We woke up bright and early, checked out of our hotel and took the shuttle to O'Hare. We said goodbye to AJ and Ben-E-Ben and proceeded through security without a hitch. We ate a free lunch at Chili's and hung out in the airport for a few minutes before we boarded the plane for Tokyo.
Because we had been bumped from our flight the day before they had upgraded us to "Business Class". We boarded the plane and discovered our good fortune. Along with "business class" came EVERYTHING one could ever want on a 14 hour flight including:
clean socks (which we all needed since our luggage was in tokyo)
slippers
toothbrush and toothpaste
pillow
blankets
lotion
earplugs
3 feet of leg room
completely reclining seats with leg extensions
hot nuts
hot towels
endless drinks
courvasier
wine
liquour
chivas
filet mignon
the zen feast (had every kind of seafood you could ever imagine)
movies
radar of where we were
hot pastrami and turkey sandwhiches
vegetables and fruit
and anything else we asked for.....which was a lot.
Thank you to the flight attendants for keeping us comfortable during the 14 hour flight. We also received a shout out from the pilot when we landed.
We departed the plane, walked through the airport to the baggage claim where ALL of our luggage was waiting for us. We breezed through customs, met our guide Tawn and loaded the bus for Camp Zama. Two hours later we arrived, set-up, soundchecked, grabbed some wonderful food, and played a show from 8:30 to 10. The show was great and the crowd was very grateful. We received a plaque and graciously headed to the hotel where we all showered for the first time in days, put on our ceremonial yukatas and obi's (komonos), had a quick band meeting, and CRASHED!
Quote of the day:
Jet lag? I just dont get it......I get on the plane, I fly for 14 hours, I get off the plane, I look at the clock, I look at the day.........what's the f****ing problem?! -chris holz
Because we had been bumped from our flight the day before they had upgraded us to "Business Class". We boarded the plane and discovered our good fortune. Along with "business class" came EVERYTHING one could ever want on a 14 hour flight including:
clean socks (which we all needed since our luggage was in tokyo)
slippers
toothbrush and toothpaste
pillow
blankets
lotion
earplugs
3 feet of leg room
completely reclining seats with leg extensions
hot nuts
hot towels
endless drinks
courvasier
wine
liquour
chivas
filet mignon
the zen feast (had every kind of seafood you could ever imagine)
movies
radar of where we were
hot pastrami and turkey sandwhiches
vegetables and fruit
and anything else we asked for.....which was a lot.
Thank you to the flight attendants for keeping us comfortable during the 14 hour flight. We also received a shout out from the pilot when we landed.
We departed the plane, walked through the airport to the baggage claim where ALL of our luggage was waiting for us. We breezed through customs, met our guide Tawn and loaded the bus for Camp Zama. Two hours later we arrived, set-up, soundchecked, grabbed some wonderful food, and played a show from 8:30 to 10. The show was great and the crowd was very grateful. We received a plaque and graciously headed to the hotel where we all showered for the first time in days, put on our ceremonial yukatas and obi's (komonos), had a quick band meeting, and CRASHED!
Quote of the day:
Jet lag? I just dont get it......I get on the plane, I fly for 14 hours, I get off the plane, I look at the clock, I look at the day.........what's the f****ing problem?! -chris holz
3 comments:
I love it all - stories, photos, lifestyle, etc. It's nice to see the rock star status! Have a sake bomb (or three) for me while you're there boys.
peace.
Hey, if you were "stuck" in Chicago, why didn't you call your bro in Illinois so you could have gotten a change of clothes. Lord knows, I have enough BIT stuff to probably reclothe your band for days, along with toiletries.
Hey if you want, hit me up at my email and I will get you hooked up with ichat so you can video conference us folks back home
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