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Sunday Jun 02, 2024
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
It is part two of our interview with Bill Cirillo and Sean Deller. The conversation about Twilight of the Reich. and a little Festung Budapest continues. Stick around after the interview to hear about the new contest we are currently running.
SHOW TIMES
00:01 Yanks! (Song)
54:42 Total Running Time
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Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
We are honored to have Bill Cirillo and Sean Deller join us in discussing all things Twilight of the Reich. As well as a little Festung Budapest in this two part interview. The sun is setting so you better get listening.
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| Board with Major Overlays. Mini-Campaign? |
4:45 Creation of Twilight of the Reich
50:01 Total Running Time
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| LOS Examples |
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Download this episode (right-click and Save)Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
he dashing Dennis Donovan appears once again in the Broadcast Foxhole with us and we have a
roarin' berserk time. We revisit Dennis's Russian Berserkers song that originally appeared in Episode 154. In the Box is Winter Offensive Pack #15 and our rules segment finishes the basic nationalities in such as the Axis Minors, Ethiopians, and Swedes.
SHOW LINKS
Bitterest Day at Bounding Fire
SHOW TIMES
00:01 Russian Berserkers Song with Lyrics by Dennis Donovan; Sung by The 2 Half-Squad Singers
1:45 Chitty Chitty Chat Chat
13:05 What's in the Box?
36:00 Upcoming Products
39:00 Rules
1:06:55 Total Running Time
SONG LYRICS (sung to "There's a Hole in the Bucket" by Dennis Donovan)
There’s some Russian berserkers! Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
There’s some Russian berserkers! Herr Colonel! Berserk!
Well shoot them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
Well shoot them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm shoot them!
With what shall we shoot them? Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
With what shall we shoot them? Herr Colonel! With what?
Mit der Flakvierling, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
Mit der Flakvierling, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm Flakvierling!
Der Flakvierling’s kaputt, Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
Der Flakvierling’s kaputt, Herr Colonel! Kaputt!
Well fix it dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
Well fix it dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm fix it!
With what shall we fix it? Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
With what shall we fix it? Herr Colonel! With what?
With a crew, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
With a crew, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm, a crew!
The crew it is broken, Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
The crew it is broken! Herr Colonel, broken!
Well rally them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
Well rally them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm, rally them!
With what shall we rally them? Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
With what shall we rally them? Herr Colonel! With what?
With a Feldwebel, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!
With a Feldwebel, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm, Feldwebel!
Der Feldwebel is busy, Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
Der Feldwebel is busy, Herr Colonel, busy!
Doing what, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm?!?! Dear Volksturm!
Doing what, dear Volksturm? Dear Volksturm, doing what?!?!
On the radio, Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
On the radio with HQ, Herr Colonel, HQ!
And what is he saying, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm?
And what is he saying, dear Volksturm, saying?
There’s some Russian berserkers! Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!
There’s some Russian berserkers! O! HQ, Berserk!
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
We sure enjoyed Dennis Donovan's rendition of his humorous song that opened the show. We are dancing to the Hakkaa Paalle Hokey Pokey, as we speak. The lyrics are below. Mike Ryzy joins us in the Broadcast Foxhole while we read some letters, announce a new contest and discuss the various qualities of two nationalities in the Advanced Squad Leader system; The Italians and the Finnish. Dave and Mike have started a game from the Grumble Jones Pack Scenario MM75: Woodland Pursuit and Mike and Jeff have played some starter kit.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Break out your Box art of Twilight of the Reich and Festung Budapest and put on your art appreciation eyeglasses for the return of Box Art Review. In the Box is the Grumble Jones Pack Vol 1 from the Kansas City March Madness folks. Scenario FB2: The Devils Free to Have a Try is analyzed in this show.
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SHOWTIMES
0:01 I Ran Parody Song
4:00 Banter
19:00 Box Art Review
23:15 Contest Winner and New Contest Announced
38:00 What's in the Box?
49:09 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
1:00:47 Total Running Time
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Grumble Jones Pack at Encircled Productions
I RAN
Lyrics: Dennis Donovan Vocals: The 2 Half Squad Singers
Assaulting down the avenue
I never thought I’d see a stack like you
Thirty-six down two
With 8-3-8s and HMGs
That kind of at-tack broke me right into
A 6 + 1 it’s, true.
And I ran, I routed far away
I just ran, I ran towards hex row A
Low crawl? No way!
A DM appears above my head
A badge of shame for the next turn or two
The troops hate me it’s true
The coward’s running faster still
Until some woods or buildings come in view
‘Til cover comes in view
And I ran, I ran far from the fray;
I just ran, ‘cuz no quarter’s in play
In cover I will stay
Reached out a hand to roll the dice
I can’t believe I need to roll a two
To rally? Need a two!
Got shot at and rout-ed again
I’m running like that Forrest Gump it’s true
Soon I’ll be off board two
And I ran, don’t want to pass away
I just ran, stay and fight? No way?
We will lose any way
And I ran, to live another day
I just ran, what can a coward say?
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Join us twits as we look in the box to find Avalon Hill's Partisan, and Twilight of the Reich from MMP. Letters and a new parody song from Donovan and Rider!
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0:01 Song Partisans, Partisans!
53:18 Total Running Time
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Partisans, Partisan a parody song to Naked Eyes’ “Promises, Promises”
Concept: Russ Rider Lyrics: D. Donovan, R. Rider 8/2021
When it first came out
In the late ‘80s
Never a doubt
That it’d be cool
I remember buying
Module 4 dude
To complete my ASL kit
At first I didn’t care for it
Then played the Partisans!, Partisans!
Knowing they’re stealthy
Partisans!, Partisans!
E.L.R. of 5 is neat
They don’t surrender
During the route phase
And don’t disrupt
No multi-hex fire groups
Elite they are never
Nor inexperienced
Broken morale is a six
Irregulars are in the mix
I played the Partisans! Partisans!
You know I’ll always keep [the]
Partisans!, Partisans!
On the ‘to play’ list
They’re in the BV counter set
Are Partisans all Russian? Nyet
There’s lots of other instances
Of other National Resistances [by]
You can play the Partisans, Partisans!
I thought I’d never play
Irregular troops
Partisans!, Partisans!
Thought I’d never keep
Module 4, Partisans!
But now I believe!