Celebrities in FBOs

[V-STALL]

I remember my dad coming home one day and telling me he met Paul Newman when he was filming Fort Apache the Bronx. He said that he looked really skinny and offered to buy him some lunch. Paul took him up on a cup of coffee. He sat and chatted with him for about a half hour. Said he was a great guy.

Steve Baldwin while my better half was on a film crew for one of his movies in MIA.

Tom Berenger

Dennis Rodman

Carme Electra

Ron Silver

Maxine Bahns

Marcos A. Ferraez- "Pacific Blue"

Thomas Ian Nicholas- American Wedding

 

[FL000]

OK, what am I missing here?






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Hint: I've never met Bea Arthur

 

[FL000]

There's a famous story about Oprah Winfrey in 1st class, who decided that the white #1 wasn't good enough to serve her, and demanded the African-American FA in coach trade places with the #1. Since I wasn't there, I can't vouch for the truth of it, but apparently Oprah is one of the most demanding, irritating passengers ever to grace a commercial flight.

I've never heard that story, but her behavior after being "snubbed" at Hermes was ridiculous. They weren't racist...they were CLOSED for Chrissake!

 

[typhoonpilot]

This is a bit dated, back when I was a ramper at Santa Barbara Aviation.

Met and chatted with John Travolta. At the time his pilot was Doug G., they flew a Citation and a JetStar. He used to hang around the FBO and was usually pretty down to earth.

Pamela Hensley ( Princess Ardala from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ) and her TV producer boyfriend used to fly in from SMO in a red Beech Staggerwing. One of our CFIs was giving her dual at the time. Oh, what I would have done to give her some dual .

Bo Derek, both at the airport and in town.

Kathy Ireland back when she had a very high pitched voice and burped like a man. There's a story there, but I'm not telling it on this board.

Andre the Giant in the terminal at Dayton. Big lumbering giant walking down the terminal in the middle of winter sweating like a pig. Ended up in first class on my flight to PIT. I thought to myself, " that guys going to die of a heart attack soon ". Unfortunately I was right.

Steve Ritchie, top scoring ace* of the USAF during Vietnam, from IAH to CLT. Nice guy, gave me an autographed photo, woohoo . I like my Julie Clark autographed photo better.


TP


* Robin Olds was most likely the top USAF fighter pilot of Vietnam. He just didn't want a fifth or they would have sent him home.

 

[bugchaser]

Why were they dressed up at the FBO? It must have been something to see Hulk get out of a Lear 25. Isn't he like 6'8"?

Stood right next to him at Universal in Orlando waiting to get on one of the rides. He sat in the row right in front of me and my buddies. He was much smaller than I would have thought. I think I could take him!?

Larry Holmes was on one of our flights into EWR. Now there is a big dude. Came up and shook our hands after the flight. Seemed like a real nice guy.

George W flew into our little airport back when he was Governor. Took pictures, climbed up on our airplanes and was a great guy.

 

[pilotmiketx]

Medowlark Lemmon- Harlem Globetrotters

BACKSTREET BOYS MCO-IAH flight commuting to work

I thought the post was supposed to be about CELEBRITIES!

 

[siucavflight]

While working at an FBO at PWK I have seen Michael Jordan, Bernie Mac, Bush SR, and JR, Roselyn Carter, Lance Armstrong, Hillary Clinton, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Antonio Banderez, Tom Cruise, Shannon Elizabeth, Mike Ditka, Scottie Pippen, and a bunch others that I can not remember off hand.

I have a friend that works a Van Nyes, and he is always seeing celebrities.

 

[414Flyer]

Once in TX when GWB was governor, he came into Wichita falls for something, and me and friend were on the ramp.

My friend had a starlite kitplane, really small single seat rotax powered, and GWB teased my friend and asked if it was his radio control plane.

 

[taters]

Helped carry Faith Hills belongings from the G-4 to the bus in LNK...She had on a pink skirt coming down the stairs ..didnt see any fur or morning dew...but damn when she said hello to me I about fell over......

Also stood behind Anthony Hopkins at LAX in security..he had a Quantas ticket....

 

[TonyC]

OK, what am I missing here?

Hint: I've never met Bea Arthur

Well, then I'm even more confused. Let me back up here a bit...

I flew one of Hollywood's few class acts before she was widely known. She went on to win an Oscar for best actress, but failed to thank me. She's more beautiful in person, and very down-to-earth.

And who might she be?

Bea Arthur

Fast forward to where I found the thread and commented:

I know Bea Arthur gained notoriety for advocating (as Maude) abortion in the early 70's and for her support for NOW, but I don't recall her winning an Oscar. Do you recall the role or the year?

(Oscars isn't my favorite Jeapordy category, BTW. )




I thought you might have been describing Helen Hunt.

to which YGBSM had this to say:

Not a big reader. Thrust levers vs throttles, 60 vs 80 knots for standard power, and now this.

Careful with that FPR.

It was to HIS remark that I puzzled:

OK, what am I missing here?

That's the long and short of THAT subplot of this thread. Unfortunately, your "hint" is only more confusing.


Who is the Oscar winner you flew?







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[Fly_Chick]

I once thought I spotted TonyC!

 

[leardawg]

Bea Arthur? Aunt Bea? Bea All You Can Bea! I'm getting sooo confused! AAANNNDYYY! OOOPIEE!

(Aint Bea!)

P.S. God'll get you for that, Walter!

 

[Floyd R. Turbo]

I was sitting in coach on American sometime in 93 or 94, when an FA came out from behind the first class curtain, stopped just in front of me in the aisle, scrunched down and put her hands on her knees, and with a big Texas smile, said "There's someone in first class that I bet you'd like to meet! How would you like to meet Emmitt Smith?" I was a little surprised, and thought "I wonder how she knew I went to Florida? Why yes, yes I would like to meet Emmitt. I saw him play some great games." When I was THIS CLOSE (put your fingers very close together) to saying something, I heard this very loud "YEAH" from the little kid in the seat behind me in his Cowboys t-shirt and Cowboys hat, who jumped out of his seat and went up to first class with her.

Another brush with geekdom narrowly averted.

 

[jimpilot]

There's a famous story about Oprah Winfrey in 1st class, who decided that the white #1 wasn't good enough to serve her, and demanded the African-American FA in coach trade places with the #1. Since I wasn't there, I can't vouch for the truth of it, but apparently Oprah is one of the most demanding, irritating passengers ever to grace a commercial flight.

Flown Oprah on her jet. Nice as she could be.

PS I am not black

 

[leardawg]

Other celebrities I have flown:

Osama Bin Laden: Very nervous. Kept looking out the window (that line guy looks like Bush! Get going! Now! Now, Dammit, you infidel dog pilots!).
Jimmy Hoffa: Looked very bony and smelled bad.
Michael Moore: Blamed Bush for ground stop @ TEB. Ate all the stock and crew meals. Never stopped farting during 5 hour leg to SMO.
Howard Dean: scared the sh*t out of pilots by yelling "We're going to Burlington! YEEEEAAAHHHH! after takeoff from IAD.
Renee Zellweger: Struck up a conversation with my co-pilot, married him, and then filed for annullment through Flitephone during TEB-MVY leg.
John Kerry: kept changing destination in-flight (take me to Sun Valley! No, make that Boston! Wait a minute! I want to go to Las Vegas! I won the Silver Star, you know! The Horror! The Hhhorror! as he lay on the divan with a wet towel on his head)
Martha Stewart: kept insisting on trading "cigarettes and tits" for a bag of peanuts and a tea bag (while subtly showing us a shank made from the lav T-handle hidden in her bra).
Karl Rove: openly toyed with the idea of revealing the names of all the "Flaming Douchebags" posting on The Hangar to the registered members at large. (Don't flame me! I consider Karl "The Man!")
William Shatner: I ... must... get... to ... Rigel 4. How's ... the weather? What??? I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME ... ALL SHE'S GOT !!! Uhura! Open up a hailing frequency to New York Center! Warp factor 9 Mr. Sulu! Not now Bones! Let's boldly go where no self-respecting pilot has gone before!!! Naah Naaah, naah naah naah naah naaaaah, ... (wooooosh!).
Jesse Jackson: kept reciting prose during entire flight: " If you're flying in a Lear, you need not fear!" "Not flying charter is harder; flying in a crowded Boeing is no way to be going!"
Michael Jackson: ... Naaahh! Never mind! (HEEE HEEE HEEEEE!). (Are you a new co-pilot? You look very young! How old are you? Would you like some wine?).
Jason Voorhees: Would not remove hockey mask (ID picture was wearing said mask). Strange Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha sound throughout entire flight. Co-pilot, and nubile teen-age bimbo tart female passenger, never returned from trips to lav. Company complained about condition plane was left in (something about a head in the lav. What a bunch of pussies!).