[Dixielandjazz] Axes :) as carry-on luggage

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Allright you guys:

enough of this B.S.

It is high time you all got a bit of moxy and backbone and stop being 
sheep and playing by the so called rules:

Criminals ignore the rules everyday of the week and no matter how many 
Laws they Pass in Congress they are simply ignoring them.

Stop- being sheep and going along with the program administered by 
government trained idiots or not even trained and left to their own 
stupid interpretations of the law.   Just ask the stupid SOB at the 
gate if it was their several thousand dollar valued instrument if they 
would check it as baggage?  If they say yes then kick them in the groin 
and proceed past them onto the plane in the turmoil, put your 
instrument firmly in an overhead bin and sit quietly and act like 
nothing ever happened.

If this fails tell them that the instrument is the property of 
President Bill Clinton and that he is going to play it with your band 
at the destination engagement and if you don't get there with it some 
heads will roll and some jobs will be lost, and you want their personal 
identification number and Id information so you can have Mr. Clinton 
and the FBI and SECRET SERVICE clear You from any personal wrong doing 
in the carrying out of your Patriotic DUTY AND INSTRUCTIONS From MR. 
CLINTON PERSONALLY.

Come on folks this is show business, for once in your life think 
outside the BOX and tell the dumb asses whatever it takes to get the 
job done, after all that is what Washington is doing to us everyday of 
the week.   Defy authority it is the American Way  were not most of you 
living and coming of age  in the sixties ??

Stop being a part of the Dumbing down of America.

If at once you don't succeed try try again and do not take no for an 
acceptable answer.


Now if you want to make a real impact and be heard on this subject 
start a letter writing campaign to every airline President addressing 
this critical issue and tell the dumb asses that you and all ten 
members of your band will immediately switch to a more  professional 
musician friendly airline that will consider your special needs if they 
do not address this issue immediately.

Become your own lobbyist,

Tom Wiggins





-----Original Message-----
From: Gluetje1 at aol.com
To: jazzdude39 at comcast.net; NANCYink at surewest.net
Cc: Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Axes :) as carry-on luggage


I shall never again assume that I can carry on my instrument.  It is
ultimately always the call of the chief attendant for that flight 
whether you
can
board with it no matter if you have no other carry on.  My banjo was  
cleared by

both security supervisor and an AA supervisor, the letter saying  
carry-ons
permitted in my hand, but still turned away at boarding  by a b----- 
attendant
for no reason other than her mood.  Because I  then asked if it would 
then be
gate-checked she made sure it came flying  off a carousel (case upside 
down)
on arrival.  Coming home, attendants on  both flights made friendly 
comments
and sent me right on down the aisle  instrument and all, same airline, 
one of
the planes actually smaller.

There can be no assurance that you will be allowed to board with it as  
there
is no consistency even within the same airline on same size plane.   So 
in
future, when I fly with instrument of any significant size, I will 
attempt  to
pack and insure it appropriately, ship it, or luggage check it, and not 
 travel
with an instrument unless I understand I may never see it again.   The 
only
certain option if you must fly and be absolutely certain you  can carry 
a
premium instrument with you is to buy it a seat.
Ginny


In a message dated 7/29/2006 5:00:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
jazzdude39 at comcast.net writes:

Nancy,

The agreement negotiated between the American Federation  of Musicians 
to
allow musicians to carry on board any flight, their  instrument, as 
long as it
fits in the overhead bin has reached a roadblock.  This was with the 
National
Transportation Safety Board but Homeland Security  is now in charge. I 
have been

told that the AFM is again negotiating to obtain  a new agreement. 
Currently
some airlines will honor it, but Delta will not.

I will post the new agreement when it is in effect. In the meantime  
call
your carrier and see if they will allow you to carry the third bag  on
(your instrument). If you have only two which include the ax, you might 
 be
ok.

Dave  Hanson
Trombone
Atlanta





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