Happy 20th Anniversary, Muskies! --[-------

[Wraith_TMS]

I want wish The Musketeers Squadron a well-deserved and happy 20th Anniversary!         You guys are the best squaddies a person could wish for      It's been a privilege to be a member of the Muskies, the oldest, continuously-operating virtual squadron in the world.       Here's to another 20 years, gents!     

Now "fly thattaway and kill..."     


(Originally posted in the Squadrons thread here: http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,284202.msg3596087.html#msg3596087, but FLS said to post it here in General... so blame him!      )

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[gusman]

  Congratulations   

Cheers,
gus

[Gooss]

<S> from the 327th Steel Talons!

HONK!
Gooss

[waystin2]

A hearty Oink to the Musketeers!  Well done Gentlemen...

[TheRapier]

It's a red letter day! I've spent 20 years in MMO air combat and 20 years as a Muskie! I had the great good fortune to encounter --)--BMan-- and --)--Stilletto--- when I first fell into AirWarrior from that point onward there was no looking back. Being in this squad has brought me my job, my livelihood and my fun all in one. I can't even really express it all in a single post

One game genre and one squadron for twenty years from 300 baud modems to DSL, from 4 colors to a kajillion colors, from 640X480 to 5040X1024, from relaxed halftime realism to full realism flight models, from text communications to VOX, from one 15 inch screen to 3 screens, its been one hell of ride and I couldn't hope to find a better bunch of people to do it with. I know these guys and think of them as family, folks that I trust absolutely in the real world. We've shared good times and bad, death and life, and the inevitable changes that time brings, in the virtual world and the real world. I found out I was going to be a father at the AW convention in 1991. Now my son flies with me in AH as part of the Musketeers.

From the hours and hours we've spent in game time and the hours and hours we've spent on the listserv, this IS my band of brothers.

BTW, all this month the Muskies are doing Musketeer Mad Missions, wacky stuff with next to no purpose at all. If you see a bunch of Muskies up, feel free to join us!

The Musketeers!

I hope to be here in another 20 years to celebrate again

[FLS]

This is the poem I wrote when I joined the Muskies. The last poem I posted was for HiTech's wedding. He never commented on it but he didn't ban me either.   

How can I a Muskie be?
Do you have more than three?
If I pay a token fee,
can I then a Muskie be?
Does it matter if I’m new?
And I don’t know what to do?
I could learn a thing or two,
if you let me join your crew.
Every day I try and try.
I shoot ‘em up but they don’t die.
Maybe if I learned to fly,
I wouldn’t always come up dry.
I don’t want to make a name,
I don’t want Air Warrior fame.
Actually I’m pretty lame,
I just like to play this game.
So can I be a Musketeer?
I’d really like a sword to wear.
No longer would I fly in fear,
with Muskies covering my rear.

Here's to 20 more. 

[Wraith_TMS]

This is the poem I wrote when I joined the Muskies. The last poem I posted was for HiTech's wedding. He never commented on it but he didn't ban me either.   

How can I a Muskie be?
Do you have more than three?
If I pay a token fee,
can I then a Muskie be?
Does it matter if I’m new?
And I don’t know what to do?
I could learn a thing or two,
if you let me join your crew.
Every day I try and try.
I shoot ‘em up but they don’t die.
Maybe if I learned to fly,
I wouldn’t always come up dry.
I don’t want to make a name,
I don’t want Air Warrior fame.
Actually I’m pretty lame,
I just like to play this game.
So can I be a Musketeer?
I’d really like a sword to wear.
No longer would I fly in fear,
with Muskies covering my rear.

Here's to 20 more. 

LOL!  I remember posting this poem up on a very early version of our site along with a midi track of ABBA's "Waterloo."     For some reason I always had that danged song running through my head when I'd read the poem... Blast them if it doesn't work in some kooky way...   Thankfully I eliminated midis from our site long ago... 

A definite iTunes hit, FLS!

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[LLogann]

But, but, but..........   

That's 4 years before Al Gore invented the internet............   

  Happy 20th Musketeers!!! 

[CptTrips]

<S> Musketeers.

Thats a squadron name I've seen since the first day I played an online FS.  Its great to see you guys still going strong.

,
Wab

[capera]

20 Years !!!   


A big salute from the 99th ASTAG   

[FLS]

Thanks Capera, looking forward to flying with you guys and the AK's in Biplanes again.   

[Masherbrum]

  Muskies!   

[maddafinga]

You guys make a dweeb like me feel pretty good!

I couldn't ask for a better bunch of guys to fly with, even if a couple of them do put on ridiculous fake accents. 

[Rino]

     Happy Birthday Muskies!  Been flying with and against you guys since DOS.  Good to see
such class acts enduring so long, of course it means that I've been around for almost 20 years
myself    Man, where does the time go?  

Phan aka +Rino aka 6004 aka 3488

[TW9]

I want wish The Musketeers Squadron a well-deserved and happy 20th Anniversary!        You guys are the best squaddies a person could wish for     It's been a privilege to be a member of the Muskies, the oldest, continuously-operating virtual squadron in the world.       Here's to another 20 years, gents!    

Now "fly thattaway and kill..."    


(Originally posted in the Squadrons thread here: http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,284202.msg3596087.html#msg3596087, but FLS said to post it here in General... so blame him!       )

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Please do tell us how flight sims were in dos mode on apples   I think my favorite game in '91 was oregons trail  that and left, right, left, right, up, down, up, down, a, b, start 

<S> Nice run thus far