Dear Comrades!
After years of PBEM battles and club life in FGM, I have to strike the sails. Over the last months my life has changed a lot. My private situation as well as my work situation has changed in such a way that I had to make some decisions. One of them is to end my active membership in FGM and other clubs.
The decision was not an easy one. Therefor I have been a member for too long. Even though I have to admit that the end of CMx1 (CMBB and CMAK), which for me is still the best CM of all, has put quite a damper on me.
FGM was the club that, along with the WPC, was my CM home. Both clubs had strong players and interesting divisions around CM, WW1 and WW2.
After the WPC sadly went under, FGM was my only remaining regular place to go. And it was a good place to go, not least because of Bootie's self-sacrificing work and the hard core of "old" members who remained loyal to the club no matter which way the wind was blowing.
I was also pleasantly surprised that my "march and marching song project" was met with relatively broad interest. Especially as far as German military marching songs were concerned. I had not expected that. Unfortunately, I cannot finish this project now, just as I cannot finish my articles on the former GDR, NVA (east german NPA) etc.
So be it! It was a nice time. And I will miss it. I wish all FGM comrades happy times, exciting battles and friendly togetherness for their FGM future!
All the best!
Sempai
P.S.: Many thanks especially to Ted, Shane, Louis, Badger73 and all the others who stood by me in my FGM times! Don't let it get you down and keep the FGM-Standard high! It was a good time with you!
After years of PBEM battles and club life in FGM, I have to strike the sails. Over the last months my life has changed a lot. My private situation as well as my work situation has changed in such a way that I had to make some decisions. One of them is to end my active membership in FGM and other clubs.
The decision was not an easy one. Therefor I have been a member for too long. Even though I have to admit that the end of CMx1 (CMBB and CMAK), which for me is still the best CM of all, has put quite a damper on me.
FGM was the club that, along with the WPC, was my CM home. Both clubs had strong players and interesting divisions around CM, WW1 and WW2.
After the WPC sadly went under, FGM was my only remaining regular place to go. And it was a good place to go, not least because of Bootie's self-sacrificing work and the hard core of "old" members who remained loyal to the club no matter which way the wind was blowing.
I was also pleasantly surprised that my "march and marching song project" was met with relatively broad interest. Especially as far as German military marching songs were concerned. I had not expected that. Unfortunately, I cannot finish this project now, just as I cannot finish my articles on the former GDR, NVA (east german NPA) etc.
So be it! It was a nice time. And I will miss it. I wish all FGM comrades happy times, exciting battles and friendly togetherness for their FGM future!
All the best!
Sempai
P.S.: Many thanks especially to Ted, Shane, Louis, Badger73 and all the others who stood by me in my FGM times! Don't let it get you down and keep the FGM-Standard high! It was a good time with you!
