tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8803463863606745141..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: January 5, 1941Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2981865587634723672011-01-13T18:17:01.315-05:002011-01-13T18:17:01.315-05:00If you haven't seen the documentary Fly Girls,...If you haven't seen the documentary Fly Girls, you really should. It's both enlightening and enjoyable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27032355766889883382011-01-09T03:29:46.240-05:002011-01-09T03:29:46.240-05:00Loved the link to Al Stewart (I'm another hidd...Loved the link to Al Stewart (I'm another hidden fan) and find your blog great fun after some years working for a web site for British GPs. Also agree that Nostradamus is his best work but Trains and Joe the Georgian are pretty thought provoking too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65452030413417041542011-01-06T20:23:56.124-05:002011-01-06T20:23:56.124-05:00love this!! your history posts are always so awes...love this!! your history posts are always so awesome!101Mdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220101621487426150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80489690592339633542011-01-06T04:40:18.048-05:002011-01-06T04:40:18.048-05:00I just watched a repeat of a fabulous show about t...I just watched a repeat of a fabulous show about the women's ATA on the BBC called Spitfire Women.<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw1m1<br /><br />I don't think you can watch it again outside the UK, but there's a trailer for it on Youtube.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKLL0TklxU<br /><br />Full of amazing bright old ladies. Among other things, like delivering all sorts of planes without any specific training, they were apparently the first to obtain equal pay for an equal job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6886953951219452952011-01-05T22:26:12.159-05:002011-01-05T22:26:12.159-05:00Vive la femme!Vive la femme!The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69711847896022946402011-01-05T20:47:56.584-05:002011-01-05T20:47:56.584-05:00Thanks for this. Fascinating! And I agree with t...Thanks for this. Fascinating! And I agree with the first commenter, West with the Night is excellent!Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321849281292778811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27465769700317989542011-01-05T19:17:16.731-05:002011-01-05T19:17:16.731-05:00I've seen Jason in the Science museum and I us...I've seen Jason in the Science museum and I used to live near to whre her plane went down. <br /><br />She was a fabulous woman, from all accounts.Ninja Pharmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385786760716618896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-678036790344119012011-01-05T17:10:25.861-05:002011-01-05T17:10:25.861-05:00I just read my comment full of typos. They were S...I just read my comment full of typos. They were SEA Gladiators. And I meant to say that these old planes were completely antiquated by the time of the attack but luckily were up against a relatively ineffectual Italian air force.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37626225706718704142011-01-05T16:57:48.695-05:002011-01-05T16:57:48.695-05:00I like the story of those three Gloster Se Gladiat...I like the story of those three Gloster Se Gladiators that supposedly defended Malta - although evidence seems to show that there were at least six. These old planes (for the time). One was held in reserve and was called "Desperation". Apparently they were up against a largely incompetent Italian air attack as clearly they would have been totally wiped out by German ME109's.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86664535252572096132011-01-05T15:37:54.772-05:002011-01-05T15:37:54.772-05:00You do nice tributes Grumpy.
You point out the re...You do nice tributes Grumpy.<br /><br />You point out the reasons why that was the Greatest Generation. My 90 year old mother was commenting on how it was, just the other day. She and her sister were college educated chemist (another oddity of gender in that day) and they also were engaged in War Effort. But she spoke highly of the sacrifices of her generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8997654121057068552011-01-05T14:59:37.834-05:002011-01-05T14:59:37.834-05:00Great story! Thanks for posting this!Great story! Thanks for posting this!OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79173011311485422682011-01-05T14:56:12.724-05:002011-01-05T14:56:12.724-05:00Yeah, his live version of Nostradamus is awesome.Yeah, his live version of Nostradamus is awesome.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22761297065790627142011-01-05T14:54:42.578-05:002011-01-05T14:54:42.578-05:00Terrific post. One can't help but be awed by h...Terrific post. One can't help but be awed by her courage and tenacity. And thanks for spelling "Gipsy Moth" correctly. =)<br /><br />And another bow to the awesome Al Stewart--the minute I started reading the post I was, like, "Oh! Flying Sorcery!" <br /><br />... Past Present and Future is my favorite of his from the early days before he turned in a more pop-fluff direction; every track is interesting, but my favorite of all his work is "Roads to Moscow," which still gives me chills. And "Nostradamus," too. Good stuff.Mrs Flobsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62890773232677475762011-01-05T13:57:05.559-05:002011-01-05T13:57:05.559-05:00I knew of Amy Johnson, as I remember a statue of h...I knew of Amy Johnson, as I remember a statue of her in a busy street in Hull, England, the place of her birth.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62135426414751817572011-01-05T12:57:45.117-05:002011-01-05T12:57:45.117-05:00Don't forget Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman (Janua...Don't forget Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) After learning French from the Berlitz school in Chicago, she was licensed in France in 1921. Coleman was the first female pilot of African American descent, and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6074325473008873902011-01-05T12:06:32.096-05:002011-01-05T12:06:32.096-05:00Another female aviator that is often overlooked:
h...Another female aviator that is often overlooked:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Markham<br /><br />Her book, West With the Night is a great read. There is some controversy about whether not she actually wrote it, but the story is still wonderful, regardless.staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872800621811343464noreply@blogger.com