Greeting Loyal Airmen, we're once again playing up catch up here as it's Friday morning and we are just now putting this up.  Been week as ever.  The Air Chief is still improving from his recent bout with lower back pain.  A slow process, but a little less pain every day.  Honestly, gravity does suck.  So, what to write about today.  The obvious answer showed up last night.

After twenty-two years as the host of the popular Tonight Show, comedian Jay Leno last night called it quits. And he went the exact way he has conducted himself for two decades, with tons of class.  Valerie and the Air Chief were (and will always remain) huge fans.  We didn't always stay up to watch his entire show, there were guests we simply didn't like, but we would make the effort to watch his monologues and opening comedy skits.  What the Air Chief loved about Jay was that he put it all on the line. He was the every man's comic and you never once got the feeling he was better than you.  He was that guy you looked at as a pal, one you could sit down with and have a beer.  We're going to miss the hell out of you, Jay, thanks for twenty-two amazing year and whatever you do next, sincerely, from Valerie & the Air Chief.  God bless you!

Keeping to the television theme here, one of the new mid-season shows we have come to enjoy every week is the sci-fi cop actioner, ALMOST HUMAN.  Well, imagine the Air Chief's surprise when this past week WMMA pro and movie action queen, the lovely Gina Carano guest starred on the show as a tough-as-nails Terminator-like killing robot.  Wow!!!  She was absolutely fantastic!   The Air Chief raved over her debut starring film feature HAYWIRE and is still most anxious to see this young lady in lots more action movies.

Speaking of lovely brunettes, and segueing back into the writing stuff, the Air Chief recently finished a new collection of Brother Bones pulp stories.  We are now in the process of putting it together as a new Airship 27 Productions title to be called BROTHER BONES – TAPESTRY OF BLOOD.  In the collection, we once again set forth new adventures of the Undead Avenger as he battles all kinds of supernatural menaces that threaten his home of Cape Noire.  Amongst the citizens of this dark metropolis is a young lady named Paula Wozcheski.  She first appeared in the first Bones collection and recently made a brief appearance in the Bones novel, SIX DAYS OF THE DRAGON by Roman Leary.  Well, as often happens, this particular character seemed to take on a unique life of her own as we kept writing and through no actual pre-plan, she has evolved into a major player in the series.  We don't want to spoil the fun of all this, but super artist Pat Carabjal is now working on the cover and this past week send along a half dozen sketches of Brother Bones and several of Paula in her new persona.  Believe me, we are keep those chosen for the cover tightly under wraps, but above is one of the discarded poses as a sneak-peek gift.  Stay tuned for more.

And finally, the Winter Olympics have begun in Sochi, Russia.  We send our best wishes to the American Team and all the athletes from around the world who have come together to compete in friendly competition.  The Olympics remain a constant,  positive example of how the world SHOULD be. 

Thanks for stopping by, stay warm and we'll see you back here in seven days.
Ron – Over & Out!