So we start bidding farewell to 2008

My apologies to the readership for the stalled condition of the blog again. It's that time of year where the Day Job has been intruding. I don't know if my friend Phil O'Hare in Joplin reads this blog but I'd like to apologize specifically to him for failing to provide him with some interview questions for an interview he's still willing to do for me. Maybe I should post them here and now!

Anyone from the Joplin area reading this blog who can remember or has information on any of the following

1. What Joplin was like in World War II?
2. What the War Bond Drives were like?
3. How many and if possible what airplanes were named for Joplin at that time? (I can think of three but apparently there were more)
4. Any memories of "Joplin Jalopy" returning to Joplin in August 1946
5. Do you remember Frank C. Wallower Jr. (1907-1966) who was the Jalopy's last Pilot - in that he flew the plane from Altus, OK to Joplin as a member of the Joplin Civil Air Patrol

is more than welcome to drop me a line at the address somewhere in the upper right portion of the blog (it's not a link - this is a spam prevention measure) and let me know - I'd be happy to talk to you.