First Coast Happenings Oct 26, 2008
Blue Angels are scheduled to perform at 3 p.m. Includes displays, demonstrations, the Civil War Re-Enactment Society and a Kids Zone with Blue Angel and Thunderbird bounce houses. Free parking and admission. (Florida Times-Union)
Blue Angels Headline Fall Air Show at Kennedy Space Centers Oct 24, 2008
Blue Angels Headline Fall Air Show at Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy Space Center, FL - June 2008 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will feature the precision and power of the world famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels at the second annual Space how at Kennedy Space Center on November 8 and 9, 2008 ... This is only the second time the Blue Angels have performed at Kennedy Space Center. (NASA Watch)
The Wings of Freedom scheduled for takeoff Oct 24, 2008
Associated PressThe Wings of Freedom air show Saturday and Sunday at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station features the Blue Angels ... The stars of the show are the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, who perform each day at 3 p.m. But there will also be Civil War re-enactors, a jet-powered 1957 Chevy pickup, a pyro show, sky divers, wing-walkers and aerialist extraordinaire Patty Wagstaff of St. Augustine ... How do I get to fly with the Blue Angels. (Florida Times-Union)
Forrest grad on flight line with world-famous Blues Oct 24, 2008
No more of that ; the petty officer second class now works with the world-famous Blue Angels on the maintenance control team ... Performers: About 20 in all, including the Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team at 3 p.m. ... The Blue Angels highlight the annual Jax Air Show on Saturday and Sunday. (Florida Times-Union)
Heroic craft of WWII joins air show Oct 23, 2008
The show culminates with the Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team at 3 p.m. ... Even the Blue Angels were impressed by the plane. (Florida Times-Union)
College catchup: Return pays off big for Bragg Oct 21, 2008
Recently the Blue Angels came and did an air show and that was really exciting. Finally, you played against former Clovis High standout Genny Mayhew and Miami recently, what was that like. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Names in the game Oct 16, 2008
The Arkansas basketball coach won't be able to ride with the Navy's Blue Angels because of his height. The 6-foot-7-inch Pelphrey had been picked to fly with the group Wednesday at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Teenage Head's Frank Kerr dead at 51 Oct 16, 2008
Kerr left the group to form short-lived bands Frankie Venom and the Blue Angels, recording a four-song CD, and Frankie Venom and the Vipers. Although Kerr was replaced in the late '80s by Dave Desroches (aka Dave Rave), Kerr returned to the fold in 1996 with Lewis, bassist Steve Mahon and drummer Mark Lockerbie for the album Head Disorder. (Winnipeg Sun)
Pelphrey's height will keep him on the ground Oct 15, 2008
(AP) -- Arkansas basketball coach John Pelphrey won't be able to ride with the Navy's Blue Angels because of his height. The 6-foot-7 Pelphrey had been picked to fly with the group Wednesday at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Lesbian wedding a 'teachable moment' Oct 14, 2008
Editor - The Blue Angels are definitely not green. MARIA MAYR. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Eyes gaze at skies in awe of Blue Angels Oct 14, 2008
"I'm going to cry. I wouldn't do it for a rock star," Moore said as four of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18 Hornet jets flew straight up in tight formation ... The Canadian Forces Snowbirds did their tricks, too, but the Blue Angels were the main attraction ... For a video and more pictures from the Blue Angels' flights over San Francisco, go to sfgate. (San Francisco Chronicle)
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT TAKE TO THE SKIES (124) Oct 13, 2008
He detailed his takeoff maneuvers, which mirror those of the Blue Angels and laughed. I m just a fighter jock, he said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Shining a light on S.F. solar options Oct 12, 2008
Paul Kilduff, Special to The Chronicle. Saturday, October 11, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Teen who killed her mother gets 25 years to life Oct 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008. (10-10) 22:07 PDT Santa Ana, CA (AP). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Ochoa Stays Warm Oct 11, 2008
LONGS DRUGS CHALLENGE / Ochoa heats up late on cool day / Tour leader's flurry of birdies allows her to close on leaders. Article:LONGS DRUGS CHALLENGE / Ochoa heats up late on cool day:/c/a/2008/10/10/SP6G13F5QL.DTL Article:LONGS DRUGS CHALLENGE / Ochoa heats up late on cool day:/c/a/2008/10/10/SP6G13F5QL.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Hall Needs To Press Oct 11, 2008
Hall knows he must press to impress. Article:Hall knows he must press to impress:/c/a/2008/10/10/SPG113F1VC.DTL Article:Hall knows he must press to impress:/c/a/2008/10/10/SPG113F1VC.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Veiled racism seen in new attacks on Obama Oct 11, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008. (10-08) 18:42 PDT -- As CNN's pundits wondered whether instant post-debate polls favoring Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded' Oct 11, 2008
Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded. Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Clash of foes trying to shed their losing ways Oct 11, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008. (10-10) 19:14 PDT -- Arizona feels Stanford's pain. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Hall knows he must press to impress Oct 11, 2008
David White, Chronicle Staff Writer. Saturday, October 11, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Oct 11, 2008
Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. DTL Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Rocket fuel found in milk in California Oct 11, 2008
Not clear if amount imperils children. Tuesday, June 22, 2004. (Yahoo News -- Food Safety)
The tale of a curiously extreme microbe Oct 11, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008. (10-10) 16:42 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists call the curious microbes extremophiles because they thrive in the most extreme environments - in the fierce radiation of nuclear reactor fuel tanks, in the maws of erupting undersea volcanoes, in toxic wastes so poisonous a drop could kill a person, and in the geysers and fumaroles of Lassen and Yellowstone. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Fleet Week arrives on the wings of angels Oct 11, 2008
The Navy's hot-shot Blue Angels fly fast and free past Alcatraz as they prepare for their performances as part of Fleet Week. On tap today, Saturday and Sunday are the Parade of Ships, air shows (along with more from the Blue Angels) and ship tours ... 1 to 4 p.m.: Practice flights by Blue Angels and air show participants. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Isaak plays it madcap but moody at Fillmore Oct 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008. "I don't know what kind of show you expected," Chris Isaak told the capacity crowd Wednesday at the Fillmore Auditorium, where he opened a four-night run, "but it will be both kinds. Images "It will be highbrow - part of the show will be in Latin," he continued. "But I need to reach out and digress and try new things. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Raiders say they won't challenge Saints' Bush Oct 11, 2008
David White, Chronicle Staff Writer. Friday, October 10, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Davis calls energy crisis over Oct 11, 2008
State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
The Mean Street Oct 10, 2008
Killings common, answers rare in Oakland area. Article:Killings common, answers rare in Oakland area:/c/a/2008/09/27/MNQI12V9LV.DTL Article:Killings common, answers rare in Oakland area:/c/a/2008/09/27/MNQI12V9LV.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Occult Autobiography Oct 10, 2008
Rosanna Warren's 'Fables' about poetry. Article:Rosanna Warren's 'Fables' about poetry:/c/a/2008/10/08/DDVD12I1LF.DTL Article:Rosanna Warren's 'Fables' about poetry:/c/a/2008/10/08/DDVD12I1LF.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The 'Willie Hortonization' of Barack Obama Oct 10, 2008
Veiled racism seen in new attacks on Obama. Article:Veiled racism seen in new attacks on Obama:/c/a/2008/10/08/MNB313DUTE.DTL Article:Veiled racism seen in new attacks on Obama:/c/a/2008/10/08/MNB313DUTE.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
How Obama can win Appalachia Oct 10, 2008
Kathleen Parker, Washington Post Writers Group. Friday, October 10, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Oct 10, 2008
Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. DTL Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Rocket fuel found in milk in California Oct 10, 2008
Not clear if amount imperils children. Tuesday, June 22, 2004. (Yahoo News -- Food Safety)
Fleet Week Weekend Arrives In SF Oct 10, 2008
Capt. Kevin Mannix, flight leader and commanding officer of the Blue Angels, said at the news conference, "San Francisco has a long history with the .". A practice air show will be held Friday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. with the Blue Angels scheduled to fly at 3 p.m. ... In addition to the Blue Angels, aerobatic pilots Sean Tucker, Tim Weber and and the Canadian Snowbirds, a demonstration team of members from the Canadian Forces, will also participate in the air show. (NBC 11, CA)
Virgin America Flies in 2008 San Francisco Fleet Week Oct 10, 2008
Joining the United States Navy Blue Angels, a Virgin America Airbus A320, in a safe but entertaining flight maneuver, will swoop to 200 feet and soar over an estimated one million spectators on the Marina Green, as part of Fleet Week's air show activities on Oct. 10-12, 2008. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
Davis calls energy crisis over Oct 10, 2008
State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Eardrum-busting Blue Angels back in S.F. Oct 7, 2008
Blue Angels top Fleet Week events. Article:Blue Angels top Fleet Week events:/c/a/2008/10/06/BAC813B14H.DTL Article:Blue Angels top Fleet Week events:/c/a/2008/10/06/BAC813B14H.DTL ... Blue Angels top Fleet Week events. (San Francisco Chronicle)
MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION: Blue Angels return to Miramar Air Show Oct 5, 2008
The Blue Angels perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Saturday in San Diego ... With the theme "A salute to Marine Corps Aviation," this year's show again features the Blue Angels precision flying team, which was unavailable last year because of a scheduling conflict ... Brendan Burks, one of three C-130 Hercules pilots that fly Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' support aircraft, said it's his first year on the team and his first time at the Miramar show. (North County Times)
– Chargers Blog Oct 3, 2008
CHARGERS BLOG: The Blue Angels buzz Murphy Canyon as Gates, Goff, Tolbert and Williams return to the practice field. Posted by on October 2, 2008 2 Comments. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
MILITARY: Blue thunder takes to the skies Oct 3, 2008
The Blue Angels will highlight this weekend's annual air show at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station ... The Blue Angels are the Navy's precision aerial demonstration squadron ... The Blue Angels cap the daylight performances on Friday and Saturday taking to the air at about 3:30 or so. (North County Times)
Clear the runway Oct 3, 2008
Here come the Blue Angels and the Miramar Air Show ... It's the Blue Angels, of course, the renowned U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, here to perform at the MCAS Miramar Air Show ... The Blue Angels pilots are among the most skilled and daring aerobatic fliers in the world. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Air show: Poster boys Oct 3, 2008
MIRAMAR The Blue Angels precision flying team is virtually synonymous with the annual Miramar Air Show, and that's the way the military likes it ... JOHN GASTALDO / Union-Tribune Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff (center) got a preflight briefing yesterday from Blue Angels crew chiefs Austin Armstrong (left) and Chad Swanson at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station ... More than 250 air shows compete annually to secure an appearance by the Blue Angels or the Air Force's Thunderbirds. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New airport director brings 20 years of military flying to the job Sep 17, 2008
From the time he was three years old, sitting on his father's shoulders watching the Blue Angels at a New Mexico air show, Humphres wanted to be a pilot. After high school at Worland, Wyo. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
U.S. Navy Blue Angels at Chippewa Valley Airshow Sep 16, 2008
U.S. Navy Lt. Mark Swinger describes his experiences flying with the Blue Angels. The flight demonstration team flew as part of the 2008 Chippewa Valley Airshow. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Air show to try again Sunday after cancellation Saturday (38) Sep 14, 2008
Gates open at 8:30 a.m. and the show, featuring the Navy s Blue Angels, will begin at 11:45 a.m.. Tickets for the show are 20 at the gate for ages 13 and over. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Colfax grad takes to sky to perform in air show Sep 14, 2008
The noise from Navy s Blue Angels flight team scared the young boy, but seeing the planes perform also excited him. It was like a dream, he said. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Records: Saturday, Sept. 13 Sep 13, 2008
- A story on the community page in the Thursday, Sept. 11 issue of the Herald gave the wrong year for the Blue Angels' last visit to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The group last visited in August 2002. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Local pilots take flight at airshow Sep 13, 2008
The noise from Navy s Blue Angels flight team scared the young boy, but seeing the planes perform also excited him ... WHO WILL PERFORM: The U.S. Army Golden Knights, the U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet East Coast team, several other acts and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels (scheduled for 3 p.m.). (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Blue Angels performing in city Sep 12, 2008
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels return to the skies above Eau Claire for the air show on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport ... The Blue Angels fly F-18 s in Diamond and Delta formations ... This is the first Boy Scout Council in the 98 year history of Scouting to host an air show featuring a military jet team such as the Blue Angels. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Air Faire fun Sep 12, 2008
This collection features a F-111 fighter bomber, an F-5 Skylancer, F-104 Starfighter, F-86 Sabrejet, Blue Angels A4, F4 Phantom, a Russian MIG 17, 21, 23, T-28, T-33 and other planes. Also at the event will be an Air National Guard Blackhawk helicopter, a Lifeflight helicopter and homebuilt aircraft. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Air show opens with 'Afterburner Blast' Sep 5, 2008
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- The best opportunity for the public to meet members of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team will be Friday night at an "Afterburner Blast" that serves as a warmup for the Great State of Maine Air Show this weekend ... There'll also be an F-15 Eagle demonstrating an afterburner takeoff, along with a jet-assisted takeoff by "Fat Albert," the Blue Angels' C-130 Hercules. (Concord Monitor)
Reporter smashes through sound barrier Sep 5, 2008
Just before our final approach, Lt. Frank Weisser of the Navy's Blue Angels executed a "carrier turn," a turn that's so tight it creates a big gravitational pull ... That'll be this weekend, when the Navy's Blue Angels join other aerial acrobats for the 2008 Great State of Maine Air Show at the Brunswick Naval Air Station ... We used a two-seat version of the six Hornets that'll be flown by the Blue Angels pilots. (Concord Monitor)
Air show kicks off with teaser Friday night Sep 5, 2008
There'll also be an F-15 Eagle demonstrating an afterburner takeoff, along with a jet-assisted takeoff by "Fat Albert," a C-130 Hercules that's part of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The base is planning on upward of 10,000 people to attend the event, which is an outgrowth of the traditional lobster bake held in years past for pilots and VIPs. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Retired Navy aviator rallies vets for McCain Sep 4, 2008
But the retired Navy aviator, who served three stints as leader of the famous Blue Angels flight demonstration team, said he feels a natural affinity with John McCain, who also flew for the Navy. As a result, Wooldridge is now leader of Oregon Veterans for McCain and is trying, from his Portland condo, to energize the state's 350,000 military veterans and their families to vote for the Republican presidential candidate this fall. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Fla. Republicans rally for McCain Sep 1, 2008
Bob Stumpf, a former Blue Angels commander and a convention delegate from Pensacola, said McCain's willingness to defy his own party adds to his appeal. "I think that may be his strong suit," Stumpf said. (Florida Today)
Angels to fly at air base's last show Aug 30, 2008
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Navy's Blue Angels will roar overhead in a demonstration of jet-powered precision flying this weekend ... The first air show featuring the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration team, coincided with a visit by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 ... Since then, the Blue Angels have performed another 16 times. (Boston Globe)
No polish yet, but Lakers have power Aug 28, 2008
But the Blue Angels hung around in the second game, trailing by just two points when Borsari used two more aces to close it out, then cut a nine-point deficit to 22-18 in the third. Serving and hitting were often strengths for Lake Land. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Blue Angels post second in ASA Super Summer Slam Aug 23, 2008
Blue Angels post second in ASA Super Summer Slam ... The Holtville-based Blue Angels 14-and-under travel softball team posted a second place finish in the Bama BabesSuper Summer Slam in Millbrook ... The Blue Angels started pool play with a 9-0 loss to the host Bama Babes, but rallied to post a 3-2 victory over the Dirty Dozen from Phenix City. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
No joke: Bill Murray leaps 13,000 feet to beach Aug 18, 2008
Members of the Navy Blue Angels also prepared nearby for the show, which runs through Sunday. "It seemed like a good idea at a time," Murray said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Monday Profile: Childhood fascination leads Bryce Davis to career in control towers Aug 18, 2008
It s the air shows that excite Davis, when Blue Angels and Thunderbirds descend on La Crosse. They are the fastest, most powerful, most impressive and most maneuverable, he said of the war birds. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Oregon International Airshow draws families and first-timers Aug 9, 2008
They are faithful air show-goers, even in years like this one when military jet teams such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels skip out. Alex couldn't keep the smile off his face while he waited in line for a cockpit view of an Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Just watch, and leave the G-force to the pros Aug 8, 2008
There are no precision military jet teams this year such as the Navy's Blue Angels, but the military will be represented -- through static displays, the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the Air National Guard, including Klatt. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Still No Official Winner In Seafair's Chevrolet Cup Aug 5, 2008
Current Conditions 64. Severe Weather Alert. (KIRO TV, WA)
Man builds fence made of old cars Aug 5, 2008
The Grateful Dad wrote on Aug 4, 2008 1:17 PM:" Maybe those people should move to Kelso so that they can complain about the noise of the trains, or perhaps a move to the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle, so they can complain about the noise of the Blue Angels during Seafair week. Sheesh. People are SO SELFISH these days! ". Have something to say about this story. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ibanez helps Mariners rally to 8-4 win over O's Aug 4, 2008
The Navy's Blue Angels buzzed around downtown Seattle during the early innings on Sunday. They were in town performing as part of the annual Seafair celebration and hydroplane races on Lake Washington. (Anchorage Daily News)
