tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post7397147637210175174..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Open Mic Night.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-31990907957092476102008-11-10T15:09:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:09:00.000-05:00I always wondered why you guys have open walkies.I always wondered why you guys have open walkies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-67141497229408701372008-11-09T02:40:00.000-05:002008-11-09T02:40:00.000-05:00Jim, that's just priceless.Thank you for the laugh...Jim, that's just priceless.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the laugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-65120730206290989592008-11-08T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-08T16:19:00.000-05:00Jim,That would go on the sidebar in "Best of Polyb...Jim,<BR/><BR/>That would go on the sidebar in "Best of Polybloggimous", but it's too damned long. ROFLMAO!<BR/><BR/>Another thing that goes on is that it's fairly common to have the actors "wired" (on wireless mics) and the director, sound man, boom man and a bunch of producers have "cans" (wireless headsets) to listen. A thoughtful sound mixer will turn off the feed between takes, but they've been known to forget. It's really embarrassing when an actor starts talking about what a moron some particular producer is and he's listening.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-52614431569214296702008-11-08T16:04:00.000-05:002008-11-08T16:04:00.000-05:00Damn, I enjoyed that. Thanks, Nathan.Of course, th...Damn, I enjoyed that. Thanks, Nathan.<BR/><BR/>Of course, those of us in the military live and die on radio comms, so let me add one more general rule to walkie talkie procedure: Fear the dreaded 'open mic.' I.e. Always ensure that you wear your mic in such manner as to not accidentally depress the transmit button for an extended period during which you are bound to have a conversation that you would rather <I>not</I> have everybody on the entire fucking circuit listen in on:<BR/><BR/>Example: I'm the officer in charge of a special operations unit, deployed far out in the Aleutian Islands. I've got a 3-star general inbound, and I'm supposed to meet him at the air field and take him and his staff up for a tour of my operation. I'm connected to my men via tactical field radio and because I am the OIC my chief thoughtfully set my radio to monitor all channels, not just C&C (command and control). All channels, including the personal chatter circuit.<BR/><BR/>As the general steps down from his plane, and I step forward and snap my best salute, the chatter circuit lights up - because the planes turbines were so damned loud I had the volume turned up all the way. The pilot picked that exact moment to shut the engines down. In the echoing silence came the following conversation:<BR/>"Hey, did the fucking plane land yet?"<BR/>"Yah, yeh. It's on the runway."<BR/>"Warrant pick up General Fuckhead yet?"<BR/>"How the fuck do I know? What's your fucking hurry?"<BR/>"I'm freezing my fucking ass off here waiting to get this dog and pony show going. Fucking generals"<BR/>"Yeah, fucking generals. He's probably gay."<BR/>... and so on and so forth.<BR/><BR/>General looked at me, I looked right back at him.<BR/>"Warrant"<BR/>"Sir"<BR/>"We ready?"<BR/>"Just as soon as I kill my men, Sir. "<BR/>"Roger that, let me know when you're ready."<BR/>"Aye."Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-36048854670603703152008-11-08T10:46:00.000-05:002008-11-08T10:46:00.000-05:00Copy that!Copy that!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-71659305388698845592008-11-08T07:10:00.000-05:002008-11-08T07:10:00.000-05:00I'm going to start shouting "10-100!" in my house....I'm going to start shouting "10-100!" in my house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com