You're right, of course, Liam; point taken. The high-tech aviation tracking aspect was, I hope you understand, tongue in cheek. Anyway, from the "film at 10" it appears the "Lear" was actually a G-IV SP. The AI bombing trial also seems to have taken on interesting perspectives as far as "lower 48" reportage goes. It's not the trial per se that's being reported, just the odd link between alleged perpetrator and a trial witness. As if that's the issue. - Bob Liam Tully wrote: > Hi Bob. > > Well OKAY! I guess my point is that it's somewhat > inappropriate for this particular list to be tracking a well > known "weirdo" - Jeez - just check the lip stick on his > "mug shot"! Now that's not to say he is guilty of anything. > As somebody just said on CNN, "this guy is just a little > bit weird"! On the other hand, anything goes on "The > Airline List", so what the heck - let's track him. He, or > his staff, sure had the media running around in circles > today/tonight! > > BTW, are you still following the AI trial here in YVR? > I tried to get in the court room a few weeks ago, without > success - will try again in 2004 or 2005. That saga will > no doubt continue for some time....or until everybody > involved is deceased! > > Liam. > YVR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RWM" <RWM@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: Tracking Jacko > > > While I agree with the tenor of the earlier comments and the far greater > > social and political significance of events on the other side of the > globe, > > the MJ story is (sort of) aviation-related. After all, how often do you > see > > the alleged show up for the "perp walk" in a Lear, complete with live > > tracking via web-based ASD display? Isn't technology wonderful? It's > not > > just a "chasing a white Bronco on the freeway, live on chopper 7" story, > any > > more. > > > > - RWM > > > > Liam Tully wrote: > > > > > > Very true - I thought there was more news > > > of interest tonight, like in the UK, or Turkey > > > or the 70000 Australian sheep trying to get > > > to "The Gulf"... > > > > > > Liam. > > > YVR. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gregg Hendry" <ghendry@xxxxxxxx> > > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:41 PM > > > Subject: Re: Tracking Jacko > > > > > > > Jackson who? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 03:13 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Tracking Jacko > > > > > > > > > > > > > I really thought the airilne list is one place where I wouldn't be > > > > hearing about Jackson. Unlike a lot of people in the USA, I don't > give a > > > > flying f*** about what happens to celebraties. > > > > > > On the Ground > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > > > > From: "David M. Knies" <david@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Date: 2003/11/20 Thu PM 02:23:20 EST > > > > > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Subject: Re: Tracking Jacko > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Roger > > > > > > EWROPS