agcatman
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Well I operate off good old CGI on occasion. Got a good friend and customer who grows rice in East Cape. Now if'n you lived there I KNOW you spent some of your hard-earned dough in the Purple Crackle eh?
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Yep, spent alittle time at the Purple Crackle and had completely forgotten about the place until you just brought it up...small world. Can't believe it's still there. I was at SEMO from 80'-83' and went to Cape Central high school prior to that.
I started my aviation career at good ole' Cape Central Airways there at CGI. Spent a lot of time west of 3 mile hill doing stalls/steep turns and dutchman LOM doing ILS's to rwy 10. I did several x-countries down to Sikeston, Mo. to eat at Lambert's Cafe and getting dinner rolls thrown at us. Got hired by Air Illinois (Twotter f/o)for a short time prior to them going Chap 7.
Do the names..Frank Shelton (aircraft sales), David Little(DPE) or Jeff Henshaw ring a bell with you? Dave did most of my rating checkrides and Frank helped me build time by letting me ferry airplanes around for him.
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Ah, the Purple Crackle. When you absolutely, positively, undoubtably must drink til 5AM.
You probably remember the Hush Puppy too.
And Lambert's. What a place. It's unbelievable the number of people that line up to eat chicken-fried steak and white beans. Every time I eat there I make myself sick I eat so much. If you leave that place and you're still hungry it's your own darn fault.
It's pretty funny, they have signs on the Interstate advertising that "Norm's cooking up rolls just for you!". What the billboards DON'T say is that Norm (Norm Lambert, the founder) put a bullet in his brain about six or seven years ago and has been six feet under ever since. So if Norm's cooking, I ain't eating.
But they do have great home cooking.
Hmm, nope, can't say as I've heard of any of the people you named. But I do all the crop dusting in that area so I know exactly where you're writing about.
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Well I operate off good old CGI on occasion. Got a good friend and customer who grows rice in East Cape. Now if'n you lived there I KNOW you spent some of your hard-earned dough in the Purple Crackle eh?
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Yep, spent alittle time at the Purple Crackle and had completely forgotten about the place until you just brought it up...small world. Can't believe it's still there. I was at SEMO from 80'-83' and went to Cape Central high school prior to that.
I started my aviation career at good ole' Cape Central Airways there at CGI. Spent a lot of time west of 3 mile hill doing stalls/steep turns and dutchman LOM doing ILS's to rwy 10. I did several x-countries down to Sikeston, Mo. to eat at Lambert's Cafe and getting dinner rolls thrown at us. Got hired by Air Illinois (Twotter f/o)for a short time prior to them going Chap 7.
Do the names..Frank Shelton (aircraft sales), David Little(DPE) or Jeff Henshaw ring a bell with you? Dave did most of my rating checkrides and Frank helped me build time by letting me ferry airplanes around for him.
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Ah, the Purple Crackle. When you absolutely, positively, undoubtably must drink til 5AM.
And Lambert's. What a place. It's unbelievable the number of people that line up to eat chicken-fried steak and white beans. Every time I eat there I make myself sick I eat so much. If you leave that place and you're still hungry it's your own darn fault.
Hmm, nope, can't say as I've heard of any of the people you named. But I do all the crop dusting in that area so I know exactly where you're writing about.
