The Invention of Voice Mail Plus Other Memoirs and Essays

By David P Andersen

Excerpts...
Somehow, one of the air traffic controllers triggered this test message while the system was online, and pilots on the eastern seaboard heard a 10-second excerpt of Nat King Cole singing Straighten Up and Fly Right. The FAA insisted we replace it with an audio tone.
--The Invention of Voice Mail

A brass band was sitting on his veranda. If a son were born the band would play loudly to let the villagers know the good news.
"What if it's a girl?" I asked.
"Then the band will quietly disperse," he answered.
-- A Missionary's Life In India

He called for fighter escort, provided by a Tuskegee Airman flying a red-tailed Mustang. At first, Bob didn't see the Mustang beneath him so he asked, by radio, where his fighter cover was. The Mustang zoomed up and in front of him and the pilot said, "Here I am, boss."
-- Interview With Major Bob Zenz

They yelled at me to go back to the mic and continue playing. So I kept on wailing for what seemed like another five minutes, remembering more and more of the Paul Gonsalves licks. It was wild, screaming material. With Norm's drumming and the band's punctuated riffs, it became sinfully infectious. And for me? Heaven on stage.
--Sentimental Journey

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DJRMQ584
• ISBN13: 9798341360112
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"