Eric Joiner wrote:
The Blue Angels often do a show the day before an announced public
display for base personnel and invited guests only. Big time recruiting
ploy. So..."technically" the first show of the season may be counted
as the base only staff and 200 people thereabouts would be normal.

One I attended in Pensacola, in '70 or so, was -- at least informally --
called a rehearsal. Probably no more than 200 people on the grass at
Sherman Field for that one.

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John Miller