THE BYE BYE BRAVETOWN PARTY. TEQUILLA AND GINGER ALE.

IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AT 5AM, TRYING DESPERATELY TO CHANGE MY FLIGHT, I WAS TOLD A FEW DIFFERENT CITIES, A FEW DIFFERENT FLIGHT TIMES, AND A FEW DIFFERENT "ITS NOT GONNA HAPPENS"  FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, A NEW CLERK AND A FRESH SMILE ON MY FACE, IM WALKIN THROUGH CUSTOMS RACING TO MY GATE.  MY PLANE TO DENVER TAKES OFF IN THIRTY MINUTES.  ENOUGH TIME TO CATCH A BITE TO EAT, GRAB A DRINK AND THE NEWEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO READ ON THE PLANE.

BOARDING THE PLANE, I MAKE THE MISTAKE OF MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH MY NEIGHBOR AS IM SITTING DOWN.  COLDLY, I TRY MY BEST TO IGNORE THE WORDS COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH, BUT FUCK IT, IM OPEN TO STORIES AND I DO KINDA HALF WONDER WHAT THIS GUYS LIFE IS LIKE.  A FEW HOURS LATER AND IM WISHING I HAD A KNIFE ALREADY STUCK IN MY CHEST, BLEEDING TO DEATH.  FINALLY, TOUCH DOWN.  I COULDNT GRAB MY SHIT AND WALK AWAY FROM THE DUDE ANY FASTER.

I WALK OFF THE PLANE, UP THE STEEL TUBE TOWARDS THE AIRPORT TO CATCH MY CONNECTING FLIGHT.  LOOKING EACH WAY TO SEE WHERE IM AT AND WHERE I NEED TO GO, I REALIZE THAT THERES NO WAY IN HELL THIS IS DENVER AIRPORT, THIS IS CHICAGOS OHARE INTERNATIONAL.  I QUICKLY LOOK AT MY TICKET AND SURE ENOUGH, ITS WHERE IM SUPPOSED TO BE.  SOMEWHERE BACK IN MONTREAL, THE CLERK WHO CHANGED MY TICKET EITHER TOLD ME WRONG CITY, OR THE 5AM IN ME DIDNT HEAR HER CORRECTLY.  EITHER WAY, IM CALLING HUTCH IN PERFECT FASHION.  "DREW, IM THREE HOURS NORTH OF YOU, MAN."  HIS RESPONSE.  "IM COMING UP THERE TOMORROW AND BRAVETOWNS THROWING THAT PARTYS SATURDAY."  ONLY ONE WAY TO HANDLE THIS, SO I REPLY, "HOLD ON, ILL CALL YOU BACK."  A FEW MINUTES LATER, IM WALKIN TOWARDS THE BLUE LINE.  THE TRAIN THAT RUNS FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.   EASY.  EXIT LOGAN SQUARE, FIND A COFFEE SHOP AND WAIT FOR JERIMIAH TO GET OFF WORK.

I TAP AWAY AT MY COMPUTER FOR FIVE HOURS UNTIL HES DONE WITH WORK AND SWOOPS ME UP FOR THE WEEKEND.  NOTHINGS CHANGED, JERRY STILL RIPS AS HE ALWAYS WILL.  JUST MADNESS BEHIND THE WHEEL...  THE WEEKEND HAS BEGUN.


HUTCH THANKS FOR COMING UP AND TO MAGGIE FOR THE USE OF YOUR CAR!
JERIMIAH, THANKS FOR LETTING ME CRASH AND THE RIDES
GINA/MARK, THANKS FOR THE TWO NIGHTS OF COUCH SURFING.
HAINTS, ALWAYS CLASSIC SEEING YOU GUYS!
BRAVETOWN, MITCH, HARLOW, KURPIUS, CODY, KYLE, STEVE,  THANKS FOR THE PARTY.