Random (Music and Guitar Related) Thoughts Thread

[LucSulla]

Talking to the GF about getting back to the States after this study abroad trip I lead ends. 

Me - "The plane ride from Naples to Atlanta is 11.5 hours, and an upgrade to Delta One is $1400. That's something like $120 an hour, but maybe I could actually sleep for once."

Her - "Or you could look at it as the price of one guitar, and you certainly buy enough of those every year."

Me - "You know far too much these days about how expensive my hobbies are."

 

[G Man]

^^^

 

She's got a point, fly coach and buy another guitar with the money saved.

[django49]

You might need two for stereo.....

[BoogieMKIIA]

13 hours ago, LucSulla said:

Talking to the GF about getting back to the States after this study abroad trip I lead ends. 

Me - "The plane ride from Naples to Atlanta is 11.5 hours, and an upgrade to Delta One is $1400. That's something like $120 an hour, but maybe I could actually sleep for once."

Her - "Or you could look at it as the price of one guitar, and you certainly buy enough of those every year."

Me - "You know far too much these days about how expensive my hobbies are."

 

If you have lots of guitars, amps, etc and have the cash to upgrade, do it at least once. 20 or so years ago we got to take business class for Asia trips, but finally had to use coach. Really missed the extra room and pampering. 

The worst was a "domestic" connection from Honolulu to Atlanta on an Airbus. Probably the least room of any large jet with no food or drinks included 

[JGale]

Ha! I was at this concert! Nassau, NY 12123, is just over the border from Tanglewood. We chased the band’s limo back to the hotel and my girlfriend accosted the drummer for his sweaty towel. Ah. Yute. 

[mrjamiam]

When you're feeling fancy but still want to represent.

[django49]

4 hours ago, JGale said:

Ha! I was at this concert! Nassau, NY 12123, is just over the border from Tanglewood. We chased the band’s limo back to the hotel and my girlfriend accosted the drummer for his sweaty towel. Ah. Yute. 

Just imagine how good he mighta sounded with  a Dumble!

I JOKE! I JOKE!

[LucSulla]

7 hours ago, BoogieMKIIA said:

If you have lots of guitars, amps, etc and have the cash to upgrade, do it at least once. 20 or so years ago we got to take business class for Asia trips, but finally had to use coach. Really missed the extra room and pampering. 

The worst was a "domestic" connection from Honolulu to Atlanta on an Airbus. Probably the least room of any large jet with no food or drinks included 

I went for it. I do have enough guitars, and I still have to drive from Atlanta to Oxford, MS, after landing.

Getting some sleep on the way back means making that trip day of rather than spending a couple hundred bucks on getting a room in Atlanta due to be too exhausted to drive another five hours. 

[mathman]

I haven't flown much but both times I flew to LA from central florida I did Delta Comfort+.  not too much more than other seats but definitely more comfortable and free drinks and snacks. Not as nice as first class but a good compromise.  One really nice part is getting on sooner and getting off quicker and knowing you will have overhead space for your carryon.

[mrjamiam]

I just flew trans-Atlantic on a United 777 in cattle class as befits my status and overall being.  Going forward from my seats, you passed Economy Premium, which didn't appear very different but was farther forward, then Premium Plus which did look like a better seat with maybe a touch more room, and then Polaris Business class, which was pods with little fridges and better entertainment and only half the seating density of economy.  Then you exit the aircraft without defiling with your presence the first class seating further forward, which I can only imagine employs harem girls with palm fronds and bunches of grapes.

[LucSulla]

11 hours ago, mrjamiam said:

I just flew trans-Atlantic on a United 777 in cattle class as befits my status and overall being.  Going forward from my seats, you passed Economy Premium, which didn't appear very different but was farther forward, then Premium Plus which did look like a better seat with maybe a touch more room, and then Polaris Business class, which was pods with little fridges and better entertainment and only half the seating density of economy.  Then you exit the aircraft without defiling with your presence the first class seating further forward, which I can only imagine employs harem girls with palm fronds and bunches of grapes.

I've gotten upgraded to comfort+ a couple of times on international flights. I could give a rip domestically, but that 4 inches or whatever really adds up over eight hours of throbbing, hot international travel. 

But I just can't sleep on a plane. Even if I take meds, I end up too tired to read and too awake to sleep beyond sometimes entering this very disconcerting liminal space where I keep thinking about falling through the sky. 

And Geoff Tate is there smiling next to me. Also disconcerting. 

No bueno. 

I'm hoping that if I can lay down I can actually knock out for a few hours. Plus, I'm flying with a partscaster, so having the guaranteed closet access is worth at least a couple of Benjamins to me. The flight over, one of the attendants had just bought his son a guitar and made a point to put it in the Delta One cabin even though I was in economy (actually the first time in years flying felt like how it was pre-9/11). 

I wasn't sure if I'd get that lucky again, but at least I don't have to worry about it now. 

[JGale]

I hate flying. Non stop La Guardia to Kuwait. 13 hours! To quote A.E. Newman…”Yeeeeech!”

[velorush]

Longest I've done was Miami to Rio de Janeiro - 14 hours in a 767. The cabin felt more like a sci-fi movie set than an airplane. I fully expected a goat or small monkey to walk down the aisle at any minute.

[BoogieMKIIA]

Longest I recall was Chicago to Hong Kong, 16 hours. The normal route was first to Tokyo then Hong Kong. The layover was not long but still tough to deplane and go through security before boarding and another 4 hours. Business class, fortunately.

Have also gone to Thailand and Singapore, another 7 or so hours from Narita or Seoul layover.