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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 16, 1978

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 his tunes popular in Canada go Butcher gets a big slice of the pop action by climb Swift stuff writer England ass Tel the american air base Here sports a Butcher Bent on carving out a place in show Busi Hes Al and you can find his pop on third two thirds pain to jukeboxes it the snack bar or across the the 28yearold singers second record ing Rose o the top 130 on the British charts last Tail and sold copies in Australia and in that Good for an unknown the few York City native it got me a lot a air Sharp wrote the music and lyrics with British producer Peter and the re cording was put out by one of Brit tins top Rock he also wrote the lip Philly which in Italy was yol out As the favorite or a on third love fell victim to bad Sharp released last 1 stalled in november As unknown artists began to be pushed off the air in favor of die Oid Christmas any other air Lime went to established artists he Sharp spent eight years in the air Lour As a Jet Mechanic and four As a meat after stepping out of uniform nine months he Kepi his Job at the commas wry to be sure he could keep a roof Over the Heads of his greatest fans his Ion and two Sharp taught himself to play piano by copying records at the uck and recreation he never studied music formally and cant write it he tapes his songs at the and the record company transcribes re cording often Means a two hour night train trip into London to the studio after work at the 1 started writing music because i s thought at the time my voice want Strong f enough to be a he Sharp auditioned for the air Force band find made it As a piano just about the time he received his air Force Vel Al now a Lak Bealh air base  the skill that has Given him a thriving music Artoe you have to know the whats out on the what Sharp then you add a dash of yourself to make it if its people go away humming it the first its that fast they re thais but there also think ground for artists such As Jesse its a Way to make yourself Sharp when an artist picks you for Lui Algrim inn fair Ivet Vrtis a 1 a it the personnel office notified him he had been assigned to England As a meat alter arriving Sharp worked two years with David son of English Hes you re the Best recording Star Frantze to gel in Shelley and Sharp will bring Sharps own publishing company off the out baby in a tune with More through Sharp met pro Sou than on third Ducer now in waiting for that one particular record that happens for me to become Lully he Hes worked on television with Twiggy and the written songs for Lulu and Sung or played Back songs Are the stuff of everyday Sharp something you saw on something somebody what makes a hit a Catchy Melody that not too words that go the Way people with a message anyone from age 4 to 60 can Sharp says his deep voice about he Doest like compari but Hes been likened to Barry Whin or Dennis Edwards of the if they compare me to known at least i1 m known he admitted symbols Are a source of Pride to the Squadron 9 dyed Reavis staff writer the Netherlands Stosl the Sand tac fighter so at Camp new Amsterdam is and rightfully of its insignia and unit both Are strongly influenced by the units history on dutch soil and Are symbols of lie Strong ties Between the and the the Eye catching insignia of the 32nd began As a bared Fang wolfhounds head on a Light Blue disc with a Light yellow Orange edged in according to the units the insignia was designed by the Walt Disney Studl us in California and was approved for use by the army air Force com manding general on the obvious symbolism of the insignia is that of a pugnacious fighter set Hadron hungry far the dutch Crown and Wreath device was integrated with the unit insignia to show squadrons participation with the Royal Netherlands air Force sons Lerberg fighter the Crown symbolizes while the Wreath and 12 oranges represent an Orange tree a traditional Symbol of the dutch Royal House of according to a Saleswoman in the cloth ing because of its the in Signia is a great trading item among people who collect such the Fanion is a Small Flag used by sol Diers to Mark the origin of the Fanion As a word is French and goes Back to the Fanion of the 32nd has the distinction of having been Han Dorried to the unit by crime be hard of the Netherlands in the 20th anniversary of the units existence in the it was presented to the 32nd for its role in the defense of the the Fanion itself is a Green representing the Green Fields of the with a while Cross from Corner to Comer representing crossed runways with the sea of the Royal Netherlands air Force in the White and Blue the colors of the and the Are draped from the the 32nd tac fighter Sis insignia was designed by the Disney its Fanion wan presented by Bero Hanl of Fitta  
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