i'm writing a book - right here!

[backusstudio]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY M!!!

Don't worry about turning 30. The parts don't start falling off until 40.

-Mike

[AAC Cadet Leader]

Originally Posted by backusstudio

HAPPY BIRTHDAY M!!!

Don't worry about turning 30. The parts don't start falling off until 40.

-Mike

wow, and i still have parts!
thanks, mike!

[AAC Cadet Leader]

Originally Posted by mike_baram

Exceptionally well preserved, Ma'am. Must come from living right.

ah, yes. that's right. clean air, regular excercise, diet cola, fine friends, good teenage children (most of the time) and no possessions... 'cept this little computer and my many fine paintings...and my two old cars...ah don't need nothing else...

[AAC Cadet Leader]

Originally Posted by Roryanimations

I just realised I hadn't had an email notification for ages, but I guess you are still hibernating. Incidentally, remember that discussion we were having of temperatures? Well, it occurs to me you were talking Farenheit and I, being a European, was talking Centigrade, so our 6 Degrees is still above freezing, in fact about the same as your 40. Anyway, who cares, it's just damn cold!!

Like your pal above, I am happy to wait for the next installments so long as you haven't given up (I'm sure anyone who could make that journey is not the kind to give up now). Meanwhile, I finished my own book and now it is in a big pile of unread manuscripts on my agent's desk!! Fingers crossed please, as mine are for you...

That Richtofen quote is a harsh one, huh? But that is the stuff of heroes, I guess...

I hope you are well and keep on writing, won't you? Please!!

Rory

this deserves a longer reply...will type more tonight. gtg.

[backusstudio]

Originally Posted by AAC Cadet Leader

wow, and i still have parts!
thanks, mike!

That is nothing that an old married guy like myself can either verify or comment on!

Have a great one!
-M

[AAC Cadet Leader]

Originally Posted by Roryanimations

I just realised I hadn't had an email notification for ages, but I guess you are still hibernating. Incidentally, remember that discussion we were having of temperatures? Well, it occurs to me you were talking Farenheit and I, being a European, was talking Centigrade, so our 6 Degrees is still above freezing, in fact about the same as your 40. Anyway, who cares, it's just damn cold!!

rory, and everyone else, thanks for waiting. yes, i was still hibernating. was also focusing all my energies on another related writing project. if you get ww1 aero magazine, you should see some of the fruits of that recent project in issue #199 - my article on cole & rita palen and one or two of my photos i took of them when i visited ORA for five days at the start of the fifth month of my journey.

Like your pal above, I am happy to wait for the next installments so long as you haven't given up

your patience is golden and appreciated. i'll get back on my book soon, i promise.

...(I'm sure anyone who could make that journey is not the kind to give up now).

as i kept repeating to myself along that journey, the words of sir winston churchill, "never give up, never give up, never give up!"

Meanwhile, I finished my own book and now it is in a big pile of unread manuscripts on my agent's desk!! Fingers crossed please, as mine are for you...

wow, rory!! way to go!!! fingers crossed.

[AAC Cadet Leader]

colonel joe kittinger will be on good morning america tomorrow morning, april 3, 2008.

i'll be tuned in. thought you'd be interested, too. he was my final pilot #199 on my barnstorming journey. a feature story about his incredible aviation accomplishments and world records will be on abc morning news.

[Kilian]

We can wait

[AAC Cadet Leader]

in case you missed the segment on the abc u.s. national news this morning about joe kittinger, here's an article link:

ABC News: Space Age Pioneer Recognized

[cfgray]

AAC CL, you certainly had an impressive array of aviators on your journey. I hope you give some serious consideration to offering your archive to NASM when that time comes. Your epic journey was an historic event which happened at a unique time when many legendary aviators were still very active and you seem to have managed to find quite a few of them.

Best,
cfgray