Many of you may remember this tweet
I didn’t, in fact order him a PURPLE one
But I DID have him believing that I did
I am easily amused
I actually ordered him a regular, and VERY nice banjo from America
So I had it sent to my house in Chicago, ‘cause they didn’t ship to Australia
Then I brought it to South Africa with me to give to him
All was good
Until I arrived in South Africa
And my luggage arrived
Minus the banjo
Shit
So I walked around the airport asking all sorts of official looking people what should I do
Was there paperwork I could fill in?
Could they track it?
I kept getting told to wait
So I did
I waited for an hour
Still no banjo
But in that time
All the other passengers had collected their luggage and left
And as I flew in on the last flight of the night – the staff started leaving too
I was trying not to get nervous
I knew I was being picked up by the tour promoter
But I was worried that he’d be out in the arrivals area, thinking that I’d missed the flight, ‘cause I hadn’t come out yet
And he’d leave
Then I remembered that I didn’t have his phone number
OR the name of the hotel
Because I’m a genius
And the airport got emptier & emptier
Like, creepy empty
I finally found a guy who helped me fill in a lost luggage form
I could have kissed him
But I didn’t because well….you know, it was a really long flight and I hadn’t brushed my teeth
And ’cause of the whole ‘husband’ thing
So when I went to leave, the doors were locked
And I may have gotten a little frighties & weed in my pants a little
So this guy ended up walking me out a side door
I finally found the promoter standing by himself in the arrivals area
Patiently waiting for me
Thank Christ
I had visions of me having to sleep in the empty airport for the night
No food or water
No toilet – ‘cause they were locked
No INTERNET
Like an episode ofSurvivor
The Johannesburg Airport edition
If I’d have known that I would arrive here without having to go through security
Or customs & immigration or sniffer dogs (because they’d all gone home)
I so wouldn’t have thrown out my stash of snack food on the plane
But it all turned out fine
If you don’t count the missing banjo
We’re all hoping it shows up today
‘Cause I hate it when Dad cries
UPDATE:
It arrived
So, crisis averted!
He’s a happy boy
And has locked himself away in his room ALL day
And wants us to believe he’s practicing the banjo…
Sorry you had such a lousy time at the airport – hoping the tour of SA goes much better …
See you in Durban!
It’s all good Mike. As always, South Africa is an awesome time for us AND the people here make it for us!
He probably strumming with both hands – dirty bastard. I hope he washes them before he goes on stage.
Glad you guys are having a ball! Need to ask you a H-U-G-E favour : not sure if your dad has included “Amazin’ Grass” as part of the show, but if he hasn’t, any chance you can twist his arm to include it in the Durban show tonight?
It was a particular favourite of a good friend who has passed, and as a double bonus, think it would go down EXTREMELY well in Durban …
Here’s hoping!
See you tonight and enjoy the rest of the SA tour.
WOW! Nice Banjo!!! Can’t say I’ve seen one before…have I been living under a rock??? What is it?…besides COOL. 🙂 Whole day in the hotel room with it…well…that should be more than enough time to master IT…
Sincere thanks again for getting your papa to do the request as per above – really made the concert for me (well, apart from getting to meet you afterwards, of course)!
And if things don’t work out with that bloody yank …