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Well, very often. After all, that's what happens over "on the other side of
the airport". A couple of those celebrity sightings is what made me realize how nice it is to be able to use the FBO at major airports instead of searching around for the lowest cost fuel and free tiedown at Podunk. It's not the celebrity sightings that makes it nice but rather location, facilities and services. It's a luxury to not have to go thru the cattle chute, 'er I mean, the passenger terminal. One that kind of cracked me up was seeing NASCAR celeb Richard Petty alight from his King Air. The guy understands image marketing (or he's shy as hell). As dusk settled on KGSO, he exited the King Air with hat and sunglasses and western suit all in place. He was meeting no one and was with no one except a small entourage but he stayed in character thru the little FBO and out to whereever. I'm sure it's not a natural act to keep the hat and shades on while moving one's carcass from King Air seat to bed somewhere but he was up to it. BTW, I love NASCAR even though I don't know squat about it other than they all fly and that means top quality GA airports all over the Carolinas. Long live NASCAR! GO PANTHERS!! "Ben Smith" wrote in message ... How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). He was doing some filming on the UW Campus that night, and there were about 4 camera guys in his entourage. I had only recognized him because I saw an E channel story about him the night before... Others around MSN said they used to see Chris Farley often, back when he was alive and well. (His hometown was Madison) -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y |
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"Ben Smith" wrote in message
... How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). One person's celeb is another's "who is that?". I wouldn't know Joe Francis from a hole. But isn't it kind of funny how you know when you see some people that they are anticipating being recognized because of some level of celeb status. But when you don't have a clue you can sometimes sense a bit of regret mixed with relief on their part. |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:14:33 GMT, Christine Powers
wrote: I saw Rudi Gulliani at ISP one day. Showed up in a G with a entourage that included a bunch of guys that looked like mafia hit-men. With a last name like that, they probaly were.:-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Dave Reinhart Ben Smith wrote: How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). He was doing some filming on the UW Campus that night, and there were about 4 camera guys in his entourage. I had only recognized him because I saw an E channel story about him the night before... Others around MSN said they used to see Chris Farley often, back when he was alive and well. (His hometown was Madison) |
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BTW, I love NASCAR even though I don't know squat about it other than they all fly and that means top quality GA airports all over the Carolinas. Long live NASCAR! GO PANTHERS!! I enjoy watching the races, and was even talked into going to a race at Talledega a few years back. Although it was fun, the best part was sitting on the car waiting for the traffic to clear....we watched most of the drivers take off from the ajoining airport. Some niiiiicceee planes in those fleets. I won't comment on the Panthers bit |
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Interesting point. I met the captain of the England Rugby team in my local
pub (he is also captain of the Leicester Foxes professional rugy team). Now, I'm not a sports fan, much less a rugby fan, so I wouldn't have known this guy from a hole in the ground. I just chatted to him as he waited for a drink at the bar. Asked him what he did for a living. After a short pause and blank look, he told me he played rugby (at which point I lost interest, to be frank), but we chatted a bit about that for a couple of minutes. it wasn't until later in the week that I saw a national paper that I recognized who he, and 3 of his mates, were. I think he was distinctly unimpressed that I wasn't impressed. i still kinda chuckle about that. Shawn "Maule Driver" wrote in message . com... "Ben Smith" wrote in message ... How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). One person's celeb is another's "who is that?". I wouldn't know Joe Francis from a hole. But isn't it kind of funny how you know when you see some people that they are anticipating being recognized because of some level of celeb status. But when you don't have a clue you can sometimes sense a bit of regret mixed with relief on their part. |
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Ben,
I saw Aerosmith arrive in Hamburg, Germany one day. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Jay,
Tom Cruise was coming in his P-51 Mustang. Is he even a pilot? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... We see them fairly regularly. We have had ( . . .) Girls Gone Wild, All of 'em? -- Jim Fisher |
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In article , Jeff Franks
wrote: I enjoy watching the races, and was even talked into going to a race at Talledega a few years back. Although it was fun, the best part was sitting on the car waiting for the traffic to clear....we watched most of the drivers take off from the ajoining airport. Some niiiiicceee planes in those fleets. You missed a great opportunity! Arriving and departing are kind of like AirVenture, only less organization. The heavy iron gets to sit on the paved ramps, the rest of us get to park on the grass. (You can even camp if you are parked by the trees!) We arrived "late", just in time to get parked and hitch a ride to the south side stands, get seated and watch the start of the race. Straight in approach from the north, no other traffic. Departing, if you are quick, you can get to your airplane, crank, taxi and depart before the line starts forming. I had to pay for fuel, so by the time I got back to the plane the line was already 1.5 miles long. We elected to pull our Bonanza from the grass to the taxiway by the runway (a good one half-mile, slightly uphill). We were at the south end of the field, traffic was departing to the south, so we had the full length of the taxiway to go. We pulled the airplane for the first couple hundred feet, at which point the aircraft ahead began to start up. The temporary tower was stuffing heavy iron on IFR flight plans into the line at intervals, allowing the VFR aircraft to depart quickly. We got to the airplane following the race at 4:30 pm. We were wheels off at 7:00 pm. Another Bonanza ahead of us let his engine run the entire 2.5 hours we were waiting on the ground. |
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Nancy Reagan showed up at PHF for the ceremony for launching the aircraft
carrier. I was wondering what all these guys with earpieces were doing around the FBO - secret service - these guys must have been the 3rd string - they didn't really impress me much, though maybe that is part of the routine. That FBO also was frequented by a guy who used a King Air to fly convicts around. I have to say that was a great inspiration - being paid to fly (making real money) and carrying firearms. I saw the (then) governor of NJ fly into a MD airport (forget which one) when I was checking out a plane to buy. Christie Whitman (sp?) They didn't get many twins at this airport - it was a really short field, so everyone was craning their necks to see what was going on. "Ben Smith" wrote in message ... How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). He was doing some filming on the UW Campus that night, and there were about 4 camera guys in his entourage. I had only recognized him because I saw an E channel story about him the night before... Others around MSN said they used to see Chris Farley often, back when he was alive and well. (His hometown was Madison) -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y |
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