Tops in Blue

Coming to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Wednesday, 1 September 2010, at 7:00 PM.

Long before there was "American Idol" there was Tops in Blue.  In fact, since 1953.  First there is the "Worldwide Talent Search", the US Air Force annual talent search.  And each year a road show of the top performing artists in the Air Force is put together to conduct a "World Tour", showcasing that talent, providing entertainment for the men and women in Air Force Blue stationed around the world.  But, it sometimes uses non-Air Force venues near Air Force Bases, providing opportunities for the rest of us to see the show and also providing recruitment advertising♠ for the Air Force.

Why Lowell Memorial Auditorium?  We are the best venue for the Hanscom Air Force Base leg of the tour, between the MaGuire AFB, in New Jersey, leg and Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (ARS), in NY.

I think the stop at Clear Air Station, Alaska, on 2 February may be the most appreciated by the audience.  Clear is not in the middle of nowhere, but you can see it from there.  Back in 1979 I got to fly the station payroll in when Congress was late passing the budget and the Finance Office at Eielson AFB asked our squadron to get the checks down to Clear after the Federal budget was passed and signed—late.

Remember the nice photos of the Tornados from Buchel AB, Germany?  23 September 2010.

The Tops in Blue web site is here.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  Read "propaganda".  Of course it cuts both ways.  Tops in Blue looks for commercial sponsors who will support the expense of the show.