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Gene Howe
Gene Howe
in The Veterans Corner and Causes Forum

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Remember the Boston Pops' rendition that used real cannons? I knew a couple guys that blew out their speakers playing that tune. They'd rattle the dorm windows and cause pictures to fall off the walls.

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    Gene, the Boston Pops does this every year for the 4th of July celebration at the Boston Hatch Shell. About 300,000 people attend each year. Great show and fireworks display.

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    I have been on the cannon crew a few times...for the 1812 Overture.....those blank rounds are full of wax....makes a royal PITA  to clean the barrel up.  Loud, but nasty little  shells.   Had to be careful how you loaded them, too.   M102 ' breech block will cut off fingers very quickly.   Another thing...we did not pull that little rope lanyard to fire the gun...we hit the other end of the trigger housing with the palm of the hand.    The rope had a bad habit of breaking right when you needed to use it.  

     

     

    "For those about to rock.'' was another good tune....for Gun Dummies....:rolleyes:

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