{"id":250323,"date":"2025-10-30T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/250323\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:26:10","slug":"rick-springfield-says-air-travel-is-like-russian-roulette-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/250323\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Springfield Says Air Travel is Like &#8216;Russian Roulette&#8217; in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Rick Springfield<br \/>\n                          It&#8217;s Risky to Fly &#8230;<br \/>\n                          But What Other Choice is There???<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published October 29, 2025 5:53 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fe46368a71da4f88825cf0892b1cb592_md.jpg\" alt=\"102925_rick_springfield_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rick-springfield\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Springfield<\/a> wouldn&#8217;t recommend air travel to &#8220;Jessie&#8217;s Girl&#8221; or anyone else amid the government shutdown &#8230; but, he&#8217;s not sure how else to get from point A to point B.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with the singer-songwriter in New York City Wednesday afternoon &#8230; and, we asked him about how air traffic controllers not getting paid has affected his view of flying these days &#8212; a follow-up convo to one we had with Rick in February when he told us he wasn&#8217;t freaking out about recent plane problems.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6b83a1ce9f5b427ca86d4ba9a79c6d5d_md.jpg\" alt=\"022025_rick_springfield_planes_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Spingfield calls it &#8220;Russian Roulette&#8221; in the sky these days &#8230; but, he adds, there aren&#8217;t many other good alternatives &#8212; ya can&#8217;t walk cross country!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As you know &#8230; the government shutdown has prevented a ton of federal employees from being paid &#8212; including the many controllers who usually watch the air to keep the skies safe.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/08fc59386274453ab3995304d7283c8e_md.jpg\" alt=\"jasmine-crockett-kal-10-29-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Representative Jasmine Crockett discussed the possibility of crashes up in the air &#8230; though she mostly blamed the Republicans for any issues that may result from the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line &#8230; this issues aren&#8217;t ending anytime soon &#8212; but, Rick&#8217;s basically shrugging his shoulders and asking what can ya really do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rick Springfield It&#8217;s Risky to Fly &#8230; But What Other Choice is There??? 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