Wingmen Show
Two Dope Boys in a Navy jet. The Wingmen Show is a weekly podcast about challenges and opportunities in everyday life. Your hosts are two guys born in Harlem, New York previously unknown to each other. Separately, they became Navy pilots flying high performance jet aircraft on and off of aircraft carriers patrolling the world’s oceans. Their paths did not cross formally until they ended up flying for the same airline after their active-duty military service had ended. They have a wide range of experiences spanning the worlds of basketball and boxing. Drew’s father is Drew Bundini Brown, Muhammad Ali’s Wingman and coined the iconic phrase “Float Like A Butterfly Sting, Like A Bee". Martial Arts and Show Business are also areas of mutual interest. Drew has been featured nationally on television programs such as the Donahue Show and the Today Show. He has also appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines. Both are published authors as well as former Navy jet pilots and Commercial Airline Pilots; they retired after having flown the Boeing 777 airliner. The cultural mix of religions, immigrant parents and grandparents from Europe and the Caribbean gives them an uncommon perspective on racial matters. Melding the cultures of New York City, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Memphis, the Caribbean and Atlanta has helped shape their worldview when combined with the life they have seen and experienced having flown extensively to countries throughout the world.They are wingmen to each other, providing advice, guidance and constructive criticism when needed. The goal of the show is to inspire and entertain those unafraid to expand their minds and perhaps learn something new in the hope that the listeners can become wingmen to others. Each one, teach one.
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The world runs on various forms of energy. But one source of power that’s totally free, is available to all of us. It’s the sun. Make it a practice to get some sun every day, preferably in the morning to charge yourself up with Vitamin D to help build bone strength and fortify your immune system.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team is headed to court. This case stems fro...
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Even though you have probably heard it before, it bears repeating. Staying physically active is a form of life-therapy for your body.
Our newest Wingman, ACE, is making his formal debut by joining us in our response to requests from the Frequent Flow Line. Divorce is a difficult situation for all involved. Despite the deep sorrow and life adjustments that have to be made, there is hope i...
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It is not uncommon for people to feel they have missed out on things in life. Such a sense of loss may seem overwhelming as one gets older. But perhaps, you should give it a try. The benefit of stepping out and doing something new, is a good way to open up new world, providing the stimulation for one to go even further.
Buying things on the cheap can come back and bite you. Quite often,...
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Kindness costs nothing, yet lasts forever, pass it on. It seems there are more and more scams that we all have to be aware of. These scams are increasing in sophistication and can easily trap those who are unaware. Through sophisticated email, both of your Wingmen were almost victims of scams on the same day. Although the graphics were convincing, the suspicious email address, which was...
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As a general rule, taking action always beats inaction. At times we can all hold ourselves back inadvertently with analysis paralysis, where nothing gets done because of our overthinking.
The world of online scams is getting worse because the criminals are becoming more sophisticated. Their ability to mirror legitimate businesses as well as government offices makes these perpetrators a ...
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A visionary is defined as a person with original and innovative ideas about the future. The man known as Fred Smith of the Federal Express Corporation was that, and a whole lot more. Along with millions of people around the world, both of your wingmen owe much of their success and life fulfillment to this great man that not only created the organization that invented overnight express d...
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Despite our best efforts, the messages we transmit to each other can be misunderstood. This may be especially true in close relationships when feelings and emotions enter into the picture.
The term poor college student has been an accurate description of the typical young person in pursuit of a higher education. But that is no longer true for a unique subset of college kids. Student...
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The future is not guaranteed. It is always good to have a plan for tomorrow, but it’s worth taking time to enjoy your life in the present.
Musical influences come and go, but the recent loss of one of the greatest American musical innovators of all time, Sylvester Stone, who led the group known as Sly to & The Family Stone has left the music world stunned. Featuring one of the first...
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In the final installment of their origin story, your wingmen, CDR Drew and Dr. Paul, discuss particular elements of their lives. The pair examine their station in life today. Throughout, they both reflect on the past to give a broader view of their approach to life based on the support and encouragement they received from their most trusted advisors.
Both wingmen have spent some time ar...
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Returning from his latest adventure on the high seas, CDR Drew details the high points of his travels. The immortal phrase that begins with the words, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, would never been famous if not for the world-wide attention given to the competitiveness between combatants Muhammad Ali and his one time nemesis Joe Frazier. Those words coined by Drew “Bundini...
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A view of the expanse of a great ocean projects an image of peace. One should strive to be at peace and in harmony with one’s self image. True relaxation occurs when you can be yourself without fear of judgement.
When the wingmen went out on the high seas they found themselves in a foreign environment that literally became their home, away from home. The living situation alone while ope...
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The Wingmen are a duo that constitute a team. Through our work and life experiences your two “favorite wingmen”, have been members of other teams whose mission required full participation and cooperation from all members to achieve a goal.
Although years apart, we both had the distinct honor of being selected to attend Navy Basic Jet training in remote parts of the United States that w...
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The phrase, “float like a butterfly….sting like a bee”, is touted as the second most recognized saying in the modern world, courtesy of Drew Bundini Brown and espoused publicly by his protégé, Muhammad Ali.
Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida was touted as the Cradle of Naval Aviation to legions of Navy pilots for almost seventy years. This indoctrination into ...
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Perhaps the author Hailey Edwards put it best,
“I do believe that sometimes—whether it's fate or accidental – we cross paths with someone who shatters us on a fundamental level and remakes us into a better version of ourselves.”
To commemorate our two hundredth podcast your wingmen decided to give some background about who they are and how they came to be what they are today. The v...
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It’s never too late to get started doing something you love. The woman known to the world as Grandma Moses became a famous American artist after having taken up painting at the age of 79.
Credit cards are good tools when used correctly. But there is little guidance given on the hidden traps of dependence and adjustable interest charges that can create an inescapable debt.
Among the list ...
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Josephine Baker, born in the state of Missouri, lived most of her life in France in order to enjoy a sense of liberty and freedom as a human being and performer that was denied to her in the USA. During the early part of the twentieth century. This multi-talented woman is considered one of France’s greatest people because of her work with the French Resistance during World War II.
There ...
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Everyone needs money but wealth also exists in things that have no price tags, such as your health and relationships with friends and family.
The world has lost one its great champions, both in and out of the ring. Commander Drew grew up with one of the champions and became friends with the other. The passing of the great boxer George Foreman has reverberated throughout the world of spor...
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Learn as much as you can, while you can. The mind is truly a terrible thing to waste.
If you want to avoid long lines at airports in the United States consider enrolling in the TSA Pre-Check/Global Entry program. Both programs will drastically reduce waiting times before and after a flight. TSA Pre-Check expedites processing through security for your departure, while the Global Entry dr...
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When you make the decision to be an optimist you will find it easier to filter out negative behavior and attitudes from others as well as yourself. Don’t take all of your problems so seriously. If your biggest dilemma is picking the best furniture for your yacht, you’re probably doing just fine.
While it has become common to denounce the existence of extremely wealthy people, there are b...
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Everything starts with a good education and continues from there. To be successful in the future one should commit to becoming a life-long learner.
Commander Drew went on a wild adventure before he was able to take a vacation. Listen to his whole story; we won’t spoil it for you here as it’s quite revealing. There are several lessons to learn from his experience. But one point that stick...
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