I am still accepting applications...
What he DOESN'T know is that I am paying for the trip as a surprise as well. I surprised him with a NES Classic last week... Man, I really need friends like me as well.
And he doesn't know I paid the extra scratch to put us in Comfort Plus / W. It's not J, but for a guy who has never left the country and has only flown twice, I think he'll like it.