tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post2462583789576518594..comments2012-02-01T21:27:29.368-08:00Marcus Brothertonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-71139070195820156982012-02-01T21:27:29.368-08:002012-02-01T21:27:29.368-08:00Thank you Marcus! I&#39;ll tell them!Yurinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-37449953220676897792012-01-31T14:44:05.466-08:002012-01-31T14:44:05.466-08:00Great comments everybody. Thanks. <br /><br />Yuri--I checked out the link. Great band. Lots of energy. A real raw sound.Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-64181741966740848302012-01-27T01:17:45.093-08:002012-01-27T01:17:45.093-08:00I really hope so too Yuri! Guess we got pretty many stories to tell. I well remember meeting you in Dec 2009 in Bastogne.<br /><br />TTobias (GER)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-33416336228484063162012-01-26T21:51:26.867-08:002012-01-26T21:51:26.867-08:00Hi Tobias! Thanks! I will do so. Great story from you as well. When I live in Europe again (next year), I hope we will meet more often again at the various memorials and tribute events. Marcus, I love your blog!Yurinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-80835499350683985392012-01-25T11:02:16.174-08:002012-01-25T11:02:16.174-08:00What a heartwarming story, Marcus. You never know who will be touched by a selfless act that you do without even giving it a second thought. <br /><br />Lee, great answer!Kayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216026821844144455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-88960786548318264312012-01-25T07:15:44.622-08:002012-01-25T07:15:44.622-08:00What a great story marcus. I love these inside looks to the vets. Especially Babe, because I&#39;m a proudly owner of one of his white 101st AB Jackets and I realla like his character described in his and Bill&#39;s book.<br /><br />My best friend lives is Belgian and lives there. In December 2009 I met him first time. Before that we wrote over facebook and email a couple of months. We share the same interest in the US Paratroopers of WWII. Since then I met him exactly three more times. So that makes it 4 times in about 3 years of friendship. But believe it our not, we both have a connection I never experienced before with an other friend. The best thing he&#39;s done to me is, he always treats me like a king when I&#39;m over in Belgium. He acts and behave not just as a friend but more as a brother. I miss him pretty much over the year. I wonder when we will meet again, because me having a son now, does not make the 500 distance between us any better.<br /><br /><br />Yuri, great story of you and your friend. I&#39;m kind of jealous, cause I never got a friend like that when I was younger.<br />I just heard the song for you. I like it and the voice of your friend sounds very good and enhanced. Give him my regards. I will check out the whole album now.<br /><br />All the best to you Marcus and Yuri.<br /><br />TTobias (GER)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-79423560609076714912012-01-25T06:41:58.119-08:002012-01-25T06:41:58.119-08:00Married me.Lee Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-59437467938048082332012-01-24T19:59:46.386-08:002012-01-24T19:59:46.386-08:00Great story Marcus, thank you for sharing this with us. When I think about your question, I think of my best friend. We have known each other for about 16 years now. Together we had a dream to play music, and make records. During 2001 and 2006 we actually were able to make our dreams come true! We traveled all over Europe and played lots of fantastic shows with our band. Our childhood dreams came true. Then we decided to stop playing as a band. I followed my heart and moved to Denmark to be with the girl I love. He stayed in the Netherlands. We shared so many great moments together, not just playing music together, but growing into adults together, and sharing good and bad moments. He was there when I needed him to be there, and I was there for him at those moments. I haven&#39;t lived in the Netherlands for 6 years now, and miss him. But, our friendship grew stronger then ever. We are still best friends. My friend is not really good in words, talking about feelings or emotions. So, when he started a new band, and released another album, I was very surprised to find out he wrote a song about our friendship, just for to me! He is singing his feelings to me. For me, that was the coolest thing someone has ever done for me. The song is called &quot;Ride the Wave&quot;, named after my favorite line &quot;I&#39;ll ride the wave where it takes me&quot; from a Pearl Jam song. You can hear it here if you want to: http://colossa.bandcamp.com/album/born-to-make-a-sound <br />Sorry, long story, but the feeling I got when I was sitting far away from my friends and family here in Australia, his words meant the world to me. Even with the distance, he was able to make me feel alright.Yurinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-11453015410287558872012-01-24T17:18:13.461-08:002012-01-24T17:18:13.461-08:00Love this story Marcus. Well done.Susan Smith Finnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425432684563914797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273834747935043976.post-8156388288622047042012-01-24T16:44:13.141-08:002012-01-24T16:44:13.141-08:00He died on a cross for me &lt;3Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932444494337766335noreply@blogger.com