The Centre Cannot Hold » Aug 2 http://thecentrecannothold.net Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 1971 – Paul McCartney releases “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1971-paul-mccartney-releases-uncle-albert-admiral-halsey/ http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1971-paul-mccartney-releases-uncle-albert-admiral-halsey/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:23:19 +0000 Loki http://thecentrecannothold.net/?p=4021 The first single off his second solo album, “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” was intended to be a nostalgic piece by McCartney. The uncle Albert of the title was his actual uncle, while Admiral Halsey was American Navy Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, who served with great distinction in the Pacific during World War Two.

The [...]]]> The first single off his second solo album, “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” was intended to be a nostalgic piece by McCartney. The uncle Albert of the title was his actual uncle, while Admiral Halsey was American Navy Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, who served with great distinction in the Pacific during World War Two.

The song – only the second single to be released by McCartney since the dissolution of the Beatles – quickly reached number one on both the US and UK charts, and acheived gold status shortly thereafter. It is notably one of only three singles to be credited to Paul and Linda McCartney – the following year’s album would be the first from Wings.

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]]> http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1971-paul-mccartney-releases-uncle-albert-admiral-halsey/feed/ 0 1943 – The Japanese destroyer Amagiri rams and sinks US Navy PT-109 http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1943-japanese-destroyer-amagiri-rams-sinks-navy-pt109/ http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1943-japanese-destroyer-amagiri-rams-sinks-navy-pt109/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:23:21 +0000 Loki http://thecentrecannothold.net/?p=3665 Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, under the command of Lieutenant junior grade John F. Kennnedy, was one of 15 PT boats sent out on a mission to intercept the Tokyo Express on the night of August 1, 1943. Along with three other boats of the flotilla, it stayed behind to guard the retreat of the others [...]]]> Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, under the command of Lieutenant junior grade John F. Kennnedy, was one of 15 PT boats sent out on a mission to intercept the Tokyo Express on the night of August 1, 1943. Along with three other boats of the flotilla, it stayed behind to guard the retreat of the others and continue patrolling.

At about 2am in the morning, on a moonless night, the crew realised that they were about to collide with a Japanese ship. The destroyer Amagiri rammed them amidships, cutting the boat in half.

Under the command of Kennedy, all but two of the crew made it to safety on Plum Pudding Island, from which they were rescued by PT-157 six days later.

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PT-109 – Jimmy Dean

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