To LOVE & To LEAVE

Since this blog is primarily for my remembrance and there's like 2 1/2 people who read this. I thought it it might be cathartic for me to list all of things I Love and all the things I'm Happy to be Leaving from GMS.

Love to Leave:

~Getting on an Airplane.

~4am wake up calls

~Hearing the words Red Bags, Invest or FS ever again.

~Setting up an event, in a tent, outside, in the Freezing cold.

~Any kind of GMS or WV email.

~Getting cut from a show.

~Going through Security.

~Any layover. Of any kind.

~The hour before the Invest Break when I wish it were over.

~Last minute phone calls/requests.

~Cancelled/delayed flights.

~Middle seats.

~Going somewhere cold.

~My feet at the end of the day.

~Hearing Tamara's voice.

~Getting yelled at.

~Getting attitude from the Media.

~Load-in Breakfast. Normally terrible.

~Radio farts and 5 year old jokes.

~The beginning of the day when I have to put my ear piece in.

~Mostly early GMS, the agonizing wait from when we are done til we can leave.

~Getting my things stolen in Hawaii.

~Leaving my bible in an airport, camera on a plane and countless things in my hotel room.

~Lobby call the day after the show.

~Never counting or numbering forms again.

~The idea of Hospitality Suite and Phil Town Questions.

~Talking with irate attendees.

Don't know if I will make it without:

~Post Show Dancing.

~Papa Aaronnd's

~Tamara's Sushi (I hope she's not reading this.)

~Clean Fresh Bath Tubs (this should be #1)

~Family Style Dinners with a large crew of GMS.

~Snorkeling in Hawaii.

~Seeing Colin Powell in the hall.

~Giving Laura Bush a booty bump.

~Running in different cities.

~Having my bed made for me.

~Getting to see places like Peoria or Moline, IL.

~Watching TV in a Hotel room.

~Pete's TB/end of day hat.

~Rick Nash's laugh.

~Working with my brothers.

~Rooming with SKY, TK, or HC.

~Eating at some of the most incredible places w the most incredible people.

~A sunrise on an airplane.

~The kindness of my co-workers.

~Dustin telling a story or joke (most.)

~Going to Canada.

~Eating Steak/Affording Steak.

~A free flight to NYC or anywhere.

~Kicking A** at my job.

~Dorian crashing a car into a hotel.

~Bi-plane ride in Alaska.

~The look of terror when our crew descends on a restaurant.

~Learning something new.

~Getting a Hand Shake from Rudy.

~Starbucks runs in the middle of a show.

~Getting an immediate paycheck.

~Working with the Great Hannah Newlin.

~Really Good Catering.

~Free food from the Green Rooms.

~Biggest moment in GMS history: Chatting with Bill Cosby, shaking his hand, him calling me by my name, and cracking jokes on me. Best day. Dr. Huxtable in the House.

~And Mostly seeing many many dear, kind, funny and special people every month.

The Good has mostly outweighed the Bad. I am forever grateful for GMS, but am so glad to be moving on.