Some excitement with a few Catos
A good day for flying rockets. It was about 82 degrees, with a pretty stiff breeze. There was a couple of long recovery walks, due to the wind, and we had a few motor failures. As always, we still managed to have a good time flying rockets.
Some great musicians and a wonderful film star have passed.
These artists were the bassist for the Moody Blues; acted in The Godfather series of movies, Play It Again Sam, Reds, and many more; was the bassist for the Yardbirds and Box of Frogs; and was in Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, and wrote the theme song for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Branch of the U.S. Army that operated from 1945 until 1976, created in the aftermath of World War II.
The United States Army Security Agency (ASA) was a specialized branch of the U.S. Army that operated from 1945 until 1976, created in the aftermath of World War II to consolidate the Army’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications security efforts. Its origins can be traced to wartime cryptologic operations conducted by the Signals Intelligence Service, which had played a decisive role in breaking Japanese codes.
More deaths to report this summer of 2025.
She was the receptionist on the hit sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati; she was a singer, songwriter, and Grand Ole Opry member; he was a child actor known for his role in Invaders From Mars; and she was a popular singer and stage performer best known for her polished vocals and international success
Four more music related deaths to report.
These artists have recorded #1 hits, sang in movies, written books; was a award winning lyricist with his wife; founded the folk-turned-prog-rock band Strawbs; and was a classically trained pianist-turned rock keyboardist for the British progressive rock band Rare Bird and played Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s, This is Spinal Tap movie.
Character actor known for his versatile career in film, television, stage, and radio over several decades.
Herbert Rudley was an American character actor known for his versatile career in film, television, stage, and radio over several decades. He was born on March 22, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rudley’s early interest in the arts led him to study at Temple University before continuing his dramatic education at the Eva Le Gallienne Civic Repertory Theatre in New York City.
A few more stars have passed in 2025.
These individuals had founded and performed in the R&B group, The Whispers; pitched in 472 major league games during 15 seasons; played basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and then in the NBA; and wrote music for movies and TV shows like The X-Files, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, and Blue Bloods.
Several notable artists have passed away in early 2025.
This group have recorded 16 albums, had “Poetry in Motion” a #2 single; drummed on 11 albums with Blondie, played on albums with the Ramones, Eurythmics and Pete Townshend; played “Dennis the Menace” in 146 episodes, and appeared on many TV shows; and played “Dr. Kildare” on TV, had several Top 40 singles, and appeared in “The Towering Inferno” movie.
Here are a few more souls that passed away in 2024.
These men performed in movies like “Speed”, “Ace Ventura”, “Independence Day”, “Naked Gun 33 1/3”, “Chisum”; television like “The Monkees”, “Seinfeld”, “Law & Order”, “The Invaders”, “Bonanza”, “Adam-12”; on Broadway; and wrote songs like “Going Down” and collaborated with renowned artists such as Leon Russell, Freddie King, and John Mayall.
Kevin started us with a Flash Pan launch.
Wow, what a beautiful day! There was not a cloud in the sky, light winds, and the temperature was in the low 50s, very comfortable. We had one Cato, but most of the flights were perfect, most landing for easy recovery by Wyatt, who volunteered to recover most of the flights.
