Hopes, dreams, and possibilities

When Mike Romalis and I wrote Make This Town Big: The Story of Roy Turner and the Wichita Wings we knew there would be constraints on what former Wings we could interview in person. Though many figures from the Wings' past could be found locally, others were far away. Luckily, since we were writing a book, we could interview people like Terry Nicholl or Chico Borja over the phone and simply record the conversation for later use. Thanks to email, we were even able to reach across the Atlantic and interview the great Wings keeper Mike Dowler.

But now we are making a movie. The visual format obviously demands in-person interviews. That means that many of our most important subjects (Andy Chapman, Terry Nicholl, Mike Dowler, Dale Ervine, the Rasmussens, Jorgen Kristensen, etc.) are more difficult to interview. Lucky for us, we were able to interview Norman Piper while he was visiting Wichita. But we have come to grips with the reality that we will need to travel to interview these important figures.

The filmmakers have decided that many of these figures MUST be a part of this movie. That will mean travel to places like Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. It will stretch our resources thin, but what sort of Wings documentary would it be without Andy Chapman or Terry Nicholl? Our new motto is "Go big or go home." We're going big.

Sometimes our dreams expand even further: flying to Europe to interview men like Mike Dowler, Mickey Thomas, Frank Rasmussen, and Jorgen Kristensen. Heck, if we can scrape up enough money, maybe even a journey to Africa to find the elusive Erik Rasmussen! I don't know if we'll be able to make all these dreams a reality, but we sure are going to try our best.

If you'd like to help us travel to interview these Wings greats, click below to contribute:
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