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    Concorde: Final Flight

    So I caught a program on the Discovery HD Channel about the final flight of the Concorde from JFK back in 10/03. Seeing the end credits I noticed the program was possibly distributed/shown in 2004. My question is: when they focused on the spotters at Broad Channel were any of them you? I must also say that I was a bit surprised Air France wasn't highlighted , and the Tu-144 not even being mentioned. I mean I know it dealt with the last flight but they also delved in to the history. All in all though, the program on my 36" HDTV CRT rocked.
    Spotters have been Homeland Security before HS was a glimmer in the president's eye.

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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Let Phil and Mario explain that to you as I saw it last night too.
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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    I was the guy in the blue button down shirt on the beach.

    God, that footage of us was horrible. The proportion in the fisheye lens they used was just....man.

    Mario on the left, me on the right.

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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Mario was also interviewed separately at several points throughout it.
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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    This is a first. Spotters who actually keep in shape. And I've been spotting since '77.
    Spotters have been Homeland Security before HS was a glimmer in the president's eye.

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    Oh wow, I saw that program back in 2004 on Discovery Wings.... Before I was a member of NYCA! Wow, I never even thought that it was any of you on that show! I will have to try to catch it again!
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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Quote Originally Posted by Idlewild
    This is a first. Spotters who actually keep in shape. And I've been spotting since '77.

    LOL. Actually, I've since lost 10 pounds and Phil has since gained about 15 pounds, of muscle (that boy is **** diesel).
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    and that has made all the difference......yet...
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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Actually, I've lost ALL muscle that I'd gained, so I'm back to square one.
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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil D.
    Actually, I've lost ALL muscle that I'd gained, so I'm back to square one.
    Too much relaxing in that jet engine!

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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    I don't know, from the looks of that pose, I think Mario was trying to impress us with his man boobs :shock:

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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    Lots of celebrities among us.

    I really enjoyed the program also guys , it was nice to "meet you guys that way"

    ( I still miss discovery wings )

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    Re: Concorde: Final Flight

    ha ha look at Mario puffing out his chest!
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    Just saw this for the first time tonight believe it or not...sorry to jump on the band wagon so late, but holy crap...it looks like it should be a high school reunion. Phil looks like he's 12. I think based off his description of the plane, he and Maya would be soul mates =P
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    I am still so freakin pi**ed that I couldn't be there. I had just started a new job here in Philly that Monday and there was no way I was going to ask for the Friday of my first training week off for this.

    The bastards ended up laying me off almost 9 years later anyway, ha.

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