tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post4439835884203498395..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Alfred Kahn, R.I.P.William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-79065681656980361362010-12-28T13:51:19.554-05:002010-12-28T13:51:19.554-05:00As a member of the Cornell class of '71, I hav...As a member of the Cornell class of '71, I have fond memories of Alfred Kahn packing, and bringing down, the house as the Captain of the Pinafore and the Modern Major General in Savoyards productions at Cornell.<br /><br />He was splendid.curdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542644968494289260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-6015978725392603632010-12-28T13:32:40.252-05:002010-12-28T13:32:40.252-05:00Well, it wasn't always exorbitant. There were...Well, it wasn't always exorbitant. There were tickets called "Supersavers" that you could buy either 30 or 21 days in advance, but if you had to change it, the full fare would be applied to the new higher fare without incurring add'l penalties. Most planes that flew longer than four hours were comfortable 747s, leg room was considerably more, and the onboard staff were as friendly as most Southwest flight attendants are now. Food was hot and plentiful, even if we liked to complain about it. I'm a dereg fan in general, but there's no question in my mind that flying back then was infinitely more pleasurable and less exhausting.cassandra litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661663886927944366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-32527399515920275032010-12-28T12:46:46.905-05:002010-12-28T12:46:46.905-05:00I never met Alfred Kahn, but his sense of humor se...I never met Alfred Kahn, but his sense of humor seems to have been charmingly self-deprecating: A plaque noting his donation to the Cinemapolis movie house is installed over a urinal in the men's room -- a "naming opportunity" few others would have thought of.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242843260933883360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-36807144419749610012010-12-28T07:50:13.275-05:002010-12-28T07:50:13.275-05:00You know, that really is a great lesson to bring h...You know, that really is a great lesson to bring home to any younger person who has had to pay for their own airline ticket. I mean, it would sound ludicrous to them. It still sounds alien to my own ears to think of a capricious entity governing my travel. Did they think we'd enjoy the freedom too much?<br /><br />They were right. <br /><br />As they seek to grab the flight schedules and fares of the Intartubes, I tend to think it's for the same reason: too much freedom of information for the peasants.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.com