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Scarlett Oct 20th, 2004 12:28 PM

They are flying over my head!!
 
Just in case anyone will be in Jacksonville Florida this Halloween weekend, the Blue Angels will be doing their Air Show.
We are getting some freebies here, they are practicing, or there is something going on that we don't know about cuz there are lotsa big jets doing fast stuff in the sky :)

If you are going to be in New Orleans this weekend, you can see them there.

Hope you get to see them, it is really impressive and Fun~


GoTravel Oct 20th, 2004 12:51 PM

Scarlett, isn't next weekend Halloween?

If they fly too low, don't forget to duck. :-D

Robespear Oct 20th, 2004 01:00 PM

Forgot to duck for sure, 31st, right? Try a calender

KE1TH Oct 20th, 2004 01:16 PM

I'll be in Jacksonville for the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party on Saturday October 30..... Wonder if the Blue Angels will fly over the stadium? That would be cool.

GoTravel Oct 20th, 2004 01:19 PM

Missed that one. Sorry Scarlett.

Scarlett wrote "this Halloween weekend," not "this weekend".

Duh.

Barbara Oct 20th, 2004 01:32 PM

The Blue Angels were here in San Diego at the biggest air show in the US last weekend. Unfortunately, a civilian stunt pilot was killed on Saturday whe his plane failed to pull out of a dive. On Sunday, the weather was cloudy and the Blue Angels can't do all their routine when there is low cloud cover.

The good thing is it's pouring rain now!!

Judyrem Oct 20th, 2004 02:18 PM

Keith1, are you a "dawg" fan? I always wanted to go to that cocktail party ;-),

Scarlett Oct 20th, 2004 02:56 PM

Keith, you will most likely see them :)

Halloween weekend, both Sat and Sun they will do shows.
www.blueangels.com
They are so cool. Even pup looks up when they go screaming over ~

jor Oct 20th, 2004 03:53 PM

I met the Blue Angels at a large cocktail party at the Dominion Country Club north of San Antonio in the 80's. Big wow. Corporate developement pandering to Government waste to impress real estate developers and investors. The whole affair was about using tax payer money to promote private financial interests.

Budman Oct 20th, 2004 04:22 PM

jor, wasn't it just wonderful!!!! ((b))

April Oct 20th, 2004 05:32 PM

My husband got to fly with one of them once... and I'm jealous.

Scarlett Oct 20th, 2004 07:45 PM

jor,
They say that their mission is to enhance Navy recruiting, and that they represent themselves as international ambassadors of goodwill.
I know they impress me with their flying and I think all those wide-eyed little kids are not thinking about Corporate pandering when they watch these shows.

LoveItaly Oct 20th, 2004 08:27 PM

The Blue Angels did not come to SF this October. What a dissapointment! So I did not go. However there were planes/pilots from Canada. Unfortunatly do not remember details (name of unit, what part of Canada etc.) but relatives said they were great. So wished I had been there. But not the same as the Blue Angels.

Barbara,
The civilian stunt pilot that was killed
in San Diego was from our Vacaville/Fairfield area. The NutTree Airport pilots etc., and community were devasted. Sad story. A young man that was interested in flying all his life.
I felt so bad for his family but in their interview it appeared they were holding on to the joy that their son lived his life living his passion. But still a tragic story.

elizabeth_reed Oct 21st, 2004 04:16 AM

Have seen them twice -- a thrill, indeed. And the IMAX movie with them is quite an experience.

joan Oct 21st, 2004 05:00 AM

I've seen them too at the MacDill Air Show in Tampa. Awesome. I am happy to have them by my side as an American! **==

dan_woodlief Oct 21st, 2004 06:16 AM

At first I thought this was another baseball post, and you were quoting the Yankee right fielder.

GoTravel Oct 21st, 2004 06:44 AM

We were coming back from a South Carolina football game one weekend and stopped at a Quick-E-Mart off Hwy 378.

I was in the ladies room and the entire building started shaking and rumbling. I thought we were being attacked.

I go running screaming out of the store as people are looking at me like I'm insane.

Turns out we were across the street from the end of the runway at Shaw Air Force Base and the Blue Angels were taking off.

I've never heard anything so loud or seen anything as thrilling in my life.

dan_woodlief Oct 21st, 2004 07:14 AM

It does sound great Scarlett. I would love to have them zooming by my house. I would get lots of photo ops. I got to see the Thunderbirds once, and it was a major thrill.

OO Oct 21st, 2004 07:34 AM

GoTravel...that's funny!

I've seen them in an air show in Dallas. It's one of those rare intense noises that actually seems to your diaphragm vibrate (anatomically speaking I mean!! Yikes lol)

buckeyemom Oct 21st, 2004 08:05 AM

The Cleveland Air Show is at Burke Lakefront Airport. A couple of years ago, we had the boat anchored out and were watching the show. The Blue Angels came screaming in right over tops of us. I thought my husband was going to jump into the water! It was a site to see. And you are right about the noise OO, it is something else.


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