Why do you build airplanes?

On Sep 5, 8:46?pm, cavelamb himself wrote:

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That must have really been something, Harry.
Authentic Wright Flyer $11000
Trip to wings over Houston 2000
Knowing Dad is proud of you - priceless...


Even better, I got paid to perform there!

When I was about 2 years old, Pop started taking me to every airshow
there was in a 100 mile radius of Lafayette, LA. Usually this was 2-3
a year, and always included the CAF show. So when the guys at Wings
Over Houston called me and accepted my quote, my next phone call to
was to my Dad. "Pop... you're not gonna believe this, but I just
earned back every dime you ever spent taking me to the CAF shows!"
They also comp'd me passes for my Dad, Mom, and sister, and since
Lafayette was a good stopping point between Houston and Atlanta, I
stopped at home twice, went out for the world's best pizza just like
we did when we were kids, the works!

I'm going to bid for Houston again in 2008. Don't know if I'll impress
them enough to pay me again, but its worth a shot.

Harry