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Hummm... I took Bob Hoover and his wife to ATW from MSP for Oshkosh, but at least the F.O. knew who he was. He had his straw hat on and was very cool. He took the time to chat with us, and signed our logbooks!
John Kerry-not friendly
Jim Belushi
Kiss
Barry Sanders-in coach
The Big Show-VERY Big dude
Miss America-2001 I think
Jim Hannah
 
Once upon a time when I was a DC-10 FE in LAX (c.92-93)...

OJ...before he was "famous"
Love Boat Captain (tool)
Lou Gosset Jr (nice)
Willie Mays (no autographs)
Hank Aaron (no one dared ask)
Rosanne Barr (CA almost threw her off)
Axel Rose (quiet)
Arnie Becker from LA Law (nice)
Rachel Hunter (TALL)
Sarah Jessica Parker (very nice...before Sex in City. F/O sent her a note and asked her to marry him. She sent back a note explaining why she couldn't.)
Julia Roberts (nice)
Tom Hanks
Lavar Burton (Kunte Kinte and Gordi LaForge)
Kathy Najimi
Randy Travis
Jesse Jackson all the time (lots of ATL-LGA currently..seems ok)
George Will (Newsweek? DCA-LAX)

and...the best was...

Heather Locklear, twice, LAX-JFK then back the next week. Talked to her on the way out and she REMEMBERD me on the way back!!! My life is complete!! VERY nice and looks as good in person on TV!!! Sambora is an idiot!!

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Sat next to Terry Bradhaw in First once. About 20 people came up an asked for his autogragh. He was super nice to all of them, big smile and a "nice to meet you."
Flew Yaeger to DFW, I have his autogragh stuck on the fridge. He was cool.
Larry Gatlin charmed the pax and asked me if I wanted his auotgragh. I didn't know who he was.
The guy from Iron Maiden is now a 737 FO at British Midland. Jimmy Buffet has a reputation as a major league tool.
Oh, and my ex-girlfriend was at an FBO once and a Lear pulls up and out steps The Rolling Stones. She said they talked to everyone at the place.

Jack
 
Lee Greenwood

Alec Baldwin (EWR-BUF, my first flight as Captain at my present employer)

Max Weinberg

Terry Bradshaw (Same aging adolescent jock you see on TV)

Faith Ford (Very Pretty)

Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam (Very nice folks, didn't complain at all when we had to stash them in the lounge at Million Air TEB for an hour while we ran the Lear 35's engine to get down to the weight limit for the reduced runway NOTAM thanks to my stupid FO. Are you reading this Scott? Taking initiative is a good thing, but only when you don't screw it up! There's a reason the Captain does the fuel order!:rolleyes: )

"Uncle" Ted Nugent (Genuinely great guy)

the Gallo kids (wine)

Herb Kelleher (Best passenger ever!)

Mattress Mac (Worst passenger ever!)

John O'Quinn (Won't state my opinion as I don't want FI to get sued)

My Dad
 
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Off the subject a little, but I once threw bags for Pearl Jam onto a BAC 111 during my fueling days. I saw Eddie hand the FO "several hundred" dollars and told him to give it to the "helpers" for throwing a truck load of bags and equipment. When we're done the FO winks, gives us 5 bucks and said "wish I could give you more." Jerk!!
 
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John Kerry-not friendly
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John Kerry-Not nice?! WHAT!?!?

Did you say, "Hey John, Why the LONG FACE?"


In other news-

Sharon Stone-on the way to a political campaign stop for, as luck has it, John Kerry. I found it funny that she is all about the environment and saving animals, and clean air. Was dropped off at the airport in a Lincoln Navigator, and went out to the chartered G-II with the old Rolls engines. Big cloud of black soot as it flew out of the area.

Bob Dole stopped in one day. Nice guy. Make sure you shake with your left hand.
 
William H. Macy - PHX-BUR
Bruce from the Beach Boys (the short one, he came up and said hi and introduced himself) PHX-SBA
 
John Mayer from RDU to JFK last week. Actually stopped to say hello and that he enjoys flying on us. Really cool guy.
 
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John Mayer from RDU to JFK last week. Actually stopped to say hello and that he enjoys flying on us. Really cool guy.
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Did you tell him to "Get a haircut, hippy"? If not, you should have!

Seriously though he's a good guitar player, and nobody does Jimi Hendrix like he does, with the exception of Kenny Wayne Shephard...or the late SRV.
 
Seal - chatted about music and Lupus while waiting for Rudy's to show up with our catering in TEB.

Suze Ormon - sent autographed books to all of the crew.

Joey Fatone (N'Sync - My Big Fat Greek Wedding) - well, didn't fly with him, just thought it was cool he came to see my little group on a show in Orlando this past weekend. We did the typical photo op in the lobby when he came over to compliment us on our performance. Aww - shucks...

More?
Katie Couric and kids, Bill O'Reilly, The Mom from Sabrina the teenage witch, the lead performer for the Broadway production of The Lion King, me (a minor celebrity in my very tiny universe), Fran Tarkenton, Jim Baker - with permission from his parole officer (he gave me a book), Marla Trump to Freeport in our Agusta 109 (she rode up front and was a lot of fun), Michael Dell and family (many times with FlexJet), Claude Pepper - remember him?, and my favorite - a guy that was about 99 years old that was a WWI bombardier. He was the guy that threw bombs over the side of a Spad or Jenny...
 
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Grasshoper himself last Friday night Bur-LAS, David Carridine, very nice, all smiles, shook hands.
 
I got to give Jamie Fox a sim lesson in an EMB145 Simulator in PHX.
 
I was parked at an fbo at IAD. We were perpendicular to the main building, as we started to taxi the line guy was waving his wands and backing up. He didn't see a big group of people come out of the FBO and walk behind him. Running behind the group was another line guy freaking out waving for us to stop. (I already was) The group just kept walking in front of us out to their aircraft. It was Bill Clinton, and his possey, That was my only chance to run him over and I blew it!!
 
Thanksgiving, many years ago. Still parked at the gate and heard Moses talking in first class. Looked back and saw Charlton Heston.
 
Golfers: Bob Tway
Scott Verplank
Jerry Pate
Fred Funk with family, ALL very nice, wife even tried to feed us in the Lear jet.

Lynn Swan, awesome dude, very nice.

Kim Williams of According to Jim/Father of the Bride, CUTE as hell, very nice, even talked to my wife when I called her.
Morgan Fairchild, very nice to everyone on the plane
CA Gov. Gray Davis, he was quiet, wife was very nice to the crew.

RON HOWARD, absolutely the most awesome guy, very polite, very friendly, too great interest in our personal lives as well as our professional lives. We talked for over 20 minutes while he waited for his limo to show up.
 
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I was parked at an fbo at IAD. We were perpendicular to the main building, as we started to taxi the line guy was waving his wands and backing up. He didn't see a big group of people come out of the FBO and walk behind him. Running behind the group was another line guy freaking out waving for us to stop. (I already was) The group just kept walking in front of us out to their aircraft. It was Bill Clinton, and his possey, That was my only chance to run him over and I blew it!!
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If Hillary would have been with him, you could have bowling balled all of em and satisfied Republicans everywhere. Yeah, you sure screwed up. :)

I about died laughing when I read your post.
 
Saw James Brown in EWR. He was on an electric cart wearing a purple suit and gold sunglasses slapping high fives with people as he drove by. They dropped him off at the gate for SAV and he introduced himself to everyone in the waiting area. It was awesome.

Had Chris Cox (Chairman of the SEC) from DCA-EWR. Nice guy.

Stood right next to Danica Patrick in a jetway in RIC. VERY short and VERY hot. Unfortunately the FA getting off the flight said she's was rude and supposedly threw her Coke can and peanut rapper in the aisle when she was done.

Taylor Hicks after he won American Idle. Pretty quiet but was very nice to the young FA we had who was eager to talk to him.

The producer/model assistant to the SI Swimsuit Issue behind the scenes videos. I was embarassed to recognize her.
 
In my previous life as a charter driver out of BUR...

Orlando Bloom
Tim Allen
Nicolas Cage (a lot)
Will Ferrell (God bless his 25 yr old Swedish nanny!)
Tom Hanks
Jim Brooks (creator of the Simpsons)
Denzel Washington
Angelina Jolie (very nice and hot!)
J. Lo (B**ch)
Mark Anthony (nice guy...even apologized for J. Lo's behavior)
Al Pacino
Kurt Russell (bizjet and SE Commander many years ago)
Rusty Wallace
Robby Gordon
Merv Griffin
Robert Loggia
Robin Williams
Dennis Hopper
George Lucas (his kids are freaks)
Brian Grazer
Pat Sajak and Vanna (both very nice, and she is hot!) Left NEW day before Katrina


There might be a few others that I can't remember...most of the celeb's are very nice and appreciative of their travel source!!
 
Reese Witherspoon recently from BUR-LAS. A real sweetheart.
 
Kofi Annan-numerous times
Franco Harris-extremeley cool
Stedman Graham
Charles Barkley-one cool cat!
Christine Todd Whitman
Howard Dean
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
Bill Pullman
 
Jessica Rabbit. Very colorful, that lady. Much more so than your average woman.
 

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