Author:
K Pelle aka dotB
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Date Posted: 18:39:56 05/13/15 Wed
>vaguely inspired by the other thread, "Oldies but
>goodies" about medium-old airplanes.
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>When I started writing this, I really didn't know
>where I was going with it. Nor did I have any idea it
>was going to be so long. I guess the only thing that
>came to mind was that this might be a good outlet for
>it. And looking back at what I've written, I wonder if
>maybe it's something of a lesson at least for museum
>professionals: to not get so caught up in stuffing
>artifacts, but to remember that they have a reason. A
>cause. A life or soul of their own. And that maybe our
>idealized museums aren't really the best. Just the
>biggest.
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>But anyway, if any of you have made it this far, and
>you're ever in the Flagstaff / Grand Canyon area, and
>have the slightest interest in aviation.. support a
>museum who is, in some ways, struggling as hard as
>Debbie Elkstalker-Evachevski and her fellow kataras,
>to preserve not just the "stuff" of flight, but also
>the soul of flight.
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>Note also: in this, there should be enough clues for
>someone to figure out where I work. This has no formal
>or official connection with that place or my job
>there. I just hope I'm not making a fool out of myself
>doing this.
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>Leo
Thanks for that, it reminded me of some friends here in Victoria, BC, Canada. Neat Bunch of folks.
http://www.bcam.net/bc-aviation-museum-aircraft.html
K Pelle
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