MARK

WHY ON THIS FLIGHT: I run sales for an advertising technology company; so I spend a lot of time on Madison Avenue

FUN FACT: Met and befriended Ray Charles during the L.A. riots in the early 1990's and began to work with him shortly thereafter. I published Ray Charles: The Early Years with Ray in 1995.

BUCKET LIST: Agrigento, Sicily...A lot of family down there.

GUILTY PLEASURE: (Skipping Mass for)... A day at the Pomona Swap meet hoping to find/buy a beautifully restored 1969 Dodge Charger. If my son is with me, it's that much better.
*MY TWO CENTS*: I was lucky enough to meet Ray Charles once, when I first started flying. I will always remember meeting him, he was one of the greats.

JOHN

*****TIDBIT*****

I was flying on Friday evening of SXSW and had lots of cool, interesting people on board. However, I was super excited about having "Don Draper". Yes, John Hamm was on board. Super nice, low key and incredibly good looking! (ie. HOT)

ELLEN

June 27, 2010 ORD-LAX

ELLEN was returning from Chicago because her “daughter was on a business trip from LA to Chicago and wanted to stay the weekend. I’d never been to St. Louis and my husband has a sister in Springfield, so we decided to make a whole trip of it.” Her FUN FACT is that she “just started a new career as a neon and metal sculptress” On her BUCKET LIST…Venice, Italy. Her GUILTY PLEASURES include “Madmen” and chocolate.

Ellen was great, at first she seemed a little hesitant to do it, but in no time she had it filled out and ready for me. Neon & metal sculptress…how cool is that! I wish I would have had more time to talk to her, but there were 187 other pax onboard.