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00:00:00Thank you for listening.
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00:02:37Goodbye, Grandma.
00:02:38Goodbye, sweetheart.
00:02:40I miss you.
00:02:41Goodbye, Mom.
00:02:43Goodbye, honey.
00:02:44Final call for Transworld Airlines Flight 700.
00:02:47Royal Ambassador Superjet Service to London.
00:02:50Now boarding at gate three.
00:02:52All aboard, please.
00:02:54The voice over the PA system seemed so sophisticated.
00:02:57I imagined it belonged to someone really beautiful, more like an actress of some sort.
00:03:02Maybe if I act like Marilyn Monroe, the ticket agent will put us in first class.
00:03:08She also said that all the drinks were on the house if you flew that way.
00:03:12Of course, I didn't really care as long as we really got to go.
00:03:18Transworld Airlines Flight 393, Super Constellation Service to Pittsburgh, Dayton, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, and Los Angeles.
00:03:27Now boarding at the West Arcade.
00:03:29All aboard, please.
00:03:30The excitement ran through my body like something I had never felt before, knowing that within minutes I would be
00:03:36airborne for the first time was comparable to nothing, including playing doctor or the kids on the block.
00:03:42And that was saying a lot for an eight-year-old.
00:03:46I remember everything about that night.
00:03:49The lights being dim in the terminal, color of the airline insignia as we moved quickly to the gate in
00:03:55the West Arcade.
00:03:56Even my mother seemed excited, but for totally different reasons, I'm sure.
00:04:00Probably something like the free drinks that she could have, or the potential for meeting a handsome man on the
00:04:05plane.
00:04:06My mother was about 49 years old and quite attractive.
00:04:10Blue eyes, nice hair, and a good figure for her age.
00:04:14She told me.
00:04:15She would even have a better figure if she hadn't had me so late in life.
00:04:19And a lot of men didn't mind a little bit of a pot belly.
00:04:22It was very sexy to some, she thought.
00:04:25Maybe she'd fall in love with someone really cool, like the captain of the plane or something.
00:04:31Rushing through the Idyllwild Airport was so much fun.
00:04:34I couldn't believe we were really actually going to fly this time.
00:04:39Most of our visits to the airport were to see people off.
00:04:42One time, my mother actually had to fly to go to work in some play that she was doing in
00:04:46summer stock.
00:04:47But this time, I would get to go.
00:05:04It all seemed very surreal.
00:05:06Now my heart was in my throat.
00:05:10Everything seemed as if it were in slow motion.
00:05:13She was beautiful, silver and white, with two red accent stripes and the letters TWA printed on the side.
00:05:22Oh, what a sight.
00:05:24The wind blew cold in my face, but it couldn't interrupt my first love.
00:05:31Noble in appearance, strong and powerful in impression.
00:05:36This would begin an experience I would never forget.
00:05:42As we climbed the steps to board the aircraft, I noticed something very peculiar.
00:05:46There wasn't very many people boarding with us.
00:05:49Only a few, really.
00:05:50Then I pretended that the flight was really only for me and my mother.
00:05:53It wasn't that unique.
00:06:01Welcome aboard.
00:06:02It's much warmer in here.
00:06:03The stewardess at the top of the stairs was tall and slim and had a warm smile.
00:06:42There was something different about her,
00:06:46something that was hard to pinpoint.
00:06:48Later, my mother would get to know her quite well,
00:06:50almost best friends.
00:06:52I did ask her why Liz seemed so different from others,
00:06:55and my mom told me that it was because she had depth
00:06:58and true sadness in her life from being in a concentration camp.
00:07:02As the engines started, one at a time,
00:07:05I sat in what seemed like a big, soft, comfortable chair.
00:07:09I could hardly hear them at all.
00:07:11Big propellers turned around as fire
00:07:13exited through the backside exhausts.
00:07:16I knew it was the jet age,
00:07:18but there was something exciting
00:07:19about being in an aircraft that would take twice as long
00:07:22to get there as a jet would,
00:07:24especially in my first time.
00:07:28I remember I saved my coins in a black floral purse.
00:07:32Your grandmother, my mother,
00:07:34gave me this floral purse to save money in it.
00:07:37And now you should save money in it,
00:07:40and then maybe we can go on a short trip together.
00:07:42We could go to Philadelphia, Hartford.
00:07:46We could go to Boston.
00:07:47Yes.
00:07:49There was nothing like it when my mother got excited about something.
00:07:52The whole world seemed to have brightness and hope.
00:08:06I was going to keep this a surprise,
00:08:09but we are moving to Los Angeles.
00:08:18There is a director friend of mine from the Allentown Playhouse
00:08:22who was promised if we get ourselves out west by February,
00:08:27he is going to get me some work in a film.
00:08:31For real?
00:08:32I can't believe it.
00:08:35Mom already had quite a few jobs as an extra under her belt,
00:08:38so it didn't seem that far-fetched.
00:08:41She also taught drama in school,
00:08:43and prior to that had a full-time stage career.
00:08:46And when she wasn't working, I was her best audience.
00:08:49I'll be right back.
00:08:51I've got to go check my schedules right away.
00:08:55I practically flew upstairs to my room
00:08:57where I had my airline schedules.
00:09:04I'm going to go check my schedules right away.
00:09:10There it is.
00:09:11Propeller one-way night coach.
00:09:14$95 full fare, children half fare.
00:09:17That's it.
00:09:18Now, back to flight times.
00:09:21Transworld Airlines flight 393
00:09:23departs Idlewild Airport at 9 p.m.
00:09:26Super Constellation services to Los Angeles
00:09:28with intermittent stops at Pittsburgh,
00:09:30Dayton, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, and Los Angeles.
00:09:34Arrives at 3 p.m. the next day.
00:09:36Only Transworld Airlines
00:09:39links 70 cities in the USA
00:09:41with 15 world centers overseas.
00:09:45Nationwide, worldwide,
00:09:47depend on DWA.
00:09:50DWA, little way.
00:10:00By the time I came back down,
00:10:02the lights were off in the living room.
00:10:06The music from the radio portion of the stereo
00:10:08was playing softly.
00:10:10Wives and lovers sung by Jack Jones.
00:10:12Her cigarette was burning in the dark.
00:10:14A glass of white wine by her side.
00:10:17Then I worried that what she said
00:10:19about moving to Los Angeles
00:10:20might not be true.
00:10:22Maybe just a daydream of hers.
00:10:26Oh, well.
00:10:27I thought I could still save for the short trip.
00:10:30Maybe I'll look at my schedules again.
00:10:32Good morning, you.
00:10:35Good morning, you.
00:10:36Good morning, you.
00:10:38Good morning, you.
00:10:38Good morning, you.
00:10:38My grandmother had a 57 Plymouth Belvedere.
00:10:42So there we were in December of 1962
00:10:45on our way to Idyllwild Airport
00:10:47with flight 393 on my mind.
00:10:50When are we going to get there?
00:10:52Honey, when the odometer gets to 62,
00:10:55we'll be there.
00:10:58Now it was fun to see the big billboards
00:11:00boasting different opportunities
00:11:02that one could take,
00:11:03like fly Pan Am seven hours to Paris
00:11:06or TWA, the best way to California.
00:11:11And here I am on this plane
00:11:12going to one of the farthest trips
00:11:14the airline offers.
00:11:16There were a total of about 15 people
00:11:18on this first segment of the flight.
00:11:19I was wearing a hunter's cap
00:11:21that I forgot to remove,
00:11:22probably due to coming in from the cold.
00:11:25Nevertheless, on takeoff,
00:11:27this was my look.
00:11:29I could tell that my mother
00:11:30was excited for me,
00:11:31but for the moment was kind of
00:11:33impatiently waiting to be airborne
00:11:35so she could have a cigarette in her drink.
00:11:43I really enjoyed watching the fire
00:11:45come out of the back of the engines.
00:11:47The in-flight magazine would tell you
00:11:49that for a propeller engine,
00:11:50that was typical.
00:12:09As we sped down the runway,
00:12:12that surreal feeling came over me again.
00:12:14And at that moment,
00:12:15the aircraft left the ground.
00:12:22I can't believe I'm flying.
00:12:24My mother looked straight ahead
00:12:26and then she turned and smiled at me.
00:12:28I'll always remember my mother that way.
00:12:38The takeoff was much more gentle and feeling
00:12:40than I thought it would be.
00:12:41For some reason,
00:12:43everything that happened thus far
00:12:44that night seemed perfect.
00:12:46For years,
00:12:47no matter what negative experience
00:12:49I might have,
00:12:50from the time I would leave for the airport
00:12:51until the time I would arrive at my destination,
00:12:54life would seem safe
00:12:56and I would be happy.
00:13:01My mother liked Manhattans,
00:13:03but I liked Coca-Colas.
00:13:09Liz showed up by the side of her seats.
00:13:12Now what can I get you to drink?
00:13:14Can I have a Coke?
00:13:15Sure.
00:13:16I would love a Manhattan.
00:13:17And is it okay to smoke now?
00:13:19Of course, yes.
00:13:22Newport filter cigarettes,
00:13:24that turquoise box,
00:13:25that half moon in the middle of it,
00:13:27would always bring to mind
00:13:28pleasurable moments.
00:13:32As she lights up,
00:13:33that first satisfying breath of smoke
00:13:35leaves her mouth
00:13:36and I would think,
00:13:38how festive.
00:13:39All my mom's friends from the theater smoked.
00:13:42As a matter of fact,
00:13:43I don't remember an adult who didn't.
00:13:48I could see every star in the night sky.
00:13:53Or so it seemed,
00:13:54as I looked out the window.
00:13:56This is so beautiful.
00:13:58Why don't people just live in airplanes?
00:14:00I started to reflect on how sometimes at home,
00:14:02late at night,
00:14:04I would lie in bed awake,
00:14:05listening to the drone of some airplane
00:14:07flying over the house,
00:14:09probably having just left Newark
00:14:11or LaGuardia Airport.
00:14:13And I would think,
00:14:14where's that plane going this late?
00:14:17Who's on it?
00:14:18And are they sleeping?
00:14:20Are there beds on board?
00:14:22And here I am,
00:14:24maybe even on that very same plan
00:14:26that I had been pondering.
00:14:29The gentleman in seat 3D
00:14:31wants you to have this drink on him.
00:14:34Oh, how nice of him.
00:14:37Oh, please thank him for me.
00:14:39When my mother wanted to impress someone,
00:14:41often her voice got deeper and richer.
00:14:44I called it her theatrical voice.
00:14:46She didn't like it when I'd say it,
00:14:48but it never stopped her from using it.
00:14:51Shortly after,
00:14:52almost like clockwork,
00:14:53the most handsome gentleman,
00:14:54about 50 years old,
00:14:56sat across from us in the same aisle.
00:14:58My mother at once wondered
00:14:59if this indeed was the gentleman
00:15:01who had treated us to the drink.
00:15:02Do you mind if I sit next to you?
00:15:04If you don't,
00:15:05I'll fool you over.
00:15:09I'm terribly nervous about flying.
00:15:11You are not.
00:15:13Don't contradict me.
00:15:14You're not, Mom.
00:15:16Honey, why don't you go up to the cockpit
00:15:18and meet some of the pilots?
00:15:20Actually, that was a good idea,
00:15:22even though I thought I was probably in trouble.
00:15:24So I left my mother to her own devices.
00:15:27I was halfway to the cockpit
00:15:29when I saw what seemed
00:15:30to be the most bizarre sight.
00:15:32I was halfway to the cockpit.
00:15:37Hello.
00:15:38I'm the 10-foot-tall man.
00:15:40Would you like my autograph?
00:15:43Who?
00:15:45I work for Barnum & Bailey Circus.
00:15:48I'm the 10-foot-tall man.
00:15:51Okay.
00:15:57In the early 60s,
00:15:58the cockpit doors were not locked,
00:16:00and one could have easy access to them,
00:16:02usually with permission from the stewardess.
00:16:04Liz was not to be found,
00:16:06so I opened the door to the cockpit anyway.
00:16:08There were three men facing forward,
00:16:10so they didn't see me enter.
00:16:12Tell me, was she not beautiful?
00:16:13I mean, she was gorgeous.
00:16:14You know, I just can't believe
00:16:15that she did that with all of us.
00:16:17I know.
00:16:18I only cut part of the story one was telling.
00:16:20Only later did I realize,
00:16:22when I was older,
00:16:23that they were probably referring
00:16:24to sex or something.
00:16:28Hey, are you, uh...
00:16:30Are you going to Pittsburgh tonight?
00:16:32No.
00:16:33Los Angeles.
00:16:35How would you end up on the milk run?
00:16:37I wanted to stay on a plane
00:16:38as long as possible,
00:16:39but my mom can't afford a non-stop jet.
00:16:42I thought they would have loved the idea
00:16:43that I like planes so much,
00:16:45but they saw the more
00:16:46inconvenient side of it, I guess.
00:16:49Okay, okay.
00:16:49Well, we're only with you until Chicago,
00:16:51so, you know,
00:16:52if and when you get bored,
00:16:52you're more than welcome to come up.
00:16:54Just do make sure
00:16:54you ask the stewardess next time, okay?
00:16:57Sure.
00:17:05What's the 10-foot tall man?
00:17:07Oh!
00:17:08That's your new girlfriend.
00:17:09Nevertheless, I was flying,
00:17:11and all night at that.
00:17:12Could life be any better?
00:17:14By the time I got back to my seat,
00:17:16Mom was on her second drink,
00:17:17and already getting very touchy
00:17:19with her new friend, Harry.
00:17:20This is my baby boy, Jeff.
00:17:23Hi, Jeff.
00:17:24Hey.
00:17:25This is Harry.
00:17:26Harry's from Pittsburgh, honey.
00:17:28He is a lawyer,
00:17:30and he knows some of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
00:17:33Isn't that wild?
00:17:36Are you married?
00:17:37Do you have any children?
00:17:40Why, yes, I am.
00:17:41I have a boy and a girl.
00:17:42Oh.
00:17:43That's good.
00:17:55Hope you like chicken.
00:17:57I like fried chicken.
00:17:58Well, it's just like it.
00:18:00It's called chicken carton bleu,
00:18:02and it's very tasty.
00:18:04Okay.
00:18:05I'll have some.
00:18:15When I got back to my seat,
00:18:17Harry was whispering something
00:18:18in my mother's ear.
00:18:19I waited until I thought he was through,
00:18:21so I wouldn't get in trouble.
00:18:30Oh, what a wonderful man.
00:18:32So well-spoken.
00:18:34My mother liked people who spoke well
00:18:36and enunciated words and were articulate.
00:18:38She didn't like accents too much on people
00:18:40unless they were using them for a role.
00:18:43She said good speech reflected
00:18:44how well-educated they were.
00:18:46Her friend Julia was a beautiful woman,
00:18:49very wealthy,
00:18:50married to a rich inventor,
00:18:51and seemed to have it all.
00:18:53Except my mother could never get over the idea
00:18:55that she had a thick New Jersey accent.
00:18:57She would say,
00:18:58what a shame.
00:18:59All that beauty and wealth
00:19:01and that horrible New Jersey accent.
00:19:03The funny thing is
00:19:04that sometimes mom would actually have
00:19:06the same kind of accent herself.
00:19:08If we're ever in Pittsburgh, honey,
00:19:11Harry would love to take us to dinner.
00:19:13Oh, with his wife and kids.
00:19:17Smartass.
00:19:21As the darkness of the night
00:19:22turned into snow clouds outside the window,
00:19:25I could send something being placed before me.
00:19:27This is funny.
00:19:28And from the smell of it,
00:19:30it was chicken cordon bleu.
00:19:32Wow.
00:19:33It really did look like fried chicken,
00:19:35but better.
00:19:36I started to dig in.
00:19:40Oh, wow.
00:19:42Oh.
00:19:42I like chicken,
00:19:44and I like cheese,
00:19:45but I'm not sure I can eat them together.
00:19:48Mom, I don't really like this.
00:19:50Can I have another Coke?
00:19:51Oh, sure, honey.
00:19:56As we started our descent
00:19:58into the Pittsburgh area,
00:19:59I could finally see outside our window.
00:20:02We were below the cloud layer now,
00:20:04and it was snowing at a pretty good rate.
00:20:06It actually looked quite beautiful
00:20:08to see the city below
00:20:09kind of glistening through the weather.
00:20:11Then I started to think that possibly
00:20:14there was some child down below
00:20:16in some house
00:20:16listening to the drone
00:20:18of the engines above
00:20:19and wondering,
00:20:20who's on that plane so late?
00:20:22And where are they going?
00:20:23And where are they sleeping or not?
00:20:29We could hardly feel the landing.
00:20:31It was so smooth.
00:20:33The blue lights that line the taxiway
00:20:35seemed to stand out even more in the snow.
00:20:38As we taxied up to the gate,
00:20:39an announcement over the PA system
00:20:41of the plane was being made.
00:20:43This is your captain speaking.
00:20:45Due to the unexpected snowstorm,
00:20:47those of you continuing on to Dayton and Chicago
00:20:50will be delayed
00:20:51until further notice.
00:20:52Please check with the ticket agent
00:20:54at the gate for further information.
00:20:57Not to worry.
00:20:59TWA will be taking care of the hotel
00:21:01for the passengers
00:21:02free of charge.
00:21:04So we will have a hotel room?
00:21:05Yes.
00:21:06Don't worry.
00:21:06Great.
00:21:07Okay.
00:21:14I asked the man behind the counter
00:21:16when the hotel was built.
00:21:17He told me 1952.
00:21:19Now I could fantasize
00:21:20about all the people
00:21:21that had to do the same thing
00:21:23we were doing
00:21:23in the middle of the night
00:21:24since 1952.
00:21:32Okay, sweetheart.
00:21:33So the airplane will call
00:21:35when the flight's gonna be ready,
00:21:36but that won't be
00:21:37for a couple of hours,
00:21:38so you should try
00:21:39to get some sleep, okay?
00:21:40All right.
00:21:41Now I'm gonna go down
00:21:42to the lounge for a nightcap.
00:21:43All right.
00:21:44Okay.
00:21:45You good?
00:21:46Yep.
00:21:46Okay, I love you.
00:21:47Love you too.
00:21:50Somehow I knew Harry
00:21:51was going to be involved,
00:21:52but I held my tongue.
00:21:54I love you too.
00:22:24Hello?
00:22:26Yes.
00:22:27We'll be there.
00:22:30I ran out the door,
00:22:31I flew down the hallway,
00:22:32and I pushed the elevator button
00:22:34over and over again.
00:22:36Ow.
00:22:40Mom!
00:22:41Mom, come on!
00:22:42We're gonna miss our plane!
00:22:45Mom, come on!
00:22:46The plane leaves in 20 minutes!
00:22:48We're gonna miss it!
00:22:49As I looked down the hall,
00:22:50I saw Mom leave
00:22:51some different room.
00:22:52Coming!
00:22:52It didn't really matter,
00:22:54even if she was with Harry.
00:22:55What really mattered
00:22:56was that we only had
00:22:5720 minutes to get to the gate
00:22:59to continue our flight.
00:23:01For three in the morning,
00:23:02my mother was in
00:23:02an awfully good mood.
00:23:03But so was I.
00:23:05Three hours of sleep
00:23:06and the rest of our journey to go.
00:23:09The flight from Pittsburgh to Dayton
00:23:10was just under an hour
00:23:12and was far more interesting
00:23:14in retrospect.
00:23:15I watched my mother
00:23:17go through more emotions
00:23:18in 40 minutes
00:23:19than I'd ever seen before.
00:23:21What could she be telling her?
00:23:23Later, of course,
00:23:24I got the whole story on Liz.
00:23:26I don't remember a lot
00:23:28other than being confused by it.
00:23:30But I was only nine years old
00:23:32when we tried to flee the country
00:23:34and my brother and I
00:23:36were the only ones to make it.
00:23:39And unfortunately,
00:23:40we had to watch them
00:23:42taking our parents away.
00:23:46Oh.
00:23:47No, I'm okay.
00:23:49I'm okay.
00:23:50I've gotten through this.
00:23:51There was a TV show
00:23:52in the New York area
00:23:53at the time
00:23:54called Remember Us.
00:23:55It showed actual footage
00:23:57of the Nazi event.
00:23:58It was probably more responsible
00:24:00for my nightmares
00:24:01than anything.
00:24:01I just always felt bad for Liz.
00:24:04Anyway,
00:24:05my mother really cared for her.
00:24:06It was almost as if
00:24:07someone in more emotional pain
00:24:09than her
00:24:09offered some kind of relief.
00:24:12I was suddenly sorry
00:24:14I hadn't gotten to know
00:24:15the 10-foot-tall man.
00:24:16At least I would have had
00:24:17someone to talk to.
00:24:19But tonight,
00:24:20I would join
00:24:21the evening stars.
00:24:23Quiet nights
00:24:24of quiet stars
00:24:27Quiet chords
00:24:28from my guitar
00:24:31Floating on the silence
00:24:33We decided to stay on board
00:24:35during the stop in Dayton.
00:24:37Mom and I had actually
00:24:38got a nap in.
00:24:40We were in the air again
00:24:41before we awakened.
00:24:43Liz let us sleep
00:24:44as long as we were buckled in.
00:24:45No one had gotten on in Dayton.
00:24:48Well,
00:24:48anyone that seemed
00:24:49that interesting
00:24:50at four in the morning,
00:24:52why would they?
00:24:53So we slept
00:24:54until Chicago.
00:24:59It was still dark
00:25:00when we arrived
00:25:00in the somewhat
00:25:01new O'Hare terminal.
00:25:04It's my last stop.
00:25:06It's my home base.
00:25:07But I have planned
00:25:09a couple of surprises
00:25:10for you.
00:25:12I've arranged
00:25:13for you both
00:25:14to fly
00:25:15first class
00:25:16to Kansas City
00:25:18and Denver.
00:25:19And another little surprise
00:25:21will be waiting
00:25:22for you in Denver.
00:25:24So
00:25:29So here are the details.
00:25:32Just give this
00:25:33to the ticket agent.
00:25:35All right.
00:25:40All I could think about
00:25:41was how much
00:25:42it would have cost us
00:25:43if we had to pay
00:25:43first class ourselves.
00:25:45It was something like
00:25:46$185 one way.
00:25:48The amount of toys
00:25:49and hot dogs
00:25:50I could buy
00:25:51and that's including
00:25:52probably two or three
00:25:53more trips like this.
00:25:54What a gal that Liz.
00:25:57Suddenly,
00:25:58my mother's
00:25:58whole demeanor changed.
00:26:00I could see
00:26:00the visible change
00:26:01come over her.
00:26:02Her posture was straight.
00:26:04her chin up.
00:26:05Her walk was noble.
00:26:06We were flying
00:26:07first class
00:26:08and she was an actress
00:26:09flying to the west coast
00:26:11first class.
00:26:12I knew that she was wishing
00:26:13that she had worn
00:26:14that fake leopard coat
00:26:15that I had talked her out of
00:26:17before we left the house.
00:26:27Hollywood call.
00:26:29They told me to grab
00:26:30the next flight.
00:26:32Oh.
00:26:32So you're an actress?
00:26:34Yes.
00:26:35How did you guess?
00:26:36My mother would often
00:26:37make unsolicited comments
00:26:38like this.
00:26:39Good luck in Hollywood.
00:26:47The terminal was beautiful
00:26:49and for some reason
00:26:50the hot dog stand
00:26:51was open even
00:26:51at four in the morning.
00:26:52Hello.
00:26:53I wanted two.
00:26:54My mother ordered one.
00:26:56We done here?
00:26:56Yes.
00:26:58Could I have
00:26:59another hot dog?
00:27:00Do you really,
00:27:02really want
00:27:02another hot dog?
00:27:04Yes,
00:27:05I really,
00:27:06really do.
00:27:16Out of the tree of life.
00:27:18First class sections
00:27:19on propeller planes
00:27:20were usually
00:27:20in the back of a plane,
00:27:22different from the jets.
00:27:23First thing I noticed
00:27:24was the seats
00:27:25were bigger.
00:27:26Second was the
00:27:27beautiful mural.
00:27:31Still it's a real good bet
00:27:34the best is yet to come.
00:27:39The best is yet to come
00:27:42and babe won't it be fine.
00:27:51When we took off,
00:27:53it was much more quiet.
00:27:54That's probably the reason
00:27:55the seating was placed
00:27:56in the back.
00:27:57In jets,
00:27:58it's quieter up front.
00:27:59My mother seemed
00:28:00genuinely excited
00:28:01to be in first class.
00:28:02You know,
00:28:03if a film studio
00:28:05was flying me out here,
00:28:06the Screen Actors Guild
00:28:08would insist
00:28:08that the studio
00:28:10fly me out this way.
00:28:12It's the rules.
00:28:15Yeah.
00:28:19As the plane continued
00:28:20to fly westward,
00:28:22I could see the sun
00:28:23was starting to rise.
00:28:24As we did a small turn
00:28:26to the right,
00:28:26the sun came through
00:28:27the window
00:28:28and seemed as if it were
00:28:29dancing on my mother's face.
00:28:33Remember, darling,
00:28:34when I was in light
00:28:35of the sky
00:28:36in summer stock
00:28:37and that critic
00:28:38that said that I was
00:28:39a cross between
00:28:41Crawford and Stanwyck,
00:28:44a tour de force
00:28:46performance.
00:28:49It wasn't that marvelous.
00:29:02As I looked to my right,
00:29:03I saw these gold
00:29:04sparkly curtains
00:29:05and I wondered
00:29:06what was behind them.
00:29:07I looked up
00:29:08and down the aisle
00:29:09for a stewardess.
00:29:10I saw one standing
00:29:11by the galley.
00:29:13I motioned to her
00:29:14just the way
00:29:15I would have
00:29:15given school
00:29:16for my teacher.
00:29:34Yes, may I help you?
00:29:36The voice
00:29:37seemed so familiar.
00:29:38She sounded
00:29:39just like the voice
00:29:40I heard
00:29:40at the terminal
00:29:41in New York.
00:29:42She looked exactly
00:29:43how I imagined
00:29:44that person would look.
00:29:47What's that thing for?
00:29:49Oh,
00:29:50that's the sleeper service
00:29:51for the cross-country
00:29:52overnight flights.
00:29:53We don't really
00:29:53use them anymore.
00:29:55When did you use them?
00:29:57What year?
00:29:58How come you
00:29:58stopped using them?
00:29:59How many are there?
00:30:00How about I answer
00:30:01one question at a time?
00:30:02Okay.
00:30:03Well,
00:30:04from the time
00:30:04when this plane
00:30:05was new
00:30:05until the jets
00:30:06came in in 1959,
00:30:08this was used
00:30:08on longer
00:30:09non-stop flights.
00:30:11Anytime the plane
00:30:11flew, let's say,
00:30:13over eight hours,
00:30:14let's say,
00:30:14on an overnight flight
00:30:15cross-country,
00:30:16they would sleep people.
00:30:17It was part
00:30:17of the first-class airfare.
00:30:19Oh, cool.
00:30:20How come you know
00:30:21so much?
00:30:22Well, my mother's
00:30:23been in the airline
00:30:23industry for years,
00:30:24originally as a stewardess
00:30:26in the 30s.
00:30:27Wow.
00:30:28And she retired
00:30:29in 1939,
00:30:30but ever since then,
00:30:31she's been doing
00:30:31the flight announcements
00:30:32at New York airports.
00:30:34I'll be right back.
00:30:39You're kidding!
00:30:40Really?
00:30:41How old is she now?
00:30:42What kind of planes
00:30:43did she fly in?
00:30:44Where did she say
00:30:45those announcements
00:30:46from in the airport?
00:30:47Well, she's 58,
00:30:49and she mainly
00:30:50flew in DC-3 planes.
00:30:53And I think
00:30:54that she does it
00:30:54in a little room
00:30:55in the back
00:30:56of the TWA terminal.
00:30:57You have a lot
00:30:57of questions.
00:30:58You really like flying,
00:30:59don't you?
00:30:59Is this your first time?
00:31:01Doris answered
00:31:01all my questions
00:31:02and more.
00:31:03She was my new
00:31:04best friend.
00:31:07Mom, Mom,
00:31:08wake up!
00:31:08You gotta wake up!
00:31:10What is it?
00:31:11You're not gonna
00:31:12believe it.
00:31:13Doris' mother
00:31:13is the voice
00:31:14at Idlewood Airport.
00:31:15She's 58 years old,
00:31:16and she was one
00:31:17of the first stewardesses
00:31:18ever.
00:31:19Mom, you're gonna love her.
00:31:20She has no accent at all,
00:31:21and she's really beautiful.
00:31:23Who?
00:31:24Doris!
00:31:25Oh, that's wonderful,
00:31:27my baby boy.
00:31:28Mom, don't call me
00:31:29that in front of Doris,
00:31:30okay?
00:31:31Okay, darling.
00:31:32Now, let me go back
00:31:33to sleep.
00:31:40Her hair was done
00:31:41in just the style
00:31:42I liked.
00:31:43Light eyes.
00:31:44I couldn't stop
00:31:45looking at her.
00:31:47How old are you?
00:31:48Twenty-one.
00:31:50What's your favorite
00:31:50airplane?
00:31:52Boeing 707.
00:31:54Why?
00:31:55Because it's beautiful
00:31:56and very fast.
00:31:58It's pretty good.
00:31:59Do you have a boyfriend?
00:32:01I did,
00:32:02but we just broke up.
00:32:04My mother's an actress,
00:32:06you know.
00:32:06Really.
00:32:07I used this line
00:32:08whenever I wanted
00:32:09to impress someone.
00:32:10It's very interesting.
00:32:12Yes.
00:32:13We're going to Hollywood.
00:32:14They called her.
00:32:15She has to do some movie
00:32:17with Paul Newman,
00:32:18I think.
00:32:19Paul Newman?
00:32:20Really?
00:32:21I can't believe it.
00:32:24Well,
00:32:25I have to go now.
00:32:26My mother wanted something.
00:32:28Okay.
00:32:28Oh, God,
00:32:29why did I lie?
00:32:30That was so stupid.
00:32:32She was already impressed
00:32:33with just the actor stuff.
00:32:39Kansas City Airport
00:32:40was not very interesting,
00:32:42except for this toy store.
00:32:45Oh, my God.
00:32:46Oh, my God.
00:32:48There's a battery-operated
00:32:50toy replica
00:32:50of almost the same
00:32:51airplane we're on.
00:32:59It was the greatest toy
00:33:01ever made,
00:33:01bar none.
00:33:05The door opens.
00:33:06Passengers disappear.
00:33:09Stewardess appears.
00:33:10Oh, my God.
00:33:12The door closes.
00:33:14The passengers reappear.
00:33:16The engines start
00:33:18one at a time.
00:33:20Oh, my God.
00:33:21It starts to taxi.
00:33:25Life at this moment
00:33:26was so good
00:33:26that it was just hard
00:33:27to recover from.
00:33:28So it's $12.95.
00:33:30Okay, that's...
00:33:30Okay, let me write it up.
00:33:32Okay.
00:33:32Great.
00:33:33Oh.
00:33:34Until I broke the plane.
00:33:39I didn't stop crying
00:33:40for an hour,
00:33:41including the time
00:33:41during takeoff
00:33:42en route to Denver.
00:33:44This would be
00:33:45our longest leg,
00:33:46just under four hours,
00:33:47due to the headwinds.
00:33:50What's the matter?
00:33:51My plane broke.
00:33:55Well, even real planes
00:33:56break, you know.
00:33:58They do?
00:33:59Yes, of course they do.
00:34:01Oh.
00:34:02Well, I didn't know that.
00:34:04Doris telling me that
00:34:05changed my life forever.
00:34:07I'd always had a problem
00:34:08with things being
00:34:08less than perfect
00:34:09for some reason,
00:34:10especially mechanical things.
00:34:12And now she had the answer
00:34:14that I would use
00:34:15until this day.
00:34:16Real things break, too.
00:34:18Would you like me
00:34:19to make up the birth
00:34:19so you can get some sleep?
00:34:21Yes.
00:34:22Doris, thank you,
00:34:23but that won't be necessary.
00:34:24Mom!
00:34:24No, really,
00:34:26it's not a problem.
00:34:26I'll make it up right now.
00:34:49I was so excited
00:34:50to be in this birth,
00:34:51looking out into the sky
00:34:52from the window.
00:34:53I just couldn't sleep at all.
00:34:56I wanted to stay put
00:34:57so I could have some fun,
00:34:59maybe even eat a meal in here.
00:35:03Your son told me
00:35:04that you're an actress.
00:35:05Yes.
00:35:06And I have to say,
00:35:07congratulations
00:35:07on your Paul Newman film.
00:35:09That's so exciting.
00:35:11He must have misunderstood.
00:35:13There's no specific film,
00:35:15just a friend
00:35:16who was going to try
00:35:17and help me out.
00:35:18He knows that I love
00:35:20Paul Newman as an actor,
00:35:21so he must have
00:35:23put the two together.
00:35:25I was mortified
00:35:26and I didn't want
00:35:26to live anymore.
00:35:28Lunch is almost ready
00:35:29so I should probably
00:35:30check if he wants some.
00:35:31Oh, thank you, Doris.
00:35:32You're so sweet.
00:35:37Lunch is almost ready.
00:35:38I hope you like chicken.
00:35:39I like fried chicken.
00:35:41Well, this is just like it,
00:35:42only better.
00:35:43Oh, yeah?
00:35:44It's called
00:35:45chicken cordon bleu.
00:35:47Can I have another Coke?
00:35:48Of course.
00:35:49I'll be right back.
00:36:00The man in the seat
00:36:01I approximated to be 7D
00:36:03was drinking a lot
00:36:04and smoking Paul Malls,
00:36:06a very strong,
00:36:07unfiltered cigarette,
00:36:08my mother told me.
00:36:10Newports were not
00:36:11nearly as strong.
00:36:12At any rate,
00:36:13he kept referring
00:36:14to the headline
00:36:15on the front
00:36:15of what appeared
00:36:16to be the Kansas City Star.
00:36:18It said,
00:36:19disaster,
00:36:20jet airliner crashes
00:36:21at Idyllwild
00:36:22and below is some
00:36:23blurry black and white photo.
00:36:25Air crashes
00:36:26when I was younger
00:36:27were more intriguing
00:36:27to me than upsetting.
00:36:29I think it was just
00:36:30too much to comprehend
00:36:31that something I love
00:36:32so much could ever
00:36:33hurt anybody,
00:36:34let alone kill them.
00:36:36Then I overheard him
00:36:37talking to a different
00:36:38stewardess,
00:36:39not Doris.
00:36:40Sir, are you all right?
00:36:46Actually, no.
00:36:48Um, this is a rough
00:36:49thing to read
00:36:50because not that long ago
00:36:51I booked a trip
00:36:53from Chicago
00:36:53to New York
00:36:55for business
00:36:55and I,
00:36:57I couldn't get
00:36:58on my flight.
00:36:59I fought for my seat
00:37:01but it would not
00:37:03accommodate me.
00:37:05I went home
00:37:06quite upset
00:37:06but by the time
00:37:08I got to the house,
00:37:11and turned the TV on
00:37:12I had seen
00:37:13that my plane
00:37:13had crashed.
00:37:15The one I was booked on.
00:37:18So, I'm a,
00:37:20I'm quite afraid
00:37:21to fly.
00:37:23I'm so sorry
00:37:24to hear that
00:37:24but I can assure you
00:37:25that nothing will happen
00:37:27and we're fine.
00:37:28And if you need me,
00:37:30I'm right here.
00:37:31Okay, good to go.
00:37:34I guess he had
00:37:35a right to be scared.
00:37:36Besides,
00:37:37how could I help
00:37:37him feel any better?
00:37:38My plane was broken.
00:37:40It would probably
00:37:40scare him
00:37:41just to look at it.
00:37:43And then I had
00:37:44the greatest idea.
00:37:45Maybe the captain
00:37:46could fix it.
00:37:47My toy, that is.
00:37:51Are you married?
00:37:53No, I'm not actually.
00:37:56Freshly divorced.
00:37:58Isn't that a coincidence?
00:38:00My mother's an actress.
00:38:03I don't think I knew
00:38:04what a coincidence was.
00:38:05Ah, he fixed it.
00:38:07God, he's the greatest.
00:38:09Why couldn't he
00:38:09marry my mother?
00:38:14You know,
00:38:15my mother's going to be
00:38:16in a movie with,
00:38:17I think she said,
00:38:19Kirk Douglas
00:38:19and Elizabeth Taylor?
00:38:23And Paul Newman.
00:38:25Really?
00:38:26Paul Newman?
00:38:28You don't say.
00:38:29Well, I have to go now.
00:38:36Hi, darling.
00:38:38The captain fixed the plane.
00:38:39He's so cool.
00:38:41Oh, good.
00:38:42I'm so happy for you, baby.
00:38:44She looked really pleased,
00:38:45and I knew why.
00:38:46Fresh linen had been
00:38:47placed before her
00:38:48in the most beautiful china
00:38:50and silverware
00:38:51for her to look at.
00:38:52Oh, my.
00:38:56Lennox.
00:38:59It's ill-mannered
00:39:00to turn a plate over
00:39:01in front of people.
00:39:03My mom loved antiques
00:39:04and expensive china.
00:39:06She started to read aloud
00:39:08the menu,
00:39:08a habit she had.
00:39:10It was done
00:39:10in a very deep theatrical voice
00:39:12that always embarrassed me
00:39:14at restaurants.
00:39:14Your choice of appetizer,
00:39:17shrimp cocktail,
00:39:18or stuffed mushrooms
00:39:19with crab meat.
00:39:20For the main course,
00:39:22beef with au jus
00:39:23or chicken cordon de loup.
00:39:26Ugh.
00:39:32I climbed back up
00:39:34into my little haven,
00:39:35my own private world.
00:39:38Oh, the good life
00:39:42full of fun
00:39:45seems to be
00:39:47the ideal.
00:39:54Mmm, the good life
00:39:57lets you hide
00:39:59all the sadness
00:40:01you feel.
00:40:08As I looked down
00:40:09where my mother
00:40:10was sitting,
00:40:11I wondered what
00:40:11we would do this year
00:40:12for my birthday.
00:40:14I started to giggle
00:40:15at the thought
00:40:15of when I was little,
00:40:16my fifth birthday.
00:40:17It was so successful
00:40:18that I wanted
00:40:19to party every day.
00:40:21My mother gave in
00:40:22for about five days
00:40:24and then I had to learn
00:40:25the ugly truth.
00:40:26Birthdays lasted
00:40:27only one day usually.
00:40:29But no one told me
00:40:30that I couldn't have them
00:40:31every month.
00:40:32I can remember
00:40:33that one time in April
00:40:34my mother's friend
00:40:34walked in on one
00:40:35of my birthdays
00:40:36and said,
00:40:37isn't his birthday
00:40:38in February?
00:40:39Yes, my mother said,
00:40:40but don't spoil it
00:40:41for him.
00:40:42My mother was good
00:40:43that way.
00:40:48I laid down
00:40:48on my side.
00:40:49The drone of the engine
00:40:51seemed to be
00:40:51kind of lulling me.
00:40:53Before I knew it,
00:40:54I was asleep.
00:40:55For many years
00:40:56to come,
00:40:56I would scrounge
00:40:57through my airline schedules
00:40:59to find a propeller
00:41:00plane to fly,
00:41:01providing that
00:41:01I had the time
00:41:02just so I could get
00:41:03the same kind of sleep.
00:41:09Now you can stay up here
00:41:10as long as you're strapped in,
00:41:11okay?
00:41:12Okay.
00:41:13This is your captain speaking.
00:41:15We are expecting
00:41:16moderate turbulence
00:41:17for the next 20 minutes.
00:41:18Please remain seated
00:41:19and fasten your seatbelts.
00:41:21The aircraft started
00:41:22to buffet and rumble a bit.
00:41:23The pitch of the engine
00:41:25sound changed
00:41:26as we started to climb
00:41:27above the weather.
00:41:28However,
00:41:29the turbulence got worse
00:41:30and some of the passengers
00:41:31started to look around
00:41:32as if maybe something
00:41:34they could look at
00:41:34would solve this problem.
00:41:37The man in 12A
00:41:39got up
00:41:40and strangely moved
00:41:41toward the back
00:41:41of the plane.
00:41:42Are you okay?
00:41:43He yelled out to no one.
00:41:44Stop following me!
00:41:46Okay.
00:41:47You're still there.
00:41:48Sir?
00:41:48The stewardess
00:41:49that I didn't know
00:41:50ran after him.
00:41:51Sir, can I help you?
00:41:52That's okay.
00:41:52What a bizarre sight.
00:41:53The man had his hands
00:41:54around the throat
00:41:55of the young lady
00:41:56and she had her hands
00:41:57around his throat as well.
00:41:59There seemed to be
00:42:00a genuine resistance
00:42:01between the two.
00:42:02I understand.
00:42:02I've been there.
00:42:02But they were having
00:42:03quite a normal conversation.
00:42:05Breathe in.
00:42:05There's more to this character
00:42:06than meets the eye.
00:42:07There's a problem.
00:42:08Breathe out.
00:42:10When he boarded
00:42:10before everyone else did,
00:42:12apparently he was drugged
00:42:14and placed on board
00:42:15so he could be transferred
00:42:16to a different mental hospital
00:42:17in Denver.
00:42:18Thank you so much.
00:42:20I'm sorry.
00:42:21I'm sorry.
00:42:21If you need anything,
00:42:22let me know.
00:42:23They were talking
00:42:23in such a calm manner.
00:42:25It was hard to believe
00:42:26anything was wrong.
00:42:27Sure.
00:42:28And together,
00:42:29they managed to calm him down.
00:42:31Still, everyone was quite uneasy
00:42:32until we disembarked.
00:42:34Let's get you to sit down.
00:42:35Okay.
00:42:36Okay.
00:42:46Good luck on that
00:42:47Paul Newman film.
00:42:52Why, thank you.
00:42:53I'll need it.
00:42:56Why do you think
00:42:57our plane broke down?
00:42:59I don't know, darling,
00:43:01but it's okay.
00:43:02It will give us
00:43:03a good night's sleep
00:43:04and tomorrow
00:43:05we will have
00:43:06a wonderful flight.
00:43:08And what do you say
00:43:10we read a play together?
00:43:12I think we should read
00:43:14the Philadelphia story.
00:43:17You're right.
00:43:17Okay.
00:43:19Actually,
00:43:20staying in Denver was fun.
00:43:21That night,
00:43:22Mom read two acts of a play.
00:43:24Ever since I can remember,
00:43:26Mom read me
00:43:26good night plays
00:43:27instead of fairy tales.
00:43:32We went to lunch
00:43:33at the Denver Terminal restaurant.
00:43:35Grilled cheese and a Coke
00:43:36as I watched
00:43:37the airplanes come and go.
00:43:39This was just great.
00:43:40What could happen
00:43:41to beat everything
00:43:42that's happened so far?
00:43:43Nothing.
00:43:44I wanted to live forever.
00:43:48Have a nice flight.
00:43:50Hi.
00:43:50There's a note
00:43:51in there
00:43:52for you to read.
00:43:55Yes.
00:43:55Liz told me all about it.
00:43:57Wait!
00:43:57We're at the wrong gate.
00:43:59Mom,
00:43:59we're gonna miss the plane.
00:44:00It's not this one, Mom.
00:44:01I'm telling you.
00:44:02This is a nonstop jet flight
00:44:03to L.A.
00:44:04I know it by heart.
00:44:06Starstream Boeing 707
00:44:07Royal Ambassador Service.
00:44:09I'll take that for you.
00:44:10Enjoy your flight.
00:44:12Surprise, honey.
00:44:14We are going on a jet.
00:44:18What?
00:44:20I can't believe it.
00:44:22We're taking the 707
00:44:23to L.A.
00:44:24Okay.
00:44:28Aren't you excited, honey?
00:44:30This is your surprise
00:44:31from Liz.
00:44:35What's wrong, baby?
00:44:37Nothing.
00:44:38It's just...
00:44:39Well,
00:44:40we're going to get on there
00:44:41and you're gonna start
00:44:42showing off.
00:44:49Well, let's just
00:44:50head to the gate, okay?
00:44:53I was excited, truly,
00:44:55but sometimes I just didn't know
00:44:56how to express it.
00:45:00Somehow I felt
00:45:01a kind of loss.
00:45:04Maybe it was saying goodbye
00:45:05to that big,
00:45:06beautiful old Connie,
00:45:07or maybe it was never
00:45:08seeing Doris again.
00:45:11She didn't say anything
00:45:13and I felt really bad.
00:45:20There it was,
00:45:21an absolute specimen
00:45:23of an aircraft.
00:45:25It was art.
00:45:26Believe me,
00:45:27it was art.
00:45:29It was art.
00:45:36I was on a jet
00:45:38and in first class.
00:45:40I just couldn't believe it.
00:45:42My mother said
00:45:43I could sit by myself
00:45:44so I could pretend
00:45:45that I was flying alone.
00:45:47She decided to sit
00:45:48by a lovely woman
00:45:49named Barbara.
00:46:02A surge of power
00:46:03thrust me back
00:46:04in the seat.
00:46:22Wow, fantastic.
00:46:23And it was fantastic.
00:46:25Straight up into the air
00:46:26we went.
00:46:27We were over the Colorado
00:46:29mountains before we knew it.
00:46:31The snow-capped mountains
00:46:32glistening in the afternoon
00:46:33and light were unforgettable.
00:46:36We leveled off
00:46:38and the captain
00:46:38came over the speaker.
00:46:40Ladies and gentlemen,
00:46:42welcome to the jet age.
00:46:43We are flying
00:46:44at 600 miles an hour
00:46:45at an altitude
00:46:46of 33,000 feet.
00:46:48Our flying time
00:46:49to Los Angeles
00:46:50will be one hour
00:46:51and 52 minutes.
00:46:52So sit back
00:46:53and enjoy your flight.
00:46:55Champagne is on me.
00:47:02Barbara was a little
00:47:03older than my mom
00:47:03but very pretty
00:47:05and just like
00:47:06my mother liked.
00:47:07Sophisticated,
00:47:07wealthy
00:47:08and no accent.
00:47:10No, no.
00:47:11Unfortunately,
00:47:11my husband passed away
00:47:13many years ago.
00:47:14Henry was his name
00:47:16and I'll tell you
00:47:18the story.
00:47:19He was at a podium
00:47:20accepting the presidency
00:47:22for the Crocker Bank
00:47:23when he had
00:47:24a massive heart attack.
00:47:26Oh, Mark.
00:47:2643 years old.
00:47:28I decided to roam
00:47:29the cabin.
00:47:33I was walking
00:47:34in a very cocky manner,
00:47:36a way that only
00:47:37an eight-year-old could do
00:47:38when he knows
00:47:39he's doing something
00:47:39truly special.
00:47:51As I looked to the left
00:47:52down the aisle,
00:47:53I saw a young kid there.
00:47:55He was younger than me.
00:47:57About two years,
00:47:58I'd say.
00:47:59He sat with an official
00:48:00airline guide
00:48:01or OAG
00:48:03which only travel agents
00:48:04and big companies have.
00:48:06Is that the latest OAG?
00:48:08My dad gets him
00:48:10in the mail
00:48:10before anybody does.
00:48:12Jeez,
00:48:12you're so lucky.
00:48:14I'll be right back.
00:48:17Mom,
00:48:18I made a new best friend.
00:48:19He has an OAG
00:48:20and oh my gosh,
00:48:20he's...
00:48:21Jeff, this is Barbara
00:48:22and believe it or not,
00:48:24her father owns
00:48:25an airline,
00:48:26Trans-Caribbean Airlines.
00:48:28Really?
00:48:29Yeah,
00:48:29and I'll have you know
00:48:30that my father
00:48:31put my name,
00:48:32Barbara,
00:48:33on the nose
00:48:34of a brand new
00:48:35DC-8 jetliner.
00:48:37Wow,
00:48:38that's so cool.
00:48:40A plane with her name on it.
00:48:42Do I stay here
00:48:44or go back
00:48:45to my new best friend,
00:48:46Skipper?
00:48:50Kids.
00:48:52The next hour
00:48:53was filled with conversation
00:48:55that only would fascinate
00:48:56Skipper and myself.
00:48:57Can you believe
00:48:58that TWA
00:48:59had a non-stop flight
00:49:01from London
00:49:01to San Francisco
00:49:03that took 22 hours
00:49:04right up to 1960?
00:49:05Wow.
00:49:07Really?
00:49:08None of my friends
00:49:09are into aviation,
00:49:10but now I have Skipper.
00:49:12Where's your father?
00:49:13Over there.
00:49:14What does he do?
00:49:15He's a lawyer.
00:49:16Where's your mother?
00:49:17Oh, she died
00:49:18when I was three.
00:49:19Oh, really?
00:49:20Do you have a new mother?
00:49:22No,
00:49:22my dad
00:49:23been married twice
00:49:24after my mom died
00:49:25and they died of cancer
00:49:27to all of them.
00:49:29You're kidding.
00:49:30Does he have an accent?
00:49:32I don't know.
00:49:32Does it matter?
00:49:33Well,
00:49:34kinda.
00:49:34I don't think he does.
00:49:36Oh, great.
00:49:36My mom's gonna love him.
00:49:38She loves people
00:49:39without accents.
00:49:41To Hollywood.
00:49:42To us.
00:49:43Aw.
00:49:44Mom,
00:49:44I made this new best friend
00:49:46and his dad is rich
00:49:46and sad
00:49:47and has no accents.
00:49:50Well,
00:49:50make sure you tell him
00:49:51which row I'm in.
00:49:54Hi.
00:49:56Why are you here?
00:49:57Well,
00:49:57I changed my flight
00:49:58so I could see you guys
00:49:59one last time.
00:50:01I'll never wash
00:50:02my face again.
00:50:03This is too good.
00:50:05My girlfriend,
00:50:06my buddy,
00:50:07my mom's new husband,
00:50:08hopefully,
00:50:08and we're all
00:50:10on a new jet
00:50:11heading westward.
00:50:12It's scientifically impossible
00:50:13for life to be any better.
00:50:21Hello.
00:50:22Would you care
00:50:22for some Chateaubriand?
00:50:25No.
00:50:26Do you like chicken?
00:50:27Not really.
00:50:29You don't like fried chicken?
00:50:30I love fried chicken.
00:50:32Well,
00:50:33this is just like it.
00:50:34It's called
00:50:35Chicken Cordon Bleu.
00:50:38Bye.
00:50:38On our jet flights,
00:50:40we also offer
00:50:41a children's menu,
00:50:42which is your choice
00:50:43of hot dog,
00:50:44hamburger,
00:50:45and peanut butter
00:50:46and jelly sandwich.
00:50:48I'll have a hot dog
00:50:49with mustard.
00:50:50I'll have a hot dog
00:50:51with no mustard
00:50:52and no ketchup.
00:50:53Perfect.
00:50:54I thought I would faint.
00:50:55A hot dog
00:50:56at 35,000 feet?
00:50:58I was so excited.
00:50:59I was lost for words.
00:51:01But I had to say something,
00:51:02so I turned to Skip.
00:51:03I'd like your
00:51:04official airline guidebook.
00:51:06Thanks.
00:51:09The sun was shining,
00:51:11the sky was brilliant blue,
00:51:12and I was eating
00:51:13a hot dog
00:51:14and drinking a Coke
00:51:15with my new best friend
00:51:16at 600 miles an hour.
00:51:19From that moment on,
00:51:21I never thought
00:51:22things could get better.
00:51:45As we taxied in,
00:51:46I could see the new
00:51:47space-age-style restaurant
00:51:48at LAX.
00:51:49It was truly beautiful.
00:51:51I'd really like to eat
00:51:52there sometime,
00:51:53I thought.
00:51:59Through the window,
00:52:00I could see the jetway
00:52:01start to glide over
00:52:02to meet our plane.
00:52:10Mom, there's movie cameras
00:52:12out there!
00:52:12You're kidding!
00:52:14No, he's not.
00:52:15Better safe than sorry.
00:52:40What are those cameras
00:52:41doing out there?
00:52:42It was the captain
00:52:42of our jet.
00:52:43He was 62 years old,
00:52:45and this was his last flight.
00:52:46Doris told me all about you.
00:52:48Is your name Jeff?
00:52:49Yeah.
00:52:49How would you like
00:52:50to walk the jetway with me?
00:52:52And Life Magazine
00:52:53was doing a TV special on him.
00:53:01Okay, I've got
00:53:02one last question.
00:53:04What are you going to do
00:53:05now that you're retired?
00:53:07Well, I haven't officially retired
00:53:10until I sign out,
00:53:11but if you're going to make me
00:53:13retire in front of your cameras,
00:53:16I think that,
00:53:19I think that I would like
00:53:21to give my wings
00:53:24to this young man
00:53:26who I think
00:53:30has flying in his blood.
00:53:40I took that moment
00:53:42in my life so seriously
00:53:43that today
00:53:44I'm a captain myself,
00:53:46and I married Doris,
00:53:47although I had
00:53:48some catching up to do,
00:53:5013 years to be exact,
00:53:51but nevertheless,
00:53:52happily married,
00:53:54an aviation couple
00:53:55to the max.
00:53:56As a matter of fact,
00:53:57I get to see her
00:53:58almost every day.
00:54:00She's the new voice
00:54:01at JFK,
00:54:02and I've got
00:54:03the New York LA run.
00:54:04Very convenient.
00:54:06Oh yeah,
00:54:07in case you're wondering
00:54:07about my mom,
00:54:08she never married
00:54:09Skipper's dad,
00:54:10but she did get
00:54:11to date him for a while.
00:54:12We all pretended
00:54:13that it would work out.
00:54:14She's very happy, though.
00:54:16She teaches acting
00:54:17at the Pasadena Playoffs
00:54:18in California.
00:54:19She's 80 now,
00:54:20and gets a big kick
00:54:21out of the young guys.
00:54:23And Liz is her
00:54:24favorite student.
00:54:25Has been for almost
00:54:2620 years.
00:54:27It's been a wonderful life.
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00:54:48have
00:54:48got
00:54:48back
00:54:48here.
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