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Indianapolis Airport auction big success

08/06/09
Looks like yesterday’s auction at the old Indianapolis International Airport terminal was a big success. According to this article, about 2,5000 people showed up and snatched up most all the “furniture, furnishings and fixtures” put on the auction block. (Photo courtesy Daniel Incandela) Evan Strange, who’s just finishing up his Communications & Marketing Internship at […]

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing with Nixon and the astronauts

07/14/09
July 20th is the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and there will be loads of celebrations and commemorations around the country.  You can read about many of the events on the NASA Web site, but two events of special note are the Summer Moon Festival in Wapakoneta, Ohio (Neil Armstrong’s home town) and Splashdown […]

Montreal celebrates 40th anniversary of John and Yoko’s bed-in for peace

06/02/09
Officially, I went to Montréal to report on what airport representatives are talking about at their annual marketing and communications conference.  And I will. But today, I’m hanging out at the hotel called Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, which hosted John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in for peace forty years ago. “JoYoko,” as the concierge up […]

Customer Appreciation Week at DFW

03/01/09
If you’re at Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport (DFW) this week, don’t be too alarmed if an airport employee comes up to you and shakes your hand. It’s all part of customer appreciation week at the airport and to celebrate they’ll be handing out discounted coupons for parking (the valet parking coupon also offers food and […]

Anniversary of Beatles touch-down at JFK

02/07/09
On this day, February 7, back in 1964 the world changed dramatically: The Beatles, those adorable  moptops, came to New York. (Photo: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey) The History.com newsletter describes the momentous day this way: On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at […]
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