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| windypipes |
Countdown to America has started!Just thought id start a thread about our wonderful trip to America yet to come. |
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| Apricot |
Blimey you're eager, we still have 26 full days count-down to go! 
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| Astradyne |
25 now. | ||||
| admin |
24 in the morning! | ||||
| greenfairy |
*starts deciding what shoes to take* | ||||
| windypipes |
Just shoes??
Or are you going to take clothes as well? |
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| greenfairy |
Packing clothes is easy enough as I've not got that much to choose from. However I have 15 pairs of shoes and I don't think I need to take all of them so it's going to take a while to decide which ones to pack. | ||||
| ZedHorn |
I've heard on the grapevine that you don't have shirts yet???? what the hell are you wearing??
have fun guys, do us proud! |
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| Apricot |
Thanks Zed, we intend to.
To carify we have our usual shirts but we hoping to get a spare each so one could be washed whilst the other is being worn (otherwise we'll be rather smelly by the end of the week!). Unfortunately there aren't any cos of all the recent deployments so we have been instructed to beg, borrow... As for packing Windy, most girlies will tell you clothes just get packed to match the shoes. Deciding which shoes to take is always the difficult bit! |
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| bootybandy |
So what goes with Flop Flips and Trainers? | ||||
| Astradyne |
You think that's bad? I'm still deciding what shade of black clothes I'll be taking! |
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| ZedHorn |
you clearly haven't been in the band long enough astradyne... they should be a well and truly dry cleaned shade of grey by now!!! | ||||
| ZedHorn |
oh and Apircot, we did Gambia with 2 shirts each... and we still stank, travel wash and brown tap water in hotels really doesn't sort out post 2hr parade in 30+degrees mank on the colllar!! we had so much fun we didn't care by teh end of the week, the president still loved us...
HAPPY DAYS!!!! |
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| Apricot |
In my opinion...
Flip-flops with swimwear, shorts, long skirts, cropped trousers/jeans, jeans, towels Trainers (depends what sort but) with trackies, combats, jeans, shorts Can't think of any more at the moment, but I'm sure the girls will pick up if I've missed some out as the only flip-flops I own are strictly for beach use. Of course it is all dependent on colour matching too so Astradyne won't have any issues there. |
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| greenfairy |
Well the green sparkly shoes are definately going
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| Apricot |
Why am I not looking surprised at this relevation? | ||||
| greenfairy |
Cos you know they're the most comfortable shoes I own?
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| Apricot |
*girly grin and wide eyes* sparkily oooooo | ||||
| Quasijock |
Time to find the No 1's again. Otherwise I just might get arrested. (No fun these Yanks) 
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| RAB |
OK Guys and Girls of course...
PLEASE.. Enjoy your USA Trip... PLEASE ..Remember you represent The Royal Navy... PLEASE... Come back with memorable runs ashore and stories. PLEASE...If you are in any way related to HM RMB in USA.... Come back with at least loads of fags (the smokabletype), and as many paternal suits as you think you can provide for..(and that goes for the girlies as well) 
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| Pompey Rich |
OK drummers. Now you can concentrate on the USA trip. Lucky for you (Melvin again) we just about got away with the mess beatings last Wednesday. Enjoy yourselves in the States and just remember when you return, more gigs to perform then the festival.  Priorities in future gents please!
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| tazwhit |
Hi guys cant wait for America trip.
Will be good to get a bit more playing in but even better to enjoy the partying!!! |
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| ANTS |
yeh...two weeks off work....i'm on countdown  
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| Apricot |
Only 3 days to go, wooo-hoooo. 
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| ZedHorn |
missing you already!!!! | ||||
| greenfairy |
1 hour 45 minutes left of work
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| Apricot |
grrrr, some lightweights aren't even bothering to go to work on monday....
ok, so I would have had it off too if I'd been allowed, but never mind only 1 more working day to go. 
We'll miss you guys too Zed  
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| greenfairy |
Hey, after the stress of the last few months I'm gonna enjoy every iota of holiday I can get!
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| windypipes |
Holiday?
What holiday?????
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| ANTS |
You bass drummers.....
its a holiday away from the pain that is work!!!
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| ZedHorn |
working trip aborad that's what it is....
cue cough....
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| greenfairy |
Um. I'm not entirely sure that I want to go now.
Seriously, I'm having BIG second thoughts. See the Footy Banter thread if you don't know why but this Fairy is torn BIG TIME. |
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| Dan A |
GET A GRIP GF..IT A FRIGGING FOREIGN GIG.....WE DID THEM AND DO THEM ALL THE TIME......ITS ABOUT COMMITMENT....IF YOU AINT UP FOR IT ...THEN WRAP......MAKING MUSIC ABROAD IN THE QUEENS UNIFORM IS AWESOME....SO $hit INIT AND GET YOUR FRIGGING KIT TOGETHER AND GET ON THE BLOODY AIRCRAFT.......
LOVE YOU DAN |
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| Hornblower |
On the fence again Dan? 
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| RAB |
   
Spoken like a gentleman, Drum Major... |
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| windypipes |
Lets hope the 7.5 ton lorry makes it to the airport.......! | ||||
| Dan A |
is that GFs transport? | ||||
| ZedHorn |
That's just to get her shoes there..... | ||||
| greenfairy |
Hey, I've narrowed it down to 6 pairs of shoes to take so 
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| ZedHorn |
good skills fairy... does that include you pussers shoes or not???? | ||||
| greenfairy |
That's including my lovely lovely shiny pussers shoes (shined them up nicely while watching the Cup Final yesterday as I needed some excitement to keep me awake )
Now all that's left is to figure out what clothes I can take to go with the various shoes..... Blimey this makes me sound really girlie when I'm not particularly 
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| windypipes |
Na, she is lovely really ;) | ||||
| devildog946 |
its 29 of my and i show this thread in america and i saw u guys in portsmouth, VA, US and u guys were friggin sweet!!! 
ps when u guys coming back to VA imy Drum tape was erased by my camera and i really wanted to shw the drummers |
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| A |
huh? | ||||
| joe90 |
I think it's sort of text-speak Dan, - with a yank accent, either that or he escaped from Netley. BTW what's the weather like there, I've got a colleague going out to Christchurch for an interview at Canterbury Uni. He's wondering what clothes to pack. |
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| MrJpig |
huh? |
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| greenfairy |
We're back (well mostly - I think the Neptune guys are still at Heathrow waiting for a connection back ooop north)
I'm sure you'll here more sometime but for now I'm off to get out of these clothes I've been travelling in for the last 28 hours or so and have a bath. Oh and sleep too (after I've seen to my blisters) GF's initial reaction on the trip - was ok, had its ups and downs - and after hearing from those who went to Wembley I probably made the right choice. Shutting up now....tooooooo tired
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| devildog946 |
im only 15 and thats a way of text in my teen world so yea | ||||
| bootybandy |
Seen Pirates 3 yet GF? | ||||
| A |
I hope I saw it first! Twas a brilliant film! | ||||
| windypipes |
Yes we are back safe and sound.
An excellent trip, thanks to all who helped it run smoothly. Shall we think about next year? |
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| ANTS |
glad you enjoyed the concert devildog. We had a fantastic time and were treated great. Hope we will get invited again next year as we would all like to come again
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| greenfairy |
The dit and photo thread is HERE so share your memories etc over there
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| Apricot |
If we come back to Virginia again and you're still posting on here devildog you'll have to introduce yourself to us. Glad you liked the show and we'd love to return and repeat the show for you. 
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| devildog946 |
if u saw a guy with a video camera that was me | ||||
| mrbassbone |
Blast...I wish I had known. Shell Mouse County FL |
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| devildog946 |
id really appreciate that.
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