I'll have to check out some of those re-worked lyrics. How about Fats Waller? I thought his song "Happy When The Nylons Bloom Again" is...
That is very interesting about his disappearance. The book is actually called "Next To A Letter From Home" and there's mention of Victor...
I really want to find a recording of that particular band Miller had overseas. The book said that being enlisted, the musicians rehearsed much...
I'm a couple of hours into a National Film Board of Canada's 2 DVD set entitled "Canada's Greatest Battles - Vimy Ridge % The Last 100 Days."...
Yes, I read the Diary of Anne Frank about 10 or more years ago, and it would be worth another reading. It's a very touching glimpse into the...
I grew up associating the swastika with Nazi Germany, so I was initially surprised to see one in rendered metal on the gates of a Buddhist...
I've been to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum a couple of times, and I found the most impressive attraction was the Lancaster. I remember...
I read a book about Glenn Miller and there was an interesting anecdote that was probably more funny looking back at it. On one trip, his band...
That's one that I definitely want to see, and I'd like to read the book too. I do have the soundtrack CD which I believe was composed by John...
That's an interesting subject matter. I assume it's accurate? Hollywood has a habit of changing history sometimes, in some ways. :dada: Was...
Hey Jim, that does ring a bell. I can't seem to put my hands on my copy right now, but when I did an online search, there seems to be a book...
Thanks for the info and the great photos. They remind me of reading Tom Clancy's book on subs, except I think it deals with just subs in...
I'm sorry I don't have any knowledge of that time period, but my brother-in-law was in the Canadian army later than WWI and WII, probably in the...
Hey, this isn't technically a joke but I thought I'd post it. I found it amusing. I read a book on Glen Miller's career, and when he was in the...
A few years ago I read a book called Camp X. It told of a facility during WWII that was located just east of Toronto where espionage training...
