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Divergent Paths - The Follow Up
Why was I in the women's restroom in Denver in 1989? By accident of course.
It was December 31st, 1989.
Leslie and I had just gotten married the night before in Kankakee Illinois, and had spent our wedding night in Chicago. That day we had taken an early flight from Chicago to Denver.
It's was New Year's Eve day. Stress was high and we were frenzied.
As we were about to land, I developed a "sense of urgency". I had to pee. Since I was sitting mid-row, mid-plane, I figured I would hold it until we got off of the plane.
That of course, was a mistake.
By the time I got off the plane, up the ramp, and into the terminal I was ready to pee in a planter.
On the jog to relief I wasn't thinking and took a left instead of a right at that gender nuetral restroom foyer area and wound up in the ladies restroom. It's happened a time or two since then.
Only this time when I took that left, I bumped into a very small, teeny-tiny, lady with big, gray/auburn hair, dressed very ranch-ish chic.
Our eyebrows carried on the conversation from that point.
My Eyebrows: Both pointed up to center forehead in horror, "Pardon. I didn't mean to bump into you, but I've really got to pee!"
Her Eyebrows: One flat, the other raised and rounded wisely, "Uh-uuuhhh. Not in here. This is the lady's john."
My Eyebrows: Both raised and crinkled in fear, "Oh shit you're right!" then uncrinkling and relaxing into a eureka arc, "Heeeyyy, aren't you... You're Bonnie Raitt."
Her Eyebrows: Both quickly bounce, coyish, then relax, "Yep. Just Little Ol' Me."
My Eyebrows: Left on raises, the right one gets all Batman-ish and pointed, "Daaammmnnn woman, you look like you've been hit by a hangover bus! Love to talk but I GOTTA PEE!" That's when I did a quick u-turn and headed to the nearest urinal. The whole interchange happened in less than a second.
So there you go. My brush with a real rockstar thanks to my uncommon sense of urgency. (I can hear Les now as she reads this sentence, "uncommon... YEAH RIGHT.")
By the way, why did you think I was in the women's restroom in Denver, in 1989?
9/8/2004 10:10:33 PM
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