Bruce Jenner In 1981

Above, Bruce Jenner (background) being interviewed. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

With Bruce Jenner in the news lately over his impending sex change operation plans and, this past weekend, his automobile accident in Malibu that left one person dead and several injured, it reminded me that I took a photo of him at the 1981 Point Mugu Airshow (above).

He was being interviewed by a reporter for a KNBC-TV magazine show along with Larry Wilcox of CHiPs. I believe the show was called Everyday.

Goodyear Blimp "Columbia" At Point Mugu

Back in the 1960s, Goodyear operated two blimps, the Mayflower (based on the east coast) and Columbia (N2A) (based in the Los Angeles area).

In late 1967, we went to the annual Point Mugu Airshow at the navy base near Oxnard, California.  The Goodyear blimp Columbia was there and I took these photos of it with my Kodak Instamatic 104 camera.

Above, the Goodyear blimp "Columbia" rising up over the Point Mugu runway.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, a few seconds after the first photo, the blimp flies further down the runway.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, "Columbia" flies over the Point Mugu Airshow crowd.  Unfortunately, the photo is damaged.
Photo by Armand Vaquer.

My grandmother always wanted to take a ride on the blimp (you can never get her in an airplane, though), but she never did.