Daily Archives: 08/01/2013

“Throw a Nickel on the Grass…”

When I was a kid, my folks had an album of “risque” Air Force songs by Oscar Brand.  (He used the word “ass.”  Oh, Horrors!)   It was a 78 rpm record.  Remember those?  Anyway, we weren’t allowed to listen … Continue reading

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Colonel Ralph S. Parr

I received an email yesterday from a dear friend.  He in turn related a story about Col. Ralph S. Parr, Fighter Pilot that (absolutely) needs to be told, and preserved. Col. Parr was a Fighter Pilot.  He recently passed away: … Continue reading

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