Spotted today: UA cabin crew playing piano for tips at ORD C-17?
Jun 26, 2014, 3:08 am
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I quite enjoy the wine bar there and have personally seen UA crew playing at least three times in the past few months. Just a few songs and then they would move on - I thought it was cool.
Jun 26, 2014, 4:47 am
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Stranded in STL due to weather and a UAL gate agent was playing piano in an effort to keep all of the stranded people entertained while another agent worked out my hotel voucher.
Ah. The good ole days.
Ah. The good ole days.
Jun 26, 2014, 8:42 am
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Jun 26, 2014, 10:23 am
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Oh my. Some fellow FTers have a short fuse when it comes to guarding the 'honor' of this virtual gathering of frequent fliers by flaming away.
I did not mean to insult anyone in my original posting. Why should one assume that my suggestion that a musician might be collecting tips would be insulting?
I was also clear about what I saw, and about what I was uncertain of. I was enroute to a connecting gate and did not have time to stop at C-17 and fully document the scene - taking photos, interviewing witnesses, etc.
FT is not a police procedural drama, and my post was not meant to be entered into evidence in a court of law. That's why I ended the post with questions, which were genuine, and not inflammatory. When I asked about others witnessing such displays of talent, I was not being snarky. Had I been leaving from that gate, I would have contributed a dollar to the crew member who shared his musical talents with the traveling public.
My observation from some reactions to this post is that too much flying, at least on UA, can make one jump to the worst possible conclusion about others.
I did not mean to insult anyone in my original posting. Why should one assume that my suggestion that a musician might be collecting tips would be insulting?
I was also clear about what I saw, and about what I was uncertain of. I was enroute to a connecting gate and did not have time to stop at C-17 and fully document the scene - taking photos, interviewing witnesses, etc.
FT is not a police procedural drama, and my post was not meant to be entered into evidence in a court of law. That's why I ended the post with questions, which were genuine, and not inflammatory. When I asked about others witnessing such displays of talent, I was not being snarky. Had I been leaving from that gate, I would have contributed a dollar to the crew member who shared his musical talents with the traveling public.
My observation from some reactions to this post is that too much flying, at least on UA, can make one jump to the worst possible conclusion about others.
Jun 26, 2014, 4:14 pm
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There's an agent at STL who was really gruff and surly when I dealt with him at the ticket counter last year. Ten minutes later he was playing a beautiful piece on the grand piano at the nearby wine bar on his break. It didn't excuse his poor demeanor, but was definitely humanizing in a jarring way.
Jun 26, 2014, 6:21 pm
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Oh my. Some fellow FTers have a short fuse when it comes to guarding the 'honor' of this virtual gathering of frequent fliers by flaming away.
I did not mean to insult anyone in my original posting. Why should one assume that my suggestion that a musician might be collecting tips would be insulting?
I was also clear about what I saw, and about what I was uncertain of. I was enroute to a connecting gate and did not have time to stop at C-17 and fully document the scene - taking photos, interviewing witnesses, etc.
FT is not a police procedural drama, and my post was not meant to be entered into evidence in a court of law. That's why I ended the post with questions, which were genuine, and not inflammatory. When I asked about others witnessing such displays of talent, I was not being snarky. Had I been leaving from that gate, I would have contributed a dollar to the crew member who shared his musical talents with the traveling public.
My observation from some reactions to this post is that too much flying, at least on UA, can make one jump to the worst possible conclusion about others.
I did not mean to insult anyone in my original posting. Why should one assume that my suggestion that a musician might be collecting tips would be insulting?
I was also clear about what I saw, and about what I was uncertain of. I was enroute to a connecting gate and did not have time to stop at C-17 and fully document the scene - taking photos, interviewing witnesses, etc.
FT is not a police procedural drama, and my post was not meant to be entered into evidence in a court of law. That's why I ended the post with questions, which were genuine, and not inflammatory. When I asked about others witnessing such displays of talent, I was not being snarky. Had I been leaving from that gate, I would have contributed a dollar to the crew member who shared his musical talents with the traveling public.
My observation from some reactions to this post is that too much flying, at least on UA, can make one jump to the worst possible conclusion about others.
Did you see a tip jar? No.
The title should read: Spotted today: UA cabin crew playing piano at ORD C-17?
That's it. Just the facts. This is the Court of FT - Guilty.
Dec 5, 2014, 4:02 pm
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Concerto @ ORD C-17; no doubt about the tipping today
I know it's been a while, but today I have a flight going out of C-17 at ORD, which enables me to enjoy the piano concerto being delivered as I type this.
I caught a lot of flack in this thread earlier when I posted suggesting that the piano player was collecting tips in a jar.
Today I can confirm that the piano man is in a flight crew uniform with pilot's laurel on the brim of his hat. But it doesn't appear to be the UA colors. Perhaps it is a UX uniform?
I can also confirm that there is no tip jar, but there is a pile of greenbacks on the piano that have been deposited by passersby.
Please do not read any criticism on my part into this report update. But since we are a community based on factual knowledge about airline travel , I thought it was worth setting the record straight.
I caught a lot of flack in this thread earlier when I posted suggesting that the piano player was collecting tips in a jar.
Today I can confirm that the piano man is in a flight crew uniform with pilot's laurel on the brim of his hat. But it doesn't appear to be the UA colors. Perhaps it is a UX uniform?
I can also confirm that there is no tip jar, but there is a pile of greenbacks on the piano that have been deposited by passersby.
Please do not read any criticism on my part into this report update. But since we are a community based on factual knowledge about airline travel , I thought it was worth setting the record straight.
Dec 5, 2014, 5:32 pm
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