On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:19:55 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote:

Thought you folks might enjoy reading this. I touched on it in another
thread.
It's in the introduction of the official history book of the
Thunderbirds
"We Rode The Thunder", written by my good friend Bob Gore of the
Thunderbirds and is a first person account of an event witnessed by a
spectator named Earl Watkins.
I've pasted it in below for you. It represents an alternate window from
which to view airshows and the people who make up the airshow community.

From We Rode the Thunder ; A personal letter to Bob Gore from Earl
Watkins;

"Look, Mom! There Are Four of Them!"
snipped.....

Dudley,

I look forward to, and read, all of your posts and have learned much
from them. I appreciate all of the time that you've taken to expound
in detail on many difficult subjects. You obviously have a great love
for flying and for teaching people about flying.

I don't, however, appreciate you putting me in a position where I have
to explain why I'm wiping tears from my eyes at work

Rich Russell