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October 15th, 2007

  1. My Last Biplane Ride of the Season

    October 15, 2007 by Gail

    my last biplane ride of the season

    Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
    Dutchess County, New York

    I really could not have asked for a better last flight to close out the season at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. First of all, it was a glorious day to fly over the Hudson Valley! View larger.

    I got lucky this time x 3:

    1. I had the back seat to myself
    2. I got some air-to-air shots
    3. I also got lucky because the pilot of the second ORA biplane had to do a go-around due to some ground obstructions — turkeys and deer!! — and therefore we couldn’t land right away, either. No complaints here, more air time for me!

    wheee!!!
    wheee!!!

    The lady in front of me was a little spooked when the pilot did his dips and turns.

    I, on the other hand, couldn’t get enough!

    I was all set to make a video from my biplane photos, but after work, errands and mailing my niece’s birthday present, I ran out of steam. 15 hours of driving over two days always catches up with me on Mondays.

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  2. Jully Black

    October 15, 2007 by Gail

    This song brought me into the city on the final leg of my weekend drive (950 miles / 1528 kms), and I love its catchy chorus and retro 60s feel. (It’s a remake of the Etta James song.) I’ve said for years that if I could re-exist as someone else, I would be a black woman with a killer voice. I grew up in Winnipeg with lots of West Indian kids, and I loved the way they moved and talked. Call me crazy (you won’t be the first — or the last!), but when I used to smoke I liked waking up to a deep, husky voice like Tina Turner’s. Too bad it took cigarettes for me to achieve this effect.

    Jully Black is a Toronto native whose star is rising, and so it should — she writes songs for other musicians as well as her own, and her bio is an inspiration to read. “Seven Day Fool” is the only song on her newly-released album, Revival, that she didn’t pen herself. I hope Ms. Black goes far, far, far in the music biz, she deserves it.

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