Have had a fun month so far meeting some noteable musicians on some of my flights. There were a couple I won't name who didn't give me the time of day, but let me tell you about the ones who did!

First, there was Marty Magehee from the Christian group "4Him". Although I haven't closely followed the group in the last few years, I did in their early years and knew that they are currently on their farewell tour after 15 years together. Hard to believe it's been 15 years and that they were the headlining group at "Footloose" in Euless the night I participated in a vocal talent contest sponsored by KLTY.

Anyway, Marty was really cool to talk to--just like talking to a colleague. He was completely exhausted because he and his family have been moving to a new house in between his performing with "4Him" on the weekends. And his movers finked out on Memorial Day weekend leaving a lot of the labor to him and his brother-in-law.

I wish we could've talked longer, but the flight from Nashville to Dallas isn't all that long. Nevertheless, Marty gave me a big hug before deplaning which did worlds for my self-esteem.

Then, this past Monday, I had a man named Chuck Cannon on my flight from LAX to Nashville. His name was not familiar to me and he slept most of the flight, but whenever we had to interact, he always called me by name and said "please" and "thank you" and just generally seemed to be a good-natured sort. I would've try to engage him in conversation if he hadn't been at the window seat and if he hadn't been asleep for most of the flight. I finally got an opportunity after the flight to speak to him a little more, however, when the other flight attendants and I had just left the secured side of the terminal and I heard my name. It was Chuck Cannon telling me he'd left his favorite pillow on the plane and wondering how he could go about getting it back now that he was also on the unsecured side and no longer had a ticket. I called over a TSA worker and found out what he needed to do, but also took the time to ask Chuck who he played for. He said he played for himself and wrote songs that other people sang. I was rather chagrined that his name still didn't mean anything to me, but being an avid Googler, I looked him up as soon as I got home from trip. Oh, okay, he only co-wrote "How Do You Like Me Now?" and "American Soldier" with Toby Keith as well as writing "I Love The Way You Love Me" which John Michael Montgomery made a hit.

On his website, there was a contact email address and on a whim, I dropped him a quick email telling him he was one of the most polite and personable performers I'd met in my career and that I'd enjoyed meeting him. Since I'd also found out from his website that he is married to Lari White and that they sometimes perform together, I said that I'd have to come out and see them if they were ever in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Well, imagine my surprise when I received a personal email back from him the next day! Apparently, he's never received an email from a flight attendant either and I think my admiration of his character made him feel good. Anyway, it's always refreshing to meet successful musicians who are still such normal people.

I also got to meet Lassie on the same flight. This is the ninth Lassie, but they've all been from the same bloodline and they've all been male dogs! Lassie is about to embark on a new dogfood campaign.

Just starting reading Kristin Espinasse's "Words in a French Life" and it is darling! It is much like her blogs. Love it.

Also, just found out about a new Francophone chanteuse. Her name is Sandrine Kiberlain and she's a French actress. She released the album "Manque plus qu'ça" last year. It's very pleasant and her style kind of reminds me of Françoise Hardy.