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SOBA 2001: Society of Old Bold Aviators - Ft. Myer Officers' Club
- The Oldest Second Lieutenant In The Air Force - Bull Durham Time: 2:06
- Jolly Green - Bull Durham Time: 2:19
- I Wanted Wings (edit) - Chinch Wollerton Time: 2:16
- Intro - Irv LeVine Time: 0:41
- Warrior Bards - Irv LeVine Time: 1:51
- Intro - Irv LeVine Time: 1:06
- Here's to the O-1E - Irv LeVine Time: 1:35
- Your Flying Special - Jonathan Myer Time: 3:08
- Intro - Chinch Wollerton Time: 0:56
- Sky King - Chinch Wollerton Time: 1:25
- Intro - Jonathan Myer Time: 1:11
- Close Air Support - Jonathan Myer Time: 2:38
- Gory, Gory, What A Hell Of A Way To Die - Chinch Wollerton Time: 3:17
- Intro - Jonathan Myer Time: 1:01
- There Are No Freakin' REMFs in Vietnam - Jonathan Myer Time: 3:01
- There Are No Army Pilots Down In Hell - Chinch Wollerton Time: 3:29
- Rollin' in My F-105 - Irv LeVine Time: 2:31
- I Don't Want to Get Zapped Over Dodger City - Dolf Droge Time: 2:11
- Intro - Dolf Droge Time: 1:51
- Hair Spray Song - Dolf Droge Time: 1:30
- Green Flight Pay - Saul Broudy Time: 2:34
- Intro - Saul Broudy Time: 0:42
- Huey Was a Chopper - Saul Broudy Time: 2:14
- Intro - Chinch Wollerton Time: 0:30
- I Lost My Cool When Charlie Mortared Old Pleiku - Chinch Wollerton Time: 1:56
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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 forth annual Flyers' Songfest (SOBA- 4) which was held on 30 June 2001 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
Editing and Mastering Engineer: Gary Lee - WILD CAT STUDIO
Album Concept: Lydia Fish and Jonathan Myer
2002 Border City Records
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Buffalo NY 14223