================================================ Subject: Re: interesting time at Salinas airshow From: To: Date: Sun 16 Sep 2001 19:33:33 +0000 ================================================ how cool, lisa...and esp that they are donating the proceeds...as well as the fact that the canadians came like that... Lee -- ~~they laugh at us because we're different; we laugh at them because they're all the same~~Drowning Pool ~~Be careful what you learn, sometimes knowing burns~~Virgos Merlot > Just thought some might like to know about the airshow I worked at with my > daughters ROTC group. > > It was almost canceled to begin with because all planes had been grounded. > All involved got together and decided to put it on anyway and send all the > proceeds to the families of the victims. > > It was interesting to say the least. We had an elephant and camel on the > runway, a car that goes 300 MPH and Robosaurus, (a car eating robot that > shoots out fire to cook it's "meal". > > The parts that brought tears to your eyes though was when we got word that 3 > F18s had come from Canada because the Thunderbirds were unable to perform. > Canada came on one days notice and barely got in with all the restrictions. > As it was there was a major delay in them flying over because again they > almost did not get clearance to leave the Monterey airport to fly over ours. > They still have not gotten clearance to leave yet. > > The most sentamental time came when they played the song "wind beneath your > wings" as we watched first representaives from as branches of the military > parade down the tarmac followed by medical personal, fireman and police. I > could not keep the tears out of my eyes. > > Still recovering today as my group had grounds keeping. (keeping all the > trash off the ground and bleacher seats.) > > > Lisa whose daughter was thrilled to talk to one of the pilots of the F18 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp