Slacker

Four jobs I have had in my life: 1. Dishwasher
2. Direct care worker
3. paper boy
4. janitor

Four movies I would watch over and over: 1. Jin-Roh
2. Silent hill
3. Grandma's boy
4. Mystery science theater 3000 the movie.

Four places I have lived: 1. Battle Creek,Mi
2. Kalamazoo,Mi
3. Fort Benning,Ga
4.N/A

Four T.V. Shows I watch: 1. Countdown with Keith Olberman
2. Shin Chin show
3. Frontline
4. cops

Four places I have been:
1. Texas
2. Georgia
3. Ohio
4. North and south Carolina

People who email me regularly: 1. Blogger
2. Mom
3. Kara and Julie
4. Larr-oo

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Indina Food
2. Italian food
3. Anything dead
4. Bar cheese and Ritz crackers

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Japan (being the fat guy in the godzilla outfit).
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. The U.K.

Four friends I think will respond:
1. Mom
2. Dee Dee
3. The flying monkey I keep under my bed.
4. Kara

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Getting a playstation 3
2. Getting hit by a bus.
3. The next silent hill game.
4. have my monkeys taking over the world.

Well I think that's everything.

Drawing a blank

I haven't post in while. Been having writer block. For the life of me I'm at a lost for a post. My post on the bergepanther went no where. Soooo on that note I will be sending my niece with her tools of death to deal out justice. The picture is of my niece Ms. Laney.

old post from 360..but still worth a read.

Ssssooo I'm watching now or was it frontline. Either way it was on Pbs(and was the ONLY thing worth watching at that time). They were talking to the auther of a new book about the Iraq and Vietnam...and how much alike they are. I remember I was watching "Vietnam the 10,000 day war" . Listening to what they were tell the rest of world how they were winning the war...We just need more time,more troops,more money....we can win this! Sound familiar. We have not learn from Vietnam, and like Vietnam I doubt we are going to win. How many kids do we have to ship home in bodybags? For us to learn! And like in Vietnam who are we asking to go and fight...The poor and the working class. Because why should the rich send there kids to fight and die for "democracy"....and don't fool yoursevles it's not about "democracy". It's about lining the pockets of a few. We have no real plan for Iraq. No plans to "win the war",no plans for a time table to get out. No real plans to help Iraq to achieve "democracy" . Much like Vietnam. This is my thought about people who want war.....let them go and fight it!

Thought of the day.

All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All Work and no play Makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy.All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy.All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy. All work and no play makes Bob a dull boy.

Top 20 albums

I was thinking about this on the way home from work today. Since most of us are music lovers. Why not do a top 20 of your favorite albums. Now if your like me I could easly do a top 100. But for this blog lets just do a top 20 for the time being. Here is my list in no particular order.

1. Slayer: God hates us all 8. Dismember: Like an ever-flowing stream
2. Ride: nowhere 9. The gathering:Mandylion
3. Mira:mira 10. Elliot: False cathedral
4. Pixies:bossanova 11. Pink Floyd: pulse
5. Anathema: A fine day to exit 12. Neurosis: Souls at zero
6. Silent hill series soundtracks 13. Immolation: Here in after
7. Sick of it all:Blood,sweat and no tears 14. Incantation: Mortal throne of Nazarene 15. Concrete Blonde: Bloodlet,16. The Jin-Roh soundtrack,17. Disembowelment: Transcendence into the peripheral,18. Isis: Panopticon,19. Rodrige y Gabriela: Rodrige y Gbriela,20. The war a Ken Burns film: the soundtrack. So there you are here my list of 20.

Seven random and/or weird things about me.

1. I love playing with the silkie part on blankets. 2. Me and Larro share the same birthday a year apart(sept 29). 3. I carry a Zippo( the real deal not a cheap knack off). 4. Everytime my car hits something I make a pssssst sound(you know like a hole,old woman with a walker,lawyer,etc). 5. I hung myself on the playground when I was a kid. 6. I'm a dyslexic(not joking). 7. I always lay out my clothes for the next day. So there you go some odd things about me.

Bergepanther

History:

The Problem of recovering heavy tanks had become clear since the commitment of the Tiger in late 1942. In view of the large number of panthers it was intended to deploy in mid 1943,plans were made for a recovery vehicle based on the panther chassis. In June 1943,the first twelve were built by simply providing a turretless tank chassis from the MAN production. Normal production was then under-taken by Henschel from July 1943, and they built 70 before their Panther production ceased in November 1943. The need Berge-panther continued, and in February 1944,Demag converted their entire Panther production to Bergepanther. After an additional 150 Ausf A units,the Ausf G went into production in September 1944. In April 1944. Hitler ordered that Bergepanthers be built from Panthers sent rebuild, and the plan was for thirteen in April,eighteen in May,twenty in June and ten in July this programme did not materialze,and only eight conversions were made in August 1944.

Specific features:

The original twelve Bergepanther were turretless panther Ausf D , but those built by Henschel in 1943 were fully equipped with a 40 ton winch,spade and 1.5 ton derrick. Again the chassis was Ausf D. The Demag vehicles with the "letter-box" MG port in the hull front plate. 2cm KwK38 Mounting was eliminated from this series, and the spade was extended.

Combat sevice:

The panzer Regiment Lauchert had four of the first twelve,so-called Schlepper,at Kursk (the biggest tank battle of ww2) in July 1943, while the 51st and 52nd Panzerabteilungen each had four Bergepanther. The normal establishment of the workshop and recovery company of each tank detachment was from two to four Bergepanther. The workshop and company of the heavy tank detachments was two Bergepanther.

Final thoughts:

My source for information on this subject : Encyclopedia of GERMAN TANKS of world war two(my bible).

The picture: Is of my Bergepanther Ausf D. I used the Italeri kit straight from the box. The only thing not from the kit was a piece of wood I stole from sister doll house. Sorry it's not the greatest picture.