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Traveling for Dummies
 Posted 8/20/2010 5:29:00 PM
I love to travel. New places, new people, new experiences. But, come on airport security. Yes, I understand there are some idiots bent on doing harm but did you really need to confiscate my quarter tube of Tom's of Maine Cinnamint tooth paste? Ah yes, the tube was originally 6 ounces and we're only allowed 3. There was maybe 2 ounces left in the tube. That was at Logan. At Heathrow, London and Stuttgart, Germany airports, they repacked my liquids (shampoo, conditioner etc) basically shifting them from one secure plastic bag to another and blowing air into them to check for....dandruff? Oh, and they told me my one quart sized bags were too big. Can we at the very least decide on an internationally mutually acceptable sized plastic bag in which to transport our liquids? In Houston and Boston, I had to take my thongs off (flip flops to you). In the UK ...
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Julie Devereaux
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Some Fan Remarks re: Fenway show Aug 14 from Boston Herald dot com
Posted 8/17/2010 4:40:00 PM
1. "I missed plenty, lord of thighs,no more no more,seasons of whither...Shall I go on."
2. "awful putrid mailed in set list from Aersosmith...for a band with SO MANY great songs...to just roll out the same old re-treads over and over and over is pitiful .. and really.. you're letting them off too easy for that awful drum solo and Guitar Hero crap...and what about Perry dragging his kids on stage for that crappy segment...if Aerosmith focused more on everything up to Night In The Ruts..and embraced their early career instead of the same 4-5 songs they play from that era and sprinkled in a few of the "new" era songs instead of vice-versa people might remember what a truly great rock band they were instead of the old has-beens running on fumes they have become."
"Were you even at this concert? Not one person ...
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Aug 14 Fenway Review
Posted 8/17/2010 4:18:00 PM
"Aerosmith really blew it in my opinion. Following Geils triumphant opening set, the best performance I've seen at Fenway up to this point, the first band not to be overshadowed by the venue itself, Aerosmith should have been able to come out & do what they do brilliantly & leave Boston with possibly the best concert the city would ever get to witness, featuring 2 of its most celebrated rock bands. Instead, they presented the most disappointing set list I have ever experienced at any of their shows.
In concert Aerosmith have always been reliable with providing a good mix between the classic hits, the more current hits and classic non hit album tracks to satisfy old school die hards played with the proper edge and enthusiasm. Because it was at Fenway & they were playing with J. Geils, just around the corner from Kenmore Sq where the Rat used to be and the fact that Joe ...
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why I didn't go to Fenway August 14, 2010
Posted 8/16/2010 6:27:00 PM
Like many other music fans, I was PSYCHED when I started hearing the rumors that the J. Geils Band AND Aerosmith might be playing Fenway Park this summer. Can you imagine...Boston's two best bands...together...for one hot summer night...at Boston's most beloved venue. The rowdy, rockin', fun possibility was enormous. Then I snapped back into rock and roll reality. Fast forward to last Saturday, August 14. I'm in the airport in Houston Texas waiting to board my flight home. I check my phone for messages and see a text from my good friend John Parker. He's on his way to Fenway. I text him that I bet Geils is gonna blow the roof off the place. Just over two hours later, I'm in Charlotte, North Carolina waiting to make a connecting flight. I check my phone again. John texts me "you were right". I land at Logan after midnight. I step off the plane, turn on my phone and call John. ...
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wear cooler clothing
Posted 7/1/2010 5:49:00 PM
And I don't mean "cooler" as in something chic. Love summer. Hate AC. For the life of me I will never understand why companies, this includes you grocery stores and restaurants, drop the temperature of a room to 60 when it's 90 outside.. Alright, maybe I'm exaggerating... slightly, but why is it ok for a work environment to be cool enough for a sweater indoors when it gets a little warm outdoors. A little AC goes a long way. If it were that cool indoors in the winter, everyone would be bitching. Why is it ok in the summer? Just askin'.
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