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Music for today 5.2.20

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Real Estate Agent with Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 PA License - AB067198

This is another day where I am sharing a little of my past growing up in England. Every year the Guards regiments Troop the Colour, which is the flag carrying all their battle honors. This music from the Grenadier Guards has also been going through my heads. I read that the Queen has asked for there to be no Trooping the Colour this year to celebrate her birthday. I hope you enjoy this pagenatry and music from last year. Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor e-Pro, CRS, RCS-D, Vets I know as you put it I defected, but this does make my chest swell with pride.

 

 

 

What many of you may not know was that I volunteered and arrived at Sandhurst, our equivalent to West Point, to train as a junior officer in The Devon & Dorset Regiment, however, an old rugby injury, played up and I never graduated, being mdeically released from the British Army. This next piece would have been my regimental march.

 

 

 

 

This last piece of music is something I will always remember, again not sure how well known this movie was in the States, but it is a famous movie with many wonderful movie stars who are no longer with us and the music was very moving, Bridge over the River Kwai. It is known as the Colonel Bogey March. The Japanese would not allow prisoners to sing as it might raise morale, the British whistled.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend, not sure where we are going musically tomorrow, I hope you enjoyed these moments today.

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Comments (19)

Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Thanks for sharing and Bob's Your Uncle.

May 02, 2020 03:17 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 you have much to be very proud of.... brought a smile to my face....

May 02, 2020 04:30 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

I actually remember your last selection as a book I had to read for a school assignment Nick. I didn't see the movie as we didn't have "on demand" in those days...

May 02, 2020 04:36 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Good morning, Nick... who can resist great military marching music? I know I can't. 

May 02, 2020 05:10 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Nick - I like how you combine your personal history with the musical selection.  

May 02, 2020 05:19 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

This brings back memories of my dad who looked forward to the Black Watch coming to town with the bagpipe music. Thanks for the memories Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 

May 02, 2020 06:16 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Nick. Excellent selection and cobination with personal experience. Enjoy your day!

May 02, 2020 06:25 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I spent some time in England myself, but less than a year after I was born there, haha.

May 02, 2020 07:21 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nick- I love this kind of music and I think I've seen The Bridge on the River Kwai half a dozen times. 

May 02, 2020 09:00 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nick, did not know you had served until you got your medical discharge.   I have not heard of that movie, but will look it up.

May 02, 2020 09:27 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor e-Pro, CRS, RCS-D, Vets you are welcome.

Barbara Todaro the sort of music that is good to work out to, very strict rythm to keep you in time.

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 excellent movie, should stand the test of time if you pull it up to watch.

Nina Hollander helps you keep in step and also helps you to keep going when you want to stop.

Michael Jacobs most music has some link to a memory.

May 02, 2020 09:36 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS where was that, the Black Watch with the kilts and the bagpipes are awesome to see and hear.

Wayne Martin glad you enjoyed

Brian England with that surname you can claim a little bit of Britain.

Great movie Kathy Streib, Alec Guiness was wonderful.

Joan Cox not long, I had a back injury from playing rugby and I hurt it again the day before I went up to Sandhurst, broke my heart at the time, but who knows why it happened.

May 02, 2020 09:40 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

The Black Watch used to come to Seattle about once a year in the early 60s. My dad was a pilot and flew in India and Burma in WW2. He served with a bunch of Brits and the bag pipes were played religiously...

May 02, 2020 09:50 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nick,

I have seen the Bridge on the River Kwai, and the masterful performance of Alec Guiness.  A

May 02, 2020 10:59 AM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Nick.

I do like watching the Bridge on the River Kwai.  A classic for sure.

May 03, 2020 12:30 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Nick I have known a few Sandhurst Graduates and one happened to be also an SAS Para.... with that said we chewed some chicken bones together in a Boston Bar:))Endre

May 03, 2020 11:04 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Ron and Alexandra Seigel Alec Guiness in that movie was phenomenal

James Dray excellent movie.

Endre Barath, Jr. I was not there for long, and not sure I would have wanted to go the SAS route.

 

May 04, 2020 02:20 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Nick when you get an SAS Captain and a US Army Infantry CPT who is a Ranger talking in a Boston Bar ....... BTW I worked with SAS guys before and all I can say is you want them on your side.....Endre

May 04, 2020 04:23 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Love all of your selections - all of which I was raised on, Nick! Back then, patriotic tunes were often playing on our family room stereo. 

May 04, 2020 10:03 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Endre Barath, Jr. in the UK the SAS are revered, I thought about going that route, but then my rugby injury changed things for me and the direction of my life. I always remember the Iran embassy siege and seeing the SAS in action there.

Debe Maxwell, CRS I can understand that.

May 05, 2020 05:57 AM