The Mustang Suite is done!

[Jay Honeck]

***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"

[Jim Weir]

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

[Tom Sixkiller]

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"
>
>

[Dudley Henriques]

"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

[Marc Lattoni]

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"
>
>

[Jay Honeck]

> 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"

[Rosspilot]

>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

[Bartscher]

>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

[Dudley Henriques]

"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

[Jay Honeck]

> 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"

[G.R. Patterson III]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> > 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...

There's a mailorder outfit called "sovietski" that sells them, plus a lot of
Russian pilot gear. They also have a table made from half a DC-9 horizontal stab.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

[Jay Honeck]

> There's a mailorder outfit called "sovietski" that sells them, plus a lot
of
> Russian pilot gear. They also have a table made from half a DC-9
horizontal stab.

http://secure.sovietski.com/cgi-bin/sovietski.storefront

Cool store, although I couldn't find anything like a DC-9 table...

:-(
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[G.R. Patterson III]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> Cool store, although I couldn't find anything like a DC-9 table...

Item number 150950 - "DC-9 'T' tail wing, reborn as an executive desk or table".
The catalog says they only have one left. The key code for the catalog is
SFKS1199Z, and the phone number is 800 442-0002.

Only $5,995.00 (and that's "20% off"). Plus shipping.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

[Jay Honeck]

> Only $5,995.00 (and that's "20% off"). Plus shipping.

Hmmm. Well, let's see. I can either do the entire "Blackbird Suite," or I
can buy a really cool table...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Big John]

Jim

Are you talking about the Mustang Ranch? I thought they, we are here
to help you group, closed them down?

I've got an "All Night Chit' (my wife gave me <G>) from the "Chicken
Ranch" near Austin that Marvin Zindler (Channel 2 TV) closed down
15-20 years ago <G>

You've probably seen the movie (parody) that Bert Reynolds and Dolly
Parton stared in (The Greatest Little Whorehouse in Texas)?

Big John
Pilot ROCAF

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:53:16 -0800, Jim Weir > wrote:

>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

[Jack Allison]

Looks cool Jay! Just may have plan a stop in Iowa City on our way to Osh
'04. I know, book early... :-)

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Corky Scott]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 02:38:04 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
> wrote:

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! :-)

I've eaten there, when I was a kid, had a big family dinner there.
Probably was my father's idea, him being the ex Navy pilot. It had a
HUGE plate glass window overlooking the runway. While we were eating,
a staggerwing beech took off and rattled the entire room as it roared
by. Seemed like the restaurant was right close to the runway.

I also remember seeing the airplane shaped pool.

Corky Scott

[Jim Weir]

Yes, the Mustang Ranch is the reference. The little brass tags with the
appropriate girls' numbers on them (or reproductions) are for sale in a lot of
the Reno shops.

As I recall, the IRS boys shut the place down. Wasn't that part of the Conforte
empire?

By the way, care to guess the name of the VOR serving the Reno area?

Jim



Big John >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->Jim
->
->Are you talking about the Mustang Ranch? I thought they, we are here
->to help you group, closed them down?



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[Mike Adams]

Jim Weir > wrote:

> By the way, care to guess the name of the VOR serving the Reno area?

You know, since making a trip up there last summer, I've been wondering
about that. I guess you've confirmed my suspicions.

Mike