Love to love you, baby
The news just broke that Donna Summer has passed after her battle with cancer. I only mention it because it brings back a fond memory of the mid-70s during my time in the Army and her song “I love to love you, baby” was like every other song we heard during the weekend we spent at Fort McClellen, AL. At the time, Fort Mac was the home to WAC basic training – thousands of female basic trainees – and the MP school.
We’d been using their ranges and training areas for the week and then they gave us the weekend off, amongst all of those WACs and with the MPs thrown in the mix it looked like a long Keystone Cops movie. On laundry detail, one of my buddies overheard a female drill sergeant yell at her trainees “There’s a hundred miles of Ranger dick on this post and none of you are going to get an inch if you can’t get in step.” I miss the old days.
I got thrown out of one of the barracks by an ugly little female drill sergeant. I pointed out the sign in front of the barracks that said something about men being allowed if they were escorted and she said “That sign didn’t mean YOU!” I took it very personally.
We had guys trying to hide from the MPs in the bottom of a pool – like they didn’t need air. There were lights and sirens everywhere on that post Saturday. But it wasn’t just the privates, the EM Club was packed full of our NCOs with their master wings, Vietnam CIBs, Pathfinder badges, Ranger tabs and no rank on their collars.
That’s what I think of whenever I hear Donna Summer. So, thanks for the memories, Donna.
ADDED: Hey, this is my 30,000th post.
Category: Pointless blather
Life is good!
At least Ms Summer went out honestly, fighting for her life. Unlike another recently deceased singer who didn’t know when to stop and clean up her act.
AFSOUTH Napoli Italy PX.
Blasting the speakers in the demo room.
It was a physical presence.
Had a set drop shipped home.
No room in the MARDET spaces.
“Hey, this is my 30,000th post.”
Mr. Lilyea — you have built an awesome, wonderful, knowledge-packed, hero-filled, pride-capped place of engagement !!
Oh, man – Donna is gone? Like, forever?? Please, please say is isn’t so.
Found myself single again about the time she hit the big time. Lots of great memories go with her music. Been enjoying listening and watching some vids this afternoon.
On a lighter note, though, because it is not possible to listen to her without busting a bit of a move, I may have just done irrepairable harm to something…
30,000th post?!
Congrats, Jonn!! 🙂
RIP Ms. Summer. You have no idea how many females you helped have carnal knowledge of back in the day!?
Disco days with Donna – “She works hard for the money”
Thanks for the memories!
Sorry to hear the passing of a good singer…
Damn John you are old, you must fart dust! Congrats on 30K!
““There’s a hundred miles of Ranger dick on this post and none of you are going to get an inch if you can’t get in step.” I miss the old days.”
I thought of this too when watching the recruiting flick for Airborne. Jody cadences in the “old” days were something to hear. Had some real creative guys leading those back then. They’d be court martialed today for hate crimes.
RIP Ms. Summer. You earned it.