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Here’s the Hoosier Hot Shots! |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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My View from the Pilot house By Mike Boys Pilot News Consultant
Man, do I ever remember that phrase, “Are you ready Hezzie?”, followed by Hezzie playing the slide whistle. Then they would begin their song. I couldn’t wait to hear the Hoosier Hot Shots when they ap-peared on the WLS Barn Dance show.
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Old-time radio shows? |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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My View from the Pilot house By Mike Boys Pilot News Consultant
During the 1940s and early 1950s before television, we would gather around the radio after school and in the evenings to listen to some great entertainment. We had to use our imagination and boy it can sometimes run wild. It could be scary, sad, funny, and all of the emotions you can SEE on the tube.
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Thank goodness for the recliner! |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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My View from the Pilot house By Mike Boys Pilot News Consultant
Nearly all of us have a recliner in our home and my wife and I are no exception.
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Bill Mauldin’s ‘Willie and Joe’ |
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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My View from the Pilot house By Mike Boys Pilot News Consultant
Kilroy was a famous icon for WW II GIs — but there were two more famous cartoon characters that every serviceman could relate to and they were none other than “Willie and Joe” from the mind of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin.
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Kilroy was here ... revisited |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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My View from the Pilot house By Mike Boys Pilot News Consultant
Wow! This column is now international as it is being read by our troops in Iraq. I guess Kilroy really does get around! As promised in last week’s column — I will share stories about Kilroy from servicemen and veterans.
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