Tall Tales with Taco Bell
Episodes
6 episodes
Flying the speed of sound Mach 1.3 in an F-4 Phantom
The answer is always no unless you ask. Years ago, I asked if I could get in the backseat of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet with a guy who turned out to be a secret military astronaut named Col Richard "Dick" Lawyer. He was part of the MOL program ...
S5E180 “War Junkie” Kirk Spradley
A good friend Dom recommended this book to me and told me it is a must read. I bought a copy off Amazon and no kidding; this is a page turner! Kirk has had a Hollywood movie type life in and out of the Military as a Recon Marine and as a Privat...
S6E204 Larry Wilcox, from the Marines to Hollywood
For those Gen Xer’s who remember the TV show CHiPs on Sat nights, it was the buddy cop motorcycle duo and one of my favorite shows in the late 70’s. In honor of the Marine Corps 250th anniversary I am sitting down with Larry Wilcox who played O...
S4E141 CJ “Heater” Heatley Part 1 F-14's to MiGs
If you do not know CJ or “Heater” as we call him, please join us to tonight as we talk about Top Gun and the how it all started with him back in the day. We will hit on his time as an instructor, the Movie in 1986 and perhaps…UFOs at Area 51 wh...
Tim “Sluggo” Bleidistel “What the hell am I doing in the war, I don’t have to be here”
As Marine Corps reservists, we are sort of free agents sometimes when it comes to filling holes on the active-duty forces side over in the war. Hundreds of thousands over the years have volunteered for numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanist...