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Megaforce? Yeah! Motorcycles with missiles...and 80's Rock Hair...awesome! Tron was cool...played the PC Game...awesome!

- "he was a f***in' arrogant prick and could not stand to even be in the same room with him" - it is not easy being a living legend I suppose. funny thing about us is that we expect people that have accomplished things the rest of us have read about to be cool...kind of like the movies, heroes are always the best people...reality is of course divergent from that course...have known plenty of people that when the impossible needs done, you want him there, then you wish you could stick them beside the fire extinguisher and forget them until the next fire. Am not excusing him or his actions, but really, just because people know his name does NOT equal cool dude. then again I knew DeBellevue and he was very cool, despite the American Fighter Pilot Association refusing to recognize him (not that it matters, how many even heard of the AFPA? Exactly) And he had more confirmed kills than anybody. And, on a similar point, look at Bill Gates, he is the definition of the American Dream...came from insignificance, built an Empire and became the richest dude in the world and literally a household name...and how many people hate that guy? Welcome to the paradox of Americana...we treasure the idea of the underdog that beats all odds to emerge the very best, then spend the rest of the time hurling arrows instead of flowers at the very same dog By the way, in case you didnt know, Chuck Yeager was/is a total arrogant SOB as well...just ask. cheers

hehehe... try here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VZcSSm8U_BE

- "Killing is evil, a person not wearing clothes is not" - "Every where there is evil under the sun"...

This? http://www.4wdonline.com/Films/BushTuckerMan.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Hiddins Super cool

Ever read the book "Generation Kill"...thought it would be a Corps-basher, dude actually became enamored with his Marines (as anyone with a brain does, spent 6 months out at al Taqaddum, Marines are awesome) This is a challenging time, no doubt, but together we will get through it

Funny you should mention that...in every AOC there is a detachment of lawyers in the GAT (people responsible for choosing targets and initial planning of air ops)...they wield considerable influence for the rest of us

Moseley was the Second coming of McPeak, dude...think of it: random uniform changes, massive drawdown in force, misguided appropriations, disgruntled force, bad press, re-organization of re-organized organizations, maintenance and ops in the same squadron (again, again?)...the only thing he did not get around to was re-naming AFI (which, no doubt was in his plans)...oh, forgot completely disconnected from JCS / Force / reality... Especially enjoyed his focus on fitness...look at the guy in a full-length shot...if they could fit him in the screen... Hate to see someone lose their job, but this guy was awful for us...never knew why they picked him and let a handful of good 4-stars retire instead... And the Sec? Nice...about as inspiring as Jell-O...at least Rosch was fun to watch Cheers

Wow, what a sport! Finally an excuse to wander around aimlessly / look for hidden treasure / buy a GPS ! And many are hidden in places we would go any way (beach / parks / trails / cool places) Any one else into this?

managed to get the DOS version using a different method...now have to install that VMDSound thing to prevent the popping noise...man, those graphics suck...too bad that Mech4 basically made the game stupid and managed to take out every single thing that a MechWarrior likes to do, like customize the Mech...seems the Marketing Department conspired with Accounting by then...no wonder they stopped making them? thanks for the link!

"I have 37 plans, and 33 involve...

trying to get mechwarrior 2 to work in XP (it seems easier to invent a time machine) and have seen varios forums all saying DOSBox and D-Fend are the way to go. D-Fend is no longer supported, but found D-Fend Reloaded... No doubt I am doing something stupid, but any suggestions on how to configure it to run...YES, already tried Google, and basically keep getting the answer "it is so easy"...clearly...too easy for me as I manage to get the insta-crash feature of DOSBox... So, if anyone can either guide me through it or tell me where the silly manual is so I can read it and get Mechwarrior working in XP, that would be cool. Thanks!

A nice website: http://www.456fis.org/F-102.htm

Whoa...now that sounds cool...I saw the TF-102 which had side-side seating, but what was the designator for the navy version? Was it the Sea Dart?

You met Ted? Sweet!

Awesome!

Does any one know when the next MXC DVD will be released? Especially since Season 3 DVD was really only half of that season? And Magnolia, which releases the MXC DVDs seems a bit like two guys and a website... cheers

noticed that the forum was acting up a bit...or maybe it is just bored with my pontificating?

Used to watch him on the Burnett show, true talent...

Dave, that is awesome news, good luck!

I have Vista on my laptop...it beyond sucks...went TDY and for whatever reason Vista decided that my wireless drivers were no longer cool and ditched them...no changes, no tweaks, no reason...it just didnt want them...looked on forums from a public Internet connection and several people had the exact same problem...Vista is a regression, period...Bill apparently needed more money since he bought half of Africa... Advice: stick with XP as long as you can

the latest drivers dont always work best...for instance for whatever reason I always have to try a few different drivers before I can get the winmedia player to look right...no idea why, but that is just the way it is you might be experiencing a similar issue and just need to try a couple of different drivers...many forums out there that pontificate verbosely in this matter...the 7-series drivers work well for many games even though they are old...but it may not work for you hope this helps

Plan on laying flowers at Peace Prayer Park (famed "suicide cliffs" of Okinawa), it honors the war dead, both International and Japanese as well as the local Okinawans that were killed in the fighting. One of those places that mark the human toll on the civilians caught in the middle of a battle. http://www.okinawaindex.com/index/?tid=3&cid=80&id=5

- awesome analogy...especially the Israeli skins part...how many times?

poop...over 6.6 (6,6 for some of you) billion people?