Phil Phillips:  

Life First of all.... LIFE HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THE PAST 57 years! So here's my dissertation. After graduation from R. E. Lee HS in '64, I attended to University of Tennessee for 2 years. Then into the US Army. Did the OCS thing and got married. Then flight training at Ft. Stewart and Ft. Rucker. Then off to "you know where" flying O-1 Bird Dogs for a tour, and then Otters for another tour. Basically an Army bush pilot. DEROS to Ft. Polk in 1971. Our beautiful daughter, Jennifer, was born at Ft. Polk. Out of the military in '74 and back to UT to major in real estate. Got divorced in Knoxville and headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico where the sun shines 350 days per year. Snow skiing can be good here.. Back into the real estate biz, met a very special lady, got married again, and have been in ABQ ever since. I still love flying. I own and fly an O-1 Bird Dog restored to my Vietnam unit colors and configuration. My wife, Ardie, owns and flys a classic Cessna 182. ABQ is a bit isolated, and mobility is a plus. Ardie is now fully retired and resides full time in our comfy home in downtown Salida, CO, (population 5500). I still commute back and forth to ABQ. Got the car bug in high school. Have gone through many cool toys, and currently own and love my 2005 Porsche Boxster-S, a 2002 Victory 92 CI motorcycle, a great old '79 Yamaha XT 500 enduro, a cool old '83 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler, my dad's '84 Toyota mini- truck, and a 2017 Expedition to haul our travel trailer and the band equipment, . I'm still searching for a '54 Merc ragtop. I need a house with more garage space! I still love music. Yes, the PARIAHS still exist as a "partial" band. We reunion every few ye...Expand for more