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Traveling
in a first class tour bus with beds, TV, VCR, etc., and an armed
escort including two Hummers with mounted machine guns protecting us
in front and rear.
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Seeing
the war-torn city of Sarajevo where the Olympics had been held in
1984.
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Went
to the bridge where World War 1 started. Stood where the first shot was
fired.
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Interviewed
on four separate AFN radio shows on August 16th, 2001. All band
members participated. The shows are broadcast all over Europe.
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Met
the guys from the band Oleander. Nice guys, great group!
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Saw
infamous bombed newspaper building.
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Seeing
a ravaged city where almost every building had been shelled. You
couldn't go 2 feet without seeing bullet holes.
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Meeting
the very friendly orphans roaming the streets of Sarajevo.
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Mandy
and Dana riding kids train in Sarajevo.
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Walking
down sniper alley, where during war time you had a less than 50%
chance of surviving if you tried to walk it.
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Saw
Austro-Hungarian National Library, destroyed in 1992. Has been
re-built.
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Visited
the eternal flame, a WWII commemoration.
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Stayed
at famous Holiday Inn, where the first shot was fired to start the
war, and which was never bombed due to agreements with both sides.
This was the home of international journalists during the war.
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The
war started when Bosnian Serb snipers opened fire from the Hilton on
unarmed civilians demonstrating for peace in the streets below. 12
were killed that day and many injured and war started.
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Viewed
so called Sarajevo Roses, hand like indentions in the color of blood
red, where a shell exploded and people were killed. There were too
many of these.
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Rode
in Black hawk helicopter twice. Had great view of countryside.
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Met
the U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia, Tom Miller and his wife Bonnie. They
loved our show.
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Michael
and Ike rode in Armored Hummers.
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Driving
(on the incredible tour bus) through beautiful countryside and
seeing that every single home had been damaged or destroyed.
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Hearing
all of the war stories, especially the Romeo and Juliet story.
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Michael
and Scott eating cows brains and their subsequent attraction to
cows.
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Great
meals in Sarajevo.
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Nice
cool weather, rare in August.
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Hanging
out with Ed at McGovern.
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Hanging
out with Jeff & Alex in Sarajevo.
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The
cafes of Sarajevo.