Celeb Sitings at FBO's

(Robert M. Gary) wrote in message om...
"Ben Smith" wrote in message ...
How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your
FBO?

I don't go to my FBO much (KPIL, Port Isabel, Texas) but when I was
there, I saw Ron Howard one day and then Bon Jovi the next. Anyone
been to KPIL? Great old WWII hangar in the middle of a wildlife
refuge.

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(Robert M. Gary) wrote in message
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"Ben Smith" wrote in message
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How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your
FBO?

I don't go to my FBO much (KPIL, Port Isabel, Texas) but when I was
there, I saw Ron Howard one day and then Bon Jovi the next. Anyone
been to KPIL? Great old WWII hangar in the middle of a wildlife
refuge.

About 20 years ago, when I was sbased at Palo Alto, a Twin Beech (Model
18 for the younger set) landed as I was in the runup area. It was Merv
Griffen.

Guess what? Mr. Rudi Gulliani has possibly done more to rid the United
States and especially NY of Italian-oriented organized crime than
anybody in history. As state attorney general he led a crusade against
the mob that successfully convicted several bosses (I believe he
prosecuted the heads of all five families), and would probably have
convicted Paul Castellano as well (don of the Gambino family) had not
John Gotti murdered him first. That's pretty much how Gulliani made his
name in NY.

So, if you ever meet him, don't tell him he looks like a mobster- he'll
probably have your legs broken. ;-)

Roger Halstead wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:14:33 GMT, Christine Powers
wrote:


I saw Rudi Gulliani at ISP one day. Showed up in a G with a entourage
that included a bunch of guys that looked like mafia hit-men.


With a last name like that, they probaly were.:-))

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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About 20 years ago, when I was sbased at Palo Alto, a Twin Beech (Model
18 for the younger set) landed as I was in the runup area. It was Merv
Griffen.

At A&P school we had a Beech 18. Supposedly it belonged to Merv Griffin.
Probably the same plane...


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"Ben Smith" wrote in message ...
How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your
FBO?


1. In 1999 when I landed at a flyin at West Yellowstone (WYS),
Harrison Ford landed his plane for fuel. In the airport lobby a
little boy yelled out "Look, it's Indiana Jones!" (True story)

2. Here at BIL, Frank Borman used to hanger his plane(s) next to me.
He still might be there. I've moved. Newps, is he still there?

smackey wrote:



1. In 1999 when I landed at a flyin at West Yellowstone (WYS),
Harrison Ford landed his plane for fuel. In the airport lobby a
little boy yelled out "Look, it's Indiana Jones!" (True story)

2. Here at BIL, Frank Borman used to hanger his plane(s) next to me.
He still might be there. I've moved. Newps, is he still there?

Yep, he's still here. He has a huge spread down on the Bighorn river
about 50 miles from here. He will keep his P51, his Citation, his MU2
or his twin Cessna here at various times.
Where did you move to?

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smackey wrote:



1. In 1999 when I landed at a flyin at West Yellowstone (WYS),
Harrison Ford landed his plane for fuel. In the airport lobby a
little boy yelled out "Look, it's Indiana Jones!" (True story)

2. Here at BIL, Frank Borman used to hanger his plane(s) next to me.
He still might be there. I've moved. Newps, is he still there?

Yep, he's still here. He has a huge spread down on the Bighorn river
about 50 miles from here. He will keep his P51, his Citation, his MU2
or his twin Cessna here at various times.
Where did you move to?

I'm down in the old Corp Air hanger with the arched roof and the big
prop in front on the pole, just east of the tower. I wish it were
heated, but the other one wasn't either, and it's nice to be able to
call Edwards and have them pull my plane out and put it back for me.

As for Frank, I saw those planes; he seemed to have a different one
each week. He was always very friendly, and actually was the first to
initiate contact with this former neighbor.

smackey
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