Tomphot wrote: Thanks for bringing back some fond memories!

I never had the pleasure of flying with Andrew Young, but I did get the priviledge of being "Ambassador" to him as his personal "tour guide" at Walt Disney World back in 1988 when The Walt Disney Company, Delta Airlines, Andrew Young and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter hosted over 20,000 underprivledged children from around the world, at Mickey Mouse's 60th Birthday Celebration.

I spent 3 days with the former Ambassador and he is a great gentleman and I really enjoyed spending some time with him. One of the most memorable weekends of my life.

great picture PremEx and must be great memories for you

(and you managed to look 10 years younger now ...).

I must say when I was flying coach and HOPING to get upgraded I always dressed CORRECTLY.Now I always travel Business or mostly First and dress in track suit and Gucci loafers and take a $15 pair of slippers for the walk to the Loo.I find it incredible that people in first wear a tie on a 14 or 23 hour flight. They look just as crumpled as me at the customs counter!

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To expound on what I stated earlier. I just operated a flight two days ago where I initiated conversation with passengers in the back of Y/C. They turned out to be members of a recent scientific/retrival expedition conducted on the Titanic, launched from the research vessel Calvanish (sp): a project that was shared with a comparable Russian contingent. To look at them, this crew, they were not memorable as passengers. Yet the conversation that ensued as they described their trips to the ocean floor were fascinating and caused goosebumps to appear on my skin during the telling of the incredible experiences they were priveledged to and what they found/learned from them.
Their expedition was in full swing when it was made known that the Kursk was in trouble. One passenger spoke to me about the flack he (he took it personaly) and his shipboard companions had been subjected to by their home town. They were accused of possessing the technology to respond to the sub's emergency, which could have. maybe, changed the outcome. They could not convey to the homefolk that they were powerless to shut down their operation and reach the sub in time to be effective. Enough digressing.


Point: people travelling in rumpled, sloppy or casual clothes can prove to be interesting, fascinating or just plain enjoyable people to chat with despite their appearances.

Just goes to show: never judge a person by the clothes they wear or the company they keep. You have no idea where they have been or where they are going to.