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1981
Nov. 11 — WSVN Channel 7 (NBC), Miami, news story
1985
April 11 — WTVJ Channel 4 (CBS), Miami, news story
Oct. 7 — WTTV Channel 13 (CBS), Tampa, news story
Oct. 15 — WCIX Channel 6 (CBS), Miami, news story
1996
May — Banana Wind CD by Jimmy Buffett, “Desdemona’s Building A Rocketship”
Aug. 9 — WPLG Channel 10 (ABC), Miami, news story
Nov. 30 — Deco Drive feature story, WSVN Channel 7 (FOX), Miami
1997
Jan. 14 — CNN Headline News feature story
Jan. 21 — Strange Universe (syndicated TV) feature story
Feb. 16, 1997 — Real TV (syndicated) feature story
May 9 — Occurrio Asi (Telemundo Spanish TV) feature story
1998
May 24 — Extreme Homes (Home & Garden TV) feature story
Nov. 13 — The Oprah Winfrey Show feature story
1999
Jan. 29 — reaired on Oprah
February — Over The Edge TV (syndicated TV) feature story
2000
May — Boat World (syndicated TV) feature story
May 4 — Air & Sea Show Pilots Party feature story, WTVJ Channel 6 (NBC), Miami
2001
Sept. 19 — The Ananada Lewis Show (syndicated TV) feature story
2003
March 1–2 — Livin' Large (syndicated TV) feature story
April 3 — World’s Best: Top Ten Outrageous Homes (Travel Channel) feature story
May 31 — Control feature story, Univision (Spanish TV Network)
June 24 — Ver para Creer feature story, Univision (Spanish TV Network)
July 9 — South Florida Today feature story , WXEL Channel 42 (PBS), West Palm Beach
Sept. 18 — New Florida feature story, WPBT Channel 2 (PBS), MIami
Oct. 31 — John Walsh Show (syndicated TV) feature story
2004
Sept. 13 — Amazing Vacation Homes, Travel Channel
Nov. 1 — Monster Nation, Discovery Channel
2009
July 27 — Only in America “Water,” BBC
2012
Feb. 17 — Extreme Houseboats, Travel Channel
On the Internet
Years these sites went online. The links were verified May 1, 2013.
Report other sites featuring the “Cosmic Muffin.”
2003
- Crazed Fan Boy,“The Continuing Saga of Desdemona’s ‘Cosmic Muffin’” — http://www.crazedfanboy.com/npcr/laflapcr178.html
2004
- Design on Demand, “Plane Boat Images” — http://www.starkweatherdesign.com/plane%20boat.html
2005
- Geeks on Tour, “The Cosmic Muffin” — http://geeksontour.blogspot.com/2005/07/cosmic-muffin.html
2006
- Dezdmona’s Rocketship — http://dezdmonasrocketship.blogspot.com/2006/12/cosmic-muffin.html
- Jet Careers — “The Cosmic Muffin” —
http://forums.jetcareers.com/threads/the-cosmic-muffin.28749
2007
- Born Rich, “Rare Boeing 307 Stratoliner Transformed Into A Boat” — http://www.bornrich.com/entry/rare-boeing-307-stratoliner-transformed-into-a-boat
- Core77, “Plane-turned-boat called Cosmic Muffin” — http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/plane-turned-boat_called_cosmic_muffin_7026.asp
- Trend Hunter, “Cosmic Muffin” —
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmic-muffin-aircraft-become-water-craft]
2008
- Flight Global, “The Cosmic Muffin” —
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2008/09/the-cosmic-muffin.html - Information2Share —
http://information2share.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/airplane-house-boat-conversions
2009
- Amusing Planet, “Cosmic Muffin, a boat that was once an airplane” — http://www.amusingplanet.com/2009/04/cosmic-muffin-boat-that-was-once.html
- Apartment Therapy, “Cosmic Muffin: A Plane That’s Now a Boat“ — http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/cosmic-muffin-a-plane-thats-no-101506
- Ecofriend, “Eco Tech: Howard Hughes' Boeing B-307 transformed into an exotic houseboat” —
http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-tech-howard-hughes-boeing-b-307-transformed-into-an-exotic-houseboat.html - Green Muze, “Recycled Plane-Boat” —
http://www.greenmuze.com/climate/travel/1491-recycled-plane-boat.html - Inhabitat, “The Cosmic Muffin: A Boat Recycled From Howard Hughes' Plane” — http://inhabitat.com/the-cosmic-muffin-a-boat-recycled-from-howard-hughes-plane
- JoWii's World, “The Cosmic Muffin: A boat recycled from a plane” — http://jowiisworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/cosmic-muffin-boat-recycled-from-plane.html
- Oddity Central, “Plane-Boats: The Cosmic Muffin” — http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/plane-boats-the-cosmic-muffin.html
- Unusual Life. “Desdemona's Rocket Ship / The Cosmic Muffin” — http://unusuallife.com/2007/03/18/desdemonas-rocket-ship-the-cosmic-muffin
- You Go Do, “Plane Boat Tours on the Cosmic Muffin in Ft. Lauderdale, FL” — http://www.yougodo.com/en/Plane-Boat-Tours-on-the-Cosmic-Muffin-in-Fort-Lauderdale-Florida/activity/abafe26e-5277-4cf6-90d8-d48f8976319d.aspx
2010
- A Simple Life Afloat, “Cosmic Muffin Plane-Boat” — http://asimplelifeafloat.blogspot.com/2010/07/cosmic-muffin-plane-boat.html
- Greenopolis, “It’s a Boat! It’s a Plane! No, it’s a Cosmic Muffin” [greenopolis.com website no longer maintained]
http://greenopolis.com/goblog/litegreen/it-s-boat-it-s-plane-no-it-s-cosmic-muffin - Wall Street Journal, “The World's Largest Yachts” — http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510004575186312885614620.html?KEYWORDS=largest+yachts#slide/9
2011
- AOL Travel, “Airplanes Find Second Careers as Homes, Hotels” —
http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/06/29/airplanes-find-second-careers-as-homes-hotels-photos/#4249532 - The Daily Green, “7 Cool Green Homes That Float” —
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/community-news/floating-green-houses-460809?click=main_sr#slide-7 - Flight Global, “Howard Hughes Boeing 307, that became a Boat!” — http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/flyvertosset/howard-hughes-boeing-307-that-became-a-boat-83628.aspx
- Populary Car, “Plane Boat: The Cosmic Muffin” —http://popularycar.blogspot.com/2011/01/plane-boat-cosmic-muffin.html
2012
- Aviation Insurors, “The Cosmic Muffin: A Boat Recycled From Howard Hughes’ Plane” —
http://www.aviationinsurors.com/cosmic.html - CNN Travel, “How dead airplanes get a second life” —
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/play/gallery-how-dead-airplanes-get-second-life-570782 - The Digital Aviator, “The Cosmic Muffin – again!” — http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1818
- Houseboat Rentals, “Five of the Coolest Houseboats on the Planet” —
http://www.houseboatrentals.com/houseboat-news/display.cfm?ID=2466 - Jordan Yachts, “MY Cosmic Muffin — Fort Lauderdale Plane Boat” — http://www.jordanyachts.com/archives/5707
- The Throttle, “The Cosmic Muffin” — http://thethrottle.thechive.com/2012/02/22/the-cosmic-muffin-20-photos
2013
- Shanty Boat Living, “Cosmic Muffin” — http://shantyboatliving.com/2013/cosmic-muffin