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...finished up a conference call with my associate, Jenn Sparks in New York, and the CIO of United Airlines. When I told him that I was about to board a US Airways flight, we all had a little fun with it. (See pictures of the plane crash in the Hudson River...
...seated in 8F, on the starboard side window and next to a young businessman. The New York to Charlotte flight is one I've taken what seems like hundreds of times over the years. We take off north over the Bronx and as we climb, turn west over the Hudson River to New Jersey and tack south. I love to fly, always have, and this flight plan gives a great view of several New York landmarks including Yankee Stadium and the George Washington Bridge...
...ferries were the first to arrive, and although they're not made for rescue, they did an incredible job. I know this river, having swum in it as a boy. The Hudson is an estuary - part salt and part freshwater - and moves with the tide. I could tell the tide was moving out because we were tacking slowly south toward Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and the Battery...
...April 6, 1959, broadcast had moved smoothly - too smoothly, it turned out - up to the closing number: a group sing of "There's No Business Like Show Business" by dozens of the movie elite, including James Cagney, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Doris Day, John Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor. As they concluded, someone noticed that the show had run 20 minutes short. (Implausible but true.) Cued from the wings, Lewis shouted to the group, "Another 20 times!" Some of the stars danced in couples; others wandered offstage. As the tone grew tenser, Jer announced "We're showing Three Stooges...
...Buffalo incident. According to Accuweather.com, at the time of the crash, winds were gusting up to 25 mph, visibility was down to three miles because of snow and other planes at the same time "reported a bit of ice on their wings." (See "Plane Crash in the Hudson River...