Rob Vincent (OLD ACCOUNT)Aug 8, 2023

1) Quick hang with Chesh at the HOPE conference in 2000, roughly half my life ago.

2) Sitting on the judges' panel as Chesh sings us an actual song at HOPE's very first "Hackers Got Talent" in 2016.

#CheshireCatalyst #OzzieOsband #321Liftoff

(mild EC)

Off the Hook (old account)Aug 7, 2023

We are devastated by yet another piece of sad news.

https://talkoftitusville.com/2023/08/06/ozzie-osband-originator-of-3-2-1-telephone-area-code-and-rocket-hobo-passes-away-at-72/

Ozzie Osband, a.k.a. the Cheshire Catalyst, was a treasured friend of this program, the HOPE conference, and @2600 since the very start of each. We will miss him terribly.

#CheshireCatalyst #OzzieOsband #321Liftoff

Ozzie Osband, Originator of "3-2-1" Telephone Area Code and "Rocket Hobo," Passes Away at 72

Ozzie Osband, fondly remembered as the "Rocket Hobo," was a prominent figure at Space View Park rocket launches for over four decades.