What Are You Doing Right Now?

Flew back to Mainz from Berlin today and am now having a beer at the hotel bar. Sunday, I saw The Saints at Astra Kulturclub and last night I saw Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons at Lido. Had fun in Berlin.
Tonight, I went for a nice meal (venison Gulasch) at one of my favorite restaurants. Then I wandered around the Christmas market with a mug of Glühwein (hot mulled wine). I wish that I could stay a few more weeks instead of days.
 
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Remembering the day in March 1978 when I visited The Arizona Memorial. A truly somber experience.
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Flying our Pearl Harbor flag. We were there in May of 2013. We were the first group to go out at 8 AM, so I was killing time in the gift shop. I picked up a flag and it had a certificate that documented that it had flown over the Arizona on 12/7/2012. I thought how cool. My dad had 5 brothers, and 5 of the 6 boys served in WWII. The oldest, Jack, was my dad’s best bud. He was also a B-25 pilot. KIA in 1944, so I bought the flag in his honor.

So, I’m walking around with it and the clerk said if you take it out with you, the ranger will help you fly it over the Arizona! Wow I thought. So we get out to the site, and the wife is videoing me raising the flag. I didn’t really notice but afterwards watching the video, almost everyone there stopped, turned and watched as I raised it. It was very moving. After a few minutes I lower it and 3 guys, all looked ex-military, came over and asked to help fold the flag.

So I’m talking with the Ranger and said we are going to the Missouri tomorrow. She said take it with you and they will let you fly it there ! Holy gobsmacked ! We flew it there the next day. This flag is one of my most prized possessions.

We fly it every 12/7, when it all started, and every 9/2, when it all ended.


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Swapping pickups in my Les Paul Vintage. Pearly Gates out, Blackened Black Winter in.
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Yesterday was the first time in 2 months I was able to get off the couch, go to my local diner and sit down to some food. (Back surgery)
It certainly wasn't comfortable, but it wasn't hellish either.

I was feeling pretty good, so I grabbed one of my old 22's and went to the gravel pit down the road and put a hundred rounds through it. (The Dr. would NOT be happy if I took the 45-70 or anything with recoil to it!.)

It was good to feel almost human again.
 
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