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Well all, just marking time i n my last 15mins here in the CP. Sure, I have afew fav movies, The Wild Geese is one of many, but another is Kelly's Heroes. so, a quick KH special effects story for ya....
I had bought a box set of pirated Clint Eastwood movies, 30 in all for $14US at one of the local Iraqi market shops here in the FOB. Nicely boxed.
On the 11th of this month at about 2300h, I had just started watching, it was a bit late, the lads were sleeping, the lights out, so I had on my earphones as you would.
At the beginning of the movie, a series of either mortar or arty bombardment commences, I was reliving the last time I saw this movie, back in Australia, and wishing I was there, you know.
So, as the movie bombardment began, I heard what I thought was a series of doors slamming. It got closer and louder, and then dust and old Iraqi wiring clips began falling from the thick concrete ceiling of our accn blk, a former Republican Guard accn blk. For we were under an indirect fire attack, and some nasty things fell uncomfortaly close. Enough for the doors to open and close from the concusion. Anyways, the movie was postponed until later, ha!
Anyways, this went on for some time, and finally we went to sleep when it ended some 2hrs later, but I won't forget those special effects, although not timed to the movie that well. Next time I see that movie, i won't forget 'that time in Baghdad'.
Cheers,
Wes
I had bought a box set of pirated Clint Eastwood movies, 30 in all for $14US at one of the local Iraqi market shops here in the FOB. Nicely boxed.
On the 11th of this month at about 2300h, I had just started watching, it was a bit late, the lads were sleeping, the lights out, so I had on my earphones as you would.
At the beginning of the movie, a series of either mortar or arty bombardment commences, I was reliving the last time I saw this movie, back in Australia, and wishing I was there, you know.
So, as the movie bombardment began, I heard what I thought was a series of doors slamming. It got closer and louder, and then dust and old Iraqi wiring clips began falling from the thick concrete ceiling of our accn blk, a former Republican Guard accn blk. For we were under an indirect fire attack, and some nasty things fell uncomfortaly close. Enough for the doors to open and close from the concusion. Anyways, the movie was postponed until later, ha!
Anyways, this went on for some time, and finally we went to sleep when it ended some 2hrs later, but I won't forget those special effects, although not timed to the movie that well. Next time I see that movie, i won't forget 'that time in Baghdad'.
Cheers,
Wes
