tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1717265462738679733..comments2024-03-29T04:31:25.034-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: More fun and games in AfricaPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14281422088852469532018-02-12T08:54:25.189-06:002018-02-12T08:54:25.189-06:00@Gollios: That wasn't me - I was still a teen...@Gollios: That wasn't me - I was still a teenager when I first went up there. It was a relative.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81203530597818184332018-02-12T08:31:45.437-06:002018-02-12T08:31:45.437-06:00Enjoying the book a great deal...I did notice, how...Enjoying the book a great deal...I did notice, however, that when the author got married the service was conducted by Peter Grant, the chaplain for the Scouts. Was your career in Africa even more interesting than preciously thought?<br />Gollioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943189751660634774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74556723523750599422018-02-10T00:22:40.532-06:002018-02-10T00:22:40.532-06:00Hey Peter;
I downloaded it per your recommenda...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> I downloaded it per your recommendation and yes Africa is different, and my exposure was North Africa...and it still was different than anywhere else. I am reading the book now and it is real good.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84789196473282422252018-02-09T17:15:26.188-06:002018-02-09T17:15:26.188-06:00Ordered it. Maybe it should be read next to Alexan...Ordered it. Maybe it should be read next to Alexandra Fuller's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375758992/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375758992&linkCode=as2&tag=soutrocknatub-20&linkId=10e2a3b59ea9ecbb8a4775f6f3efc2ab" rel="nofollow">Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood</a> — both set in 1970s Rhodesia.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70390388440858952732018-02-09T10:36:33.759-06:002018-02-09T10:36:33.759-06:00Reading the book now. I'm thinking that pic o...Reading the book now. I'm thinking that pic of a padre is youAFCMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41937486243177949392018-02-08T11:53:52.957-06:002018-02-08T11:53:52.957-06:00+1 waepnedmann
I was amazed they had to jump aft...+1 waepnedmann <br /><br />I was amazed they had to jump after patching their chutes from bullet holes and tears. Parachutes were expensive, parachutes not so much.<br /><br />RLI had a trooper killed by a lion. Not many units can claim that.<br /><br />Gerry<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11238046504243736632018-02-08T10:36:25.508-06:002018-02-08T10:36:25.508-06:00a number of American listeners seem to think we...<i>a number of American listeners seem to think we're pulling their legs.</i><br /><br />I've heard one or two, and read Lawdog's book(s) and they don't strike me as out of the realm of possibility. But then I have seen The Gods Must Be Crazy and taken heed that despite appearance, it is more documentary. And having spent time in "da woods" and suchlike... the tamer parts seem almost familiar. I suspect the further one is from (alleged) civilization, the more probable the stories seem.Orvan Taurusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44953194093426447462018-02-08T10:10:43.235-06:002018-02-08T10:10:43.235-06:00+1 for Three Sips of Gin.
Last year I spent severa...+1 for Three Sips of Gin.<br />Last year I spent several months recuping from knee surgery.<br />I had the time to read a bunch of books by former members of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Selous Scouts.<br />Three Sips of Gin stood out.<br />I was amazed to learn that the RLI often made two and three combat jumps a day. During the Vietnam war we Americans only made one large unit jump and according to one of our Drill Sargents it did not go well.<br />The RLI using their K-cars, blocking escape routes with troops delivered by parachutes, and large brass balls to kick some serious commie tail.<br />My favorite quote from one of my reads was from a black member of the Selous Scouts: He said, after particularly close action, "Don't you white people know that bullets can kill you?"<br />waepnedmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114411043832799988noreply@blogger.com