On an express bus headed for Long Island one recent Saturday morning, I cheered silently as the ticket attendant announced: "No cell phone use is permitted on the bus at any time.
Infused with the same hyperbole that Mr. Bogosian brings to the other characters he presents here -- the Deepak Chopra-like guru for whom "money brings deep and abiding harmony," or the airline ticket attendant who reassures an infuriatingly delayed passenger, "You can win, sir, you can; you just can't win today" -- the confession is nervy and funny.
The ticket attendant and personnel who physically collect tickets on trains, movies, and airports may no longer be needed as mobile ticketing expands.
A French film called "Blame It On Fidel" is listed on the marquee at Cinema Village on East 12th Street, although Jacob Weiner, 23, a ticket window attendant, said the film had stopped playing there long ago.
At Dulles International Airport near Washington, where another hijacked plane departed from Gate D 26, scores of pilots, flight attendants, ticket agents and other airline workers recited prayers and poems.
Made up of both new and veteran actors, the company performs at the abbey each August, with the nuns acting as stage hands, parking attendants, ticket sellers and in other behind-the-scenes roles.
When I arrive at Nudes-a-Poppin' (Nand nudist pageant and festival appears like any other outdoor summer event; there are parking attendants, ticket takers, and Rihanna's latest hit playing in the distance.
"Oh, thank you, but I've already got one!" I replied with a smile, handing my ticket to the attendant.
Remy Rahman of Parkchester, the Bronx, was about to board the bus, the 8 a.m. to Boston, and had just handed his $15 ticket to the attendant when he heard a roar and saw the bus thrust forward.
When he got to Gate 39, he flashed his ticket at the attendant and she practically cheered him on through — Go, Ted Martin, go — and he maintained his speed right up the stairs, stepping into the cabin and half-expecting the passengers to greet him with applause.
