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 ----   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 ---   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!  ---   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? ---   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 ---    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 ---   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 ---   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!         The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by our Patreons and Bounding Fire Productions.  The thoughts and opinions expressed on The 2 Half-Squads are not necessarily those of the hosts.