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The Right Stuff

A great American, Chuck Yaeger, has passed. He was, "the most righteous of all those with the right stuff," said Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards. 

Great time to watch a great movie again, in his honor. RIP.
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Yeah but pretty enough to be played by Sam Shepard in the movie. Plus he still has that fighter pilot gleam in his eye even at 89!  

Not sure how much dramatic license Tom Wolfe took, he is known for his incredible research but still has to make a story so who knows, but its hard to tell if it was Yeager the system took a pass on - or the other way around. In any case I think its pretty clear where Tom Wolfe comes down on that one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqPkIgBqMCY

Damn, that is one fine movie.
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In his book The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe writes about the impact Chuck Yeager had. His accent, style and speech patterns, the whole thing about staying cool as a cucumber under pressure, the way all pilots talk today, Wolfe goes into incredible detail but basically, that all came from Chuck Yeager.
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Even at 89 he was impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS9aQLQDSmU

Is that a man?
Yeah, you’re damn right it is!
https://youtu.be/LQt579381OI?t=307
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