As we come to the few minutes of this great Book Salon discussion,

Phil, Thank you for stopping by the Lake and spending the afternoon with us discussing your new book, male flight attendants, and their contribution to civil rights.

Janet, Thank you very much for Hosting this great Book Salon.

Everyone, if you would like more information:

Phil’s website and book

Janet’s website

Thanks all, Have a great week.

There will not be any Book Salons next week. See you on June 29th.

If you would like to contact the FDL Book Salon: FiredoglakeBookSalon@gmail.com

Phil, Janet, with the pending Supreme Court decisions coming out this month, what are your thoughts as to what we should expect?

How will this impact the LGBT civil rights and Marriage Equality progress?

Could you tell us about Gaëtan Dugas?

They talk about how the “stranglehold” of the pilot running crew dinners was broken, how stewardesses and gay stewards, especially, were now free to hang out without the threat of unwanted sexual advances from pilots. Several noted that the pilots were “old fuddy-duddies” in comparison to the flight attendants, who now often chose to socialize on their own.

I’ve heard that female F/As had to accept invitations from male passengers to date them, go out with them. How much of the Pilot’s control of the crew included F/As having to go out with them too? Did this include the male F/As?

The pictures and drawings from the original ad campaigns were interesting, where did you find them?

Also the cartoon, in a Pan American publication, of a steward being abused / spanked by the crew is disturbing in today’s world. Have you and comments about this cartoon?

While Phil is finishing his response – Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there

Phil, Janet, Welcome to the Lake.

Janet, Thank you for Hosting today’s Book Salon.

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As we come to the end of this great Book Salon discussion,

Bob, Thank you for stopping by the Lake and spending the afternoon with us discussing your new book, and letting us know about Kiva and the success of micro loans.

Holly, Thank you very much for Hosting this great Book Salon.

Everyone, if you would like more information:

Bob’s website (BobHarris.com) and book (The International Bank of Bob)

Holly’s website (HollyMosher.com) and film (Bonsai People)

Thanks all, Have a great weekend.

Tomorrow: Phil Tiemeyer / Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants; Hosted by Janet Davis

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Bob, did you take the pictures in the book? They are great, everyday scenes, and many smiling, happy faces. Especially like the sign at Gatwick Airport – “Changed Priorities Ahead”

Holly, following on bgrothus’s comment –

Can you tell us about some changes you saw that resulted from the loans?

Can you tell our readers about the people in your film and the changes you saw.

Bob, Holly, Welcome back to the Lake.

Holly, Thank you for Hosting today’s Book Salon.

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Good Night Suz. Good Night all. Thanks again for letting me drop by.

I believe you are right, you do have to check to see if there are any comments. That is what I do with the Book Salons and Movie Night Salons.

Good night Dearie.

The hard part is finding a Host to compliment the author and to keep the discussion moving forward. Authors are the easy part.

Tut, John is great to work with, all I have to do is ask and he is there. Remember he even spent his birthday with us, long into the night.