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 great educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt saw the magic unleashed when one learns to read. The institution she founded, Bethune-Cookman University stands as a testament to her commitment to exposing young people to the joys of reading and learning.
Dr. Paul’s toenails have been under serious reconstruction for quite a while. Despite being c...
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One of the strange things about taking a vacation is that when it’s all over it feels good to be back home.
Most people in life will never get thumped while flying an airplane, if it ever happens it will be a memorable experience that will give you a story to tell even decades later.
As people age it’s normal to become nostalgic for the old days, when you were younger. For New York Cit...
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Don’t be afraid to grow up. The longer you wait, the more time you waste. Get started on your life’s journey by having the courage to step out into the world, even if that means being uncomfortable for a while.
Commander Drew insists there are only two kinds of pilots:
#1 - Those that can fly on & off aircraft carriers
#2 - Those who wish they could
Sadly, soon there may only be one....
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Try to do something each day that brings a little bit of happiness; you’ll feel better.
Commander Drew and his wife had a whirlwind trip for the ages that featured visits to parts of Greece and Turkey that are off the beaten path for the average tourist. His favorite cruise line, Virgin Voyages was the host of this journey in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. If you are going t...
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You probably have talents you have not explored yet. Take the time to try something new, something that you really desired, but never got around to ever starting.
Virgin Voyages is providing Commander Drew and his lovely wife another great adventure in the Mediterranean Sea. He is such a regular on the Virgin line that he knows the layout of all of their big ships. He is having such a go...
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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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