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Old 24th Jul 2013, 14:22
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ericferret
 
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Sorry to see Bob Smith has gone.

I remember a well oiled session in 1987 at the Bahari Beach Hotel, Dar Es Salaam with Bob reminising about his military background. A loud disco was playing in the background and you had to shout to be heard. Just as the music died Bob rather loudly said

"We are professionals our job is killing people"

There was a rather stunned silence and then the music started up again.
To say we received some rather strange looks was an understatement.


From the same period Bob was doing some film work with a 206 for an Indian film company which involved a car chase with the helicopter in close pursuit.
The car hit a log in the bush and went up vertically, the 206 missing it by inches.
The film company changed the script to incorporate the scene.
Bob had actually offered his own car for use in the scene which was declined!!!!!!!

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