The Olympics: a true story, etc.

Texas Star said:
Do the Olympics still feature a pistol competition? I think Patton won that early in his military career. A USMC major named McMillan won it in 1960, a gold medal. He used a Hi-Standard .22 auto. I really haven't kept up with Olympic sports in many years. I do see the appeal of beach volleyball. :D
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T-Star; McMillian's victory was one of the more dramatic moments in US Olympic competiton. He was shooting in the rapid fire match with a Hi Standard Olympic in 22 Short. The range is only 25 meters. The rapid fire match has five turning targets with three strings whose time limits are 8, 6 and 4 seconds. I've fired it twice, and 4 seconds is very little time to raise a pistol and fire it at 5 different targets. At the end of the match, McMillian and a Russian were tied for the gold medal. The shootoff takes place at the 4 second string, and McMillian was cool enough to win it there. The match is still fired today at the Olympics. I think his pistol is on display somewhere, possibly the NRA Museum; does anybody know? BTW, I think he was a Captain, then.
 
A friend of mine is doing on-sight commentary/analysis for NBC of one of the lesser watched sports. She is a 1984 (L.A., for those that don't remember) Olympic Gold Medal winner in her field and a multi published author, trainer and coach. She no longer competes but is still a force to be reckoned with.

I was talking with her around three weeks ago about what arrogant ***'s some of the NBC commentators and news "Talking Heads" come across as. Her response was that as long as she didn't have to interact with ML, HK, SG, NM and ESPECIALLY Bobby Boy all would be right in the world.

BTW, my friend and several of her friends have "No Kill" hunted my farm several times. Conversely, I've shot close to a thousand dove in her horse pastures.

Class III
 
I was at Rio back in the mid 60's while a guest of Uncle Sam, saw a whole bunch of ancient 4 stackers (destroyers) 1 Cruiser that was sold to them and a air craft carrier. Seems at the time the army controlled all the air craft and did want to give any to the navy. Very expensive down there even then. Found some old 40 plus paper money from Brazil. I used to take one or two bills from whatever country I visited and save them. My only regret is that when we went to South Africa we were not allowed off the ship. This was due to their apartheid policy. Still the week we were there booze was brought on board by the South Africans and happily consumed by us. I can say with definite authority I actually stepped foot in South Africa when taking out the trash. Frank
 
Texas Star said:
One mentioned that the Olympics are in Brazil. No, said another: they're in Rio! Yes, there are people here who know that little of geography.
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Each year, the National Geographics Magazine which is headquartered in DC, takes a world map onto the street and asks passersby to show them on the world map, where they are located. Over 2/3 of the people asked couldn't even point to the United States! One has to wonder what is being taught in school these days?
 
Frank46 said:
I was at Rio back in the mid 60's while a guest of Uncle Sam, saw a whole bunch of ancient 4 stackers (destroyers) 1 Cruiser that was sold to them and a air craft carrier. Seems at the time the army controlled all the air craft and did want to give any to the navy. Very expensive down there even then. Found some old 40 plus paper money from Brazil. I used to take one or two bills from whatever country I visited and save them. My only regret is that when we went to South Africa we were not allowed off the ship. This was due to their apartheid policy. Still the week we were there booze was brought on board by the South Africans and happily consumed by us. I can say with definite authority I actually stepped foot in South Africa when taking out the trash. Frank
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We probably can't discuss the South African apartheid issue here, lest it be deemed Political.

But they've made wine there since 1655. Gov. Simon van der Stel first made it at his estate at Constantia, near Cape Town. Cape Town was founded by the Dutch in 1652. That would astound 95% of Americans, who've heard only the part of their history that suited the PC mongers.

But they also have a rep for making the best imitation sherry outside of Spain, the home of true sherry. South Africa has also made a lot of brandy.

Two guys from their consulate in New Orleans gave me a case of Castle beer some years back, for helping in their booth at the Texas State Fair. Pretty good stuff.

Now that government in South Africa changed in 1995, sanctions have been lifted, and I suppose that US sailors can visit there. I'm sorry that you were denied that opportunity then.

I hope to hunt there someday and ride the luxury Blue Train and do some other sightseeing.

What sort of booze did they bring aboard your ship? Local stuff, or Scotch, etc. ??
 
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Class III said:
A friend of mine is doing on-sight commentary/analysis for NBC of one of the lesser watched sports. She is a 1984 (L.A., for those that don't remember) Olympic Gold Medal winner in her field and a multi published author, trainer and coach. She no longer competes but is still a force to be reckoned with.

I was talking with her around three weeks ago about what arrogant ***'s some of the NBC commentators and news "Talking Heads" come across as. Her response was that as long as she didn't have to interact with ML, HK, SG, NM and ESPECIALLY Bobby Boy all would be right in the world.

BTW, my friend and several of her friends have "No Kill" hunted my farm several times. Conversely, I've shot close to a thousand dove in her horse pastures.

Class III
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How does one "no kill" hunt? Just not hit game? Not see any?
 
Sadly, the networks show only what they feel we should see. Shooting events have been sadly missing. Personally, I don't want to watch another basketball game where US professionals beat the **** out of the other teams. I do like some of the swimming but, the best in my opinion are the gymnasts. They are fantastic and the things they are able to do are amazing.
 
the no kill hunts I've heard about were people using a camera instead of a firearm/bow for example. Another hip term for it is "eco-tourism" in some countries/areas.
 
I have watched a few Olympic events. I thoroughly enjoyed the Rugby matches. I had never really watched Rugby before, but I am a huge college football fan! Rugby is great to watch. While I don't know the rules, it takes toughness, speed, and quickness. It is vaguely like football, but no helmets, and has player penalties like hockey! The action is fast and continuous, and is played by men and women. Check it out!

I also watched "Handball". I thought Handball was hitting a ball against a wall with your hands. But, this Olympic game is like indoor soccer, but you throw the ball. Kinda different.

I also have enjoyed the Water Polo, both men's and women's.
 
Krell1 said:
Sadly, the networks show only what they feel we should see...
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Something I never realized, or even thought about, until I started living abroad, is that each country focuses on its own athletes.

Makes sense, of course, but my first Olympics in Japan I was initially taken aback by the lack of coverage of American athletes and the wall-to-wall focus on Japanese athletes.
 
I was lucky when I was working in the Sugar Cane industry to visit Brazil many times from Rio to Manaus and many between. It is a wonderful country and I made many friends there. I speak Portuguese well which helped. The size and resources of the country are impressive and the people are very friendly and industrious. The politicos don't help, same here, I'm sorry to say!
Steve W
 
I wish.....

Ray said:
Hi Texas - yes, the event is on the screen all the time.As for Taurus they are having a real bad rap here - several pistols malfunctions, jeopardizing police officer´s lives.
The only Taurus I own is a revolver, mod. 86 in .38 spl.
Just to correct you, the composer´s name is A.C. Jobim - Antônio Carlos Jobim.
And last but not least Felipe Wu a brazilian army sergent of chinese descent won the 2nd place in the air pistol competition, and the anti- gun media had to swallow it!
Regards, Ray
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I wish they used traditional guns, even small caliber, instead of air rifles, but I will take what I can get.
 
Even if it is taught......

BigBoy99 said:
Each year, the National Geographics Magazine which is headquartered in DC, takes a world map onto the street and asks passersby to show them on the world map, where they are located. Over 2/3 of the people asked couldn't even point to the United States! One has to wonder what is being taught in school these days?
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Even if it IS taught, people either don't care to learn it or are even totally adverse to learning of any kind. Self-imposed ignorance has been all the rage for some years now.
 
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  1. Ignorance is viewed as a virtue by many today. When I was working for an IT contractor at the Cleveland Clinic, the subject of the "Rosetta Stone" language courses came up. One guy thought "Rosetta Stone" was a PERSON. Champoleon? Never heard of him.
  2. Up until recently, the Rio Military Police were still using Madsen light machine guns. This was discussed in depth in "Small Arms Review".
 
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