Thanks, Gingerbread

[elvisjock]

Ginger posted this beauty on Facebook today.

[VEGAS74]

Great pic!

[jessewade]

kansas city en route to omaha ?

[drjohncarpenter]

Ginger posted this beauty on Facebook today.

Not quite sure why this shot is a "beauty."

Did Milo High take the photo?

[javierTCB]

New for my eyes.
Thanks elvisjock

[elvisjock]

Ginger was wearing a leather jacket when they boarded in Kansas City.

Perhaps they are on the way from Lincoln to Rapid City. Isn't this the outfit she wore that night,at the concert?

[drjohncarpenter]

Ginger was wearing a leather jacket when they boarded in Kansas City.

Perhaps they are on the way from Lincoln to Rapid City. Isn't this the outfit she wore that night,at the concert?

Is this what makes it a "beauty"?

[mike edwards66]

Did Milo High take the photo?

That was a funny one.

[drjohncarpenter]

Did Milo High take the photo?

That was a funny one.

May he R.I.P.

High was pilot's pilot for 64 years
Flew for Elvis, FedEx, Uncle Sam, Bob Hope
Mary Powers, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Memphis pilot Milo High.JPG

As a Mississippi farm boy, Milo B. High looked up and discovered a passion for flight that defined his life, sending him both to war and to work flying entertainers like Elvis and elected officials across the nation and the world.

Mr. High of Bartlett died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. He was 80.

"Flying was his passion. It was part of his DNA," said Paola High, his wife of 27 years. "When he was around an airplane he was in total control. The plane became part of him."

He was born in Pontotoc, Miss., the son of a farmer and one of seven children.

He was 16 years old when he made his first solo flight from an airfield near West Memphis.

His final flight was in August when he took off from Charles Baker Airport in Millington. He was piloting the 1942 Stearman trainer aircraft he restored.

In between, he logged more than 28,078 hours in the air. That means he spent more than three years of his life airborne. He flew for 10 different companies, piloting at least 74 different types of planes, from a crop duster to a DC4 to a Lear jet.

In World War II, he was a trainer for the U.S. Navy. During the Korean War, he was in the Air Force Reserves.

As a civilian, his passengers included Elvis Presley, President Gerald Ford, entertainers Bob Hope and John Denver, plus numerous U.S. senators. "When he flew Bob Hope, he (Hope) knelt in the cockpit door and told jokes from the time they took off to the time they landed," Paola High said. Hope later gave him a set of golf clubs.

Mr. High was also quick with quips and one-liners. "He made flying fun," she said.

He spent two years as Elvis' pilot, flying the Jet Star nicknamed Hound Dog. "Milo had nothing but high regard for Elvis. He was very protective of him," she added.

In a 2004 Commercial Appeal interview, Mr. High said: "Everybody recognizes me as a very smooth pilot." A good pilot, he explained, was one who flies so smoothly that when a passenger gets up and walks down the cabin aisle he won't get thrown against the wall or bumped around.

He retired in 1993 after more than 14 years as a corporate pilot for FedEx.

In 2004, Mr. High received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration. The honor recognized him for more than 50 years of service and safe flying.

Along with his wife, Mr. High leaves two sons, Gregory Milo High of Mountain Home, Ark., and Milo B. High Jr. of Nashville; two daughters, Linda High Horner of Cordova and Gina V. High of Bartlett; a brother, Randolph High of Millington; a sister, Keller Hatley of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., a granddaughter and a great-grandson.

Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bartlett United Methodist Church, with burial at Memphis Memorial Gardens.


http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/high-was-pilots-pilot-for-64-years

[mike edwards66]

Did Milo High take the photo?

That was a funny one.

May he R.I.P.

High was pilot's pilot for 64 years
Flew for Elvis, FedEx, Uncle Sam, Bob Hope
Mary Powers, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Memphis pilot Milo High.JPG

As a Mississippi farm boy, Milo B. High looked up and discovered a passion for flight that defined his life, sending him both to war and to work flying entertainers like Elvis and elected officials across the nation and the world.

Mr. High of Bartlett died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. He was 80.

"Flying was his passion. It was part of his DNA," said Paola High, his wife of 27 years. "When he was around an airplane he was in total control. The plane became part of him."

He was born in Pontotoc, Miss., the son of a farmer and one of seven children.

He was 16 years old when he made his first solo flight from an airfield near West Memphis.

His final flight was in August when he took off from Charles Baker Airport in Millington. He was piloting the 1942 Stearman trainer aircraft he restored.

In between, he logged more than 28,078 hours in the air. That means he spent more than three years of his life airborne. He flew for 10 different companies, piloting at least 74 different types of planes, from a crop duster to a DC4 to a Lear jet.

In World War II, he was a trainer for the U.S. Navy. During the Korean War, he was in the Air Force Reserves.

As a civilian, his passengers included Elvis Presley, President Gerald Ford, entertainers Bob Hope and John Denver, plus numerous U.S. senators. "When he flew Bob Hope, he (Hope) knelt in the cockpit door and told jokes from the time they took off to the time they landed," Paola High said. Hope later gave him a set of golf clubs.

Mr. High was also quick with quips and one-liners. "He made flying fun," she said.

He spent two years as Elvis' pilot, flying the Jet Star nicknamed Hound Dog. "Milo had nothing but high regard for Elvis. He was very protective of him," she added.

In a 2004 Commercial Appeal interview, Mr. High said: "Everybody recognizes me as a very smooth pilot." A good pilot, he explained, was one who flies so smoothly that when a passenger gets up and walks down the cabin aisle he won't get thrown against the wall or bumped around.

He retired in 1993 after more than 14 years as a corporate pilot for FedEx.

In 2004, Mr. High received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration. The honor recognized him for more than 50 years of service and safe flying.

Along with his wife, Mr. High leaves two sons, Gregory Milo High of Mountain Home, Ark., and Milo B. High Jr. of Nashville; two daughters, Linda High Horner of Cordova and Gina V. High of Bartlett; a brother, Randolph High of Millington; a sister, Keller Hatley of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., a granddaughter and a great-grandson.

Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bartlett United Methodist Church, with burial at Memphis Memorial Gardens.


http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/high-was-pilots-pilot-for-64-years

WOW, the stuff you got! That was great, thanks.

[AlohaEagle]

Personally I think it's a great candid, I like the angle from where it was taken. Thanks for posting elvisjock and I would agree with you, leaving Lincoln NE for Rapid City.

[MaryAnn]

Personally I think it's a great candid, I like the angle from where it was taken. Thanks for posting elvisjock and I would agree with you, leaving Lincoln NE for Rapid City.

But this isn't the same pic elvisjock posted. Or am I mistaken?

[Jim Dandy]

Can anyone confirm the belt he's got on?

[promiseland]

Ginger posted this beauty on Facebook today.

Not quite sure why this shot is a "beauty."

Did Milo High take the photo?

I'm still trying to figure out the "Gingerbread" ?

[paulsweeney]

Leaving Lincoln, NE enroute to Rapid City, SD on June 21, 1977

Thanks to Ginger Alden, ElvisJock and AlohaEagle for the photos

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/candid-central/62177gep.html

[elvisjock]

Ginger posted this beauty on Facebook today.

Not quite sure why this shot is a "beauty."

Did Milo High take the photo?

I'm still trying to figure out the "Gingerbread" ?

"Gingerbread" was Elvis' nickname for her, and the inspiration for the moniker "Poundcake," bestowed upon Rosemary Alden by Billy Smith.

I've always assumed he was weaing the Sundial belt under the jacket. Doesn't quite look like that belt in these photos. Either way, it was a major fashion faux pas.

[AlohaEagle]

Leaving Lincoln, NE enroute to Rapid City, SD on June 21, 1977

Thanks to Ginger Alden, ElvisJock and AlohaEagle for the photos

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/candid-central/62177gep.html

You're very welcome Paul

[drjohncarpenter]

Personally I think it's a great candid, I like the angle from where it was taken.

The definition of "great" on this forum appears to be extremely fluid.

[AlohaEagle]

C'mon Doc, you know a great candid when you see it....don't make me put my hand on my hip

[VEGAS74]

C'mon Doc, you know a great candid when you see it....don't make me put my hand on my hip

not only is it "great"...its "EPIC"

[paulsweeney]

Personally I think it's a great candid, I like the angle from where it was taken.

The definition of "great" on this forum appears to be extremely fluid.

It's a new, previously unseen photo that some people like...no harm, no foul.

[drjohncarpenter]

C'mon Doc, you know a great candid when you see it....don't make me put my hand on my hip

Yes, I do. For example, this is a great candid:





1174 Hillcrest, Los Angeles - Monday, November 11, 1968


But, as I said, the definition here is a bit ... fluid. And that's a fact.

[AlohaEagle]

Shame your version is cropped.....but I agree to a certain degree, yes Elvis looked better in '68 and I think that is your point, but IMO there's no taking away the fact that we should still appreciate a good new candid (even if it is '77) when we see it......who's with me?

[AlohaEagle]

Just out of curiosity....Which do you think is a nicer candid between yours and mine from the 11th November '68?

[drjohncarpenter]

Just out of curiosity....Which do you think is a nicer candid between yours and mine from the 11th November '68?

It's a tie. Although Sandi is cuter.