May 25, 2006

There were 2 posts published on May 25, 2006 (this is page 1 of 1).

Adventures In Airport Security

I made a day trip to DC on Tuesday. I was waiting in line at airport security as two ladies in front of me were getting screened. They were obviously country-come-to-town, being quite unfamilar with the rigamarole involved with modern-day, police-state airport screening.

One woman walks through the metal detector while still decked out head to toe with jewelry.

Bzzzt! The screener motions her back and asks that she shed some of her jewelry. Off the jewelry comes, leaving a necklace and earrings.

Bzzzt! She fumbles for a bowl to put the necklace and earrings into.

Bzzzt! A long line of bleary-eyed travelers roll their eyes. The screener gives her a look like she’s a bad puppy.

“Oh,” she answers. “It must be my leg! I have a steel rod in my leg.”

Um, don’t you think that might have been good to mention ten minutes ago?! Did you think the metal detector would just get used to you? How long has your leg been with you, ma’am? I mean, it doesn’t take an Einstein to know that no amount of jewelry’s gonna fix this problem.

Sheesh. You can’t take some people anywhere.

Maxwell and Mosher Respond

Ken Mosher and Tom Maxwell of the Maxwell/Mosher band took issue with my reaction to the David Menconi article detailing the Squirrel Nut Zippers’ rise and fall. Whether or not its true (and I never said it is), the article seems to paint Maxwell and Mosher as the bad guys and takes a more sympathetic view of Whalen, if only because it includes more of her quotes. I reread the article again and still believe this to be the case.

Fortunately, Maxwell and Mosher took the time to provide their side of the story. Here’s Mosher’s comment and here’s Maxwell’s. Gentlemen, if you’d like to write a more detailed account, I would be happy to publish it.

While the Zippers are firmly a thing of the past, I’m glad there’s still good music being made in the Triangle.