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SOBA 2000: Society of Old Bold Aviators. Ft. Myer Officers' Club
- Give Me Operations - Dick Jonas Time: 4:35
- New Guinea Strafers - Jonathan Myer Time: 1:37
- Intro - Chip Dockery Time: 1:12
- Tchepone - Chip Dockery Time: 3:16
- Call Out The Reserves - Irv Le Vine & Jonathan Myer Time: 2:56
- Intro - Jim Bullington Time: 1:00
- Bulgar Wheat - Jim Bullington Time: 1:12
- Glory Flying Regulations - Dick Jonas Time: 2:32
- Intro - Tex Brown Time: 0:44
- By The Ring Around His Eyeballs - Rb Double-a Bravo Quartet Time: 1:14
- Intro - Tex Brown Time: 2:42
- Rb Double-a Brav - Rb Double-a Bravo Quartet Time: 2:53
- Comments on Aviation Songs - Dan McGrath Time: 1:08
- Throw A Nickel On The Grass - Irv Le Vine Time: 2:41
- Itazuke Tower - Dick Jonas & Jonathan Myer Time: 1:51
- Intro - Jim Bullington Time: 1:48
- We Are Winning - Jim Bullington Time: 1:10
- Republic's Ultra Hog - Irv Le Vine Time: 1:27
- Intro - Chip Dockery Time: 2:04
- Teak Lead - Chip Dockery Time: 1:57
- Sidi Slimane - Jonathan Myer Time: 2:37
- Intro - Jim Bullington Time: 0:30
- Tai Sao - Jim Bullington Time: 1:34
- There Are No Fighter Pilots Down In Hell - Dick Jonas Time: 1:42
- Intro - Chip Dockery Time: 1:56
- Stand to Your Glasses - Chip Dockery Time: 2:42
- I've Been Everywhere - Dick Jonas & Chip Dockery Time: 3:01
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The Society of Old Bold Aviators (SOBA) is a non-profit group dedicated to the accumulation, preservation and performance of the unique brand of songs that have been created, adapted, sung and handed down by military pilots and other airmen since they first launched their machines into battle. These songs are less a history of military flight than a combination of themes, ballads and remembrances set to music; in today's terms, they are more like "anti-history with an attitude."
SOBA's name derives from the old flying dictum that "there are old aviators and there are bold aviators, but there are no old bold aviators." However, the original flyer-performers in the group claim that, despite the experiences of several of them, both in combat and in more routine flight operations, they were still around and bolder than ever; hence their chosen name.
The songs on this CD were selected from SOBA's third annual Flyers' Songfest (SOBA-3) which was held on 1 July 2000 at the Ft. Myer Officers' Club in Arlington, Virginia. Some are "traditional," from World Wars I and II, and Korea; others are the performers' own, deriving largely from their own or general flying experiences in the Southeast Asia War. All reflect a broad range of approaches and attitudes to aerial combat and flight operations in general. We hope you enjoy them.
Recording Engineer: Jeff Bosley
WEST VIRGINIA AUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
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Editing and Mastering Engineer: Gary Lee - WILD CAT STUDIO
Album Concept: Lydia Fish and Jonathan Myer
2001 Border City Records 217 Highland Parkway, Buffalo MY 14223