On That Note: Which Way You Going, Billy?
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Oh fine, here's a personal story.
Cabo San Lucas. It was my honeymoon. Went to the Cabo Wabo cantina. Lucked into a BOGO for margaritas. Unfortunately, we were there the week right before Sammy Hagar had his annual birthday party. Didn't get to see him, but was told that everything was cleaned up and looking good for "Senior Sammy" as the locals referred to him as.
Cabo San Lucas. It was my honeymoon. Went to the Cabo Wabo cantina. Lucked into a BOGO for margaritas. Unfortunately, we were there the week right before Sammy Hagar had his annual birthday party. Didn't get to see him, but was told that everything was cleaned up and looking good for "Senior Sammy" as the locals referred to him as.
Once missed a connecting flight to Paris, and what I saw of Philly was the airport and the cab that drove me to JFK that night (the ride was $300, one dollar cheaper than I would have paid to stay at the Marriott at the Philly airport).
Good times.
Makes me think of having to watch everybody's slides when I was a kid.
WE'RE HERE FOR THE TUNES, DUDE.
Chicago
The first time I flew on a plane was from Omaha to Chicago for a job interview. It was just a day trip in the summer time. I arrived mid-morning, took a cab downtown, found a Woolworth's to cool down, walked to and had the interview, walked around for awhile to see the city, took a cab back to the airport for the flight back home. Well, the flight was canceled so I ended up going through St Louis to get back to Omaha. I thought it was great to be able to be in another big city airport. Now I hate being re-routed!
A few years later I was in Chicago with my boss and another manager for a DISOSS seminar. (DISOSS was IBM's email system many years ago.) We stayed downtown and I was nervous about walking around the area! Went to see a White Sox game and took the L to Comiskey.
Had a some other meetings and classes in Chicago over the years and have also just gone for long weekend vacations.
"Sweet Home Chicago"
Robert Johnson
The first time I flew on a plane was from Omaha to Chicago for a job interview. It was just a day trip in the summer time. I arrived mid-morning, took a cab downtown, found a Woolworth's to cool down, walked to and had the interview, walked around for awhile to see the city, took a cab back to the airport for the flight back home. Well, the flight was canceled so I ended up going through St Louis to get back to Omaha. I thought it was great to be able to be in another big city airport. Now I hate being re-routed!
A few years later I was in Chicago with my boss and another manager for a DISOSS seminar. (DISOSS was IBM's email system many years ago.) We stayed downtown and I was nervous about walking around the area! Went to see a White Sox game and took the L to Comiskey.
Had a some other meetings and classes in Chicago over the years and have also just gone for long weekend vacations.
"Sweet Home Chicago"
Robert Johnson
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Drove through La Grange, Texas. Stopped and took a picture by city limits sign.
I was born in Central Iowa but moved to Denver (Westminster) when I was young. Enrolled at ISU after high school and every summer took the bus home from Des Moines to Denver because that's what we could afford. You had a lot of time to just think about stuff. Met some "memorable" people on those trips and made a life long friend. I heard Blaze Foley sing this song and it's been one of my favorites for years. One of the few covers John Prine ever sang.
Made a lot of stops in little towns in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado and none were as notable as some in this thread but just as memorable.
Made a lot of stops in little towns in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado and none were as notable as some in this thread but just as memorable.
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Toasted the Loreli rock while cruising the river Rhine last summer with my wife and two teenage daughters. Think it was probably in Germany.
I saw Styx when their only hits were Lady and Loreli. Then I caught their Grand Illusion Tour in LA and some new band called The Cars stole the show!
I saw Styx when their only hits were Lady and Loreli. Then I caught their Grand Illusion Tour in LA and some new band called The Cars stole the show!
If anyone posts, Fly Me to the Moon, I'm calling them on it!
