Lil' Kim & Us Airways F/a Go At It

[B.O.B.]

I recently had Alicia "Keys" on my flight from LAX-JFK. She was the rudest person in first class. I'm glad I worked the population on that flight!! When are Purser asked her what she wanted to eat, she would tell her bodyguard and then he would tell the Purser. She thought she was too damn good to answer a flight attendant.

I think the professional athletes are the nicest of all.

 

[RowUnderDCA]

i'm sure there were more...... thats what makes this job great, you get to meet with people (sometimes they are not at thier best but most of the time they are) nothing better then seeing loved ones greeted in terminal knowing you in some small way helped make it happen.

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I was feeling silly reading this thread, until I came across this little quote. That made my day. Let's hope that everyone gets reunited soon.

 

[barbeetantrums]

I recently had Alicia "Keys" on my flight from LAX-JFK. She was the rudest person in first class. I'm glad I worked the population on that flight!! When are Purser asked her what she wanted to eat, she would tell her bodyguard and then he would tell the Purser. She thought she was too damn good to answer a flight attendant.

I think the professional athletes are the nicest of all.

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I worked a flight once with Lil Bow Wow (http://www.lilbowwow.com/site.html) in first class. It was back when he was a little kid rapper. He was at the counter and told the gate agent, "Yo, lady! Can't we go any faster? I got a concert to go to!" She had to contain her laughter. She said he looked like a little midget gansta rappa. :groovy:

 

[tadjr]

I just saw Mary Tyler Moore last night. She was sitting in the lobby with her new puppy waiting to board a flight. I didnt recognize her at first since I was looking at the pup. She was very nice. Some of the other agents went to talk to her and tell her thanks for all the laughs she has provided. She signed a couple of autographs and was pleasant to talk to they said.
We often get Greta Van Sustern (nice to chat with and some interesting conversations).
Hulk Hogan (great with the kids when hes not in a hurry)
Randy Savage (super nice to chat with)
Patti LaBelle (twice recently) very super nice. She stayed at the counter a while and chatted with the agents and had some good laughs.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos - both pleasant to deal with.
We also get quite a few coming to HSN to promote their items. Most are very nice.
The only celeb I can remember actually being a jerk was Ricky Rude (and he was). He made one of my fellow agents cry (and he still didnt get what he wanted.... )

 

[songbirdstew]

Just had Drew Barrymore a few months back on the red-eye from LAX-PIT. She was coming to PIT to see her boyfriend who plays in the band The Stokes. She is a doll !
She came up in to the front galley and talke to me for about two and a half hours. She was drinking red wine (didn't she go through much publicized re-hab for booze and coke?) anyway, she spilled wine all over my shoes. I told her I'd grab some towels and clean it up....but she got some out of the F/C lav and started wiping the wine off my shoes.....amazing !
She then offered my husband and I tix for the concert.....didn't go cuz we had plans.....

In the past Barry Manilow was really picky, The Doobie Brothers---the whole band in F/C LAX-LAS---they we're hysterical~ but needy. Dolly Parton was sweet but had way too many wig boxes.....the list could go on and on. The worst --hands down----Oprah Winfrey's boyfriend Steadman from GSO to ORD----he really thinks he's something ! She needs to dump that jerk !

 

[MarkMyWords]

one of the greatest celeb memories I have were working the gates in BWI and we had Gordon and Susan from Sesame Street on the flight. They were in the boarding lounge and of course all the kids recognized them. Suddenly there was a crowd of about 20-30 kids gathered around them and they were so-so nice. Susan even got out a book and read a story to them. They were offered access to the Club, but politely refused.

I've also met Patti LaBelle and she was soooo nice. Invited me to sit with her in F/C prior to boarding and keep her company. She even offered me tickets to an upcoming concert.

Sharon Stone - somewhat aloof but loved her shopping. On a plane change in PIT on her way to NYC, she asked a SAR to take her and her entourage around the air mall to shop.

Paula Zahn was a pain in the butt. She requested someone meet her at the curb to carry her carry-on bags to the gate for her because she was pregnant. (She was in her first tri-mester)

Fred Rogers was a frequent flier in PIT and was so very nice.

Micheal Keaton also very nice and quiet.

The funniest thing I ever saw were a group of WWF wrestlers going from BWI to PVD on an F-28. This tiny Barbie Jet with these big guys crammed in the coach cabin. We had to block all the center seats cause there was no way anyone would have fit.

 

[wench]

WTF?

Who is little Kim or whatever she it/ is?

Check out those colorful do-dads on her breasts?

 

[diogenes]

My firsts were Bubba Smith and Boog Powell in the Miller Lite days. Really nice. They asked if I could keep the row in front of them empty, which I thought was weird, but it was doable, so ok. When I went on board to see why, they had folded over the seat in front of them to make room for their knees. Big guys!

Then Ahhnald in the Running Man Days when he was dating Mariiiiaaaaa. She's nice; he likes to clown around. Surprised me how short he was.

Really teased Alec Baldwin right after Red October. In those days, celebs travelled under assumed names to protect their privacy. He handed me his ticket, and it read something like Mortimer Snerd. I said, "anybody ever tell you you look like Alec Baldwin?" "I AM Alec Baldwin!" "Then I'm gonna have to tear this ticket up and turn you in to our fraud division!" He leaned down and very quietly said, "you're kidding, right?" In my best Sean Connery (it sucks really, but it's fun to try ) I said "Of course, Dr. Ryan, but most things in here don't react too well with bullets." He took it like a pro!

Paula Abdul is just as gorgeous in person (not always to case with the glitterati!) and really sweet. Cat's Pj's!

My favorite two were Pat Hingle after Batman, and Pat Morita after Karate Kid.

Hingle was pretty incognito, and Morita was anonymous - nobody recognized him.

When Hingle boarded, I said just loud enough for him to hear, "thank you, Commissioner Gordon."

For Morita, it was "Domo arigato, Mr. Miyagi."

They got a chuckle, and I got some fun memories.

 

[AL-PS-PI-AW]

Of all the celbrities I have had on my flight the most friendly were Valerie Harper(yes, good ole Rhoda Morgenstern ),Carnie Wilson, and Patti LaBelle.
Those 3 wowen dont forget that they are just simple human beings like all of us. Being a celebrity dosent get to their heads.

 

[aquagreen73s]

Over the past year I had Ed McMahon and Joe Montana on flights. Both were super nice, poked thier heads into the cockpit to say thanks and did not try to avoid anybody. No egos whatsoever. Just ordinary people. Ed was even amused that the young, twenty something year old first F/A had no clue who he was.

 

[EricLv2Fish]

Refreshing to read all these wonderful stories. Thanks for sharing!

 

[rjh]

I used to work at Legend Airlines, and Chuck Norris was a regular passenger betweeen LAX & DAL. Jane Seymour was also on a flight. Unfortunately, her flight to LGA was delayed (imagine that!). The gate agent gave her a tour of Legend's private terminal, and she visited with us in SOC. We explained ATC delays to her and she said she gained a new respect for airline employees that day.

 

[PHL]

I recall a few years ago waiting to board a 767 from PHL to LAX. Before they even made announcements, the gate agents let a group of people on. I didn't recognize them at first, and wondered why they were being boarded ahead of everyone. Turns out it was the band Earth, Wind and Fire. As I had an upgrade, I sat pretty much amongst them up front in pseudo-Envoy. They were all pretty quiet and blended, despite their slightly "loud" getups.

As an added bonus, Thandy Newton was across from me. She was Tom Cruise's love interest in Mission Impossible II, also had a recurring role as Carter's girlfriend on E.R. (they were having a baby, but she lost it). Haven't seen her in a lot otherwise, though. But I recognized her (but didn't bother her).

 

[Non Rever]

Quite a few years ago i was working across the hall from an LAX flight that had been downsized. As a result several folks were bumped from 1st class. All of the sudden there was this incredible amount of cursing and screaming. I looked up to see Melissa Gilbert and Marlee(sp?) Matlin giving the gate agent pure he!!. The ruckus went on for several minutes. They rode in coach!

 

[USAguy97]

She was neither warm nor friendly when she pondered, on-air, why US Airways F/As were close to striking in 99... she commented that waitresses don't make 50 grand a year or something to that affect. Meanwhile she's a millionaire by reading the news and getting colonostrophies on TV.

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I had Katie and her two girls on a Shuttle flight and they were wonderful. The kids have manners and that was very impressive! People give Edward Kennedy a hard time, but I have had him on a few flights and he is one of the nicest people I have met. Elizabeth Dole was as and very gracious. Now Patti Labelle! She is someone everyone wants to have on their flights! She brings the crews treats and that is nice to know at least someone is thinking of us! Now Andie McDowell on the other hand is a nasty person. I had her on a flight and she used the whole do you know who I am thing and I am a star. The more she talked the more I wanted to barff. I immediately went home and DESTROYED all the movies I had that she was in.