Comments on: TJB Concert & a Chicken-Eating Chick

By: birdpress

birdpress — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:48:10 +0000

Wow, that was really well-written. I was captivated! I wonder what became of her (or him?) after she left the train.

I also liked the description of the girl in front of you at the concert!

That little girl was frigging unbelievable! The mother even moreso, since she thought nothing of having her kid take her shoes off an put toe prints all over the seat someone was going to eventually sit in . . . I almost felt like she must have been laughing, since she put this girl as far away from herself as possible.

By: fivehusbands

fivehusbands — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:41:00 +0000

You are both a saint and a wonderful writer. I don’t think I could Madison Square Garden for love or money.

It was totally the industrial strength ear plugs that got me through it!

By: heather

heather — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:38:33 +0000

I have never ridden the train but I used to ride the city bus all the time. You aren’t supposed to eat on them, but people would do it all the time. Never saw anything quite that fascinating though. What I can’t believe is the number of people who sleep on the bus. No way am I falling asleep on a bus. Or a train either.

I think the bus may be worse. When I worked in the city I’d fall asleep on the train – with a 2-year old there wasn’t a good time to sleep & work third shift – & you’re right about it not being a good idea. Once I woke up with a guy’s hand in my pocket, trying to rob me.

Another time I was dreaming a dude’s hand was rubbing my leg — I was right. I woke up and kicked his seat back so hard that it broke the bolt & sent him spilling onto the aisle floor. He only spoke Spanish, so I’m not sure what he was saying but I don’t think it was romantic.

By: Soapbox Diva

Soapbox Diva — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:51:10 +0000

See this is what I mean…..’you make us feel things’…..like with this description of your train trip, I was making faces and backing away from the computer. And I couldn’t help myself! Nope, I may never ride a train again either. I agree with Lola…..stayed with a relative in Maryland once and took the train in to D.C. every day to sight see. Just four days of it was making ME want to blow off my head. Yuck!

Well, D.C. is a whole ‘nother story now.

By: morethananelectrician

morethananelectrician — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:40:36 +0000

Don’t assume that because someone is wearing a dress that she is actually a “she”.

I have an interesting story about finding pictures at a computer site of one of our workers in full drag. Not a joke, but it turned out that he was soliciting potential “friends” on-line during break and lunch.

Recalling that day, may actually cause me to post that story this week on the blog.

This is completely crazy! I’ll be waiting . . .

By: Lola

Lola — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:40:21 +0000

Riding a train is more than I can stand. My head would blow off. I just don’t know how people can do it every day. Even if I hit traffic and have to spend a fortune on parking, at least nobody smells or picks their nose -other than me.

LOL – I have to agree. The train has lost it’s glamour. Best of all, there’s a ferry boat that goes underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:15:24 +0000

What a great people watching time the train can be. I love your story! And needed a drink of water to wash down that salt flavor. EW.

So gross! Where have you been, Becky? You never go away for 3 days. Hope your neck is okay!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:12:57 +0000

I brought my little sister to NYC to see Lion King for her birthday. (We took the train too, but it wasn’t nearly as interesting.) She wanted a $30 shirt after the show. I told her fine, as long as she paid for it herself. Which she did. (She had saved all of her birthday money to spend in New York.) Does your daughter get an allowance?

We couldn’t afford to give her an allowance PLUS still buy her almost everything she ever wants, every single day, all the time. It’s disgusting.