A Milestone: 600

Of all the people that attended Wings games in the '80s, how many are still interested in the Wings? How many are readers? How many have the disposable income to buy a big fat book? How many will hear about its publication? All these questions were unknowable a couple years ago. Needless to say, I am pleasantly surprised to have just sold our 600th copy of Make This Town Big: The Story of Roy Turner and the Wichita Wings.

It makes me wonder how many people will see our film upon completion. A lot more people watch movies than read books, so the film is bound to be more popular. We do not yet know how the film will be distributed (hey, ESPN's 30 for 30...how YOU doin'?) Regardless of where it ends up, it's reasonable to assume more people will watch the documentary film than read the book. Since we are evangelists for the Wings, our utmost desire is to spread the indoor soccer gospel far and wide. All I know is that as the producer of the film, I have seen most of the footage we have shot so far. Let me tell you folks, you will not be disappointed in the final product. I promise you that it will do justice to the memory of the Wings and what they meant to Wichita. It will show the rich history of the team, but it's not just a history. It will make you laugh (in a good way!) and it might even make you cry. Am I overselling it? I hope not!