Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) is a type of road surfacing material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901. The term is also used, with varying degrees of correctness, for a variety of other materials, including tar-grouted macadam, bituminous surface treatments, and modern asphalt concrete.
The term is also often improperly used to describe airport aprons, "ramps", and runways. Sheesh.
And here I thought they met on lala’s plane. LOL! So, since the intrepid reporter(s) got that part wrong, does that negate the meeting story altogether? If he/she/it got that part wrong, how much else did he/she/it get wrong? Was billy boy actually in Hawaii at the time of the alleged meeting?
Relly, that is your takeaway?