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It's always a thrill to get in one of those war planes. Of course I can sit here all night and tell road stories and most of them would deal with the military because that is where the band played the most. One time when we were playing at Altus AFB in Okla. the guys took the band on board one of the big C-5 transport planes. They let us sit in the cockpit and run around inside that big monster. Our son was about 10 or 11 at the time and he was thrilled to death. He sure did have an interesting childhood. I can't remember all the squad numbers and the places, but at different times the Air Force made him an honory pilot, an honory Boomer, and various honory squad member. He has the wings and insignia for all of them. The Thunderbirds took him into their private club and showed him around and gave him all sorts of memorabelia. For years we all felt as if we were in the military because we spent so much time in their clubs.