PTF: Passing the Flame [Paperback]

Dick Jonas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2006

PTF: Passing the Flame, is a book containing the lyrics to 115 songs on Erosonic CD albums #7 through #13. It is the sequel to RBAAB: The Red-Blooded, All-American Boy, which covers Erosonic albums #1 through #6. Along with the song lyrics are the war stories and historical background for the songs. It's as much a history book as it is a song book. The CD titles which go with the book are Cold Warriors, Boozin' Buddies, God Bless America, Live at Leeuwarden, Come and Join the Air Force, Passing the Flame, and Headhunters. Performers on the albums include Dick Jonas, Toby Hughes, Irv LeVine, and Chip Dockery. These four represent the patriarchy of warrior musicians. Three new groups also participate. Dos Gringos is a 2-man act, Chris "Snooze" Kurek and Rob "Trip" Raymond, both American fighter pilots. The Juvat Boys Choir of the 80th Fighter Squadron, U. S. Air Force are also present. A group unique among them all is Fresh Out of the Box. This is five young ladies, U. S. Air Force combat flyers all. They are Christina "Duke" Deibel (F-16 pilot), Kat "BD" Burkhead (B-52 pilot), Carrie "HARB" Reinhardt (F-16 pilot), Rebecca "Coyote" Muggli (A-10 pilot), and Bonnie "Sassy" PUcillo (A-10 pilot.) All of these, along with several other warrior musicians helped to write the book, supplying lyrics, war stories, pictures, and other helpful BS. There are 292 pages and 126 pictures in the book. It's 5 1/2 by 8 1/2, and 3/4 of an inch thick.

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About the Author

Dick Jonas was born and raised in the Suwannee River valley of northern Florida. He served four years as an infantryman in the Georgia Army National Guard while attending Valdosta State College. Upon graduation in 1965 he entered the Air Force, receiving his commission through Officer Training School. In 22 years service he flew 3,000 jet fighter hours in the F-4 and F-16. During 125 missions in Vietnam he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 12 clusters. After retirement from the Air Force, in 1986, he became an Aerospace Science Instructor in the Air Force Junior ROTC program. During 1991 and 92, in 325 performances he played the leading role in Guv: The Musical, a stage production of the Mill Avenue Theater in Tempe, Arizona. Dick retired from the teaching profession after 15 years of service, in June 2004. He is now a fulltime entertainer and music producer. His aim is to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of America’s warrior musicians — "The songs we sang about the planes we flew and the people we knew in the wars we fought." He is known as "America's Foremost Military Aviation Song Writer and Balladeer." He has produced fourteen albums of his kind of music, and published a book entitled RBAAB: The Red-Blooded, All-American Boy, containing song lyrics and war stories for the first six CDs. His latest book, "PTF: Passing the Flame," covers the songs and background on albums #7 through #13. Dick is an actor, a writer, a guitar-player, a singer, and a businessman. He also flies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Dick Jonas (March 10, 2006)
• ISBN-10: 0965718913
• ISBN-13: 978-0965718912
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,361,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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