It’s a little known secret that rock stars often have “other jobs” beyond their musical careers. Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson is one such rocker with a pastime as a commercial pilot. He is even flying fans to shows at a reasonable cost. How cool is this:

The best way to go to a Maiden show! This is your chance to fly on ED FORCE ONE - the actual 757 plane currently transporting the band crew and equipment around the world on the first leg of their SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME TOUR - with Captain Bruce Dickinson.

The interior seating will have been reverted back to its original format, but the plane, including the IRON MAIDEN livery (subject to wear and tear) will be exactly as the band and crew have experienced these past months travelling the world.

You too will be flown by Captain Bruce Dickinson, and later witness him on stage with IRON MAIDEN for their amazing two hour show before flying back or staying overnight.

Unfortunately private jets are only typically reserved for uber-rock stars and the uber-wealthy now. While Maiden might fit the former bill, I think the originality of the offering to fans is part of reason why Iron Maiden has such a loyal following.

Where it relates to Bruce Dickinson, he has a serious fetish for transportation-related activities. I’ve seen Your Man on countless TV shows and documentaries about trains and planes. Having seen Iron Maiden’s “Ed Force One”, I can only respect him even more for following his passion and effort to engage fans.

When you have time Bruce, let’s discuss a triangular high speed rail linkup between Montreal, Toronto, and New York City. North America needs your help!

Update! Check out this video. The plane goes beyond PR value according to Bruce:

Hat tip to Blabbermouth.net for the video.

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Home sweet home. After a couple of great days in Toronto I’m heading back to Montreal in an hour via Via Rail. The train is oddly efficient; faster than a car and much less frustrating than flying.

It was the Canadian Marketing Association’s Digital Marketing Conference version 2007. Tons of great speakers and some terrible choices amongst them as well. Nevertheless, it’s worth the networking alone and meeting a few people in person that have held my attention in the last many years. It’s nice to not to be behind a computer at times.

I hope to take some time this weekend to reflect on the event. Until then, I’m hitting the rails.

Cheers to everyone I met! See you next time around in the T DOT.

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