Caney Paxton wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the "Opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice.
Then one blustery December day, a thirtyish Crow woman blows in with a three-legged dog in her arms an.
Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is dead and the sign is as worn as Caney, who hasn\'t ventured outside the diner since it opened.
But a fateful misunderstanding gave Vietnam vet Caney the flashiest joke in the entire state.
Caney Paxton wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the "Opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice