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nstsofia · 8 months ago
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Book Cheap Flights to Houston Texas
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farezhub · 2 years ago
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nst01 · 2 years ago
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adanrui · 2 years ago
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Things to do in El Paso, Texas
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El Paso in Texas is the largest American city on the Mexican frontier. Lining the Rio Grande on its left side, it is also called the Sun City. El Paso forms a part of the Chihuahuan desert. Being on the Mexican Frontier, you can see the cultural impact on this Texas city as well. El Paso’s rich culture, historical attractions, desert landscapes will lure you inside the city. In addition, there are museums, world-famous theatres and other top things to do in El Paso, Texas. The city is also known for its culinary treats which is a fusion of Mexican and American cuisines. So, here are the top 8 things to do in El Paso, Texas. while booking Cheap Flights From Houston , consider traveling around February to April, when the weather and flight deals are most favorable. 
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airticketsbookings · 3 years ago
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flighttohoustontexas · 3 years ago
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What is the number 1 attraction in Texas?
What is the number 1 attraction in Texas?
San Antonio. In terms of total visitors, the San Antonio River Walk is the most popular tourist attraction in Texas.
Is Dallas or Houston Better to visit?
Houston vs Dallas: Should You Visit Both? Both cities are definitely worth the visit for their unique traits. They have so much to offer in terms of art, history, and most importantly: food! … Houston has the NASA Space Center whereas Dallas has The Museum of Art.
Where should I vacation in Texas right now?
10 Best Vacation Spots in Texas South Padre Island. South Padre Island. … Austin. Bigstock.com. … San Antonio. Credit: Bigstock.com. … Amarillo. Capitol Peak in Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo. … Galveston. Carlos Bruzos/shutterstock.com. … Big Bend National Park. Credit: daveynin via Flickr. … Corpus Christi. … Fredericksburg. Where should I go for a 3 day vacation? Asheville, North Carolina. For a low-key romantic weekend away, the art-centric mountain town of Asheville won’t do you wrong. … Seattle, Washington. … Miami Beach, Florida. … Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. … Austin, Texas. … Chicago, Illinois. … New Orleans, Louisiana. … Savannah, Georgia. Things to Do in Houston Houston Sightseeing Tour and Galveston Day Trip Highlights See modern Houston and historic Galveston in one day Sightseeing by double-decker open-top bus in downtown Houston Free time to take in the architectural heritage districts in Galveston Optional afternoon dolphin-watching boat tour or beach break What to expect Kick off your day of sightseeing in Houston and Galveston by meeting your open-air, double-decker bus in downtown Houston. Your fully narrated sightseeing tour covers Houston’s City Hall, Chase Tower, Minute Maid Park (home of the Houston Astros baseball team), Houston’s Museum District and more. Then transfer to a comfortable coach for the drive to Galveston on the Gulf of Mexico with miles of white-sand beaches. During your time in Galveston enjoy hours on your own to explore the seaside restaurants, specialty shops, and historic sights at your own pace. Your knowledgeable guide has several ideas for you to plan your personalized day. Book now flight to houston texas and get best deals with us. visit https://www.airflyreservations.com/cheap-flights-to-houston
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click2bookusa · 3 years ago
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nst01 · 2 years ago
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bookflightlagos · 4 years ago
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Cheap Flights from Lagos to Houston
Cheap Flights from Lagos to Houston
Flights from Lagos to Houston, Texas are available, there are several airlines flying between these cities, that is good because you have several options to choose from. To book cheap flights from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston,Continue reading
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daggerzine · 7 years ago
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Invisible Gold: Matt Rendon of The Resonars open up....
I first discovered the music of The Resonars (the brainchild of Matt Rendon, the band is basically him and whomever he feels like playing with) in the early 2000’s when the Get Hip Records label out of Pittsburgh sent me a package of stuff to review.  I believe it was 2002’s Lunar Kit and then , five years later, they sent me another one that had Nonetheless Blue in it, which I liked even more I did some digging and found out that the band had been around releasing singles since the late 90’s. Since those Get Hip releases the band has released material on both the Burger label (including their most recent studio record, Crummy Desert Sound) plus the Trouble in Mind label (who did a single in 2012 and a best of in 2013). The band’s sound is a real righteous mix of pop, garage rock, bubblegum and psychedelic all whipped into one tasty stew with truly superb songwriting. Going in mostly blind I sent Rendon some questions via email and he was more than happy to fill me in on the Resonars, other bands he’s been in and the music scene in Tucson in general (plus his Midtown Island Sound recording studio).
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  Did you grow up in Tucson? Is there much to do there as a kid growing up?
 I was born and raised here.  My mom was one of 13 children so there were tons of cousins to hang out with.The rest of the time was spent collecting baseball cards, playing sports and listening to records/tapes.
 How did the music bug hit you? Older siblings? Were your parents into music?
 At my parents house there is a guest house where the oldest sibling stayed. When I was a kid my brother Mark had the room and he and his friends would hang out listening to Beatles, Beatles solo, Badfinger, ELO, the Cars, etc. My sister Chipper was a true blue Beatlemaniac. She was 13 when they arrived in the states and left behind a scrapbook she made from 1964. I would read the news articles again and again and got swept up in the excitement of that time. My parents didn't listen to music at all - not even a radio in the house as I remember. Mark made me a c-60 tape with The Beatles blue album on one side and Herman's Hermits Greatest Hits on the other - that's where my obsession with music started.
 Do you remember the first record you ever bought?
I really don't My brother made me mix tapes and lent me his tapes so it's all kind of a blur. I would have to guess probably a Rolling Stones tape - and likely either Between The Buttons or Aftermath. Those weird Abkco releases where the sides are reversed. The Rolling Stones is the first band I remember getting in to on my own so that's the safe bet. As far as actual records - I inherited The Kinks Greatest Hits, The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man and Eric Burdon & the Animals Winds Of Change from Mark when he moved out. He left them behind in his closet when I was 9.
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 When did you first pick up a guitar? Or did you learn a different instrument first?
 I played drums before the guitar. My parents gave me a ramshackle kit on Christmas 1979. I played it until it fell apart, then started becoming interested in the guitar. My Uncle Joe found a solid-body electric in the trash and gave it to me. I stuck a Realistic tape recorder microphone in the groove where the pickups had been torn out, plugged it in to the stereo and voila - electric guitar! That one fell apart but then Uncle Joe found an acoustic in the trash - I should mention that he worked for City Of Tucson. My folks finally realized that I wasn't gonna quit so they got me an Alvarez acoustic for Christmas 1982. That was right around the time I discovered the Who, so I found a chord book for Odds And Sods at a music shop and started seriously learning the guitar.
  What was your first concert?
 Beatlemania in 1978. My sister took me to that one. First one on my own was Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Del Fuegos and Georgia Satellites.
  What was your first band? Did you play out much?
 My first band's name I cannot recall - we played R&B covers and a handful of originals, It was pretty bad - I played through a Crate stack. Never played out.
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  How did the idea for The Resonars come about? Did you plan from the beginning for it to be just you?
 The name cam from a business card that fell out of my brother's closet one day. My other brother Rick drummed in a band called the Resonars in the late 1960s. I asked my sister about them and they never recorded, only played a handful of gigs, and were terrible. I decided - well, fine - I'm taking that name. It started out as a full performing band - Eric Royer, Dustin Moyer, Mario Cordova (later replaced by Forest Dunn) and myself. We played from late 1991 to 1996. We never gained any ground in the Tucson clubs so I decided to call it quits and started playing backup in some local bands - Al Perry & the Cattle, Batteries, Knotts, Cheap Shots. 
The whole time the Resonars were playing shows I always made demos for our songs - Scott Moody from Star Time Records heard them and asked if he could put out an LP - that's where the second phase of the Resonars began wherein I start playing and singing all the parts.
 When did things for The Resonars become more serious?
 I don't know if it's ever gotten serious. I suppose the awareness that people were listening came around 2011-12, and that corresponded with a new live version of the band. Up until then I held down jobs by day and recorded for pleasure at night.
  Do you still play music with Eric Royer? How has he fit into your musical adventures?
 I don't - he's far across the country in Cambridge, MA. We keep in contact though and I follow his music. Eric taught me how to fingerpick - I can not overstate how important that was. Also - he was the first guy that knew the world of DIY and punk rock that I'd met. Turned me on to Stiff Little Fingers and Mission Of Burma.
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 Tell me about your tenure in The Knockout Pills and The Vultures?
I moved to Seattle to play with the Vultures with Heath Heemsbergen, Matt Rempel, & Matt Mayo. It was straight up garage rock - maybe a little late for Seattle at that time(2000). The band lasted a year - pretty much broke up on tour in Texas. All in all it was a great experience - We all lived in the same house - Heath and Rempel were maniacal record collectors and Mayo was always upstairs practicing and was my NFL buddy. We stay in touch - he's an educator in the Houston area. After the Vultures broke up I decided to come back home - Seattle was getting really expensive and I didn't have the patience to get another band going.
 The Knockout Pills was the band formed upon my arrival back in Tucson with Jason Willis, Gerard Schumacher, and Travis Spillers. Musically, it was the most educational period of my life. All three of those guys are remarkably bright and thoughtful and turned me on to tons of bands. We were compared to the Saints quite a bit and put out two fine records. The band lasted from 2001-2006. Lots of drunkenness, lots of fun touring, we felt we were destroying everybody every night.
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 That Butterscotch Cathedral record was terrific. How did that one come about? Will there be another one?
 It's doubtful - it was a one-off record. I was working in a thrift store, and we made a stop at a kitchen cabinet door manufacturer, there were two display models sitting next to each other, one had a tag that said Butterscotch, and the other Cathedral. I jokingly told Bill and Lisa from Trouble In Mind about it and they said - great, record it - we'll put it out! I had absolutely nothing! I had my friend Chris Ayers write lyrics for Side A because I wanted to concentrate on the music and how it was going to flow together. After we cut all the tracks - we took it to Waterworks Studio in Tucson so Jim Waters could add some effects, band it all together and set levels.
 Tell us about some terrific Tucson bands we might not know about.
The Exbats - a two piece band from Bisbee. They're a father/daughter unit - Kenny and Inez McLain. Best songwriters in Tucson along with Travis Spillers of Freezing Hands. Influenced by the Monkees and Ramones with poignant, intelligent lyrics.
The Rifle  - Nelene, Kevin and Randy. All three are melodic instrumentalists and they have a sound that winds and wraps around each other - just bass, drums and guitar. Burger is doing their next tape. Regal songs.
The thing you should know about the great Tucson bands is that they all share members -  Lenguas Largas, Free Machines, Whispering Wires, Golden Boots, Krab Legz, Sea Wren, Freezing Hands, Harsh Mistress, Carbon Canyon, Anchorbaby, Flight Thirteen. The reason is that we're all lifers and we've stuck together. Through the years it's filtered down to where there is a wealth of great songwriters but not enough players to go around - so we all play in each others bands. It's a pretty great, creative environment in which to work.
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   What are your top 10 desert island discs?
 Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe
Beatles - Beatles VI
Byrds - Fifth Dimension
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Who - My Generation
Mamas & Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
Saints - (I'm) Stranded
The Kinks Greatest Hits
Otis Rush - The Classic Recordings 
  Is Midtown Island studio your own? When did it open? Do you stay busy recording bands?
 Midtown Island is my studio that I built in the backyard of my home. The building was completed in late 2013 and became legitimate in early 2014. It's my full time job now - some months are good - some not so much. There's only so many bands in Tucson, but in the last years There have been bands coming in from Phoenix and LA - Nanami Ozone, Tracy Bryant, Shovel, Broken Hearts - stellar stuff all!
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  Will there be a new Resonars record in the near future? If not what’s next in the musical world of Matt Rendon?
 I'm trying to get a Resonars album done for Trouble In Mind by the end of the year - it's over half done. The goings been really slow - I had a songwriting slump due to the amount of business in the studio. but
I've figured out better ways to use my time and not abuse my ears. As soon as I did that the songs started coming. Lately I've been writing songs just to write and not making it specifically a Resonars song. I had a thing called Gotta Get Out - kind of a Stax influenced song - but I wrote it in such a high key that I couldn't sing it. My friend Travis from Freezing Hands has a beautiful soaring voice so he wrote new lyrics and sang lead. It was refreshing, liberating way to go about it, now I feel I can write any kind of song and if I can't get it across the way I want - one of my friends can.
 Any final thoughts?  Closing comments? Anything you wanted to mention that I didn’t ask?
 I think we got it unless you want to respond to any of the answers.
 This was fun!
https://theresonars1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ComaCaveStudio
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ishaworld · 5 years ago
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cheapflymecom · 5 years ago
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searchtravel-blog · 6 years ago
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Looking For Great Trip Deals Through An Online Travel Company
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With the current state of the economy, spending less is important to family, couples, and even individuals. That does not follow that you need to sacrifice your vacation, yet. There are several online travel agencies which are offering discounts and cheap vacations to individuals who may think they can not afford to visit. In actuality, if you really do your own research, you can consider a vacation even on a shoe string budget. Below are some pointers to assist you to find a excellent travel bargain from grand cruise agency.
Make Sure You Ask for a discount
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Whether you genuinely want to spend less, get a group together to carry on holiday and plan the trip to get everyone else using and best travel agency in Houston. A number of businesses have a policy when you are the contact person for that whole group and make sure that everyone pays punctually, you obtain your vacation for free, or at least get yourself a very heavy discount. Planning a holiday like it has lots of moving bits to keep tabs on, but can be a terrific way to travel on a budget.
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Remember you should remain wary of discounts that you can only get after giving your credit card information to a third party. You maybe enrolling for a membership which bills your credit card .
Hint #4: Book your vacation in a discount period.
Most major travel organizations online have slow seasons when there are fewer people booking trips. If you book your trip during that moment, you might save a considerable sum of capital. Everyone books trips in the summer and around christmas, but fewer individuals are traveling at several times of this year.
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Once you fork out money for a holiday, you would like it to be perfect. Though, in the event that you can choose a secondary package rather than attempting to make your own, you can spend a whole lot less capital. Online travel agencies often have dozens or hundreds of bundles from which to pick. They have the ability to offer discounts since they get a deal from the airlines, cruise companies, restaurants, amusements parks, etc. if they book a certain amount of vacations a month or a year. They overlook that savings on to the user once they can, attempting to entice even more people to book trips.
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Some online travel bureaus possess offer various kinds of opportunities to travel. All these"vacations" tend to be more like education adventures, however, and you probably will not find a soothing beach in your future should you want to visit for free. Free vacations will require you to places like nature reserves, ranches, and farms, where you'll do work in exchange for board and room. You may even probably still must cover your flight and also a rental vehicle. This can be a fantastic opportunity to see another part of the world, though, and to see how other individuals live.
Regardless of what your price range, you're able to choose a vacation. By employing online travel bureaus, you will find numerous discounts available that make travel cheap.
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travelwithgraceyu · 7 years ago
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Day Eleven: May 3, 2015 | Galveston, Texas
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So, we drove all the way from Houston to Galveston because this was where the cruise ship was docking at. I forgot what time we left Houston but the drive was around an hour. It took us more than an hour to get to Galveston because there was an accident that occurred causing it to be traffic. We took a detour and when we arrived at the port, the gates were already closed five minutes ago. I can’t believe that we missed our cruise ship. Everyone was in shock and my mom started panicking asking the staff to let us in. All they’d say was no the whole time. So, me and my brother started to look for our relatives who were already outside the cruise ship. I used my camera and its lens to search for them and took a photo above but it wasn’t them. We ended up not finding them. Our family friend suggested that we fly to Cancun, Mexico the next day to catch up with the cruise since it’s first stop would be at Cozumel, Mexico which would be three days from now. We were still shock on the way back to Houston. As we arrived at the house, we all started searching for cheap flights to Cancun, Mexico and found one for only $15 one way, it was really cheap. We booked it and searched if we needed a visa to go to Mexico. We didn’t need any visa since we came from the US to fly to Mexico. If it was directly to Mexico, then we’d need a visa. After booking the plane, it was time to rest even though we were still in shock. I hope we won’t miss our plane ride tomorrow AGAIN. Lol, time to end today.
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nstvanshika · 10 months ago
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mettahotpiece · 7 years ago
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Sweet LAX Bro
The Del Close marathon is arguably the coolest long-form improv festival in the nation (come at me, Orange County Improv Festival!) It's my first time going, but from what I hear, it's kind of like band camp meets Coachella- a sweaty weekend of sexy nerds partying, performing and watching ‘round the clock comedy on 8 different stages in New York City- and some of the nerds are the funniest and most successful comedians in the nation. It was very exciting when my improv team, Texas, got accepted to perform at DCM- upon opening our acceptance email, there was much girlish shrieking. Since we are L.A. paupers we all carefully waited 'til 2 months before when fares are the lowest to buy our tickets.
Well- they did. I forgot until a month before and the cheapest option I could find was 3 connecting flights on good ol' Spirit Airlines from Denver to Chicago to New York. Spirit does not have a direct flight to LaGuardia OR JFK OR O'Hare and for this reason is called "The Greyhound of the Skies"- they make many stops before their final destination and usually their fare is comparable to bus fare. The flights themselves are cheap, but everything else on Spirit Air costs a lot of money- bringing a suitcase, getting a drink other than water, use of tray table. In their pre-flight emergency instructions, Spirit encourages you to buy your oxygen mask before you buy your seatmate's in case you run out money. Many of my friends hate Spirit Airlines- "they cancel flights too often", "they always screw you".  In the terminal before my last flight, I even overheard a bunch of Spirit flight attendants talking trash about the airline. Still, they are my airline of choice- despite years of swearing by Spirit, I've never had a flight cancelled or even delayed, never had to buy a $59 carry one despite having a bag of dubious dimensions. Spirit was my girl- sure, she was cheap and maybe a bit of a schemer, but she had never done me wrong. Until today.
I am a paranoid flier like my mother and prefer to get to the airport 3 hours early AT THE LATEST. I toss and turn all last night leading up to my flight- I had asked my very generous roommate to give me a ride at 5am for my 9:10 flight. My long-suffering roommate had agreed to leave with me at 5am to drive to the airport and then take my car back, but Spirit had emailed me that the airport would be busier than usual today. What if there was 5am traffic, too? You never know in L.A. What if Beyonce has a breakfast concert at the Bowl? I drove to the airport with hands at 10 and 2, bleary eyed and preparing to hit gridlock at any minute while my terrified friend clung to the handle above the door you hold onto when someone is scary at driving. Siouxsie and the Banchees cover of "The Passenger" plays on the radio, and I tell my friend, "She's singing about you!" He attempts a fake laugh but it ends up sounding like the Count from Sesame Street. I pull up to the Spirit terminal and he jumps out of the car before it has come to a complete stop. Look out, Big Apple!
I enter the airport. My bag is too big to be a personal item. It doesn't fit in the "you must be this small to ride this plane" tester, even with cramming. In the past, I had brought a backpack on Spirit because of it's malleability. Even if it was overstuffed I could always take out a lot of the clothes and wear them all at once. Airplanes are so cold anyway. Plus sometimes I get compliments on my multitude of cranial accessories, or people asking me if the baby I'm carrying is a boy or a girl. It is, in fact, quadruplets- two pair of socks, a brush, and a nightdress that says "I can be a real bear in the morning". All that matters to me is that they are healthy, happy, and not completely drenched in my sweat to the point of unwearability.
I'd gotten an email a few days before that Spirit was actually increasing the size of its personal items, so even though I would've preferred to carry a suitcase through three flights and the streets of New York, I was cool with an unzipped swag bag to save the cash and confident it will fit with the extra inches of leeway. My bag can't fit even if I wear three pairs of shorts over my pants, put my shoes on my hands, and tuck all my toiletries into my beanie. I reluctantly buy a $59 carry-on, the dimensions of which would have been perfect for my small suitcase which has a zipper and is not made of muslin. Still, I can maybe sell some clothes in Chinatown, or learn denim origami. New York, here I come!
In the line for airport security, I see my former improv teacher who is  also on his way to the festival. He asks me if I'll be on his Virgin direct flight as well. I tell him I'm flying Spirit and I have three layovers because I thought it was a decent deal, but a week ago I talked to a few people who had gotten direct flights for $100 less. His eyes widen with horror. He asks "Lauren... what have you done?"
My flight doesn't board for another 2 hours and 15 minutes but I pull an O.J. Simpson and run to my terminal anyway to be safe. I get to my gate, 54B, and I'm the second person there. Heh-heh. Early bird gets the worm, alright. I should take a quick nap now, while I have a little space, instead of falling asleep on my seatmates' shoulder. I put some bunched up pants on the armrest and curl into what might be called in yoga a "Half-fetal position". A man wakes me up a few minutes later- the flight to Houston from 54A is leaving, I need to wake up! I reassure him I'm good, I'm on the other flight, but thank you. I start to doze off but before I do, I set an alarm for when we start boarding.
I wake up and it's 9:20. What the fuck? The flight onscreen for Gate 54B is to Washington D.C. I look at my alarms. None were set. I had only dreamed I set them. I run up to the attendants but I know what they are going to say. The flight left 15 minutes ago. They'll see what they can do. A man in his 50s comes to the counter and starts yelling about how they didn't call his name. The attendant calmly tells him "We did call your name, the previous attendant said you raised your hand then got scared and ran away".
The man yells "I was running to get my wife! We're here now!" You and me both, buddy. I gotta say, this one might be on us. You probably should have said "Hold on", "That's me", or "I'll be back", and I shouldn't be able to sleep through someone 10 feet away from me calling my name repeatedly over a loudspeaker.
The next series of concurrent flights they can get me on is tomorrow, they're completely booked today. I debate taking two flights into Chicago to see an old friend and taking the next O'Hare flight in the morning, but I don't want to have to chance paying for my carry-on again. In fact, I'm scared to leave the airport in case I have to buy my carry-on again. The purchase is on my itenerary, but I'm hardened cynic now. I've gone from Mulder to Scully. I'm not going to look to the skies- they are only filled with broken dreams. I could take the fly-away bus home, but what if I just fall asleep again and wake up in Bakersfield? All I know about Bakersfield is that it's where the prison is! I AM NOT GOING BACK TO JAIL. Plus, I'll have to wake up and catch the bus again at 5am tomorrow. There are simply too many variables. I'm already missing 24 hours of improv, street pizza, and hilarious "I'm walking here!" riffs. I can't take any more chances. I'm going to spend the next 24 hours at LAX.
This is my story.
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