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John, I'm pretty sure he was trying to figure out what to do about the cigar!

Years and years ago I was a Flight Attendant for TWA. There was ALWAYS someone on the LA-New York flights. I can't remember all
of them but a few were:
Sammy Davis Junior
Roy Orbison
Howard Cosell ( his wife made sandwiches for the crew)
Eddy Arnold ( who got so drunk he ****** right on the floor in front of his seat )
Sen. Edward Kennedy
Nancy Reagan ( woo boy.......is SHE a piece of work )
The entire St. Louis Blues
The entire Boston Celtics
Cheryl Ladd
Danny Devito, Rhea Pearlman and the whole family
Earl Thomas Conley
The Oak Ridge Boys
Elizabeth Shue

There's plenty more.......I'll list them if I remember

Elliot Gould
Doc Severinsen
Dixie Chicks
Sarah McLachlan
Sheryl Crow
Indigo Girls
Maggie and Suzzy Roche
Curt Henning (pro wrestler, r.i.p.)
Mariza (Portuguese Fado singer)
Jimmy Scott (Jazz singer)
Dianne Reeves (Jazz singer)
Norm Duke (pro bowler)
Wes Mallot (pro bowler)
Parker Bohn III (pro bowler)
Doug Kent (pro bowler)
Tony Reyes (pro bowler)
Randy Pedersen (former pro bowler, current ESPN analyst)
Nellie McKay (singer-songwriter, actress)
Erin Bode (singer)
Lynne Ariale (Jazz pianist)

Met and/or am in touch with: Dick Dale, Steven Segal, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Walton, Chuck Norris, Tim Conway, Albert Lee, Seymour Duncan, Stephen Stills (Jerk!), David Crosby (Nice Guy!), Stevie Ray Vaughn and Donnie Osmond (I sat between them at a Clapton Concert), Bob Cowsill (Great guy, singer, and player), Gary and Kevin from REO Speedwagon (sat next to them at Laker Games), Lowell George (met him on a golf course), and Chet Atkins.

Played with: Buddy Emmons at 1999 Summer NAMM in Nashville; Barry Gibson (President, Burns of London), ex Belair/Packards Paul Johnson, and Will Ray.

In 1968, I caught a ride back to school from pre-Marshall Tucker Toy Caldwell. I ended up doing a few gigs with his band "The Toy Factory". A fantastic musician. You only got a hint of what he was capable of on record because he never "overplayed". No pick-he played with his thumb!

hhmmm I met the Beatles... all four of them.... back i the day at AB Studios...but then I woke up.! Does dreaming count?
Seriously... I met Hank Marvin and got my Strat signed....and as (now retired) Flight Attendant for an Airline I met a lot of famous people on my flights, Yoko, Prince Albert, Aretha Franklin , Rod Stewart and a few others... I was blown with how such a nice person Hank was (is) down to earth... just a nice individual!

I had dinner with Julian from The Presets last week.

Hmmm....

Mary Lou Rhetton at Denver International Airport
Paul McCartney
Lots of cool RRF folks at the Rickenbacker 75th...who are both infamous and famous and I love 'em all.

I am most definitely on the infamous list!