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Old 19th Nov 2002, 23:15
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"Bunny" Gunson

Not a "rumour" but a "Fact"
Bunny will be appearing at
"The Atlantic Suite" T2 Manchester Airport
1930 Thursday, 12th Dec 2002
Tickets £21

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The Aviation Society at The Tour Centre
Manchester Airport
M901QX

we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy
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erm who the hell is Bunny ???

Easter is in April !!!
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"David" Bunny Gunson is a man with an excellent line in after dinner speeches.

Get hold of a copy on CD or "cassette" - available from all good pilot shops.

Or, fork out £21 and go and see the man live.
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"What Goes Up Might Come Down" ... absolute classic! Anyone know whether or not this is just a one off or will he be doing other venues as my roster clashes with this date?

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He's an Air Traffic Controller and the tape is so close to the truth you wouldn't believe it!!
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Of course, Heathrow Director has probably never had the privelege of working Bunny as a pilot as I have, but if his landline exchanges were anything like my R.T. exchanges then he will have many amusing tales to tell - as have I.

Regrettably, Bunny (his actual name to those who don't know him is David) retired early on medical grounds a few years ago and as a result of loosing his nice NATS controller's salary his income dropped by only a few percent as a result of his increased after dinner speaking activities!

I heartily recommend anybody who doesn't know him to go and hear his "act." He is undoubtedly aviation's finest (clean) stand up comedian/after dinner speaker. One reason that he is not by now a household name is that he was rightly distracted by his nice large NATS salary, pension and security.

What goes up must come down .... except aviation fuel!
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We booked him for my company's 10th Anniversary dinner Thursday July 4th this year - on the previous Monday the B757/TU154 midair over Switzerland occurred. We dithered over cancelling him - who'd want to hear jokes about ATC that week? In the end we stuck with it and he was brilliant - he handled the midair with great tact and sympathy and then went on with his incredibly funny flying/ATC reminiscenses - made the evening. I recommend that if you get the opportunity - go and see him.
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Is he coming to the East Midlands in the near future?

Possibly the Assembly Rooms in Derby would be a suitable venue.

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These 'good pilot shops' that stock his tape, anyone know where any are on-line, or of any in the Southampton region. Used to have his tape but the wonders of Ford radio technology managed to see it wasn't played again
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5milesbaby,

Try this link:

Transair

then:

http://www.transair.co.uk/pages/books/whatgoes.htm

Regards,

GF
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Fantastic CD/ Tape. I have converted it to CD - most enjoyable
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Anyone know how to contact him for an after dinner speech and how much he costs?
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Talking Bunny Gunson

Not sure how to contact Bunny but try an engine search of agents and booking agencies. As an alternative try www.maydaymike.co.uk ... just a little bit blue but very, very funny. Cost us £800 plus exs but worth every penny! bm
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The man's a legend! Funny as fck!

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