Greetings from a Starbucks loft in downtown Cleveland OH.
So Thursday re-cap i suppose.......ok, lets see.....
Woke up, went for breaky in the hotel, loaded the van, paid my 5$ to park for the day, and off i go to the Rock and roll hall of fame. So I'm wondering around downtown......i get a little....miss placed....there was this gal near me so i asked her if she could point me in the right direction.....she replied in a German accent....'No, I'm sorry, I'm not from here either.' Neither am i....so we chatted about our travels abit and where we each needed to go. She needed to go to the train station, me to the HOF. Figured we would help each other out....I saw the lakefront thru some buildings and was able to accertain where i was...perfect...we found a guy who pointed in the right direction for the train station.....its right next to the HOF! She also wanted to go the the HOF as well...So she did her stuff @ the train station, and we went to the HOF together!
Now.....i cant remember her name cus it was a crazy German name....B........something! She is a guitar maker back home....so i was pumped.....I'm going to the HOF with a guitar junkie! Good deal! She was in town on a violin making conference.
On the way there we chatted bout music, travel, guitars and such....super chill person. Got to the hall and wondered around for a while......lots of cool stuff there...no pics allowed tho....almost got shot i think! Michael Jackson's diamond glove was there as well as the jacket from the thriller video....lots of original lyrics sheets, outfits from various people, tonnes of guitars, write ups, history lessons, a large amount of Hendrix stuff, Stones, Beatles....really a cool place.
Near the end of our trip to the hall.....she runs into some other people that were at the same conference....so bs with them for a bit and then we all left.....they had to go to another seminar. So we all shook hands and went our separate ways......A fun start to the day.
So off the the Body's exhibit....sweet.....have not seen this in a long time....At the beginning of the exhibit, they have a recorded thing plays that says 'over the next hour'.............i was in there for 5hrs! Amazing stuff....and this time i had a better understanding of the body......still incredibly limited but more than the first time i went so it was even more impressive. If you have never sen it........you have to. It really shows you how complex and amazing this machine...your body really is....truly cool. I wish i was smarter so i could study it and understand it more.....but i think that's above my pay grade! Another cool thing was they had med students wondering around so you could ask them questions....very helpful!
Left there.....dinner time.....looked around...and of course all the places looked like i couldn't afford them, so off i go to Flannigans again. Sit down at the bar, Guinness...and i orded nachos.......Jesus! They're huge! Anyways.....sitting, drinkin, trying to shred thru the giant freakin pile of nachos in front of me....and this couple sits down. Kennith and Keri................wow.........super nice down to earth people!
Kennith stared up the chatting....and we all bs for the rest of the night...was a great time! I learnt how American collage football works and how silly it is! We talked NFL......unfortunately Kennith was a Dallas fan...so we had a good chuckle and a chat about that lol! We talked life, music....from country to 90's rap. Airplanes, kids, travel.....and laughed at the European gal with the big rock on her finger pretty much throwing herself at 2 married guys behind us! It was quite the display lol! Another continent does not count if i remember the rules correctly!!
It was a great experience with some great insight and a fresh perspective. I gave them my number and email...and they hit the road for their hotel. I got 2 phone calls....my call id does not work down here...so i couldn't who ever it was back......Just got another call this morning....and its Kennith....it was them calling me last night to see if i wanted to stay with them....they were worried about me sleeping in the van cus it was cold and they wanted to make sure i was ok! Wow....the world needs more people this. Kennith and Keri, you guys rule!
So i made the cold walk back to the van....i had no jacket...i left it in the van....i was not expecting to be walking home at 1:15am....fired up the van to get the chill out of the air....and crashed out. A good night for sure!
So here i am in the Sbucks loft.....this is a mega busy place! There is a Food tv thing going on @ the Cleveland airport that Ken and Keri told me about that they are going to so i might go check that out...then i might make my way to Columbus for a hockey game tonight...we shall see....gatta watch the $$
Oh and to all the folks in Roseburg....lol....that was a funny phone call....lol.....I hope tonight is drunker than last night! Hoist one for me! I truly wish i could be there to party and celebrate with all of you. Its going to be an amazing time. Please don't think that I'm not there because i think that my life is more important......i guess its just the way it worked out.......but on the bright side I'm starting to feel better, happier....this is a good thing. So everyone....I says hi......and have an outstanding time...wish i was there having a few beverages with yall. Miss everyone.
Ok....time to bust out and make some moves.
Cheers!
