Originally Posted by GunshipGuy

Someone's getting his 15 mins.

It was the Tweet heard 'round the L.A. food world.
Noted Los Angeles food stylist Adam C. Pearson was settling into his seat aboard a Delta flight Saturday morning when the flight attendant tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to come to the front of the plane. His first thought? "I'm getting an upgrade!"
Not exactly.
Pearson was temporarily asked to step off the plane and learned that another passenger had reported him for suspicious behavior, and noted that he had the words "Atom Bomb" tattooed across his fingers. Questioned by the captain and the flight attendant, Pearson explained that the tattoos referred to a childhood nickname. After answering a few more questions, Pearson -- who is a frequent Delta passenger and has flown over 142,000 miles with the airline this year alone -- was allowed to return to his seat.

"I was just shocked," Pearson said. "All eyes were on me, I felt everyone staring at me and I was like, 'I didn't do anything.' " Before the plane took off, he twittered: "Just pulled off delta flight, passenger said I was suspicious looking due to my tattoos @DeltaAssist not happy at all #goldmedallion fail"
When he landed in Memphis, he had over 150 e-mails asking him what happened, and learned that his Tweet had exploded on the social media venue. It was "reTweeted" by many in L.A.'s close-knit food world, where Pearson is well-known for his stylish presentation of food so that it can be photographed for glossy magazines, advertisements and cookbooks. (It was laughable to many that the colorful Pearson could be considered a safety threat.)
"I had no idea all this was going on while I was in the air," Pearson said of the digital flurry. "It speaks to the power of social media."
A Delta representative told Pearson the airline would look into the incident. “A public apology would be nice,” Pearson said. “I’m not out for blood,” he added, “but why didn’t they offer to book that other person on another flight if they didn’t like my tattoos? Why was that other person more important than me?”
Later in the day, Delta spokesman Anthony Black said he did not have any knowledge of the incident but said that the pilot and flight attendant must use their judgment to handle such matters.
Pearson, who is one half of a food blogging/food photography/food styling power duo (the other half being Matt Armendariz), said he has never before been questioned about his tattoos or behavior while flying. "It really just made me kind of sad that you could just point at someone and say 'That guy is acting suspicious,' " he said. "It was just a bummer."
It was also just one of the snafus in his trip. Pearson was traveling to Milwaukee for a food styling job for Kohl's, but his first flight was cancelled. After racing around for new tickets, he was booked on the flight that would take him to Memphis and then on to Milwaukee. But a connector flight was overbooked, leaving him and his assistant with several hours to kill in Tennessee.
Like any good foodie, Pearson was finding a way to make it work: He used the Memphis layover to make a barbecue pit stop at Jim Neely’s Interstate Bar-B-Que, which is where we caught up with him.
"They've got good pig," he said.
--Rene Lynch

Originally Posted by tsquare

Wow, you definitely aren't in my category. I think every single reserve is on over the Holiday. Every... single... one.. of us.... Now I wonder how many will be on short call. The over under is 6. Place your bets.

Originally Posted by Hawaii50

My category too. Seems like we gave these guys carte blanche to screw us on reserve and they're very happy to do it.

Originally Posted by Amish Pilot

Go Army Beat Navy

Originally Posted by NWA320pilot

Yes, all that is required is 24 hours free from duty......

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

That's just like when old Carl goes to the beach!

Originally Posted by TenYearsGone

I flew with the fat one on the left, this week

TYG

Originally Posted by Amish Pilot

tsquare,

Thanks for your reply and you are not raining on my parade. I know it's a long shot and I am going to be in town. So, why not give it a try, maybe I will even get a Powerball ticket, the Vikings will turn it around and Army will beat Navy this year.

Go Army Beat Navy