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	Penn Special Collections-Keffer-Willig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Willig was born in Germany in 1764.
		Willig's son, George Jr., was also active in the business, operating the Baltimore branch of the company from 1829 until his death in 1879.
		Willig was the first of the American music publishers to issue a catalogue of his publications.
	www.library.upenn.edu /collections/rbm/keffer/willig.html (177 words)

	George Willig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Willig (aka "the human fly" or "the spiderman") was a mountain-climber from Queens, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower (Tower 2; 2 WTC) of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977.
		In the 1990s, Willig was living in the San Fernando Valley of California, and worked as a remodeler of commercial buildings.
		Willig publicly said he regretted climbing the towers, as his actions may have brought them to the attention of terrorists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Willig (255 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI Adventure - Inside Out - Tuesday October 09, 2001 12:13 PM
		George Willig's May 26, 1977, ascent of the south tower of the World Trade Center has been the great achievement of his life, so his reaction to the tower's crumbling, which he watched on television while vacationing in China, comes as some surprise.
		Willig, who lives in Los Angeles, says that by the time he got home, eight days after the attack, he had regained his fond memory of the ascent and come to terms with the fact that his feat certainly did humanize the Twin Towers.
		Willig plotted his stunt for more than a year, constructing a set of steel clamps, a special harness and other equipment that at 6:30 on what would be a historic spring morning he wedged into scaffolding tracks on the northeast corner of the building.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/siadventure/8/inside_out (746 words)

	Encyclopedia: George Willig
		There's the story of George Willig, a Brooklyn man who scaled one of the towers using homemade climbing gear and was subsequently arrested upon his rooftop arrival.
		Coincidentally, Willig's mother was working in the Empire State Building in 1945 when a small plane lost in the fog crashed into her office, killing 13 people.
		Willig published music of all kinds: waltzes, classical, minstrel, folk songs, country dance music, piano solos, etc. He was the publisher of Steven Foster's first song, Open My Lattice, Love, in 1842.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-Willig (831 words)

	New York Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Willig was a man on a mission.
		Willig was an experienced free climber, one of those daring souls who pit themselves against walls of rock at places like Yosemite and the Grand Tetons, armed with little more than rope, clamps and ice-cold blood.
		Willig’s proprietary feelings about the Twin Towers had never waned over the years, and watching CNN in his hotel in Xian, his first, emotional response to what he saw was a guilty sense that his escapade might have somehow helped turn the towers into a target.
	www.nypress.com /print.cfm?content_id=5283 (1043 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Petit's legendary tightrope walk between the still-unfinished towers on Aug. 7, 1974 and Willig's bizarre climb up the side of 2 World Trade Center three years later made the buildings a living part of New York and defined a spirit of a city that even in its darkest moments can never be destroyed.
		Willig promised to climb the rebuilt buildings, while Petit, who remains an "artist in residence" at St. John the Divine, promised, "I will dance across and people will look up at the sky and they will believe again that mountains can move," he said.
		It's still impossible not to be inspired by Petit and Willig did, but in the day's since the attack, when I close my eyes to relive their antics, I only see them falling.
	gershkuntzman.homestead.com /files/petit-willig_text.txt (644 words)

	Penn Special Collections-Keffer-George E. Blake
		George E. Blake was born in England in 1775.
		George E. Blake stopped publishing music in the 1850s although he maintained his store and continued to sell earlier publications.
		Willig's death he was the only music publisher in the country that he kn ew of.
	www.library.upenn.edu /collections/rbm/keffer/blake.html (793 words)

	New York's World Trade Center: Tall Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When George Willig, a toy maker from Brooklyn, used homemade climbing equipment to scale the World Trade Center on a windy May day in 1977, he expected to be arrested when he reached the top, and he was.
		Willig had conquered the summit of a billion dollar, ten million square foot office complex built and run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PA), a bi-state planning agency charged with protecting public funds from diversion into speculative ventures.
		But while Willig's stunt brought him instant popular acclaim, the Authority's higher-ups were not amused by the idea any sufficiently venturesome soul could turn the jewel in their real estate crown into an impromptu adventure park.
	ericdarton.net /html/tallstories.html (4477 words)

	Company News On Call
		George Willig's Astounding Climb of New York's World Trade Tower Recounted in Special Episode to Premiere March 15 on The New TNN PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- George Willig climbed his way to the top of the world when he scaled the 110-story World Trade Towers in New York on May 26, 1977.
		Dramatic news footage of Willig's ascent a quarter of a mile into the sky is combined with interviews with family members and childhood friends to reconstruct how and why he climbed the tower.
		Although he was not comfortable with his folk hero status, Willig moved to Hollywood, wrote a book, filmed several rockclimbing specials for ABC's "Wide World of Sports" and starred in TV advertisements.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2002/0001647482 (447 words)

	World Trade Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		French high wire artist Philippe Petit walked between the towers on a tightrope in 1974, and Brooklyn toymaker George Willig scaled the south tower in 1977.
		On November 22, 2004, New York Republican Governor George Pataki named the living former presidents as honorary members of the board rebuilding the World Trade Center.
		On May 18, 2005 Donald Trump, long-time opponent of the Freedom Tower design, held a press conference where he endorsed the alternative "Twin Towers II" proposal for rebuilding the Twin Towers with a design closely resembling the originals, but with various safety, structural, and technological improvements, and one story taller.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Trade_Center (3025 words)

	Which George Bush?
		He received that appointment and was later made Inspector of Survey for the ports of Wilmington, New Castle and Port Penn. Perhaps it was the new workload that ended his collecting of song lyrics, dances, and tunes for his fiddle in the notebook he had begun ten years earlier.
		Bush's song began "Saw You my hero," and depicted Martha Washington searching the battlefield for her "hero, George." It was based on a "favourite Scotch Song" which began "Saw you my father" that appeared in the late 1760s in British publications.
		George Bush died without living issue in 1797, thus no direct line can be traced from him to present day Bush families.
	www.colonialmusic.org /Resource/GeoBush.htm (1892 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		GEORGE WILLIG, CLIMBED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS IN 1977: Well, I guess maybe in some ways similar to Phillipe Petit, I was inspired by the buildings.
		WILLIG: I designed special clamping devices that fit into a steel track that go up the building, and they were engineered to hold about 2,000 pounds so they could adequately hold my weight.
		WILLIG: I was sued by the city of New York for $250,000, I was served with four charges -- reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and unauthorized climbing of a building.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0110/27/lklw.00.html (6757 words)

	Company News On Call
		George Willig climbed his way to the top of the world when he scaled the 110-story World Trade Towers in New York on May 26, 1977.
		TNN'S FAME FOR 15 brought Willig to New York, for the first time since the tragedy, for a solemn pilgrimage to the ruins of the World Trade Towers.
		In an exclusive Ground Zero interview, Willig discusses his "intimate relationship" with the towers and why it was important for him to return.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/02-14-2002/0001669436 (1135 words)

	Downtown climber dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Willig was a New York toy designer and amateur mountaineer.
		Willig built his own clamping devices that fitted into the steel tracks that ran up and down the building.
		Although Willig was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and other violations once he reached the top, a $250,000 lawsuit brought by the city against him was later reduced to a penny per floor, or $1.10.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/971610/posts (2717 words)

	willigfa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The total number of Willig in the world shouldn't be too far from 5.000.
		In german Willig means to be easy to get a yes rather than no. They are easy to ask for help.
		I heard about a George Willig who climbed the 27.05.1977 up the World Trade Towers (according to Bill Willig).
	www.robin.no /~michael/www/willigfaq_e.html (449 words)

	The Independent: Arts & Entertainment: Features: Photographic Memories
		In 1977, George Willig, an inventor for a toy company and an experienced rock climber, used metal hand- and foot-holds that he designed specially to fit in the tracks of the window- washing scaffolds on the side of one of the towers, and climbed all the way to the top.
		Petit and Willig were both arrested, but the sentences reflected most people's view of the seriousness of the crimes.
		(Willig was also fined $1.10, a penny a floor.) Most New Yorkers figured they'd made creative use of an otherwise rather dull, too-big public edifice.
	indyweek.com /durham/2001-09-26/ae.html (1163 words)

	The Books Crew
		George Slack, was born in England, on May 15, 1924.
		I can tell you that God was with with me every second of that hell in the air, and I can assure you that every man in that ship was fighting to the last split second, fighting to the end." July 29, 1945...
		George Willig, three brothers Sgt. Leroy Willig of Fairbanks Alaska, Capt. Lester Willig of Ft. Eustis, Va. and Phillip Willig.
	www.b24.net /books/crew.htm (1658 words)

	University of the Arts Music Library Reading Room Notes No. 3 (2000-01)
		George Whitfield, noted traveling preacher, gives several public sermons in the city, resulting in the cessation of public music-making; Alexander Hamilton notes in his diaries that the effects of those sermons were still felt in 1744.
		George Washington attends concert organized by Reinagle at City Tavern; he will later engage Reinagle as music teacher for his granddaughter.
		George Gillingham, English violinist, performs with Carr and Taylor at the Chestnut Street Theatre.
	www.uarts.edu /stuserv/libraries/resources/subjectguides/MusicLibrary/mlrrn3.2.html (1995 words)

	ABC Sports - Wide World of Sports
		Thinking the crowd was booing her, Hamill broke into tears, but she regained her composure and skated one of the most inspired performances of her career to win the silver medal.
		The ascent of mountain climber George Willig to the top of Eldorado Canyon in Eldorado Springs, Colo. marks the first time live coverage of a climb was presented on American television.
		George Willig's climb of Angel's Landing in Zion National Park almost ends a bit early when he falls on the way up, but he was able to complete the climb.
	espn.go.com /abcsports/wwos/milestones/1970s.html (3236 words)

	South Of Heaven: September 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Herbert Walker and Prescott Bush made their fortunes from hiding Nazi money before, during and after World War II, using their network of Wall Street friends and Nazi industrialists.
		The Nation followed with a story tracking down the other George Bush who was a clerk in the Langley, Virginia headquarters and clearly was not the CIA agent George Bush referenced in the document.
		His son, George Herbert Walker Bush, would move to Midland TX and use all those networks, lubricated with Texas crude, to further the family interests.
	southofheaven.typepad.com /south_of_heaven/2004/09 (8886 words)

	Perfessor Bill Edwards - Patriotic Pieces and Americana
		George M. Cohan revived the popularity of the tune once again in his stage musical Little Johnny Jones in 1904, which again prompted the James Cagney biopic of Cohan in 1942 titled Yankee Doodle Dandy.
		George Frederick Root - 1862: This famed anthem of the Union for the Civil War is heard often in the underscore of Ken Burn's series on that conflict, and still stirs emotions on both sides.
		George M. Cohan - 1917: In the opening scene of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1944), George M. Cohan (actor James Cagney) arrives at the White House to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his contributions to America's war effort during World War I, and specifically for his inspiring call to arms, Over There.
	www.perfessorbill.com /pbmidi19.shtml (8003 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was George "The Human Fly" Willig, a young mountain-climber from Queens.
		Willig was slapped with a $250,000 lawsuit for his climb.
		After working for several years as a stuntman on such TV shows as "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "Hollywood Beat," Willig turned to working in TV as a segment producer.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1999/06/10/f-p19s2.shtml (388 words)

	Reason magazine
		Owen J. Quinn parachuted from one of the towers in 1976.
		George "The Human Fly" Willig scaled the building in 1977.
		In every case, the Port Authority, which was receiving tons of free publicity, had the wisdom not to vigorously prosecute the perpetrators but instead give them a minimal slap on the wrists.
	www.reason.com /hod/ml091301b.html (1198 words)

	VBT200 - The First RCA SelectaVision VHS Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
		The reason the conference was held in the World Trade Center became apparent when George Willig appeared on the podium with Jack Sauter and "Today Show" host Tom Brokaw.
		Also called "The Human Fly," Willig had recently scaled the sheer face of the South Tower using an invention that took advantage of the grooves used for window washing equipment.
		But he became an instant folk hero, and in a public relations move, the fine was lowered to $1.10, a penny for each floor of the building.
	www.cedmagic.com /history/vbt200.html (412 words)

	World Trade Center Facts
		In 1975 a jobless construction worker parachuted from the South Tower to publicize the plight of the unemployed.
		The most famous man to climb the building was George Willig - who was arrested at the top.
		Willig was fined one penny for each of the 110 floors he scaled.
	www.theharrowgroup.com /articles/20020401/WTC_facts.htm (1301 words)

	Untitled Document
		Willig, 27, a professional toymaker and amateur mountain climber, began his ascent just after sunrise in a harness with ropes strung through metal grips sized to fit the channels used for window-washing scaffolds.
		He was well on his way up a sheer 1,350-foot face of the south tower by the time two cops pulled longside in a motorized scaffold.
		Willig satisfied them of his safety and his sanity, chatting amiably, snacking on cinnamon bread and honey and passing the policemen autographed notes proffering "best wishes to my co-ascenders." At the summit, Willig was rudely arrested and slapped with a $250,000 lawsuit by the city.
	www.eserver.org /home/mruben/WTCreadings/Newsweek_1977_2.html (161 words)

	Willig's Compleat Tutor for the Fife.
		His most popular was Willig's Compleat Tutor for the Fife, which became available in 1805.
		I personally know a few people who used this tutor in learning to play the fife during the latter half of the 20th century, although my recommendation for a learning tool is my Tutorial on the Fife.
		Not only is Willig a tutor but also a wonderful source of tunes from the American Revolutionary period or shortly thereafter.
	www.beafifer.com /Willig.htm (286 words)

	Wednesday, May 26 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Charlize Theron, Jake Gyllenhaal and George Clooney were some of the glittering stars.
		The aircraft was hijacked en route from Durban to Johannesburg and Salisbury (Harare) on May 24.
		1977 - George H. Willig scales the outside of the South Tower of New York's World Trade Centre; he is arrested at the top of the 110-story building.
	www.news24.com /News24/On_this_day/On_this_day/0,,2-1602-1492_1529102,00.html (865 words)

	Music of Washington's Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To understand the music of George Washington's time, it is necessary to know musical conditions in America from the days of the first settlers to the end of the eighteenth century.
		Hopkinson, a friend of George Washington, is credited with being the first American composer, and we shall hear later of his songs, which were charming and reflective of the musical style and taste of the period, even though they may have lacked individuality.
		One of the earliest American references to the waltz was the publication of a Dance for Waltzing, issued by George Willig of Philadelphia, somewhere between 1795 and 1797.
	www.englishcountrydancing.org /washingtonsmusic.html (13822 words)

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