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Re: The Ashcroft thing
Posted by Jagan on Wed Sep 18, 2002 02:51:25 AM
In reply top Re: Authenticity vs. Political Correctness posted by Ryan Keough on Tue Sep 17, 2002 11:40:33 PM
: : I have less of a problem with the B-24 as with some othe
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: : warbirds out there that have non authentic paint schemes
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: : ith nude figures on them that have no historic backgroun
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: : There is one BT-13 in particular that is just hideousl
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: : tacky and draws a lot of comments from people who don't
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: : ke it.
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: I concur completely. If it is placed on an aircraft that o
: riginally never had nose art, then I agree that it should
: not be there. In the case of that particular BT-13, I must
: agree on that as well... its far beyond cartoon level and
: it borderline photorealistic.
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: : I remember hearing a story a while back about a bomber t
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: : t showed up at a Naval Base and the commander required t
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: : nose art to be covered up. This nose art was also pret
: ty
: : tacky and unathentic. Have you ever had that problem w
: it
: : h any of the CF airplanes?
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: We drew some criticism from the Golden Girl campaign as so
: me thought the commercialism was a bit too much to bear as
: we were being sponsored that year by Schlitz Brewing Co..
: In reality, that sponsorship alone probably extended the
: tour for at least a few more years than intended as the ex
: penses from the initial restoration were a severe burden.
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: Most of the other CF aircraft are pretty authentic to a ce
: rtain scheme... the F-4 is in Gen. Ritchies colors without
: many changes... the B-17 is in the colors of the "Nine O
: Nine"... many of the small aircraft are in colors that wer
: e original to the type. The B-25 was really the only odd d
: uck being painted as the "Hoosier Honey"... a more or less
: made up scheme. Recently being painted as Tondelayo, I am
: interested to see what many peoples impression is being t
: hat the original Tondelayo was a B-25D with a painted over
: noseglass and ours is a B-25N with a clear glass nose.
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: : I would love to see a documented cite on this Ashcroft t
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: : ng. I have my doubts that it actually happened as a lot
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: : f inaccurate things are being floated around about him b
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: : a liberal media that is none too happy with his opinions
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: : n morality.
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: Honestly it was an overheard comment, and I have no backin
: g to it. If I do find it, I will post accordingly. The onl
: y reason why I cited it here in the first place was due to
: the fact I heard about it through several unrelated non-l
: iberal sources as second-hand information. Apologies.
I remember reading in Time magazine about the purchases made to 'cover' up the statue. Time magazine had a photo of Ashcroft and the statue in the background and the story mentioned that some hefty amount has been spent buying curtains which once used will block the statue out from the 'view'. The Irony of the photograph was that Ashcroft was talking about new Anti-porn laws or a bill when the issue was publicised with that photograph.
That said, my take on the nose art. Either it has to be original or It should not be used. So I would prefer a completely new noseart that is original and tame than painting 'unauthentic' bikini tops on the lady in 'Dragon and its Tail'.