Chicagoist: 2008 Air & Water Show To Be a Three Day Event

Sears Tower

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:03:13 -0600

Cities have to have festivals like this to bring people into the city. It helps provide jobs, tax revenue, and promotes the city. If you don't like it, don't go. It is pretty boring. Before you bash this as another military commerical, remember that pretty much any kid who can go straight to college after high school will do so. However, the military can provide people who don't have that as an option a way to learn some skills and become a more productive member of society. The military will pay nearly 100% of higher education costs for its members, and that is not a bad thing.

fr0ntl1n3

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:20:27 -0600

The Air Show is lame and has been for years. Advertised aircraft that don't show up for "overseas reasons" and the lack of depth are discouraging. It's an AIR show- where are the 747's, rare civilian models and the occasional foreign contingent? Same tired routine every year, Herb screams and yells about biplane, Illinois ANG, Naperville Geezers Flying Club, and the same-old trick from the chutes. Then there's the WATER show...what water show? Frickin jet ski's?? Why don't military watercraft make an appearance? Frigates? Cruisers? SEAL attack boats even? We need more than just the coast guard. Park 'em all at Navy Pier for the weekend too and conduct onboard tours! yawn.

chicagoisttodd

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:27:57 -0600

The information I received and my follow-up question about the Thursday practice flights came from the Mayor's Office of Events.

Spook

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:33:56 -0600

I'm just glade Shell Oil is sponsoring this whole shabang ga bang, as the patriotic thing to do. After raking in all those inflated profits, not to mention on that very day from the thousands of good citizens from Indiana and Iowa who are gonna drive on up to get themselves some big city "culture" side by side the low income folks from Metro Chicago with out benefit of a empowering education and Lincoln Park Red Eye readers who enjoy this show of military steroid flexing in the air. Well I guess its good its working some where as it sure aint working in Iraq or Afganistane

Scooter Libbby

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:20:09 -0600

Benjy, you asked exactly the same questions I was going to ask. todd, where did you get that info?

fed up

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:09:11 -0600

Its like Nascar boring until theres a wreck and then exciting as hell for a minute or two.

chicagoisttodd

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:59:31 -0600

According to the city some of the jet teams will do spot checks on Thursday in addition to Friday.

Benjy Lipsman

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:14:09 -0600

Wait, they already do a full run-through on the Friday before that includes the Blue Angels/Thunderbirds, so will they also be practicing on the Thursday or is the city just "rebranding" the dress rehersal as the beginning of the Air Show?

Spook

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:40:59 -0600

p.s. so as not to jeopardize my hard up coming hard fought appointment to the Chicagoist Position of "Most Inspiring, Celebrated and Thoughtful Commentator of the Month", I want to add what you of course already know, just so Margaret will not have any excuse to continue to block the doors of Justice for your Spook....... Let the record state, Toad is a purley fictional character. Any similarities between names, characters, persons living and or dead and or institutions is purely unintended and is purely coincidental.

Spook

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:13:46 -0600

Heyyyyyy I’m Toad and being from the West burbs, living in Lincoln Park and being a group agency interactive accounts executive, I can tell you that hands down Chicago’s, yes, Chicago’s Air and Water Show is one of the longest running spectator events in the whole freak’n United States Dude! Yea all fifty states. And I can slam a whole can of budlite against my head and drink all the beer with out missing a drop!. Chhhhyeaaa!

Prescott Carlson

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:45:06 -0600

I vote for a Lee Greenwood/Dennis Madalone double bill on Friday night.

Pinko

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:05:49 -0600

If they're going through all the trouble of adding another day, then I'd at least like to see them totally blow up some shit. I for one am sick and tired of my tax dollars being used to destroy targets overseas...

Every654

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:18:58 -0600

oh, come ON! Is another day of this stupid show necessary?!

leomemorial

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:07:15 -0600

YEAH!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait!! Semper Fi