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surrounded by a tiki bar no less....

Only fitting Thanks for sharing the pics AF!!! As usual - you rock

Thanks, once again AF!

transferred from Marinell Moseley, Parrot Heads of Central Florida (hope she doesn't mind, but they want a decent PH turnout)-
Margaritaville, Orlando, on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, the grand opening of the Lone Palm Tiki Bar and Grill...featuring Jimmy's awesome Hemisphere Dancer !

I don't know if I like this. I'll probably go see the plane the next time I'm there, but this officially puts to an end the dream I've had since reading Pirate Looks at 50.

See, Jimmy and I were going to become friends and one day he was going to call and say "Hey...I'm in the area and wanted to know if you, the wife, and the baby wanted to come along for a month or so as we island hop around the Caribbean. I finally got clearance to land on the Amazon, so I hope you don't mind if we swing back to Manaus and see Conrad and the gang. So, I'll be on the Delaware River at 2:00. See you then."

This really was going to happen, you know.
It was.
I mean it.
I'm not kidding.
Stop laughing at me.

Believe me I'm not laughing...Every time I've been to the caribbean, and Bubba's not on tour then, I kind of keep an eye out...Dumb I know, but it happens all the time

Its sad that she's not gonna fly again. Hopefully I can make it down there to see it sometime

She looks like a tiger, chained in a zoo....

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:She looks like a tiger, chained in a zoo....

WSGHS....

Does anyone know why he decided to retire the Hemisphere Dancer? I know he has a few other planes but the Albatross I would think would still be a very decent plane...? Maybe he has another one in mind to add to his flying fleet.

^^^^^^^^

Just a parakeet wrote:I don't know if I like this. I'll probably go see the plane the next time I'm there, but this officially puts to an end the dream I've had since reading Pirate Looks at 50.

See, Jimmy and I were going to become friends and one day he was going to call and say "Hey...I'm in the area and wanted to know if you, the wife, and the baby wanted to come along for a month or so as we island hop around the Caribbean. I finally got clearance to land on the Amazon, so I hope you don't mind if we swing back to Manaus and see Conrad and the gang. So, I'll be on the Delaware River at 2:00. See you then."

This really was going to happen, you know.
It was.
I mean it.
I'm not kidding.
Stop laughing at me.

About halfway through "Pirate Looks at Fifty" where he and the family are in Costa Rica. We spent some time there about two years before he landed and I was vividly reminded of Quepos, Manual Antonio etc........

But to see HD on display feels abit odd, shame she is not doing what she was built for.

bumper wrote:About halfway through "Pirate Looks at Fifty" where he and the family are in Costa Rica. We spent some time there about two years before he landed and I was vividly reminded of Quepos, Manual Antonio etc........

But to see HD on display feels abit odd, shame she is not doing what she was built for.

That's kinda how I feel. He wrote about this love for the plane and what it could do and what it had been designed to do...and look at it now. I'm getting sad again.

Maybe, if nothing else, I can sit in the left seat and make engine noises with my mouth. pbtttbtptbbbtpptpbbptp

On a side note... I just read PLA50 again...the 2nd time this year, and am just absolutely in love with that book. I'm turning 30 next year, and I think we're going to wrap a trip to St John around it. I've asked my wife, either for this birthday or Christmas, for a journal. I want to try to get down on paper somewhere what I feel like going into the trip (and birthday) and what I do while there. I'm going to publish it under the title "A Madman Looks at 30"

Just a parakeet wrote:On a side note... I just read PLA50 again...the 2nd time this year, and am just absolutely in love with that book. I'm turning 30 next year, and I think we're going to wrap a trip to St John around it. I've asked my wife, either for this birthday or Christmas, for a journal. I want to try to get down on paper somewhere what I feel like going into the trip (and birthday) and what I do while there. I'm going to publish it under the title "A Madman Looks at 30"

Well next year I'll turn 30 also. I'll be the first in line to buy your book.

pirateat30 wrote:Does anyone know why he decided to retire the Hemisphere Dancer? I know he has a few other planes but the Albatross I would think would still be a very decent plane...? Maybe he has another one in mind to add to his flying fleet.

^^^^^^^^

The albatross in a 1950's era seaplane, so parts are hard to find. The albatross had Wright Cyclone 9 piston radials, which are powerfull but are very fuel hungry. ( you say "filler-up", and I say "that will be 1100$, cash or credit?") Sadly alot of old, and wonderful airframes are tossed aside for want of a rich, rich owner who will love them and care for them.

I hate to see the Dancer not able to soar, but I'm moving to Orlando in a couple of months. So I can live with its final resting place. Specially since I've never seen it up close, just hovering over Mars Music in Palm Beach. I like it.

I'm kinda like Duff.......glad I will finally get to see her, although I've never had the chance to see her---ever.

But, she needs to be in the sky where she belongs.........


It is really sad.

Heck, everyone, look at the glass half full. A bunch of BNers hammin it up for the camera there before the Orlando and Tampa shows!!!

Now the Hemi can make a bunch of new memories fer a lot more PHers!!!

springparrot wrote:But, she needs to be in the sky where she belongs.........

It is really sad.

I agree with you Molly.

Plus, if I’m not mistaken (excuse the pun), the famous bullet hole is on the side you can see!

NYCPORT wrote:Plus, if I’m not mistaken (excuse the pun), the famous bullet hole is on the side you can see!

the right side is the side that got shot up, but there are no visible patches because my guys do really, really, good work and they patched the holes.