Peoria Illinoisan

I don’t like crowds. Especially upwards of 100,000.

I don’t like standing in line for and hour and a half only to be told when I got close that helicopter rides are shut down until after all of the jets are done flying… in approximately two hours… at which point I can get back in line… the back of the line.

I enjoy set up day, where you can watch the performances for what they are without the horrid music or announcer.

As much as enjoyed Blue Angel’s up close, I was much more excited when I saw them from Alpha Park amongst the quiet of chirping birds, and again when they buzzed my house and flew in formation past Bradley University. There’s just something about seeing them where they supposedly shouldn’t be, such as over my house, that gets me excited.

It pays big dividends to know the backroads out of the airport.

It pays bigger dividends to have a wife who can score VIP parking passes.

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