Word: wilbur
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...summer among the corn fields and pastures around Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The gentle prairie breezes are being ruffled by the snarls of thousands of tiny airplanes, birthed in basements and garages, built from plans or kits, antiques rescued from rust and decay by men and women who, like Orville and Wilbur Wright, still want to fly free like birds. Now and then at this mecca of private aviation, the towering cumulus clouds are sundered by warbirds like the gull-winged Corsair, the kind the Jolly Rogers squadron flew in the Pacific, lovingly restored by men with heroic memories and oversize checkbooks...
Somehow, I seem to be the only one in the whole huddled mass of worn, jaded travelers that shuttles routinely from city to city who still seems excited about air travel. Mention "Orville and Wilbur," and most people think of a popcorn zealot and a talkative pig. I'm the only one who can't forget--and who can't take flying for granted...
Five Guys Named Moe. Through Oct. 31. The hit Broadway revue, which features the music and jazz and rhythm-and-blue artist Louis Jordan. Wilbur Theatre, 245 Tremont St., Boston. Call 423-4008 for tickets and more information...
Five Guys Named Moe. Through Oct. 31. The hit Broadway revue, which features the music and jazz and rhythm-and-blue artist Louis Jordan. Wilbur Theatre, 245 Tremont St., Boston. Call 423-4008 for tickets and more information...
Five Guys Named Moe. Through Oct. 31. The hit Broadway revue, which features the music of jazz and rhythm-and-blue artist Louis Jordan. Wilbur Theatre, 245 Tremont St., Boston. Call 423-4008 for tickets and more information...