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Personal Journal: Travel: The White-Haired 'Terrorist' in Seat 8B
A couple of years ago, while on tour, I'm flying from Seattle to L.A. It starts out as a pretty ordinary flight. The plane is full. I have an aisle seat in coach (economy). Right in front of me is this old couple -- old like over 80. They look like a nice old couple. They both have white hair. He's taller and skinny, and has lost a lot of his. She's a little smaller, a little bit hunched over. The husband is directly in front of me, and the wife is across the aisle from him. I don't pay all that much attention to them at first. It's like a cartoon -- he does this big double take. The flight attendant doesn't say anything, but I watch him keep going to the front of the plane, and he gets on the phone -- that little secret phone at the front of the plane. I'm riveted, watching his body language as he's telling the pilot there's a knife on board.
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OFF DUTY --- Adventure & Travel -- Traveler's Tale: Comedian Demetri Martin on a Flight That Changed His World View: The White-Haired 'Terrorist' in Seat 8B
[...] a male flight attendant walks by carrying a bunch of cups to the front of the plane, and out of the corner of his eye he sees the knife. The flight attendant doesn't say anything, but I watch him keep going to the front of the plane, and he gets on the phone -- that little secret phone at the front of the plane.
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The White-Haired 'Terrorist' in Seat 8B
[...] a male flight attendant walks by carrying a bunch of cups to the front of the plane, and out of the corner of his eye he sees the knife. The flight attendant doesn't say anything, but I watch him keep going to the front of the plane, and he gets on the phone--that little secret phone at the front of the plane.
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In a New York minute; Dusk to dawn
Meanings are unstable in the heady world of comedy, Coco Pops and competitive aqua sports.
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It's about risks - and chicks American comic Demetri Martin, who won the 2003 Perrier award, recalls his first visit to the Fringe
I came to Edinburgh for the first time in 2003. Going into the festival, I felt ready. But looking back, it's clear I had no idea. A couple of weeks before hitting the Fringe, I learnt the correct pronunciation of the city's name. That seemed like a good start. After preparing some last-minute things (jokes, props, clothes), packing, and not cleaning my apartment, I left for Scotland. My first night in Edinburgh featured dinner with Jimmy Carr. We sat in an Italian restaurant and talked about our shows. Engrossed and speculative, our meeting must have glowed like some sort of gay, international comedy date (jokes, clothes). Jimmy was kind enough to help with some requisite vocabulary changes (ie \"pants'' to \"trousers'', \"American'' to \"fat'', etc.). I learnt that \"acclimate'' is not a word, but \"acclimatise'' is. Interesting. It seemed I didn't even know the correct word for the process of learning the correct word. Perfect. I sensed that my show might go \"tits up'' which, sadly, does not mean what I wish it did. Without question the greatest part of my first Fringe was spending time with new friends. At home, most of my friends are comedians. And, to my delight, I found a whole new, parallel cadre of idiots on the other side of the ocean. David O'Doherty (Ireland), Daniel Kitson (England), Flight of the Conchords (New Zealand) and Jimmy Carr (mansion) made the Fringe more about being off-stage than on.
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Arts: Edinburgh: My festival
This is the first time I've been to Edinburgh; when I arrived I bought a bicycle for pounds 35 and I've been riding that around so I could get to know the city faster. The best thing about being here is getting to hang out with other comedians. I've been playing soccer with Flight of the Conchords, Daniel Kitson, David O'Doherty and John Oliver. And I've been playing hacky sack with Frankie Boyle and Germaine from Flight of the Conchords - it's a game where you juggle beanbags.
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Snow Daze
Demetri Martin describes his head-over-heels accident while sledding on a tube at New York City's Bethesda Fountain.
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