Harry, Sorry this is late I have been out of town.
Really the Pirates Of The Caribbean has nothing to do with our film OTHER than the wardrobe guy for that film (and many other famous films) was also the wardrobe man for this film. He is so talented and can make anything, the uniforms for the military guys in the film were obtained by this man from some movie company in Hollywood, he personally made the bomb vest. So, bottom line, it was our wardrobe guy that is a good friend of the base commander and it was the wardrobe guys phone call to his friend that got the military to allow us to send the script for approval. I could have left all that detail out but I felt it was interesting and put this little movie company in some tall cotton. Didn't mean for this story to go on so long, just wanted to shed some light on the installation so close to most of us and the ability of the iPhone to get me out of the place when I was totally lost. John On Oct 24, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > John, > > I do remember you. But my question is "How did you get access? Why were you > allowed in? And what does pirates of the Caribbean have to do with anything?" > That's all I want to know? > > > On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:07 AM, John Robinson wrote: > >> Harry, >> >> I have known and respected you for years, I thought maybe you remembered me >> as well, but I do have one of those faces that you want to forget. However, >> it you follow this thread and look down a few paragraphs you will see the >> explanation I sent to everyone as to how we gained access to the property, >> it was in a reply to you. Look below and you'll see it's there but I'll >> copy it here as well. >> >> >>>>>>> We got in because the man that did the wardrobe (who also did the >>>>>>> Wardrobe for Pirates Of The Caribbean, several other very famous movies >>>>>>> and lots of TV shows) happens to know the Colonel in charge of the >>>>>>> place so he made one phone call and got the go. Now, they did have to >>>>>>> read the script for they have standards the movie has to pass, in fact >>>>>>> the one director coming in two weeks to look the place over will be >>>>>>> rejected. He doesn't know it yet but unless he changes the premises >>>>>>> that will be his fate. >> >> If you also follow this thread you'll see Lee's map as to where the property >> is located and Luann was good enough to send the link to the website that >> explains all that goes on during their once a year open house. It's all >> there. I was not only trying to say how fortunate I was that the iPhone got >> me out of the place I also wanted to let the group know how fascinating it >> was and that the world comes to Indiana for training, pretty impressive. >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:33 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> A little humor is fine. I still don't know who you are in relation to this >>> place or how you gained access. If you don't want to tell me, fine, I'll >>> drop it. >>> >>> >>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 10:25 PM, John Robinson wrote: >>> >>>> Harry I don't know what the problem is, I have explained a very simple >>>> situation, given you ample reasons why we were able to get into the >>>> facility, Lee & Luann also supported the site in responses to my email. >>>> It's all there. I still like humor in this life, wish everyone did. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bill your link doesn't help. >>>>> >>>>> I don't know who John really is, nor do I understand the game he is >>>>> playing. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:44 PM, Bill Micou wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-escalated-quickly >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:44 PM, John Robinson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Harry, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I guess you don't know who I am? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No Harry, if you follow Lee's link it takes you right to the place and >>>>>>> he has been there. If you follow Luann's link it takes you to their >>>>>>> website. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We got in because the man that did the wardrobe (who also did the >>>>>>> Wardrobe for Pirates Of The Caribbean, several other very famous movies >>>>>>> and lots of TV shows) happens to know the Colonel in charge of the >>>>>>> place so he made one phone call and got the go. Now, they did have to >>>>>>> read the script for they have standards the movie has to pass, in fact >>>>>>> the one director coming in two weeks to look the place over will be >>>>>>> rejected. He doesn't know it yet but unless he changes the premises >>>>>>> that will be his fate. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, I guess you still don't know who I am! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If this is so secret how did you get in?? Are you feeding us a line of >>>>>>>> bull hockey? >>>>>>>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:08 PM, John Robinson wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Before I get to the maps I want to shed a little light on my weekend. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Did you know that in Indiana is a military training facility that is >>>>>>>>> the best in the world? Neither did I. Did you know that it's kept a >>>>>>>>> secret and there are armed guards to this place that are heavily >>>>>>>>> armed and you aren't allowed in without all kinds of documentation? >>>>>>>>> Did you know that this place is kept off the GPS register (or however >>>>>>>>> they do this) as I ask the guards the first night how in the world >>>>>>>>> can I set a GPS to pick this place up and they replied "you can't". >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The place is over 100 acres, it had been a mental hospital from the >>>>>>>>> 1930's until the early 2000's when it was abandoned. At that time it >>>>>>>>> was going to cost Indian 60 million to tear it down, then someone >>>>>>>>> decided to turn it into a world class Military, Police, First >>>>>>>>> Responders, Fire training center that these branches FROM ALL OVER >>>>>>>>> the world come to train. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The weekend I was there had K-9 dogs from all over the US there for >>>>>>>>> the week, two officers in my hotel were from Maryland. This place is >>>>>>>>> big deal, and very scary. Very scary. No lights at night, yet the >>>>>>>>> place is covered by very high tech cameras that can follow anyone on >>>>>>>>> the property and yet read the serial number on a dollar bill you pull >>>>>>>>> out of your pocket. The place is the most filthy, debris laden place >>>>>>>>> I have ever seen in my life. There is a subway underneath the entire >>>>>>>>> place where training is conducted for a disaster that may happen in >>>>>>>>> our subway systems. There is a section that is for earthquake >>>>>>>>> training, where the buildings are falling apart and leaning from the >>>>>>>>> quake. There is a section that has been hit with a Nuke, total >>>>>>>>> unbelievable destruction that the military needs to train. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is an area where the homes and auto's have been flooded, this >>>>>>>>> was added after Katrina. There is an American Embassy where they >>>>>>>>> train to protect our Ambassador, there is an Arab radio station >>>>>>>>> (internet radio) that is continually sending messages to the Arab >>>>>>>>> world, in the beginning they didn't think this would be a good idea >>>>>>>>> but turns out the Arabs will interact with a voice on the radio much >>>>>>>>> more readily than face to face. I wish I could tell you what it's >>>>>>>>> like, tons of destroyed cars, motor homes, boats, police cars, tons >>>>>>>>> and tons of huge boulders of concrete and uprooted trees. Chairs, >>>>>>>>> tables, tires chrome pieces,, T.V.'s Coke machines, etc. etc. etc. >>>>>>>>> all over the place. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And what we needed was the Arab street that the military uses to >>>>>>>>> train. My son and the crew are making a movie, the beginning begins >>>>>>>>> in an Arabian country and they are going door to door trying to >>>>>>>>> eradicate the enemy. They place has Camels, goats, Arabic writing >>>>>>>>> all over the walls, it's very impressive. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So that's the background, now for the maps. The first night, Friday, >>>>>>>>> we were there to learn the procedures for the weekend. There was a >>>>>>>>> member of the base that was assigned to the movie crew the entire >>>>>>>>> weekend. We worked 24 hrs straight from 6:00 a.m. Sat. to 6:00 a.m. >>>>>>>>> Sunday and he stayed with us the entire time. But, on Friday night >>>>>>>>> we left under a good bit of rain, and total darkness I had to find >>>>>>>>> my way back to the guardhouse to get to the highway. Made a bad turn >>>>>>>>> somewhere and I ended up on a road that must have been made for a >>>>>>>>> tank, it was very scary for I had NO idea where I was and no way of >>>>>>>>> finding my way out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Finally the iPhone picked up the AT&T tower and I ask it from my >>>>>>>>> current location to my hotel in Seymour, and by golly after a few >>>>>>>>> seconds (that seemed like an hour) Siri told me to head a certain >>>>>>>>> direction and from then on she did her thing beautifully. Turn my >>>>>>>>> turn, through subdivisions, down alleys (I am not kidding) on the >>>>>>>>> darkest of nights. Finally I got back to the state highway and >>>>>>>>> headed toward Seymour. After several miles I came to the >>>>>>>>> intersection I would have come out had I found the guardhouse. >>>>>>>>> Needless to say I was thankful, and relived that the "poor" map >>>>>>>>> system on this thing had done it's magical work. I was so lost I am >>>>>>>>> convinced they would have had to send the choppers and those dogs to >>>>>>>>> find me. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> None of us had service on the base, not AT&T, not Verizon, not >>>>>>>>> Sprint. They must have the place darn near blacked out but I was far >>>>>>>>> enough away in that deep woods that I could get the tower. I fed the >>>>>>>>> phone a cookie when we got back to the room and gave it the best >>>>>>>>> charger I had for a job well done. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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