Rapping Flight Attendant

i got it now except i put it in the wrong area. (wanted hangar talk) i tried too hard with the code at first.
 
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That guy is good!

I get chased out of or into Austin by Southwest than any other airline. He was likely on one them. I can see where he definitely spent a good amount of time in the air prior to that flight. It started around 1416EDT and ended around 2132EDT.

The routing is: SFO > LAS > AUS > DAL > OKC

He probably started with a jump flight from OKC to SFO.
 
his interview. nice to see some fun in something required and getting the job done too. he is quite good.

Southwest’s Rapping Flight Attendant on Freestyle and Flying to Vegas

By Matt Phillips

Southwest Airlines flight attendant David Holmes has become something of a minor Internet hit after passengers posted cellphone videos of his hip-hop inspired takes on the standard cabin announcements.
CNN also recently aired a segment on the 40-year-old former personal trainer who has worked for Southwest since 2005, becoming a flight attendant last August. Holmes, who’s currently based in Las Vegas, spoke with the Terminal Monday while preparing for his next flight out of McCarran International. Here are some edited excerpts:
MidSeat: Did you freestyle that rap on the spot or did you write it ahead of time?
Holmes: I cannot freestyle. I’m a big believer in not getting up in front of people unless you know what you’re going to do. That was written.
MidSeat: How often do you perform it?
Holmes: I just kind of get the vibe for how the people are going to be. Normally, I’ll almost always do it for a flight going into Vegas. A Thursday or Friday night flight into Vegas, it’s almost a sure thing. They’re ready to party. That’s usually when I get the biggest applause.
I don’t do it on a 6 a.m. flight. Nobody wants to hear it at that time. I’m risking getting a beating doing that at six in the morning.
MidSeat: Do you have different raps that you do at different times?
Holmes:There are three different rhymes I do depending on what position I’m working. There’s the announcement when you welcome the passengers aboard. Then there’s arrival announcement, when you reach the destination. The hardest one is the emergency announcement, which I wrote about six weeks ago.
MidSeat: Where did you write it?
Holmes: For new flight attendants, we’re often on airport standby, where you literally sit in the airport lounge waiting — sometimes for hours. To make the time go by, that’s when I do most of my writing.
MidSeat: Were there any parts of the emergency announcements that were particularly tough to rhyme?
Holmes: I had to make sure that the rhyme followed the same format that the regular announcements do. I think the section on being able to properly work the the exit rows was tough. Also the section on where the exits are located, I had to change the order of the announcement so it would rhyme.
MidSeat: Any plans for new versions of the rhymes?
Holmes: Now that it’s getting so much attention, I feel like I have to start writing new material.
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I LOVED it!
"you will not get that on United Airlines, I guarantee you!"
 
That was some fly funky stinky skeezy hip hop slop.
 
smigaldi said:
Well if it involves rapping then I am glad to not get it on UAL. Just remember the C is silent in rap.
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Ghery said:
Amen to that, Scott.
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Dave Krall CFII said:
Do we get extra barf bags on that flight?
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Oh c'mon guys, I'm no big fan of rap either but I'd much rather hear that than the same old boring safety announcement. I really appreciated it when United encouraged their FA's to have a sense of humor (late 90's/early 2K's?) and they often added an extra little something to the various announcements. For example:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our final approach into <airport>. Please return your seat backs and tray tables to their full upright and most uncomfortable position..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to <airport>. Please stay seated with your seat belts on as we taxi to the gate. When opening overhead compartments, use caution as the contents have surely shifted after that landing. Remember to take all your personal belongings with you. Anything left behind will be distributed among the flight attendants. Do not leave spouses or children behind."
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Oh c'mon guys, I'm no big fan of rap either but I'd much rather hear that than the same old boring safety announcement. I really appreciated it when United encouraged their FA's to have a sense of humor (late 90's/early 2K's?) and they often added an extra little something to the various announcements. For example:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our final approach into <airport>. Please return your seat backs and tray tables to their full upright and most uncomfortable position..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to <airport>. Please stay seated with your seat belts on as we taxi to the gate. When opening overhead compartments, use caution as the contents have surely shifted after that landing. Remember to take all your personal belongings with you. Anything left behind will be distributed among the flight attendants. Do not leave spouses or children behind."
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I had a comedian flight attendant on the way back to Appleton last night and it WAS refreshing. Last thing he said was, "check your area for your personal belongings -- anything left behind can be purchased on Ebay tonight."
 
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