Episode 339: Hakkaa Hokey Paalle Eclipsed

 We sure enjoyed Dennis Donovan's rendition of his humorous song that opened the show. We are dancing to the Hakkaa Paalle Hokey Pokey, as we speak. The lyrics are below.  Mike Ryzy joins us in the Broadcast Foxhole while we read some letters, announce a new contest and discuss the various qualities of two nationalities in the Advanced Squad Leader system; The Italians and the Finnish. Dave and Mike have started a game from the Grumble Jones Pack Scenario MM75: Woodland Pursuit and Mike and Jeff have played some starter kit.

 

SHOWTIMES

0:01 Song 

2:17 Chit Chat

9:15 Festung Budapest Pictures (Dave's Europe Trip)

16:00 Remembering Dean Essig

20:00 Letters

29:55 What Have You Been Playing Lately

34:00 Contest Winner and new Contest Announced

38:00 Rules 

58:10 Total Running Time

SHOW LINKS 

Fundraiser for Dean Essig's Grandchildren

Bitterest Day

 

 

 

Rally Phase Records Presents!

Hakkaa Päälle  (To the air of "The Hokey Pokey")

Concept and Lyrics: Dennis Donovan 

 

You heard the gossipin’

You checked the rumors out

You started wonderin’

What the heck it’s all about

This thing called Hakkaa Päälle

How on earth is that pronounced?

Finns are, what it’s all about

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Beyond Valor had some Finns

When BV first came out

In “Fighting Withdrawal”

They chased the Ruskis out

Are they over-powered?

We will never quite find out

'Till Hakkaa Päälle’s out

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Hakkaa Päälle’s job’s

To flesh the Finnish out

And, the 3 Winter Wars

And what Sissis are all about

HASL Hakkaa Päälle

Is the fourteenth module

A.S.L.’s what it’s all about - Hey!

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Said, “Finns or I-tal-ee-ans?”

When I pulled the counters out

It’s a gray area

So I checked the forums out

It seems in Hakkaa Päälle

A new color can’t be found

Do you toss the old blue Finns out?

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When AFVs Russian (rush in)

Throw kloriharstis out

Pulkas are for sleddin’

Not dancin’ - I found out

These toys in Hakkaa Päälle like

Fan sleds to get around

Are what it is all about

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You turned your playtests in

You filled the forms all out

That was decades ago

Getting printed is in doubt

You want the Hakkaa Päälle

MMP, please put it out

And end the HASL drought

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You put your order in

You take your wallet out

You put your card number in

And ya print the receipt out

You’ve pre-ordered Hakkaa Päälle

And in a day or there about

“Levels reached!” MMP did tout

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At Winter Offensive

Some great news did get out

Chas did some Facebookin’

And got the updates out

He did some Hocus-Pocus

And he got the module out

It’s Finnished, and finally out!

 

 

 

 

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