A legend passed away. A man’s man. When he wasn’t flyin’ he was hunting’ or fishin’. He had the right stuff all right.
Worthy Buzzed Boomers know at least a little bit about Chuck Yeager. Most notably, he was the first to fly faster than the speed of sound. To learn more, read or watch The Right Stuff. Or read his autobiography. He was one of our heroes growing up and one of those who didn’t disappoint as the years went by.
To raise a toast, there’s a Jagermeister and pineapple drink called a Chuck Yeager. Get it? Pronounced the same. But I think when Chuck was winding down at the Happy Bottom Riding Club he was drinking whiskey. Whisky from his home state of West Virginia if he could get it. But any whiskey if he couldn’t. Probably not true but that’s what I’ll be tossing back in his memory. That’s what test pilots in that era did when the sun went down. Tossed a few back. Fly high, Chuck.
– Jet Cannon