-Volume 12, 15 March, 1998-

Miscellaneous Interesting Write-ups

From the Quill Pen

S:AaB Filk
by
Peregrine

Sung to tune of Man On The Moon by REM, from Automatic For The People

This is the story of the Fifty Eighth. Yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah.
Men and women who live on the edge. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Marine heartbreakers and takers of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fighting Chigs and Government lies. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Up at dawn and light's-out at eight. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Grooving about in the Officer's Mess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hitting the hay at zero-G. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Going it tilt and flying free. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, Cooper did you hear about this one? Tell me, were you born in a tank?
Hey Cooper are you goofing on meanies? Hey, baby. And are you into punk?
If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space
If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool.

Vansen she knows she's a lifer in Corps. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is her life, she doesn't want more. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Nothing she fears, but she's scared of the dark. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Silicates are a walk in the park. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, Wang did you hear about this one? Tell me, were you born in a slum?
Hey Wang are you goofing on B-ball? Hey, baby. Do another dunk?
If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space
If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool.

Mcqueen went off into the grey sunset. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
With the Angry Angels, the 127th. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
The chigs were too good, he returned in a gurney. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And so that was the squadron's last journey. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey Damphie did you hear about this one? Tell me, have you a psychic hunch?
Hey, Damphie are you goofing on ESP? Hey, baby. Are you totally out to lunch?
If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space
If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool.

Here's a little agit for West the semper believer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here's a little proof that the Chigs have got her. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now Kazbek's a planet full of POWs. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Get SAR, he's going for Kylen. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey Kelly did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you a sitting duck?
Hey Kelly will you live thru this, or will you be dead?
If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space
If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool.

Let's kill Chiggies, let's take a Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
See you in five-eight if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's semper fi, do or die. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And that is our Marine battlecry. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Addresses and Sites

He's the boy-next-door, the heart of the squadron, and Cooper's "big brother". While admittedly not as popular as the other characters, the XO of the Wildcards, Lt. Nathan West, still managed to attract a following. In this issue, we honour Morgan Weisser by presenting several choice webpages:

A short biography of Weisser can be found at http://www.cict.com/bios/spacwest.htm, while you can read one of West at Mission Status.


West's picture taken from Mission Status.


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