This Just In From Seattle Music History!!!
WITH THE BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY in the news a lot these days –
mainly because of the firm’s increasing disloyalty to its historic hometown of
Seattle while once-again attempting to extort zillion$ in tax breaks from the
State of Washington, and additional concessions from its workforce (by
threatening to take more work out-of-state) – I figured it was timely to gaze
back and recall happier times. Like, ironically, the
Great Depression
when the Boeing Band used to perform for outbound
passengers and spectators alike in free concerts given at Boeing Field’s
airplane terminal. Comprised of musically inclined Boeing pilots (on 4
saxophones, a trumpet, clarinet, tuba, and guitar), the octet was
photographed in
1931 by ACME Newspictures Inc. – and I was lucky enough to unearth this
vintage
photographic print – which was originally distributed with the suggested
caption headline: “There’s Music In The Air.”
