Because of our upcoming concert I had to move some of my trips around and have been flying a lot. I am doing the 3rd 3-day trip of 4. I left on Friday the 6, came back on Sunday the 8 just in time (barely) for the National Anthem at Petco Park for the game between the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves. I left the next day and came back on Wednesday 11, for rehearsal. I was gone again on Thursday and probably won't be back home until next Tuesday, the 17.
And I have been going to all those exciting places!!! I was in Buffalo last week (I only went for a run and crossed the Peace Bridge into Canada). Today I'm in Providence (will just have lunch with my co-workers); tomorrow night we will be in Wichita (not sure what excitements await us). I guess in 12 years of flying, it is actually amazing I had not been to any of those places. I did get a nice lay-over in Honolulu on Monday/Tuesday where I hung out with my friend Joanne who arrived on an earlier flight the same day. We ate a lot but also worked out and ran.
To go back to Sunday 8, my friends Matthew and Norman have written insightful words about the experience. I was worried I would get there too late and was happy to make it just in time. What a thrill to walk on that stadium and stand there in the middle and sing the National Anthem. I still get goose bumps when I think of it. The Chorus was selected to perform and I it made me really proud to be part of such an exceptional group of men. The narrow minded and ignorant people who tried to undermine the event did not succeed. It was an amazing time for all of us.
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