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Posted on January 19, 2012 with 3 comments
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Well here we are, in Anaheim, CA for the 2012 NAMM convention. We left Lexington at 2:30 PM, got to Louisville, took off at 5:35. And of course we were the last ones on the plane, running to beat the door. And of course I'd left my boarding pass and our baggage claim tickets at the bar.
But they just printed me up a new one at the gate, and we went on our merry way to our layover in Vegas. I had these grandiose plans about hitting a few four-of-a-kind video poker hands in the terminal during our 45 minute stay, but apparently there was some confusion about the parking space for our airplane. So we ended up with only 12 minutes and got to walk past a lot of machines, but I didn't get to play.
I think I may "accidentally" miss my connecting flight on the way back.
Anyway, the flight from Louisville to Vegas took FOREVER, and since we were last on and it's open seating on Southwest, I ended up sandwiched between two strangers. The guy snuggled up to my left was a recluse, I think his boyfriend was sitting across the aisle from him, and he just watched movies the whole time.
The guy snuggled up to my right seemed a tad anxious, but I decided to just read my book, relax, listen to my iPod, and chill through the flight. As I was reading and jamming away, I kept glancing over to my right and noticed the gentleman didn't have a book or an iPod, or anything, and he wasn't sleeping. I really wasn't in the mood to converse, because I really hate flying and try to act like I'm not scared out of my mind the whole time.
But I felt bad, the guy looked bored and lonely, so I took off my headphones and we struck of a conversation. He actually turned out to be a wildly interesting fella with an extremely checkered and colorful past. Eventually, I learned that he had cancer in his liver, spreading to his kidneys, and that is had stemmed from a hepatitis C infection. He would be on chemo for the rest of his life.
I took it in stride, and he was actually totally cool. We had a really long, deep philosophical conversation about life, kids, family, music, work... heck, we ran the full gamut of subjects. I was kind of sorry to part ways with him when we finally touched down, but I gave him my card and perhaps he'll keep in touch. I honestly don't think I ever got his name. (Not that I would've remembered, since I suck at names.)
The connection from Vegas to Orange County was a hiccup by comparison. Met some guy who was there for a conference, but he snoozed, I read, we landed, and hopped into a cab to the hotel. We unloaded and walked around the block to meet Olivia Anne, but we missed her by about 30 seconds. We did, however, run into Kimberly Cantrell, who was kind enough to offer us a ride home. Rock stars hate walking.
It's colder here than I was hoping, need jackets and stuff, won't break 70 while we're here. But it's better than the shit weather in Lexington.
Well, gonna have to wrap this up quick, we're getting ready to hop the shuttle to the convention center. I'll try to upload some pictures of Matt Ballenger getting ready. That's ALWAYS entertaining.
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RULE #17: The path to anyone's heart is through your own.
RULE #18: American Idol is the single most compelling example of why the electoral college is important.
RULE #19: Too few people understand the difference between an automatic and semi-automatic weapon.
RULE #20: Polls serve no purpose other than to fraudulently skew election results.
RULE #21: You don't have to give up your own beliefs in order to tolerate someone else's.
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RULE #23: It turns out that most "studies" are crap.
RULE #24: Believe it or not, the acceleration lane is for accelerating.
RULE #25: AC/DC saved us from disco.
RULE #26: Nirvana saved us from hair metal.
RULE #27: No-one who mocks Buddhism understands Buddhism.
RULE #28: Learn art history.
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RULE #30: No-one's cruise control is getting enough use these days. It's a surprisingly good stress reliever.
RULE #31: The Golden Rule is the most important rule in heavy traffic.
RULE #32: Harvey Keitel's only real objectives in his movies are to cry, and show us his penis.
RULE #33: The death penalty is the most perfect example of irony.
RULE #34: Punk rock brings needed balance.
RULE #35: What happens in Vegas, stays on the Internet.
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RULE #37: "Clerks," "Mallrats," and "Chasing Amy," right now, in that order. Go.
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RULE #40: A cat can get his head stepped on 50 times, and still fail to grasp that stairs are a dumb place for a nap.
RULE #41: We should be able to fire the U.S. President as easily as NFL teams can fire a head coach.
RULE #42: Never challenge David McLean to anything. You will lose.
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RULE #45: Musicians all need to help and look out for each other. Because no one else really will.
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RULE #48: Always looking at the bright side is like looking at the sun. It's tempting, hard to do, and eventually you realize you're blind.
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RULE #50: Murphy's Law is no joke. That shit is real.
RULE #51: Billy Corgan. Willie Nelson. Bob Dylan. Janice Joplin. Kurt Cobain. You don't have to be a great singer to sing great. Sing away.
RULE #52: Sleep is the most important stupid thing in the world.
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RULE #59: Self-worth, like any valuation, is always relative.
RULE #60: We need more pirate radio stations.
RULE #61: Be you.
RULE #62: It's okay to share a bed with a man of you are a) female, b) gay, or c) in a hotel room with the rest of your rock band.
Congressman Ben Chandler ky06ima@mail.house.gov
1:20 PM (19 hours ago)
to me
Thank you for taking the time to contact me. Serving my constituents is important to me, and I appreciate and encourage your participation in the legislative process.
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Again, thank you for contacting me, and I hope that you will continue to share your concerns on issues of importance to you and your family.
And to think I voted FOR McConnell and AGAINST Chandler in the last elections. I gotta have my head examined. Time to reevaluate. I think McConnell might be dogshit.
...NAME THAT ROCKSTAR!!!
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