WordWolf

In semi-private, vpw was very vocal about the military, and how he envied it- and he only EVER talked about ONE THING about the military. It wasn't how you can learn a trade, or upward mobility for under-educated and broke families, or patriotism and representing one's country, or defense of liberty, or any other reason to join. He was vocally envious of the military's ability to have someone give orders and to have them obeyed WITHOUT QUESTION. Of course, the REAL military doesn't QUITE work that way. Unlawful orders lead to court-martials and consequences like a stay at Fort Leavenworth for the one issuing bad orders. The IMAGINARY military vpw envied exists in movies and the media, not in real life.

Taking a wild swing here... "Ben-Hur"?

Edwin Flagg William Howard Taft Big Sam Hollis Deputy Alvin Potts High Priest Sorak 'Diamond' Jim Adiposo Professor William McElroy/King Tut Sir Cecil Seabrook Count Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi Dr Clove Mr Lovelace

Vincent Schiavelli Robert Romanus Judge Reinhold Phoebe Cates Jennifer Jason Leigh Eric Stolz

"Tricks with cards, are easy to do. And tricks with hearts will cast a spell on you."

"One man caught on a barbed wire fence. One man he resist. One man washed up on an empty beach. One man betrayed with a kiss." "Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last." As far as I'm concerned, we can suspend this thread for a while. With few players, it's hard to get people to recognize even well-known songs from one line. The other thread with lyrics still works. (I think a few of the game threads don't really work with few players, and we're better off skipping them for their related threads- like skipping the 3 artists/three movies for Name the Movie/Name the Artist, and this one for Name that Song.)

That's, um, Journey with "Forever Yours Faithfully." (Mrs Wolf is a Journey fan. I needed to picture her music collection to get the artist's name. I'm not 100% sure on the title.)

The Way Corps was also called-by him- The Doulos Dromos"- "doulos" being slave/bond-slave, and "dromos" being a course (like a race-course.) (I never looked this up, this is what he said.) lcm sometimes rendered "doulos" as "servant" but other times as "bond-slave". He got that from vpw (lcm never had an original idea.) So, it was a course where you signed up, wrote up your most personal experiences, and paid for the privilege. While there, you were assigned manual labor and told you were now "bond-slaves" and why that was desirable, and turning your back on lifelong servitude to twi was the same as rejecting God Almighty, and he wouldn't even spit in your direction if you did. Other times, you were called "kids" and told to show up in pajamas for a late meeting, or whatever.

So, to rephrase for the people in the cheap seats... You don't doubt that I've had legitimate experiences that I interpret as "revelation"- but you hold that they aren't actually Divine Revelation, but rather an experience of synchronicity and/or interaction with the collective unconscious. I'm familiar with both concepts. I disagree on your conclusions. I say that- if both concepts are correct- that they aren't mutually-exclusive with Divine Revelation. I'm aware they can be interpreted to be so, including by supposed experts. I consider that a gross oversimplification in an attempt to stuff everything into a simplistic header. I think it's one polar opposite from the claims of vpw who slapped labels of "supernatural" on everything, including sleight-of-hand tricks that he didn't understand. I think it's the answer of the over-eager who is dedicated to dismissing any concept they don't like, and who is also willing to creatively reinterpret events to match their paradigm rather than adjust their paradigm to fit the events. (Again, a polar opposite of some people's experiences in twi, and possibly someplace one can end up after fleeing ONE extreme- only to wildly embrace the other in a surge of emotion and comfort.) It's convenient, if verbose and sesquipedalian when explained. Obviously, nobody has to agree with me. Just as the writer, I have my own "subjective conception." I find that my current one fits ALL my experiences- both what I HAVE experienced and what I have NOT experienced- better than agreeing with their POV. Anyone's free to agree with either of us- or disagree with both of us. Now that I've had my say on this thread, I'm bowing out. I have no interest in discussing matters in this sub-forum, and only came here to directly answer someone calling me out. Everyone's free to read into my refusal to go further as they see fit, although I'd rather they did not do so. (Then again, knowing the GSC, it's probably overly optimistic to expect that.) Ciao.

As for the artist, George was on the right track. (How many bands are named after bombers? Not many.) How many hits do you know cover the MLK Jr @$$@$$ination?

Ok, different song. Not the opening line. (Same artist.) "Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last."

The band's name was "Both of You." Or, something like that, at least. I think i'm bombing out on this round, sorry....

Lots. In multiple decades.

I thought so, but it was actually 2004. And it was by both of you.

But the sign language wouldn't have been a clue.

"Uno, dos, tres, catorce! Lights go down, it's dark, the jungle is your head. Can't rule your heart, a feeling so much stron-ger than a thought, your eyes are wide and though your soul, It can't be bought, your mind can wander."

Hello, hello? George already gave that name, so he would have gotten it, if it was correct. (I would have counted it.) It's still not that song. it's a lot more recent, but it's not from the last few years.

It is indeed similar to the opening of Wooly Bully, but is a different song. (I was thinking of doing that song next, but obviously I'm not going to, now. :) )

Next song. "Uno, dos, tres, catorce!" --------------------------------------- One game show (Repo Games) once mentioned this opening line (and this song) and then asked what "catorce" means in English. I began laughing because I'd never really thought about it. The line translates as "One, two, three, fourteen!" Naturally, the contestant guessed "four" and got it wrong.

Hey, if you know the original by The Kinks, you know how to sing the "Yoda" parody. BTW, there's this story that goes around about Ray Davies. Supposedly, he's the reason the band got that nickname. He was kicked out of his house by his grandmother (mother?) "for being a kink" after she came home early one day, and found him in bed with a girl, and another girl, and ANOTHER girl. (All of them were in high school including Ray D.) Ray Davies said he has no idea where stories like this come from, and that it's not the least bit true.

Weird Al Yankovic, "Yoda." https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/weirdalyankovic/yoda.html

Vincent Schiavelli Robert Romanus Judge Reinhold

Edwin Flagg William Howard Taft Big Sam Hollis Deputy Alvin Potts High Priest Sorak 'Diamond' Jim Adiposo Professor William McElroy Sir Cecil Seabrook Count Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi Dr Clove Mr Lovelace

They called Orson Welles when they wanted a little gravitas. They called THIS GUY when they wanted none whatsoever.

That's it. As you noted earlier, that's courtesy of Pink Floyd.