You may think that blog post #100 would be pretty amazing.
perhaps a little bit insightful...
or maybe share some great info??
Really, it is just another of my wild, rambling rants about whatever is on my mind at the moment.....
So, in honor of the Salinas Airshow (which I will address in a moment) coming up this weekend, I dug through my oldest digital photos to share with you some really stellar (adjective stolen from Kylie) photos of myself.
Salinas Airshow 2005
Jimmy Vanderzwaan (sp?), Gordon Bowman Jones & Me.
So I share with you some insights into my life the past 5 years.
1. I donated those pink pants.
2. I still have my Showcopters monogrammed shirt hanging in my closet.
3. I have since purchased, and use quite regularly, a nifty little devise called a flat iron.
4. My dad was live and well (and cocky, and being Mr. Airshow Man).
5. Although I have met Jim Vanderzwaan on multiple occasions throughout the years he totally does not acknowledge me. (He's the local weatherman for those non-locals reading).
Dad, Chris Gularte, Bob Bolton & Me
6. I no longer tuck in my shirt with lower-rise pants. It just makes me appear even more wide around the middle BTW. Ok, just fat.
***warning, ranting begins now***
7. Chris Gulare & Bob Bolton have taken extreme (in my opinion) advantage of my father's trust and kindness before and since this photo.
8. The Salinas Airshow, who have dedicated an entire page of this year's printed program to my dad - all glossy photos and everything , were "unable" to get us President's Club tickets. I realize that I am sound like a choosy-beggar, BUT - - LISTEN TO THIS - - they have printed a large Jim Cheatham dedication banner to hang inside the President's Club Tent. The very same tent + banner that none of us (who really care) get to see. It is just one last way the Airshow has stuck it to the Cheathams - treating us all like second class citizens.
9. The same year the photos above were taken I had to beg my way into the President's Club tent - WHERE THE ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH WAS LOCATED - because they "couldn't" issue the Showcopters more than the 3 tickets for the performers.
10. Thank you for letting me get that off my chest. It is just frustrating and demeaning after 20+ years of watching my dad get taken advantage of (free rides, extra performances in bad weather, and the airshow buying fuel from his competitor). Bummer, but at least my dad doesn't have to deal with it anymore.
So, I think we will boycott the Airshow. Burn up the "Flight Club" tickets we were comp-ed. Is this the right thing? Is my indignation justified? Or do I just have a chip on my shoulder? Am I an Airshow snob?
What do you think?
