Phil:
I've seen it, a rarely shown "marionette" TV show, I think Nickolodeon =
has it. I usually switched the channel. That show ranks up there with =
Dr. Who for the "low attention span generation" people like me. (Dr. Who =
is very cool though, where is he now?)
You really lost most of us Americans there for a minute.=20
Thunderbirds are Fords and Flyboys for us "Yanks" (blech, I hate that =
term) the TV show...hmmm....not well known with all the geewhiz Japanese =
animation we've had since I was a kid.
The Blue Angels are our Navy/Marine team, and IMHO, even more =
spectacular, but they are both a thrill.
Gee, us Army guys can only boast the Golden Knights (skydiving =
team)...:{ but we get to see some spectacles on occasion at work! :}
Throw in the Confederate Air Force (old WWII planes, mostly) and a Brit =
Car show, and you have a real fun fest!
Wish I could be there!=20
Dan
'73 MGB
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From: Phil Raby
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 1998 2:10 PM
To: DANMAS; MG digest submit; jon.larsen@mnplan.state.mn.us
Subject: Re: Brit Cars & USAF Thunderbirds
On 14/1/98 7:00 pm DANMAS said
>The Thunderbirds I am speaking of are a team of US air force pilots, =
flying
>F16 fighter planes in acrobatic maneuvers. A very exciting show. Well =
worth
>traveling a long distance to see, if you have any interest in this sort =
of
>thing at all. =20
So now I know, like the UK's Red Arrows.
>Maybe not worth coming from England for, but with the addition
>of the British Car Gathering, I would think it would be worth the trip!
Sounds tempting
>
>As to the TV show of the same name, I can't recall ever seeing it. I =
don't
>know if it made it over here or not.
It's a shame, a whole country growing up without Thunderbirds! :-(
Go to:
www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/index.html
to find out what you've missed
Cheers
Philip Raby
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