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The Last Consolidated Commodore

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Gregory

Building on the CNAC and the Consolidated Commodore post I made yesterday, a few weeks ago, Jerry Butsko, a volunteer archivist at the San Diego Air and Space Museum who’d read China’s Wings, called me and brought to my attention … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings events in Sacramento and Davis, Sunday, March 25

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Gregory

I’ll be giving my China’s Wings slide show, speaking, and signing books at The Avid Reader bookstores in Sacramento and Davis this coming Sunday, March 25. At The Avid Reader at the Tower in Sacramento, at 1600 Broadway, at 2 … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings events in March and April, 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Gregory

I’ve got China’s Wings presentations and book signings scheduled at some of California’s finest bookstores, and in April, I’m presenting and signing at a friend’s wine tasting room in Healdsburg. I’ll be delivering a slide show of excellent period photographs, … Continue reading →

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Advance copies in the house!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Gregory

UPS just left these on the doorstep.

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China’s Wings — further reading

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gregory

The China’s Wings bibliography stretches to nine printed pages, most of which I read cover to cover, while sampling generously from the rest. I’d like to pull out a few favorites for recommendation — in no particular order: Wind, Sand … Continue reading →

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A book at last!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Gregory

This is a strange experience. There it is. China’s Wings. A book at last No longer in my imagination.

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CNAC wreckage in the Himalayas

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Gregory

Recently, I posted the news that the wreckage of CNAC #60 had been found in a remote corner of Yunnan Province. The plane, a C-47, went missing on November 17, 1942. An article and three photographs about the discovery were … Continue reading →

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Exciting first ascents completed in Patagonia this season

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Gregory

I’ve got Patagonia on the brain having given Enduring Patagonia’s Winter West Face slide show to the Rock, Ice, Mountain Club in Santa Rosa last night, and this morning, I’m seeing reports from several exciting new routes recently completed in … Continue reading →

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Strongly recommended — Ian Toll’s Pacific Crucible

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Gregory

Now that I’ve survived the Christmas swivet and am buckling down to ramp up for China’s Wings’ publication (so much so that I’m probably going to curtail my surfing despite the ongoing run of excellence at Ocean Beach), I want … Continue reading →

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Ocean Beach surf pics

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Gregory

I’ve been seriously distracted lately… and here I am getting distracted by some of the action at Ocean Beach, courtesy of Bruce Topp at norcalsurfphotos.com

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