Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: Room Time Back at the Hotel

Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: Room Time Back at the Hotel

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Last entries in the Montana journal. I return to Missoula to set up another series of horse racing. The races have become complacent.


Steve and I unload 14 TV sets and start setting them up. This requires lifting 14 full size Mitsubishi TVs over my head. One of the stands are suspended by chains and little 'S' hooks that brakes and beans Steve in the head, who is hanging below it to see if it will hold. One of the beer guys see this and tries to help hold the stand. We leave the stand's repair for the grounds people. We set up the video cameras in the towers. The towers are taller than the ones in Great Falls. They are giant Culvert piping standing on end and welded together. There's a door cut into the side and a metal ladder welded on the inside that lead to the camera position. The top level sways pretty good. There are two tie wires anchored to the ground that steady the 50 foot towers. The back tower has a yellow bee nests on the roof and on the inside. Steve shows me how he sets up the photo finish dark room once we have three camera signals. This includes setting up the photo finish camera, the control box. the enlarger, arranging the chemicals and bringing up water. We do a film test and develop it. Then we go to lunch.

Steve takes me to a Chinese Buffet. All you can eat for $6. I have two large plates of fried food; chicken, chicken on a stick, wantons, spring rolls, and more potato like food. I have coffee and water. I go back again and get a big plate of fruit; watermelon, sour grapes, cantaloupe, weird white 'boiled' pitted graped, and more fruit like fruit salad. Steve has a bowl of soup and a plate of Chow Mien. Then he goes back for Sushi. We go back and rewire the video system Steve style; more simple. We go down to plug in the house into channel 13. We talk to tote man Bob and his wife a while. In the mainline area, the mutual tellers are getting their spiel about selling tickets. We plug in the TV to the jockey's room. In the beer garden, the staff has fixed the one side of the broken TV stand from earlier. While not repairing the other side, it brakes a second time beaning Steve in the head 2 for 2.

We finish. Steve and I go back to the hotel. I play a little guitar. Steve changes. We go to dinner at the Montana Club. Steve gets a sandwich. I get a taco salad. The waitress and Steve hit it off. We check out a bar where Brian may be. We go back to the hotel and watch "Reno 911."

Page 84,1:43 AM, 08/07/2003, Room 715, Brooks Street, Missoula,Montana
Burning VCD 650 MB

Monday 08/04/2003
China Buffet AM
Hang TVs.
Set up 3 cameras.
Bourbon at the Montana Club PM.

Tuesday 08/05/2003
Post time 2:00 PM, 10 races.
Set up verification
Terrific storm during Race 9
China Buffet

Wednesday, 08/06/2003, Room 606
Post time, 2:00 PM, 10 races
Write letter AM
McDonald's AM
Mongolian Grill PM
Wash/Dry clothes

Thursday 08/07/2003
Post time 2:00 PM
10 races

Friday 08/08/2003
Brian and I take Ruthy to the wrecking yard.

Saturday 08/10/2003
Steppingwolf Concert
Post time 12:30 PM

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Magnified gas
Magnetic gasoline
Lode Stone Fuel
Bar Magnet Premium

Music Idea:
"Turn your Computer into your Marshall stack, Plug, speakers, software, effects."
Plug your guitar into your PC
Chord book
Lessons

PG 86, 08/17/2003 8:33AM, Room 19, Glacier Gateway Motel.
I stay late to dub copies for customers. I make 5 or 6 video tapes. I return to the hotel room. While I'm In the parking lot, the lady in the office calls me over. All my stuff is in the lobby in a pile. She says my room is paid for but now I'm new in room 19. Ken, Brian and Judah experience the same exodus. I call Steve. He says they've checked into the Aero Hotel. My concern is they've gone back to Great Falls. I call Bill in room 16. He stands there watching as I heft my gear up the stairs to my new room. He says, "You don't travel lite do you." Fat & lazy!

I go to Wendy's and get a burger, fries and a chicken salad. They forget the burger so I have to go back. This old witch lady is complaining at the registrar that one of the boys cooking isn't wearing gloves.

I get some Ice House beers. I change my shirt. Then I drive to the Aero Hotel to check with Ken. The desk lady says they are in room 101. There is no one home. Nice hotel though; swimming pool, Jacuzzi, and pinball.

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Rest stop.

Computer Idea:
PC for you car
Fits in radio slot
Runs on 12 volts
Smaller than laptop
Internet
40 gig liquid crystal display
Speaker of car
Alarm connection
Windows Xbox software

Music Title:
"The Rest of the Story" - Paul Harvey