Few are Blue giving away sweet Halloween treats
Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM
"Would you like some candy, ma'am?"
That's not a line Doug Parker utters much in a regular day as CEO of US Airways (formerly America West), but Halloween is never a normal day for executives of the Tempe-based company.
Parker and a handful of other top executives dress up as a team every year, and Monday morning found them handing out candy to employees and passengers at Sky Harbor International Airport as Blue Man Group. It's the theater troupe with the cobalt blue heads and cult following. Even if you've never seen the show, you've probably seen them in an Intel ad. advertisement
"You just got candy from the top guy," a US Airways ticket agent told a bewildered passenger served by Parker.
The senior citizen was so tickled she stuck around for the impromptu performance by Parker and fellow executives Scott Kirby, Al Crellin, Derek Kerr and Elise Eberwein. Travis Christ, dressed as Superman, was their setup man. He urged everyone, including the ticket agents at Southwest Airlines, to listen in.
Parker, whose 44th birthday was Monday, came up with this year's gig after he saw the group on the airline's magazine cover. He was ruing the decision before lunchtime: His back was the drum for the finale of the show: "That hurt when you guys beat on my back," he said with a laugh.
Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM
"Would you like some candy, ma'am?"
That's not a line Doug Parker utters much in a regular day as CEO of US Airways (formerly America West), but Halloween is never a normal day for executives of the Tempe-based company.
Parker and a handful of other top executives dress up as a team every year, and Monday morning found them handing out candy to employees and passengers at Sky Harbor International Airport as Blue Man Group. It's the theater troupe with the cobalt blue heads and cult following. Even if you've never seen the show, you've probably seen them in an Intel ad. advertisement
"You just got candy from the top guy," a US Airways ticket agent told a bewildered passenger served by Parker.
The senior citizen was so tickled she stuck around for the impromptu performance by Parker and fellow executives Scott Kirby, Al Crellin, Derek Kerr and Elise Eberwein. Travis Christ, dressed as Superman, was their setup man. He urged everyone, including the ticket agents at Southwest Airlines, to listen in.
Parker, whose 44th birthday was Monday, came up with this year's gig after he saw the group on the airline's magazine cover. He was ruing the decision before lunchtime: His back was the drum for the finale of the show: "That hurt when you guys beat on my back," he said with a laugh.
