How Legends Are Made: Stan Rogers, “The Flowers of Bermuda,” and Air Canada Flight 797 by Stephen Winick.
I am a lifelong fan of Stan Rogers. I grew up going to a fantastic weekend folk festival in Glen Echo, MD every year the first weekend of June. Five concurrent stages, with all the fabulous international folk performers available in the Washington DC area (and the roar of airplane traffic overhead from National airport). I remember the air vibrating with shock one year as the news got out about Stan Rogers' death trying to rescue people from a plane crash.
Interestingly, the article says the "trying to rescue" part didn't happen, but it was how the story was told from the very beginning, early June 1983. First I've heard that it went differently. I bet Stan Rogers was helping people as the disaster unfolded, even if he didn't physically return to a burning plane.
( Two music videos for The Flowers of Bermuda )
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I am a lifelong fan of Stan Rogers. I grew up going to a fantastic weekend folk festival in Glen Echo, MD every year the first weekend of June. Five concurrent stages, with all the fabulous international folk performers available in the Washington DC area (and the roar of airplane traffic overhead from National airport). I remember the air vibrating with shock one year as the news got out about Stan Rogers' death trying to rescue people from a plane crash.
Interestingly, the article says the "trying to rescue" part didn't happen, but it was how the story was told from the very beginning, early June 1983. First I've heard that it went differently. I bet Stan Rogers was helping people as the disaster unfolded, even if he didn't physically return to a burning plane.
( Two music videos for The Flowers of Bermuda )
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