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Bob Fry wrote:
Len Morgan passed away in March. Another great pilot and writer lost, and I'm not seeing their replacements.... I have to disagree, Bob. I used to ask that question back in the 1980's when those guys were all in their 60's and 70's. I think Lane is a very good/great replacement for Bax. Bax had a great sense of humor in his writing that I have not yet seen in Lane's articles. She is not Bax, but she covers the same beat as Bax did (human interest,people, places,etc). |
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Would you consider Ernest Gann in that group?
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"john smith" wrote in message
. .. I think Lane is a very good/great replacement for Bax. If you mean she fills the same space in the magazine, yes. Bax had a great sense of humor in his writing that I have not yet seen in Lane's articles. Clearly you agree that Lane is not the equal of Bax. She is not Bax, but she covers the same beat as Bax did (human interest,people, places,etc). Covering the same beat isn't the same as filling one's shoes. Pete |
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In 1994, this hotshot young writer was invited to an "aviation author's"
party at the Flying house at Oshkosh. Figuring I'd go and wipe up the opposition, I sat around humbled in the living room listening to Bax deliver wave after wave of advice to those of us who couldn't hold a candle to him. Talk about one of a kind...he could bring you from tears to howling laughter within the space of a minute. If I can, in any way, bring one PERCENT of how you brought aviation to us all, I will have honored your memory in the fullest, sir. In the immortal words of CapCom during the first launch, "God SPEED, Gordon Baxter, God SPEED." Jim |
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"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
... "john smith" wrote in message . .. I think Lane is a very good/great replacement for Bax. If you mean she fills the same space in the magazine, yes. Bax had a great sense of humor in his writing that I have not yet seen in Lane's articles. Clearly you agree that Lane is not the equal of Bax. She is not Bax, but she covers the same beat as Bax did (human interest,people, places,etc). Covering the same beat isn't the same as filling one's shoes. Pete Pete, I don't think anyone is saying she is expected to fill anyone's shoes. Her "charge" is to write about flying in a way that is the polar opposite of say, Peter Garrison. While Garrison writes from a numbers perspective, Lane Wallace writes from a more personal, emotional place and in doing so, she is more akin to Gordon Baxter's style as regards the "romance" of flight. Bax, however, had the advantage of knowing some of the giants of aviation and had a few more years worth of experiences to draw from. Ms. Wallace will never replace Gordon Baxter, but I don't want her to. For many years, I read how Bax felt about flying and it helped "set the hook" on my wanting to become a pilot. Now, Lane Wallace is doing a great job at keeping the hook firmly set. Times change and people change, but the focus has (IMO) remained constant: reinforce to the reader why flying is wonderful and pilots are special people. Bax did it his way and Lane is doing a fine job of it too. Regards, Jay Beckman PP-ASEL Chandler, AZ |
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"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
news:_Z8se.1136$eV4.769@fed1read01... I don't think anyone is saying she is expected to fill anyone's shoes. Sure seems like that, in context of my original statements. Why bother replying otherwise? I said Bax was a unique writer, unlikely to be matched for a long time, if ever. Then someone ELSE brought up Lane Wallace's name. How did her name get into this thread at all, if not as a suggestion of someone who could match Bax's ability? [...] Bax, however, had the advantage of knowing some of the giants of aviation and had a few more years worth of experiences to draw from. Bax had a way with words that both predated, and did not depend on, his personal contacts and advanced years. There are lots of qualified writers, in aviation and elsewhere. No one is saying that Lane Wallace isn't one of them. However, one can count on one hand, with fingers left over, the number who are in the same class with Bax. That was the sole point of my post. Lane Wallace is not one of those in the same class with Bax, but my original post never even mentioned her, not was it the point to call out all the aviation writers who do NOT meet the bar Bax set long ago. Still, in the context of my post, whether or not she is qualified to meet the standards of Flying Magazine's editorial content is irrelevant, and has not been questioned in any case. I suppose it's just the nature of Usenet that a post praising someone recently deceased could degenerate into defensiveness and argumentiveness. But frankly, I think it's pretty dumb for that to have happened. What is it about Usenet that my comments could not have simply be left to stand as they were? Pete |
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john smith wrote:
Maule Driver wrote: Indeed, may he rest in peace. He has been missed here for some time and he'll never be forgotten by this pilot and avid reader of his Flying column. I will be pulling out a random selection of Flying mags this evening and refreshing the memories. Good idea. IMO... the most moving piece Bax wrote was the one explaining his decision to give up flying solo. Yep, I remember that one. You guys have expressed your appreciation for Bax so eloquently that you leave me with nothing except: me too. He is missed. |
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I would. Along with Robert Parke, and Archie Trammel
"Tony" wrote in message oups.com... Would you consider Ernest Gann in that group? |
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Just a note... Weekend Pilot was one of Smith's first. His last
"Weekend Wings" is still the best, and the one I always recommend to folks wanting ot know what GA is all about. BTW, I agree completely about reading Baxter's article about giving up flying solo... You could just feel the pain in the story. |
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"Dave S" wrote in message
ink.net... I came across his obituary today while reading the Houston Chronicle at breakfast. For those who knew of him, his health had been poor for many years, and his passing was inevitable. His columns were a regular read when I subscribed to Flying in the early 80's http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/3225894 OBITUARIES Baxter, 81, radio host, columnist By LYNWOOD ABRAM Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Gordon "Bax" Baxter, radio personality, newspaper columnist, pilot and writer whose unorthodox views and madcap style often got him fired, died of respiratory problems Saturday in a Beaumont hospital. He was 81. In a 50-year career, Baxter bounced from station to station in Southeast Texas, but his fans seldom deserted him...... When Bax left, they broke the mould. Many will try to emulate him, but none will succeed. The world is a lesser place without him. Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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