SORTIE REPORT · IBWT-SR-1995 · CY1995 // PROPOSED
1995
The Boneyard. Southwest Circuit. Three pilots.
- SHOWS LOGGED
- 31
- RECORD DELIVERED
- The Boneyard
- INCIDENT REPORTS FILED
- 1
- PERSONNEL ON STRENGTH
- 7
By Day
0700–1630 local · Duty assignments
Marcus Webb “BRRRRRRT”
BAND · Lead Vocals
Production scheduler, the machine shop. Promoted to scheduling lead in May.
Dennis Kowalski “Cost-Plus”
BAND · Lead Guitar
Test engineer, the second contractor. Took annual leave for the Southwest Circuit in one block. Approved.
Dave Pruitt “Warthog”
BAND · Bass
Shuttle bus driver, Davis-Monthan AFB, civilian contract. First year. Same route, every weekday.
Elaine Kowalczyk “Seven Barrels”
BAND · Drums
Teaching studio. Staff sergeant, Arizona Army National Guard. Annual training in June; the circuit was built around it.
Tony Reyes “Wrench”
SUPPORT · Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
Promoted to shop foreman, the transmission shop. Drove the van for the full circuit.
Linda Vasquez
SUPPORT · Venue Owner (The Runway Bar, Tucson)
Owner, The Runway Bar. Kept the home-station dates open while the band was on the road.
Brian Holt “Captain Holt”
SUPPORT · A-10 Pilot / Fan (Davis-Monthan AFB)
Captain, A-10 pilot, Davis-Monthan AFB. Attended his first show in September. Sat at the back, on the right, near the wall.
By Night
2000–0100 local · Operations
In 1995 the band released The Boneyard. The album is named for the aircraft storage area at Davis-Monthan, where retired airframes are parked in rows in the desert. The A-10 section runs twenty-two minutes. Marcus said it was the correct length.
The band then went on the road. The Southwest Circuit had ten stops. It began in Tucson and ended in Tucson. It included two parking lots, one stop outside the boneyard fence, and a date adjacent to Fort Bliss. It also included Phoenix, Albuquerque, San Antonio, Yuma and the parking lot at Nellis. Tony drove every mile. The van required no unscheduled maintenance. Tony said this was not luck.
The circuit was planned around four employers and one National Guard training calendar. Elaine's annual training was in June. The circuit began after it. Dennis took his leave in one block. Marcus submitted his request ninety days in advance. Dave had been driving the base shuttle since January. He was granted unpaid leave. He said the route would be there when he returned. It was.
In September the band played a bar two miles from the flight line. Three active-duty A-10 pilots were in the audience. Dave identified them about six minutes into the set by the way they stood at the bar. He informed Marcus between songs by pointing with his chin. Marcus nodded once. The band played the rest of the set with what Elaine has described as additional weight.
After the show one of the pilots told Marcus the name of the band was correct. Marcus said he knew. The pilot bought a cassette. The receipt is attached to the mission log for that night.
The pilot was Captain Brian Holt. He attended the next show, and the one after that. He sat at the back, on the right, near the wall. He has explained that the position offers the best acoustic assessment of the room. He kept that position through 2003.
By day, Marcus was promoted to scheduling lead. Tony was promoted to shop foreman. Dave drove the same route on base each weekday. He did not discuss the aircraft with passengers. He listened.
The band played thirty-one shows in 1995, the most of any year. Linda Vasquez held the home-station dates open while the band was away. She did not book anyone else on those nights. She said the bar could take a quiet week. The register for those weeks is on file. It was a quiet week.
Operations logged
- APR 22The Runway Bar, TucsonThe Boneyard release show.
- —Southwest CircuitTen stops, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada. Listed below in full.
- SEP 23A bar two miles from the flight line, TucsonThree A-10 pilots present. One cassette sold. Receipt attached.
Selected entries. 31 shows logged in CY1995. The remainder are in the binder.
Southwest Circuit
- SORTIE 01Tucson, AZ
- SORTIE 02The Boneyard (Outside the Fence)
- SORTIE 03Davis-Monthan AFB (Parking Lot, Off-Base)
- SORTIE 04Phoenix, AZ
- SORTIE 05Albuquerque, NM
- SORTIE 06Fort Bliss, TX (Adjacent)
- SORTIE 07San Antonio, TX
- SORTIE 08Nellis AFB, NV (Parking Lot)
- SORTIE 09Yuma, AZ
- SORTIE 10Tucson, AZ (Return)
Record delivered
LINE ITEM 0003 · FY1995The BoneyardNamed after the Davis-Monthan aircraft boneyard. The A-10 section runs twenty-two minutes.4 tracks · Open the record →Incident reports
1995The Davis-Monthan ShowA bar near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson
Three A-10 pilots were in the audience. Dave identified them by how they stand at a bar. The band played the rest of the set with additional weight. One pilot said the band name was correct.
In 1995, In BRRRRRRT We Trust played a show at a bar approximately two miles from the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Three active-duty A-10 pilots were in the audience. Dave Pruitt identified them approximately six minutes into the set by their specific way of standing at a bar and immediately informed Marcus between songs by pointing with his chin, which is the band's established non-verbal communication protocol for audience intelligence. Marcus acknowledged with a single nod. The band played the remainder of the set with what Elaine has described as additional weight. After the show one of the pilots approached Marcus and said the name of the band was correct. Marcus said he knew. The pilot bought a cassette. Marcus has the cassette receipt in the mission log for that show.