Greetings loyal airmen.  We are finally into the Fall season and rain is pouring down outside Hangar 27 as I write this week's log entry.  Valerie comes home from her trip out west in four more days, so your Old Air Chief is going to be busy sprucing up and getting things ready for her homecoming.  She has had a great time out in Ft.Collins CO, visiting our son and his family and this time around they had the opportunity to visit the Custer Memorial Park in Montana.  She was truly impressed by seeing the Little Bighorn Battlefield and all the history behind it.  We can't wait to hear the stories she has to tell.

On the political front, unless you've been living in a hermit's shack in the woods somewhere, you've no doubt heard about the economic dire straights our economy is in these.  All of course revolving around the debate whether to bail out Wall Street or let them sink or swim on their own.  Personally, I'm ambivalent and can see the pros and cons for both side.  But in the end, my true concerns are for the decent, hardworking Americans who sadly tried for the brass ring of home ownership and got in way over their heads.  I don't believe for wanting a piece of the American dream, they should be penalized and have to lose their homes.  But it is not for me to decide.  Right now its up to the folks in Washington, who, through the last thirty years, both Democrats & Republicans, have created this mess, to clean it up.
 
                                  

Now I bring up all this economic stuff because it underlines just how great you loyal airmen are.  Last week we released our latest Airship 27 Prod. pulp novel, GHOST SQUAD – Rise of the Black Legion.  All in the midst of these hard financial times, and immediately you airmen jumped on board and started ordering copies.  Yup, on that very first day.  And those sales have stayed stead throughout the past week, making your Old Air Chief both awed and humbled by your truly generous support of our endeavors.  You guys (& gals) are simply the best fans ever and we at Airship 27 Prod. applaud all of you.  Above is the gorgeous back cover to GHOST SQUAD by Rob Davis for those of you who haven't picked it up yet.  Front to back this book is a winner.

Of course we've absolutely no intentions of resting on our laurels (besides, laurels generally have thorns..ouch).  Nope, once we get one book published, we at Airship 27 Prod. immediately start work on another project ala the preliminary advertisement above which will be appearing the back pages of our forthcoming deluxe reprint edition of our SECRET AGENT X – Volume II.  Hopefully in another week or two.  And as the ad obviously indicates, we've already started putting together Volume III.  Secret Agent X is one of the most popular classic pulp heroes of the 1930s and we've had a blast bringing you his “all new” adventures by some of today's talented adventure/action writers. 

But here's the thing, we need more writers.  We have lots of plans for future titles and not nearly enough pulp writers to fulfill them, which is why we are putting out this plea to you, our loyal airmen.  We need more talented writers to help us create lots more exciting pulp books like the Secret Agent X series.  Some time later this year we will be releasing our first JIM ANTHONY – Super Detective Anthology and our very first ever pulp horror book to be called WEIRD HORROR TALES.

And we are also giving some serious thought to producing a Sherlock Holmes anthology series.  The character, as portrayed in the photo above by actor Basil Rathbone with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, has always been one of my favorites and we thought it was time the Baker St. consulting detective was given the Airship 27 treatment. We've started putting out the word and have been pleased to learn, as we expected, that there are lots of writers out there who've dreamed of writing a Sherlock Holmes mystery.  But again, for all these marvelous projects to reach publication, we need talented word spinners to deliver some nifty purple prose.  If that sounds like you or someone you know, please, drop me a line at the contact link above in the menu section.  And as ever, thanks for you tremendous, unfailing support.

Finally, our beloved Red Sox made the play-offs this past week.  It is most likely, barring a crash and burn of epic proportions, that the Tampa Rays will be the American League East Division champs and kudos to them for what they've achieved this year, coming up from last year's last place to win it all.  It's quite a story and they deserve all our applause for pulling it off.  So now we head into October baseball, with the Sox traveling to Los Angeles to battle the best team (on record that is) in the Anaheim Angels.  It proves to be an exciting contest and we are glued to our TV sets, praying our familiar chant, GO SOX!

Have a great week and see you back here in seven days.
Ron – Over & Out.