The horror! The horror!
According to New York Metro, Richard Simmons is known for making fellow airline passengers uncomfortable by acting as “greeter” in first class, bouncing around in his signature tight Lycra shorts (a “disturbing package on display”), and singing everyone’s name to the tune of “The Name Game.” Simmons explained his behavior thusly:
?I get on a plane and help serve the food and water! Throw pretzels! Get people going! Sometimes I do a little chair aerobics. I?m like the court jester of the sky!?
Can my travel agent make sure I’m never on a plane with Richard Simmons? This is a kind of terror no metal detector will be able to stop.
can he be legally forced to announce his movements? What about socially “encouraged”?
Now I’m wondering if some frazzeld flight attendent somewhere has writtein about a Simmons encounter in a weblog.
hmmmm. yes, it DOES sound pretty frightening. But then i realized – WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING reading NY METRO “Intelligencer” ?????
I’m with you Adam, I’ll make sure I’m never on a flight with him from here on out.
I’d hate to go to jail for being a “terrorist” when the murder was really just a favor to the staff & guests on the plane…
Adam, you inspired me. I Googled “Richard Simmons Flight” and discovered http://www.markshields.com/photos-richardsimmons.shtml. just under the link you referenced.
I guess I don’t need to worry until I can afford to travel first class.
If Richard wasn’t famous, he might well be sent to the cuckoo’s nest for such behavior. Sounds manic. I wonder if he ever crashes . . .