No, I can't do that to you guys... I'm way too much of a softy, plus I'm dying to tell you guys!

So, I look in my rear view... nearly have a heart attack... why? you ask. Well, you see... what I saw were flashing lights. Police car flashing lights to be more specific. .rod Laver had gotten pulled over by podunk Hood River policemen. I whipped my little Subaru around at the China Gorge and drive back to them. I was praying the whole time that It would be a cop I knew and/or recognized... hoping to use my connections in their favor. Lucky me (what am I saying lucky? It was so God,) it was Erin Mason. I rolled down my window, "Hey Erin, what's up?" (okay my verbatim this evening is off... I don't know what's wrong with me.) I then explained they were with me... I was going to pull around and wait for them, etc. I pulled around, parked behind the police car and got out. I asked the guys what he said had happened... Apparently they "failed to signal" at that last turn. Meanwhile I'm trying desperately to remember if I had signaled... or if you even have to signal there (for those of you not in Hood River... it's a quirky intersection!) So I walked back to Erin... asked him if he even remembered who I was... he claimed that he did, made some small town talk, then went back to his business. I then took it upon myself to pace and pray in the spirit... Praise God they didn't get a ticket! Woo Hoo!
By the time we made the short journey to the hotel... the band was clearly exhausted. Much to my dismay, the receptionist was on the phone for an outrageously extensive amount of time before I finally got so indignant I knocked on the counter... which made her even more upset than I, coming out saying "you can hear that I'm on the phone, you'll have to wait." Anyone who knows me and how I feel about customer service issues ought to understand... All I expected was an acknowledgement, rather than being seemingly ignored for much longer than it took to actually register. We worked out the rooms... and I was on my way home sweet home.