Barracks
These barracks are made for transitioning troops. Little comfort, no Air Cindition, just an exhuast fan and a couple of fans. Appalachian Air Condition in other words. The object on the far window of the door is a trash bag we taped over it to keep an outside light from shineing in on our eyes. It hit me directly.
There was little privacy, but, we dealt with that. Guy's just tried to be respectful. You would have two or three TV's playing different things. People would walk in at different times after lights out and even being quiet, you were aware of someone was going by. With the heat and the genral living conditions hardly any of us got any sleep for the first week and a half. The building cleared out towards the end and we started sleeping better. Some rented some rooms($10/ night).
We had no wall lockers. Our stuff was on the shelf or the sorry excuses for foot lockers. We trusted each other. We are NCO's.
Son Volt
Last Night I went to see Son Volt. The show was being filmed for an upcoming DVD. To make a long story short, Freind Of Jelloiuse went with me. I need to code name her to something that is more fitting. She is kinda unique. She had never heard them before.She seems to like a variety of music any way. The film guys were pushing people out of their way for shots(no one seeemed to mid) it was real entertaining. Got home late, slept late.
I didn't like the way they did "Medication". I like the CD version much more. Jay Farrar never lectured on ploitics. That was cool.
Appalachian Intellectual
posted by Hill Billy Rave | Saturday, September 24, 2005
5 Comments:
Early on, when I was still a boot sailor, we would spend a lot of time in open bay barracks like that. Well, not EXACTLY like that because the amount of thieving that went on was pretty high. You'd wake up and someone had stole your towel or shower shoes, cut the chain on your boom box, etc. It was an "education" for this southern boy from a NC paper mill town.
Glad you back, escorting the ladies all over the place, and sharing the adventure.
And I agree. Play your songs and leave your politics in the dressing room. It's better that way.
Did you ever see Little Feat? When Lowell George was still with them?
What was in my imagination as to where, how you slept now compared with the photo...looks like you were living large...
My sisters and I were 5 girls in a bedroom!
That's some bivouac there, AI. The word "spartan" comes to mind.
Boo Hoo Janie! I wasn't playing poor pitiful me. It's not like I had to walk to school bare footed in the snow up hill both way's.
5 sisters? dabgum. And I just had that one brother...and he wan't easy.
Your right Ed. Jay ain't a bad guy. I know about those Paper Mill Towns. God Bless 'em.
I never saw Little Feat. They played the heck out of them on WNCW.
AGT. Janie didn't think it was Spartan enough.
I was informing...not complaining...you'l just assume so much...
Truely I didn't think you were complaining! Really, really!
In my growing-up bedroom, 2 sets of bunks and a full bed... it took forever to get to that full bed... being 2nd to the youngest.
I know you were informing...just from the picture it didn't look too bad. Hey, I'm a civilian!!
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