The Captain’s PA’s got my attention. You judge the maturity, professionalism, and quality of the crew based on these snippets of speech and his announcement was a looooong John Wayne western cowboy whiskey drawl. “Hope your enjoyin’ the fast ride to Raleigh” Is he sober? Remember Foster Brooks? I looked up from my Smithsonian Magazine to the Flight Attendant for assurance expecting to see a sneer on her face. (the FA, if having flown with such a character for any length, has heard such jokes and schtick so many time that you can read the pain in their expression) But they were serving without so much as a grimace. “The seat belt sign is off now… but keep your belt fastened — just in case — anyway –.” I realized that this was his actual style and not an impersonation. I returned to my reading amused and feeling safe(r).