RE: [Harp-L] This ever happen to travelling harp players?

["Joshua King" <joshuaking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JFK-NY Airport is no better.  I used to be a flight attendant there.  For
one thing, the AA baggage handlers were stealing stuff in the baggage area.
I think they finally got busted on camera. 

Seriously though, some musicians used to be able to purchase an extra seat
at a discounted rate just for the bulky gear.  It was not something that was
advertised but was available at the time if requested.  I don't know if any
airlines still offer that these days.  I saw pros strap in guitars, ampsm a
cello and whatever else they did not want to check.  

On one of my flights, a guitar bloodied a guy up when a passenger opened the
overhead bin and it came crashing down.  The musician it belonged to was
more worried about his guitar than other guy's head.

Joy



Josh King

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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe and Cass Leone [mailto:leone@xxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 9:29 PM
To: Joshua King
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] This ever happen to travelling harp players?

Newark is the rottenest airport in the world. I could tell you  
stories (oops, someone gasped), so I won't.
smo-joe