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We hope that you enjoy the reprise of  Dennis Donovan's ASL Journal Number 9 parody song that we open with. We take a look at the Mobelwagon and Ostwind in our Armored Fighting Vehicles segment and then touch on What's in the News. What we are playing lately is scenario FB8: For Want of Crust or Crumb. If you watch on Youtube you can be among the first to see the newly framed art from Hedgerow Hell.  Or just look to the right. 

 

 

 

SHOW LINKS

Richard Bog's Plane Found

D-Day Commemorative Coin

D-Day Changed the Sand

Clarence Bud Anderson Passes

D-Day Map Makers

SHOW TIMES
00:01  ASL Journal Number 9 Song

3:00 Chitty Chitty Chat Chat
10:30 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
17:00 Armoured Fighting Vehicles
30:40 What's in the News
44:24 Total Running Time

ASL JOURNAL 9

 Dennis Donovan - lyrics and 'singing'

Jim "MixMasterJames" Bera - audio

I took my troubles down to Gaming Fools
You know that game store that grog nard dude
I went in Sunday when he opened up at nine
‘Cuz he plays A.S.L. and, he plays it all the time.

 

At ASL I am a flop with it
I haven’t won a game since 2006
He did a face palm and he sighed a mighty sigh
Said what you need my boy is, ASL Journal 9

 

He grabbed one and rang me up and gave me a wink
He said it will improve my game in under a week
It’s got a cool CG that’s called Suicide Creek
Scenarios, and articles, still in the shrink

 

I stayed up reading until dawn that night
I started playing every weekday night

And when I beat my friend for the thirty-second time,                    
I hugged my copy of, ASL Journal 9

 

It’s play-tested well, they’ve worked out all of the kinks

The 2 Half Squads they did a box art RE-view I think
You'll soon be a 10-3 just like ol’ Colonel Klink
Paid one-oh-five, it’s so worth it!  That's what I think!

I go to every tournament in sight                                                       
I became GROFAZ almost over night

And when I cornered Chas at ASLOK twenty nine            
He signed my copy of A-SL Journal 9

 

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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. 

Twilight of the Reich at MMP

SHOW TIMES
00:01 Yanks! (Song)

4:00  Interview

49:20 Contest
54:42 Total Running Time

The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Bounding Fire Productions, and kind donations from listeners like you.

The views and opinions expressed on The 2 Half-Squads are not necessarily those of the hosts. 

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.

Board with Major Overlays. Mini-Campaign?

SHOW TIMES

00:01 Right into the Interview
4:45 Creation of Twilight of the Reich

41:05 Possible New Project
50:01 Total Running Time

LOS Examples

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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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 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.

 

SHOWTIMES

0:01 Song 

2:17 Chit Chat

9:15 Festung Budapest Pictures (Dave's Europe Trip)

16:00 Remembering Dean Essig

20:00 Letters

29:55 What Have You Been Playing Lately

34:00 Contest Winner and new Contest Announced

38:00 Rules 

58:10 Total Running Time

SHOW LINKS 

Fundraiser for Dean Essig's Grandchildren

Bitterest Day

 

 

 

Rally Phase Records Presents!

Hakkaa Päälle  (To the air of "The Hokey Pokey")

Concept and Lyrics: Dennis Donovan 

 

You heard the gossipin’

You checked the rumors out

You started wonderin’

What the heck it’s all about

This thing called Hakkaa Päälle

How on earth is that pronounced?

Finns are, what it’s all about

----

 

Beyond Valor had some Finns

When BV first came out

In “Fighting Withdrawal”

They chased the Ruskis out

Are they over-powered?

We will never quite find out

'Till Hakkaa Päälle’s out

---

 

Hakkaa Päälle’s job’s

To flesh the Finnish out

And, the 3 Winter Wars

And what Sissis are all about

HASL Hakkaa Päälle

Is the fourteenth module

A.S.L.’s what it’s all about - Hey!

 ---

 

Said, “Finns or I-tal-ee-ans?”

When I pulled the counters out

It’s a gray area

So I checked the forums out

It seems in Hakkaa Päälle

A new color can’t be found

Do you toss the old blue Finns out?

---

 

When AFVs Russian (rush in)

Throw kloriharstis out

Pulkas are for sleddin’

Not dancin’ - I found out

These toys in Hakkaa Päälle like

Fan sleds to get around

Are what it is all about

--- 

 

You turned your playtests in

You filled the forms all out

That was decades ago

Getting printed is in doubt

You want the Hakkaa Päälle

MMP, please put it out

And end the HASL drought

---

 

You put your order in

You take your wallet out

You put your card number in

And ya print the receipt out

You’ve pre-ordered Hakkaa Päälle

And in a day or there about

“Levels reached!” MMP did tout

---

 

At Winter Offensive

Some great news did get out

Chas did some Facebookin’

And got the updates out

He did some Hocus-Pocus

And he got the module out

It’s Finnished, and finally out!

 

 

 

 

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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 

SHOW LINKS 

Bitterest Day

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?