Writer Steve Burtt shares love of the South and Krystal

From one Krystal Lover to another, we here at Krystalist thought we’d share an article written by another Krystal Lover, Mississippi Press writer and loving father, Steve Burtt. As he states about his daughter, Mississippi native and Krystal fan, Tiffany – “You can take the girl out of Mississippi, but there’s no way to take the Mississippi out of the girl.” To understand exactly what he means about staying true to your Southern roots (and Krystal love), check out the full article below courtesy of The Mississippi Press…

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We always say that nothing can stand in the way of a Krystal Lover’s craving for those hot-off-the-grill, little, square burgers. Granted, we’re partial, but the newly titled Miss Tennessee agrees. Raised and crowned in the founding state of Krystal, or as we like to call it “the heart of Krystal country,” Stefanie Wittler is a Krystal Lover through and through.

Of course, we’ve known for a couple years now that Wittler is a diehard Krystal fan from the Krystal story she submitted back in 2007, which landed her a starring role in her very own Krystal commercial. Now as the new Miss Tennessee, Wittler’s love for the brand has been made public again.

After reading a recent article posted on TheChattanoogan.com, we learned that during the training for the Miss Tennessee pageant, Wittler was well aware of the swimsuit portion of the pageant. However, she did not give up her love for Krystal burgers, never eliminating them from her diet throughout the entire process. So it came as no surprise that when Wittler finally won the Miss Tennessee pageant, she celebrated by rewarding herself in the best way possible — with a Sackful of Krystals. Now that’s what we call a true Southern celebration.

Here’s a big congratulations to Stefanie Wittler for winning the Miss Tennessee pageant and a big thanks for being such a loyal Krystal fan. With dedication like that, she might just find herself in the spotlight once again, but this time for the Krystal Lovers Hall of Fame.

Many of our fellow Tweeps on Twitter are raving about Krystal’s new Sweet Bites. You remember those sugary, round bites of goodness that we wrote about a few posts back? We told you they’d be the new chocolate! And since we love it when our fans interact with us (ahem…such as rock stars like Mac Powell and Mark Lee of the band Third Day), it should be no surprise that we’re excited to share their comments and reviews with you here. Take a look for yourself!

Mac Powell and Mark Lee of Third Day:

@marklee3d: @macpowell I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume y’all got some of those sweet bites

@macpowell: @marklee3d You know it, bro! Sweet bites from Krystal is my new favorite snack!! Pass it on…..

2008 Krystal Hall of Famer:

@Everett_Duke http://twitpic.com/4tya7 Krystal Sweet Bites need to make it to Auburn soon… They are so good!

Krystal Lover:

@LuvJazzyBaby If yall havent tried Krystal sweet bites, you’re missin out! Those crunchy, yet soft, sweet little morsels have changed my life!e 6/ a buck!

Krystal Lover:

@samilia post graduation party was pretty sweet last night. then sober burgers. krystal has these new doughnut hole things. omg nomnomnom!

@samilia @krystalist yep, the sweet bites are very tasty.

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If you watched the news yesterday, then you probably saw President Obama and Vice President Biden’s burger run to Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. You may have also even seen this article on LunchBoxBunch.com looking back on a long history of Presidential Burger Runs. However, we noticed that they left out our favorite Presidential burger story of all time: President Reagan’s Krystal Feast on Air Force One.

On May 18, 1987, President Reagan stopped in Chattanooga, Tenn. for a speaking engagement at a few local schools in the area. Before leaving Krystal country, Reagan requested to have Krystals delivered directly to his plane for him and his staff to enjoy. Reagan shared this feast of Krystals with former Chief of Staff Howard Baker and Labor Secretary Bill Brock, both of whom are originally from Tennessee. I guess what they say is true, “Once a Krystal Lover, always a Krystal Lover.”

And can we also point out, what perfect timing considering that both of these stories took place during National Hamburger Month in May. Coincidence? Maybe. The fact that Obama ordered his burger “Krystal style” with mustard and cheese – no coincidence there. We’re convinced he was secretly hoping that there was a Krystal restaurant located in the Arlington area. Maybe next time.

Ever wondered if anyone really wins those type of contests where you put a business card in a fish bowl and hope to be contacted to win a free lunch or dinner? Well, Krystalist just found one of those lucky winners on Gather.com who was excited and surprised to say that she actually entered a legit contest at her local Krystal in Texas and won!

After taking part in similar contests ourselves and never getting a call back, we were just as excited as Teresa T. to share the news. So here’s some love from Krystalist. We want to give a little hope to all you folks out there who have still never won a thing in your life – not even a simple game of BINGO! You know who you are. Today might be your lucky day.

So to Teresa T., thanks for sharing and enjoy your free “First Love Krystal Combo” meal. And to anyone else out there who has won anything unusual or something unexpectedly, tell us about it here.

If you’re reading this post, chances are that you’re a Krystal Lover just like us. As advocates for anything Krystal related, it’s no wonder that we’ve written thousands of phrases to encapsulate the exact feeling and experience of biting into a Krystal Hamburger. Something that great is hard to put into words, but we’d love for you to take a stab at it. So all you verbal geniuses out there, give us the chance to read your version of the perfect Krystal experience. No rules apply!

Need help getting started? Take a look at this recent description we found on Mavinator’s Weblog…

“It starts with a nice little square bun and a little square hamburger patty.  The buns are steamed with the meat on them so that the delicious juices from the meat soak into the bun.  Then little cooked onions, pickles, and mustard are added.  It’s probably the closest thing to heaven that can be found here on earth!”

Ahh, we’re getting hungry already. To read more, check out his full article here. Now, stop dilly-dallying and start paying homage to the Krystal fast food gods! We’ll be doing our part – off to get a Krystal midday snack.  We just can’t get enough of those MilkQuakes!

Oh Lent! The time to give up what you love for 40 days. It’s hard enough as an adult, as for children – forget about it. Well that is unless you are 4-year-old Sally Jones. Now there’s a little one who understood dedication.

It didn’t take long for Jones to decide what would be her biggest sacrifice – Cheese Krystals of course. And the best part for Jones, taking the first bite of one of those little tasty square delights after denying herself for so long. After going without for weeks and weeks, Jones’ love for Krystal increased even more. More so that she took her favorite Krystal meal to “show and tell” in Kindergarten. And again at age 9 when she forged a friendship at summer camp with another Krystal fan.

How does Krystal show its love back? By rewarding Jones, now 11, with a spot in the Krystal Lovers Hall of Fame as the youngest inductee of the Class of 2008. We’re confident this honoree will be a Krystal Lover for life.

Congratulations Sally Jones! We can’t wait to help you celebrate on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Krystal location in Rome at 519 Shorter Ave.

Click here to read Jones’ full story…

Our second installment of Six Degrees of Krystal is an easy one: Priscilla Presley. Yeah, pretty obvious right? Well, we thought it was appropriate given her departure from Dancing With The Stars last night.

So here we go: Priscilla Presley was married to Elvis Presley (duh) who, it is widely reported, loved Krystal burgers.

In fact, according to a Rolling Stone article written a month after his death in 1977, Elvis and his band would “often send out for a hundred Krystal burgers” during their late night recording sessions.

Nothing like a little late night Krystal run for The King.

Here’s a video of Priscilla (whose degree of Krystal separation is 2) and her professional partner, Louis Van Amstel (whose degree of Krystal separation is 3), dancing the rumba on Monday night, which turned out to be her last performance on the show. Kudos if you can make it through the first minute.

Stay tuned for our next installment of Six Degrees of Krystal when we’ll tell you how Sir Elton John himself is connected to the famous small, square burgers.