Greetings,

Well, I went to Oshkosh last week and loved it. I spent about three hours in
the museum, not nearly enough, but it was enough to get a feel of the place.
The place was dead though. There was about 4 other people in the place
besides my friend and I. In a way this was neat because I could just imagine
how different the place is in July.

They are dismantling the Charles Linhdberg exhibit. One thing that I found
funny is that it was so quiet in that building, that the guy taking down the
studwall surrounding the exhibit had to set these aluminum studs down so
gingerly so not to make loud crashing sounds. I bet on a busy and noiser day
he could work a lot faster. I could hear everything that guy did no matter
where I was except in the warbird hangar.

Let's see, I flew the fighter simulator, but I couldn't find the Wright
Flyer simulator. I looked for a Docent to point me in the right direction,
but none were around. Oh well, maybe next time. I was really impressed with
the reproduction of Earnest K. Gann's writing studio. He led a really
interesting life. I will make a point to read more of his books. Oh, what
else.....The hangars at Pioneer Airport were absolutely beautiful. You just
don't see an airport like that everyday, it's a really special place.

Lastly, but not leastly, I looked from Friar Tuck's towards the control
tower and imagined planes as far as my eye could see. It was a very cold
evening, and the air was as clear as it could ever be. With the sun setting
in an orange and azure sky, I got back into my the car and vowed to make it
there for AirVenture some day soon.

On another note (completely off-topic, sorry), I visited the Pabst brewing
company in Milwaukee. It's all shut down now, but it is really a fascinating
building complex. The big brew houses are like ten stories tall and all
brick. The smaller and older office building (ca.1880) has an obvious german
influence with a cedar roof, stained glass symbology in the windows
depicting the beer-makers art, and large wooden doors. Some guy on the
street knew all about it and spent nearly an hour with me pointing out all
kinds of details and history. There's something about abandoned things that
is endearing to me. I wish I could get inside that place.

I'm definitely going back to OSH soon. I'm glad that I got to see some of it
at least....it's a very special place.

-Trent
PP-ASEL