He talked about how his brother died in WW2 and how after the battel of the bulge. His unit came across a museum. The Germans destroyed all the paintings and artwork inside. He did however stubble across a man inside the Museum crying. After chating with the guy a bit the crying man asked him if he had any pictures. He showed the man a small photo of his wife, and the man asked if he could keep it. Then he asked for his address back in the states and told him he would send him something nice after the war. Turns out the crying man was some famous painter, and he sent him a painting of his wife he got from the photo. It also turns out the guy I was talking to was a famous poet named Joseph Langland. I don't know I just found it funny two famous artist like that just crossed paths by happenstance. He then went on to tell me alot of other cool storys too. Seems after the war he went around the world giving lectures. He then somehow end up in Oslo Norway with a team of raindeer mushers. Yes thats right raindeer mushers, and while they were out pushing the raindeer. He got hurt or sick or something. Then they just left him for dead in the snow lol. It was kinda hard to understand the whole story. The guy was like 90 years old and I could not hear him very well. Still some old people rock! This guy went all around the world and almost died about 3 times. What do we hang are hat on at the end of the day? HIGH SCORE IN FROGGER BABY!!!
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