Say Geronimo

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The earworm of the day . . . . Bombs away, Say Geronimo - do you know the TUNE? That's how my day started today - is the tune in my head taking the lead in what I should be doing? I hope there is no war, nor any High jumping happening anywhere in my life - just got myself to a peaceful place! Know what I mean?!? "Can you feel it? Now it's comin' back We can steal it If we bridge this gap I can see ya Through the curtains of the waterfall . . . . . Can you feel My love, my love, my love, my love Bombs away Bombs away Bombs away Say Geronimo!" Did you know that the traditional yelling of the term “Geronimo” is actually used when jumping out of a plane. "In the 1940s, the U.S. Army was testing out the feasibility of having platoons of soldiers parachute from air planes. One of the first units to attempt to group jump out of a plane was located in Fort Benning, Georgia." Now that's a bit of interesting facts today! EDIT: So why do they yell Geronimo was a question posed by @sishy7 - to answers that question I went back to google and Ta-da . . . wikipedia never fails to amaze me! "On the eve of their first jump, the platoon decided to calm their nerves by spending the day before taking in a film at the Main Post Theatre and a night at the local beer garden. The film they saw was a Western featuring the Native American chief Geronimo. Its title is uncertain, but it was probably the 1939 film Geronimo with Andy Devine and Lone Ranger star Chief Thundercloud in the title role. On the way back to barracks, Eberhardt's comrades taunted him saying that he would be too scared to remember his name. Eberhardt retorted, "All right, dammit! I tell you jokers what I'm gonna do! To prove to you that I'm not scared out of my wits when I jump, I'm gonna yell Geronimo loud as hell when I go out that door tomorrow!" Happy Thursday - enjoy the brilliant musical video by Sheppard a Fantastic Australian group with their great hit - Geronimo My photo is from my dad's war album - aptly used for this post.