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1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash |
A horrible tragedy that is often a target of vandalism, personal opinions and attacks
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410th Air Expeditionary Wing |
Air wing atK. I. Sawyer Air Force Basewhere I was stationed for 8 years
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Acid jazz |
Genre pioneered byChicago's ownLiquid Soul,with whom I've been affiliated for 25 years
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Antonov An-225 Mriya |
A miraculous aircraft which fell victim to a conflict it should have never been in
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Audiovisual |
My hobby and profession
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Base Realignment and Closure |
A very tumultuous program after theCold Warresulting in the gutting of the US Military, and closure of over 400 bases includingK. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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Beechcraft Premier |
One of the coolest and most economical personal jet aircraft I have logged hours in
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress |
One of the coolest and most powerful military aircraft I have logged hours in atK. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III |
Successor to theLockheed C-141 Starlifterandbaby-brothergrandson to theLockheed C-5 Galaxy
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker |
One of the coolest and most essential military aircraft I have logged hours in atK. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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Calumet Air Force Station |
AnotherMichiganAir Force BaseI was stationed at
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Cities: Skylines |
An awesome city-building simulator, successor to the oldSimCityfranchise
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Clear and Present Danger (film) |
Having grown up and served during theCold WarI am a hugeTom Clancyfan
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Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar |
One of the most awesome defensive military weapons of all time
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DikuMUD |
I was playing MUDs long beforeThe Internetwas public. Long liveJediMUD(page since deleted - boo hiss)
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Double Door |
Was hands-down the best music venue in Chicago and gave birth to many amazing bands, as well as theAcid jazzgenre in theUnited States
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Eric Clapton |
Best guitarist ever, whom I have had the opportunity to see live withPhil Collins
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FedRAMP |
A disastrously expensive and reckless effort by the federal government to locate all information services to hosted & cloud-based solutions
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Fort Lewis (Washington) |
Next door toMcChord Air Force Basewhere I was assigned for 3 years
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois |
Another victim ofBase Realignment and Closurewhich I spent time at
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Genesis G80 |
An awesome car I used to own from South Korea that took the luxury import market to school and beat them at their own game
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Genesis G90 |
An awesome car I currently own from South Korea that took the luxury import market to school and beat them at their own game
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Genesis Motor |
The company who makes the Genesis vehicles listed above and is a subsidiary ofHyundai
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Grand Forks Air Force Base |
AnotherAir Force BaseI was stationed at
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Gwinn, Michigan |
The peaceful town outside ofK. I. Sawyer Air Force Basewhere I moved to for a while after leaving theUnited States Air Force
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Heat (1995 film) |
A masterpiece film & remake ofL.A. TakedownbyMichael Mann
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Honda Gold Wing |
The best touring motorcycle of all time, on which I have logged over 150,000 miles
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Hyundai Genesis |
An awesome car from South Korea that took the luxury import market to school and beat them at their own game
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Indiana University |
The university I attended inBloomington, Indiana
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Indiana University Bloomington |
The campus I attended forIndiana University
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Jack Ryan (franchise) |
The entire ecosphere surroundingTom Clancy'sThe Hunt for Red October
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Jesse Itzler |
Everywhere I go fly girls will please me - east to west college girls are easy!
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K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base |
MyStrategic Air Commandhome for 8 years
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K. I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum |
Keeping the memories of KI Sawyer alive
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KC-X |
The continually failing attempt byBoeingand theUSAFto replace theBoeing KC-135 Stratotanker,which keeps falling on it's face
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R |
My 2nd sportbike
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Klipsch Audio Technologies |
Good all-around home theatre speakers
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Leah Remini |
Babe with attitude
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Legacy Audio |
The best speakers you will ever hear in your lifetime
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Linus Media Group |
Very good technology review company formed byLinus Sebastian
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Linus Sebastian |
Founder of Linus Tech Tips andLinus Media Group,whose page is frequently vandalized
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Liquid Soul |
Acid jazzpioneer fromChicagowith whom I have been affiliated with for 25 years
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List of Miami Vice episodes |
Is what it says - and is frequently a target of vandalism
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List of Strategic Air Command bases |
List of bases from the greatest Air Force Command that has ever existed. Been to several of these
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Live at Montreux |
Great music festival with many excellent concerts released over several years
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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy |
Largest military cargo aircraft in theUnited States Air Forceon which I have logged several hours
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M-28 (Michigan highway) |
Stretch of road betweenMarquette, MichiganandMunising, Michiganwhich goes along theLake Superiorshoreline
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M-35 (Michigan highway) |
Stretch of road betweenMenominee, MichiganandNegaunee, Michiganand goes throughEscanaba, MichiganandGwinn, Michigan
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M-553 (Michigan highway) |
Stretch of road betweenGwinn, MichiganandMarquette, Michigan,passing byK.I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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M-94 (Michigan highway) |
Stretch of road throughK.I. Sawyer AFBonce known as Freedom Boulevard and Voodoo
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Mackinac Bridge |
Longest bridge in the US, which I have crossed multiple times
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Make Some Noise (Liquid Soul album) |
An awesome album by Grammy-nominatedLiquid Soul
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Marquette, Michigan |
Nearest shopping district toK. I. Sawyer Air Force Basewhich was severely impacted by the closure of the base in 1995
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Mars Williams |
Friend and sax player forLiquid Soul,The Waitressesand thePsychedelic Furs
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Martin Ferrero |
Hysterical actor fromMiami ViceandJurassic Park
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Miami Vice |
The coolest TV show of the 80s for style, music, women and decadence
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Miami Vice (film) |
A sadly failed attempt at modernizing the 80s TV show. It's a decent movie on its own - but it is notMiami Vice
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Michael Mann |
The Mann responsible forMiami Vice
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Michael Mann filmography |
List of shows and movies byMichael Mann
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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game) |
Something to do when unable to get actual seat time
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Military Airlift Command |
Cold Warera military command mostly centered around logistics of military assets
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Mixing console |
The most critical tool inAudiovisual
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Northern Michigan University |
University inMarquette Michiganand home of theUnited States Olympic Training Center
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Phil Collins |
An incredible drummer and eventual singer forGenesis (band)and also solo artist
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Polk Audio |
A pretty good speaker manufacturer from back in the day, whose old stuff is much better than newer stuff
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Reel-to-reel audio tape recording |
The most superior recording format
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Sawyer International Airport |
What has become of the formerK.I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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Scott Russell (motorcyclist) |
My inspiration from when I was riding sportbikes. He also made theKawasaki Ninja ZX-7Rone of the most desirable sportbikes with multiple championships
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Strategic Air Command |
The bestUSAFcommand ever. Bombers and tankers and nukes - oh my!
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Tactical Air Command |
The 2nd bestUSAFcommand. They got the fighters
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Telecommunications |
My hobby and profession
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The Hunt for Red October (film) |
TheTom Clancymovie that started it all
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The O.C. |
Cheesy early 2000's teen drama whose page is frequently abused and requires babysitting
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The Sum of All Fears (film) |
Yet anotherTom Clancyfilm - part of theJack Ryanenterprise
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Third Watch |
Cool TV show revolving around the drama of theEmergency Servicesagencies inNew York City
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Traffic message channel |
A cool technology that was implemented in consumer GPS units, car stereos and other mobile platforms
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Vari-Lite |
The original intelligent lighting platform which revolutionized the entire performance lighting industry
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WLUC-TV |
TV6 inMarquette, Michiganwhere I once worked in production
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WarGames |
The originalCold WarandComputer Geekmovie. SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
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