ll roll with it but personally, “Stolen Valor” stands a lot higher on the heavy emotion side than just a peeve. nuff said…
 
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Bobby Cole said:
There is one item that I cannot change though and if folks wish to call it a pet peeve I’ll roll with it but personally, “Stolen Valor” stands a lot higher on the heavy emotion side than just a peeve. nuff said…
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Amen to that! A lot of vets wear vet hats or t-shirts. I always salute them when I see them. They deserve more, much more, but a little well deserved Respect goes a long way.
 
Ken Anderson said:
So, I guess I won't tell my Navy Seal stories.
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Just as long as you don’t tell that one about the captured ship with a girl popping out of a cake and something about a submarine.

Truthfully though, when I was in F&B and did a stint slinging drinks, it’s amazing how many Seals, Green Berets and Rangers bellied up to the bar.
Most of them didn’t even know what their supposed patch insignia was.
 
Bobby Cole said:
I used to have pet peeves but now, when I come upon a peeve or two that might qualify as pets, I remember the last time I gave a home to a couple of ‘em and how much they cost me to keep.

To be serious for a second or two, I may get irritated over this and that and even find it hard not to breathe out an expletive or so whilst being irritated but over all, it is what it is. Most things that I used to get angry about I found that being irate didn’t change anything except my blood pressure anyway.

There is one item that I cannot change though and if folks wish to call it a pet peeve I’ll roll with it but personally, “Stolen Valor” stands a lot higher on the heavy emotion side than just a peeve. nuff said…
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Boy, am I ever with you on this one, Bobby.
 
Axel Slingerland said:
A guy I knew who was a Trumpet player in the Army band told me he didn't think he had served. I told him that was nonsense. Even a lowly Army cook served. His cooking might have been mostly slop, but he served.
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This comment just caught my eye. Who was the guy? The only one whose name I recall was Dave Stahl. My brother was in TUSAB. He was a founding member of The Blues. I still have one or two of their LPs kicking around. My brother is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, having served his entire career. It's interesting that his tombstone references Vietnam, even though--being in the band--he was never deployed.

My brother went to high school with a trumpet player who played in the Air Force Band, and I went to high school with the guy's younger brother (trombone player) who also went on to play in the Air Force Band.

Not many reliable gigs for horn players these days, so the service bands get some great musicians.
 
John Brunner said:
This comment just caught my eye. Who was the guy? The only one whose name I recall was Dave Stahl.
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Good Lord, that was about 50 years ago. I don't remember his name. All I know about him is that he was quite good on the Trumpet and he lived down the hall from my sister in DeKalb, Illinois. Dave Stahl was a powerhouse jazz / blues trumpeter (I saw him in Chicago with Buddy Rich) and I kind of doubt he would be living in a dumpy low income apartment building like the one my sister lived in. He would be over the income limit in a month.
 
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