Here starts the second half of my trip. Patron Tequila is having a charity fundraiser for New Orleans and is rewarding people who raise the most money for the cause. My friends and I raised almost 900 dollars and won an all expense paid trip. So here begins the Patron - Music in Motion Tour. Patron flew me and 3 of my buddies to Chicago to board the Patron Express. If you have been to the Foundation Room at the House of Blues, well, this is the crown jewel of the Foundation Rooms. We received a 20 minute story on the rich history of the train, but to keep this short, I'll just briefly describe the train. The walls are lined with intricate w
ooden carvings and the floors, furniture and ceilings are covered in beautiful tapestries all from India. Words can not describe the ambience of this cart. On board we met Chris, the keeper of this bad ass train – who is also a treasure hunter! He gave us the rich history of the train as well as told us crazy stories from his life. Anyways, we pulled out of the Roosevelt yard lounging on the back of the train, sipping on Margaritas and smoking cigars just as the sun was setting over Chicago. Amazing!So we spent the next 8 hours on board drinking an endless supply of Patron, smoking cigars and sharing stories. We refused to go to bed, we all of us except Warren - he needed a little 2 hour nap. We arrived in Cleveland around 3 am went straight to the hotel and slept like babies!
Monday 8/18:
I had no weddings or flights today - Thank God! We all slept until about 1:00 pm. One of the most satisfying nights of sleep I've ever had. After a late lunch we headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had a couple beers on the patio and took in the beautiful weather and view of Lake Erie. For dinner we headed to the local brewery and we all had the beer sampler, which ended up being a wonderful idea. :) After talking with a couple locals, they pointed us to the Monday night hot spot in Cleveland. Liquid Lounge! One truth about the Cleveland - it is dead. It's nice that it's right up against the Lake, but the city is so small and boring that I feel bad for the residents of Cleveland. Never going back!
Tuesday 8 /19:
Slept in again. I guess inspired by the Rock and Roll hall of fame and seeing how these guys lived life to the edge, Ben, Warren and I threw on our bathrobes and headed to the mall adjacent to our hotel to grab lunch. Some people laughed, some people avoided us and some people hid their children from us - I guess they thought we were going to flash people (even though we were fully clothed under the robes) Anyways, after making a scene, we headed back to our hotel to shower and get ready for the concert. Oh yeah, the reason we were in Cleveland was to see the Projekt Revolution Tour - Linkin Park was headlining.
The concert was literally in the middle of nowhere - about an hour drive out of Cleveland. At 2:00 on a Tuesday the crowd was interesting to say the least it was mostly gothic / topless / drugged up people. After downing 2 Sparks (alcoholic energy drinks) we headed to the main stage for the big acts. When we walked over we realized that we actually had seats - and not any seats. When patron hooks you up, they go all out. Third Row, dead center! People around us caught picks and drumsticks the bands were throwing into the crowd; I got drenched by the water bottles they threw. Whatever, I'll take it. The concert was honestly one of the most energy packed shows I have seen. Awesome!
Wednesday 8/20:
Flew back to Dallas - took the rest of the day off work.
Jon – I’m sorry you couldn’t make the trip – it really was an AMAZING experience!
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