Salute & Hello!

Howdy fellas! I'm a lost sheep trying to return to the fold.

My background: I'm a former Marine Infantry Officer (uh, from back in the Springfield M1903 days, or so it seems), long time wargamer but only a (relatively) recent ASL convert. Dave Rosner tried to recruit me some 10 years or so ago, but (to my everlasting regret), for various & sundry reasons it didn't take.

I actually made a nascent foray here a few years ago, which coincided with my ASL “birth,” but unfortunately the timeframe conflicted with the absolutely insane pre-publication machinations of a fairly major game I designed for Decision Games, and I had to put ASL on the shelf for over a year. This while I had been happily progressing through Chapter “K.” At any rate, that's long over.

I pretty much play exclusively ASL nowadays; about half of it solitaire. My experience level is fairly low — at least compared with you fellows. I've only had the benefit of sitting across from an experienced ASL player once in my entire life: with Eric Visnowski, who graciously (and for some still unknown-to-me reason) put up with my noobishness a few years ago with “Pegasus Bridge.”

(I have progressed a bit since then, Eric, by the way). We have a small 3-person group that meets at my home here in Burbank twice per month. Bottom line is that I'm no longer a green rookie (OK, maybe olive green). My experience level is a grand total of 235 scenarios. No laughs please, it's a start.

Anyway, I'm planning on meeting at least some of you at the Burbank meet next Sat.

Again, a ~S~* to everyone

*for those without the benefit of having been a member of an online IL-2 Squadron for several years, the ~S~ symbol means a collective “Salute” (as opposed to S!, which is an individual salute).

Kevin