I remember this old movie from 1984 called Buckaroo Banzai. It was a terrible movie, probably because I couldn't believe that the lead character could be so awesome.
The wikipedia article describes Buckaroo as:
"A renaissance man, the character is a top neurosurgeon, particle physicist, race car driver, rock star and comic book hero, and probably the last hope of the human race."
Well, Forrest Bird is pretty cool. He's not a neurosurgeon, but he did invent the respirator. He's piloted just about every kind of plane that you can imagine. The guy is about as close as you'll find to a real life Buckaroo Banzai.
He has a huge collection of cars and planes, and shares his collection with his own museum, open to the public called the "Bird Aviation Museum." If you're ever in Sandpoint, Idaho, you should check it out.
And his wife is pretty talented too.
http://www.inventone.com/founder.asp
"Dr. Pamela Bird is a licensed building contractor in both commercial and residential construction. She is also a licensed pilot with interests in aviation, horseback riding, snow skiing, gardening and boating."
I guess I should make that plural: Real Life Buckaroo Banzais.
http://www.birdaviationmuseum.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/forrest-bird-the-birdman-of-idaho/
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