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The Mustang Suite is done!
***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING ***
I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! We took our most popular suite (it's popular because it's our smallest, cheapest Jacuzzi suite) and loaded it up with new wall paper border, carpeting, window treatments, bedding, furniture, and -- of course -- a bunch of P-51 Mustang artwork! Got some really nice Stan Stokes stuff in this one... Didn't raise the price, neither... See it at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_mustang_suite.htm Best of all -- this group's very own Vlado Lenoch has donated a bunch of P-51 Mustang parts to us, for inclusion in the suite! We have designed a shadow box to display these priceless artifacts (One unusual device: Vlado gave us something called a "Circuit Destroyer" -- an explosive device that would destroy the Mustang's electrical system if its pilot thought his plane was in danger of being captured!), and will have it wall-mounted by the end of next week -- making this our coolest suite yet. Thanks, Vlado! Next up: The awesome Blackbird Suite -- which will be chock-full of stuff donated to us by Bill Fox, project coordinator at the Lockheed Skunkworks for over 30 years. Wait'll you see THAT one! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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What you need now is to put the key on a genuine "call tag" from the ORIGINAL
Mustang "suites" over by Reno...I'll see if I can bag one for you next time I go over. Jim "Jay Honeck" shared these priceless pearls of wisdom: - -I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished -the Mustang Suite! Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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WOW!!
That's the room I want when I come there!! "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:NvZLb.16787$8H.43546@attbi_s03... ***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING *** I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! We took our most popular suite (it's popular because it's our smallest, cheapest Jacuzzi suite) and loaded it up with new wall paper border, carpeting, window treatments, bedding, furniture, and -- of course -- a bunch of P-51 Mustang artwork! Got some really nice Stan Stokes stuff in this one... Didn't raise the price, neither... See it at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_mustang_suite.htm Best of all -- this group's very own Vlado Lenoch has donated a bunch of P-51 Mustang parts to us, for inclusion in the suite! We have designed a shadow box to display these priceless artifacts (One unusual device: Vlado gave us something called a "Circuit Destroyer" -- an explosive device that would destroy the Mustang's electrical system if its pilot thought his plane was in danger of being captured!), and will have it wall-mounted by the end of next week -- making this our coolest suite yet. Thanks, Vlado! Next up: The awesome Blackbird Suite -- which will be chock-full of stuff donated to us by Bill Fox, project coordinator at the Lockheed Skunkworks for over 30 years. Wait'll you see THAT one! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:NvZLb.16787$8H.43546@attbi_s03... ***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING *** I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! I'm still trying to figure out how you and Vlado got that Jacuzzi into the Mustang....and where the hell you put it!!! :-)))) How are you doing with your life's dream out there Jay? I hope everything's going well with you and yours and that the venture is taking off for you. (no pun intended :-) All the best to you for the coming year. Dudley |
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Looks like a wonderful suite.
Some day I'll find a reason to visit the Alexis Park Inn. Marc "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:NvZLb.16787$8H.43546@attbi_s03... ***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING *** I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! We took our most popular suite (it's popular because it's our smallest, cheapest Jacuzzi suite) and loaded it up with new wall paper border, carpeting, window treatments, bedding, furniture, and -- of course -- a bunch of P-51 Mustang artwork! Got some really nice Stan Stokes stuff in this one... Didn't raise the price, neither... See it at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_mustang_suite.htm Best of all -- this group's very own Vlado Lenoch has donated a bunch of P-51 Mustang parts to us, for inclusion in the suite! We have designed a shadow box to display these priceless artifacts (One unusual device: Vlado gave us something called a "Circuit Destroyer" -- an explosive device that would destroy the Mustang's electrical system if its pilot thought his plane was in danger of being captured!), and will have it wall-mounted by the end of next week -- making this our coolest suite yet. Thanks, Vlado! Next up: The awesome Blackbird Suite -- which will be chock-full of stuff donated to us by Bill Fox, project coordinator at the Lockheed Skunkworks for over 30 years. Wait'll you see THAT one! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I'm still trying to figure out how you and Vlado got that Jacuzzi into the
Mustang....and where the hell you put it!!! :-)))) Vlado told us that when you remove the armor and weaponry from a Mustang, the C.G. would be "off". So, we put the Jacuzzi in where the machine guns used to be! :-) How are you doing with your life's dream out there Jay? I hope everything's going well with you and yours and that the venture is taking off for you. We had a fabulous first year -- we didn't go broke! (As anyone who has ever started a business knows, that's pretty unusual...) In fact, we were so danged busy that we fell WAY behind in our remodeling schedule. We had hoped to have 10 - 12 theme suites done by now -- instead we've just opened out eighth... We DID add a new meeting room that we hadn't planned on, however, so I guess you could call that our "ninth" room. (It's decorated with cool vintage United Airlines ads from the 30s and 40s, by the way, in commemoration of United's key role in the development of Iowa City's airport. It's amazing what you can find on Ebay!) 'Tis now the "off-season," however, so we've got plenty of time to work on the suites, without too many of those pesky guests around to get in our way! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Some day I'll find a reason to visit the Alexis Park Inn.
It's definitely on my list, too . . . I want to make a NY-San Francisco flight so bad. Just need to be able to block off the time, and it's almost impossible. I just can't be away too long . . . painted myself into a corner with this business of mine. Vacation? What's that? www.Rosspilot.com |
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I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished
the Mustang Suite! Jay, It looks great. I'm waiting on the Blackbird suite, we were in Dayton at the Air Force museum looking at the pitot tube on their SR-71 and it looks like the one you have in the lobby is in identical shape to the one on their plane! Now if you could just get the ejection seat and turn it into a recliner for the room... Eric Bartsch |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:YO1Mb.18495$na.16379@attbi_s04... I'm still trying to figure out how you and Vlado got that Jacuzzi into the Mustang....and where the hell you put it!!! :-)))) Vlado told us that when you remove the armor and weaponry from a Mustang, the C.G. would be "off". So, we put the Jacuzzi in where the machine guns used to be! :-) He was right about the cg. The civilian 51's have a different cg than the military versions and have to be handled carefully on landing because of it. Putting a "cuzzi" in a 51 might not be a bad idea at that. I know Clay Lacy used to fly around with a huge stuffed Snoopy dog in the back of his purple "Omni" sponsered Mustang. The girls LOVED it!!! You know, I think your idea, and what you have done with it is just great. My wife and I talked for many years about doing something similar but we just never did it. I knew a guy once who did what you have done. His name was Bill Whitsell, and the place he put together was Flying W Ranch in New Jersey. It's still there, although not nearly what it used to be. It had everything! Airplane shaped pool; horseback riding; a beautiful strip; a great full service restraunt; and a hotel upstairs. I was instructing there for a while for him. Bill was a retired Eastern Airlines pilot. I remember Bob Cummings, the movie actor flew in one day in a D18 Beech and Bill got him involved in the place in about five minutes. We took the Beech in trade on an Aztec, and Cummings liked the place so much we thought he's never leave! :-) How are you doing with your life's dream out there Jay? I hope everything's going well with you and yours and that the venture is taking off for you. We had a fabulous first year -- we didn't go broke! (As anyone who has ever started a business knows, that's pretty unusual...) In fact, we were so danged busy that we fell WAY behind in our remodeling schedule. We had hoped to have 10 - 12 theme suites done by now -- instead we've just opened out eighth... We DID add a new meeting room that we hadn't planned on, however, so I guess you could call that our "ninth" room. (It's decorated with cool vintage United Airlines ads from the 30s and 40s, by the way, in commemoration of United's key role in the development of Iowa City's airport. It's amazing what you can find on Ebay!) 'Tis now the "off-season," however, so we've got plenty of time to work on the suites, without too many of those pesky guests around to get in our way! :-) Sounds wonderful! Best of luck with it. Dudley |
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Now if you could just get the ejection seat and turn it into a recliner
for the room... Every now and then one of those suckers appears on Ebay... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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