So, the Evolutionary didn't quite make it to Davis today. I am now on crutches, but that's another story. My Wife came upon tickets today to go see the Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO). If you've never seen TSO, check it out next year. It's sort of like Christmas music, done by a mix of Pink Floyd/Metallica/Frank Sinatra, with lasers, fireworks, flames, and actual snow from the inside ceiling of Arco Arena. We see this nearly every year (it's a Christmas thing).
So, my Wife and I drove over to what is now called, "The Power Balance Pavillion", which we still think of as Arco Arena, home of the Sacramento Kings. I crutched my way up there, found that the floor seats we had wouldn't really accommodate the crutches and the knee brace. My Wife convinced one of the people there to let us use seats higher up with no one else around, but close to the stage. So, I crutched my way up to those seats, and was helpfully, and courteously helped by an older man - serving as sort of security. His station was the entrance near where we were seated. He mentioned that the show was started slightly late because TSO had to come across Donner Pass, from Reno to get there, and it's been snowing heavily up there. I mentioned that I work for a certain state department that works on that part of our nation's infrastructure :). I told him what I do, and he asked if I were interested in speaking (I do public speaking and training) to "SIRS", or Seniors in Retirement. I told him I might have time in between other engagements. He asked what they were, and I said, "the Occupy Movement".
Shit meet fan.
He asked, "You're involved with those protesters?". I said, "absolutely, our lives and our country depend upon it".
He says, "You're one of the protesters?" I said, "absolutely, definitely".
The man says, "You people are going to destroy our country", while sticking his finger in my calm, smiling face. "This is all Obama's doing" he says.
I said, "You first wanted me to speak to your group, still interested?" He says, "I don't think so".
Then, he says, "You people have no right dirtying up our public parks with your Marxist garbage". I replied, "I don't recall ever having been a Marxist before, and don't feel like one now". He says, "well since you already admitted you get government welfare, you don't care do you? You already get free taxpayer money."
I calmly said, "Actually I have a very difficult, challenging, and technical job to do that I am nearly positive you could never handle. I work hard for every penny I get".
He says, "I am 82 years old, and I work for a living because you liberals are destroying my Social Security and Medicare". (He really said this).
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