Army Life in Germany Episode 2

[llothar68]

Nude beaches make Americans joke and giggle because they are like 6 year olds when they see peepee parts.

[Psydragon7]

I went to the Springsteen concert that you mentioned. I was at McNair between 83 and 85.

[Talljim01]

@Psydragon7 I was upset that i missed it

[exhibit500]

As an M.P. I worked the 1988 AC/DC concert at the Festhalle. Had to hold a few German teens back when Angus came out to do a solo. Went to see Bon Jovi and Lita Ford. German guy searched my jacket, Jim Beam fell to ground, crash! Best concert was R.E.M. Green tour 1989 at the Kongresshalle. Was scheduled to work the Bruce Hornsby and the Range concert but it started snowing, we got halfway down Marbech-Weg and the desk Sgt. called us on the radio to come back. That's just the way it is...

[crazykidfolife]

haha i said the same thing, why do they call it skinny dippin, then you said it haha

[joeyfuego]

That's the way to get your buzz form the locals. Great times. You give them an MRE and they would get whatever.

[Warbeast911]

funny im usd to german roeads, me ggerman

when i drove in states

it was kinda silly how huge ur lanes are, in germany we make 2 lanes of that space

hehe

[MakeNoize39]

dude your funny as hell... buuut you cant remember names worth a damn... not to worry though... the stories make up for it all hahaha.... anyways im planning on enlisting in the very near future.. mainly because right now its hard as hell to find a job but i like to be challenged and theres definitely a future in an army career... and alot of advancement possibilities

[chris31768]

Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Do you remember how HUGE Tina Turner? was there? Anyways lots of good concerts in Frankfurt. 317th Engineers. 87-89.

[Talljim01]

Yea Tina came there to do her we dont need another hero show. It was amazing. When Prince played there, our LtCol called an alert at 5 pm and called it off at 11pm LOL Guys with tickets were like, the colonel is an asshole.

[kalibration1]

Hi Jim!!

Many greetings from a small town in the southern corridor of the Fulda Gap!!

I remember you guys very well!

I grew up in the cold war era and was one of the kids standing at the road doing the V-Sign and asking for food packages or Stickers...

oh man, that is long ago... it is very nice to listen to your stories!!!

[Talljim01]

Wow that is amazing. Thanks for the awesome comment.

[SupermarketsRevil]

My favourite part was "they had topless pools...so we went there" ...lol good choice

[treasuredroperX]

You're awesome man :).

[holylama11]

motherland is russia.. germany is the fatherland

[alw208]

i was just thinking the same thing. i was like.... wait... arn't they reversed

[morrinzoo]

I drove a 109 van with big generator, machinist van. Reforger 1986 from Ktown to bremen ,good drive.

[dansingnancies]

Hey I'm working my way thru ur army life vids an this one wouldn't open it had said error. Not sure if u no, thanks

[Talljim01]

Its not the video, its Youtube. You have to either reload the video or come back to it by clicking it again. I have gotten that on people I am subbed to. I had to go back to the homepage and then go back to their video. Gotta love Youtubes great site lol.

[timmyy1901]

lol frankfurt . i know wat u mean haha .

man but frankfurt sucks balls .

did u ever cross the main

[trailsforus]

Sweet videos man.I'm going into the Army on Sep 24th.Fort Benning.Been watching your videos and just wanted to say keep em coming.

[Talljim01]

Thanks. I have quite a few more stories left.

[holybegawk]

im goin to fort benning 25th hell yeah

[TzzX78]

hey dude good luck in the army, i wish I was the one going in, but i am retired and i still miss it. (yes i am creazy but i love the army) the best of my life was in the army. you will have lots of stories to tell in about 25 years. again good luck

[Ischnitzelyou]

and woot u got schnitzels

[dixie1790]

How long were you in the army?

[Talljim01]

15 years, then they paid me to get out.

[dixie1790]

It sounds like you had fun.. Great vids as well.

[Ischnitzelyou]

they paid you to get out? how does that work?

[Talljim01]

They offered me an opportunity to go up for promotion, or take a lump sum to get out immediately. I took the money.

[Ischnitzelyou]

ahh ok i see was it worth it in the long run?

[Ischnitzelyou]

i mean was it worth taking the money or would you have gotten more out of staying in

[TzzX78]

man why get out at 15, 5 more to retire.

[Talljim01]

It was a hard decision to make, but my dad had just passed away and mom was having kidney problems and since I missed time with my father, I decided to call it quits and move back to be close to mom.

[TzzX78]

sorry about you dad and hope your mom's health improves. i will pry for her. I really enjoy your army stories, I know I had a great time in the army, more so living in the barracks, I have stories of my own, like when I cought my roommates laying pipe, man what a funny sight!

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

you should ask HOTFORWORDS to lookup the origen of skinnydippin

[Talljim01]

Great idea. Yes I will message her.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

she might have explained it already?? not sure...it sounds like somethin she would investigate