Tides of War

heya guys, busy as hell at work (maybe I'll actually make some money soon) so haven't been able to work on RPR like I'd like to. That's gonna change soon, I just ordered three more OTR CDs and have been going through the 26GB of OTR I've gleaned from Usenet. I'll be overhauling (more like keelhauling) the playlist, but even more important, it's time to start thinking about the holiday playlist. Lots of OTR and WWII Christmas programs on tap this year!

Anyway, the poll is "When would you like the Christmas Playlist to start?" Go to http://www.ratpatrolradio.com to vote!

You are listening to RPR, aren't you?

You are listening to RPR, aren't you?

Thanks.

Listening, bookmarked and tapping my foot to Benny Goodman's band and is that Martha Tilton singing? wave:

I've disbaled ERT's own music and now listen to Rat Patrol while sailing the high seas.

Listening to pings, engines and the ocean with this channel in the background and the occasional broadcast clips from Churchil or Roosevelt is unbelievable!

Gotta go. Bob Hope is on! omg:

Listening, bookmarked and tapping my foot to Benny Goodman's band and is that Martha Tilton singing? wave:

Probably is! I have three new OTR CDs on the way. I'll be pulling out a lot of the old "radio news" clips for new ones. Maybe even include a few OTR commercials.

I have like 50 OTR Christmas shows, like Fibber McGee, Amos and Andy, Jack Benny, Abbot and Costello that will go in the Christmas playlist.

oh man its christmas again allready...

it feels like yesterday, that last time you played your christmas playlist

Yeah, and STILL no AC/DC on it! :laugh:

Hmmmm you just lost a listener :laugh:

Just listened to a then-live July 1940 British broadcast of an English convey attack off the coast of England. The reporter was witnessing a bunch of Junkers divebombers attacking the convoy - missed every time. The AA guns missed the Junkers, too.

Then came the Spitfires. Listening to the reporter watching a Junkers tumbling out of the sky in flames and the pilot bailing out was just awesome.

The Junkers all did an about face, scampering back to France, with the Spitfires hot on their tails.

It was like listening to a sports match at times but it's a great snippet of history! Pass the popcorn. rolleyes:

That's one of my favorite BBC clips that I have. The reporter actually got into a lot of trouble for "announcing such a deadly and serious event as if it were a rugby game", but he's still famous and they are not

Its Monday, so I"ll be putting up a new trivia question this morning.