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Somehow, one of the air traffic controllers triggered this test message while the system was online, and pilots on the eastern seaboard heard a 10-second excerpt of Nat King Cole singing Straighten Up and Fly Right. The FAA insisted we replace it with an audio tone.
--The Invention of Voice Mail
"What if it's a girl?" I asked.
"Then the band will quietly disperse," he answered.
-- A Missionary's Life In India He called for fighter escort, provided by a Tuskegee Airman flying a red-tailed Mustang. At first, Bob didn't see the Mustang beneath him so he asked, by radio, where his fighter cover was. The Mustang zoomed up and in front of him and the pilot said, "Here I am, boss."
-- Interview With Major Bob Zenz They yelled at me to go back to the mic and continue playing. So I kept on wailing for what seemed like another five minutes, remembering more and more of the Paul Gonsalves licks. It was wild, screaming material. With Norm's drumming and the band's punctuated riffs, it became sinfully infectious. And for me? Heaven on stage.
--Sentimental Journey