Singapore (and HMS Blake) says "Hold My Beer" The damn things on Blake were some inches long and in Singers, even larger. We called them Bombay Runners. No idea of the derivation, but the Russian "trawlers" were also known by the same name. So when the pipe "Bombay Runner" was made, the...

There was music? I only watch it for Rachel Griffiths and Toni Collette........

I flew in her when she was 'The Dragon and His Tail" a number of years ago. A different friend (who flies for Alaska) was a regular right seater in the Collings B-17 and was good friends with Mac. Aviation is a tough game. Vintage aircraft are an especially tough game.

Like this: Apparently his house is right by your distillery and he tells me he buzzed "several times" Cheers

I shall report back! Were you in Bend or do you live to the NW of the town?

He lives NW of Bend and has quite a collection of planes. Not sure if he ever got the runway setup at his place, I shall have to check. Cheers

More on this. A different friend tells me (on the FaceBook thread with the picture) that the D-Day stripes are only on the lower wing on Darren's plane. So I called him a vandal for buzzing Bend and we'll await the reaction. :-)

Evergreen is amazing. Took the grandson on our last visit to Salem. WELL worth a visit, and we found a picture of my aeroplane on one exhibit (the Pitts S1S, check out both). Darren's plane doesn't have DDay stripes (see pic above), so there must be another. I alos hadn't realized that it...

I might have been closer to reality than I knew:

As the actress said to the Bishop......

Which one, Evergreen? I have a friend who has a horse ranch a few miles NW of Bend and he has a Mustang, so it could (only could) be him. One day I need to get the Bend and visit your establishment and his. (The Mustang takes priority :)) Edit, I see you included the Erikson in your OP...

Ah, yes, CA where they fail you for not signalling in an empty parking lot. I kid you not. Ask me how I know.

On HMS Blake, a few lifetimes ago, we were infested with cockroaches and other snarly grobblers to such an extent that we used to spray and the watch it 'rain' them from the deckhead. They tried to cure the problem when the ship was in for refit by closing down to ZuluAplha (the ship is sealed...

Inflation!!! When I was at sea you could get a dose for much less than that.

I'll bite. Why?

I would assume World Turtle Day. :-). Seems especially relevant :-))

I agree (and also my granddaughter's birthday!), but what about the reference to the Great A'Tuin?

Perhaps you have your Pratchetts and your Adams's confused?

Sounds like a load of bollocks to me........

Cowgirl Creamery @ Point Reyes, CA

As are Delius, Tallis, Byrd, Walton and Vaughn Williams. And Wesh, Karl Jenkins!

I was with friends land speed record racing at Bonneville one year a while ago. I was the photographer for the team and when I realized that bikes ran with fairings or 'naked' I suggested that the beauty shot of the bike and rider were both naked (they set the 650cc record in both that year)...

Woman stopped by a Trooper and she says "I suppose you are going to sell me tickets for the State Troopers Ball". "Madam, State Troopers don't have balls." Closes ticket book and waalks away.......

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.........

That took me back 60 years. Dorothea Worden was our choir mistress - and the main reason to be in three choirs as a teenager. This was one of the favorites........