I'm so jealous...

[saifai]

Hubby has been driving a cab for a new company here in town lately.  They drive cute little cars... Toyota Scion I think. He get the best fares sometimes. The other day he drove around the guy who owns some posh restaurant or another from California (Rustic Pelican, or Rusty Pelican, or something... there was a rusty bird involved somehow). Today was the best though...

It all starts out with a text message conversation:
Hubby: Who is flea?
Saifai: Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hubby: Are they playing here on the 15th?
Saifai: Yeah, they're in the Taco Bell Arena.
Hubby: They're at an electronics store.  I drove them.

I squee'd muchly, as I do adore Flea and Anthony Kiedis, but I didn't get a reply back.  Ten minutes later I get a phone call:
Hubby: So these four guys get in a cab dressed all weird... like, you wouldn't want to be seen in public with them weird.
Saifai: Okay.

The hubby then relates their conversation to me:

So Hubby ask them, "So what's with the weird getups?" 
One of them says, "Oh, we're here for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert." 
Hubby blinks, "Oh." 
They cock a collective eyebrow and one asks, "Are you familiar with their work?" 
Hubby replies back, "Uh, not really.  I've heard a few songs and I like them alright." 
One of 'em smiles and asks, "Have you ever seen them in concert?" 
Hubby answers back honestly, "No." 
They grin bigger and ask, "So you don't know what they look like?" 
Hubby cocks his own eyebrow and answers, "No, I don't.  But my wife would."

The guy was apparently amused by this and asked him to call me and verify who Flea was, and that it was him. He'd told hubby if I could convince him he really was Flea then he'd autograph an album for him.

Of course, they took another cab home. But no big deal. I'm more amused at hubby. ::giggles::  He had no idea who they were.  *gr*  He met up with another of their crew, Gage or something, who told him they'd be in town for a couple days and might see him again.

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[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

THE RUSTY PELICAN???? OMG!!! My pals Steve, Dave and me used to hang out there all the time! Oh my stars!!!! I miss it! Oh, how I miss it! My mom saw Gena Rowlands there once...


Gabrielle

[saifai.livejournal.com]

I think I'm thinking of the right place. Hubby and I were arguing over the name at about 3:30 this morning, so it's all a little fuzzy.

Never been there myself, but I know it through reputation. Hubby worked with a guy who used to send people there regularly. The guy who owns the restaurant is in town and looking to build another one here in Boise. It won't go by the same name, but they're hoping to build on the lake at Parkcenter. Supposedly it'll have the same no prices listed menu as the one in California.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the place. Steve got his butt waxed there...ah, the memories.

BTW, I have a RHCP story of my own, but I am not sure I should share it... It might offend you.


Gabrielle

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Steve got his butt waxed there...

::blinks:: I'm not sure I want to know. o.0

It might offend you.

Ah, those are the magic words my dear. If you have to say that, it's guaranteed to be a good story (good or ill will)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I was just going to reveal that, waaaaaaaay back in 1982 (I think it was '82, might have been a year earlier or later), I was part of a crowd that boo'ed them off the stage when they opened for Oingo Boingo. Who would have thought they'd still be around?

Oh, and one of the band members back then had a taste for REALLY underage girls and made a play for the VERY underage daughter of the drummer for Oingo Boingo, who I went to school with back then. She was wearing her pastel school uniform jumper, for pity's sake!


Gabrielle

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I would have boo'ed them off the stage too, at least for that act. I certainly hope the band member has grown up a bit since then, but I doubt it.

I'm not familiar enough with their lives to get offended by the story. I'm a fan of the music is all. I didn't catch on to them until the 90's when they had a couple good hits. At the time I was totally in love with Anthony Kiedis because of his loooong hair.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Ah, so you like that long hair, huh?


Gabrielle

[saifai.livejournal.com]

I looove long hair. It's the first thing I notice on a person. Eyes come next. Anthony Kiedis was always my favorite though, along with Nuno Bettencourt. *happy sigh*

I truly miss the days of the "long-hair bands". *gr*

(...and yes, that's why I love Lord of the Rings. All those elves prancing around with pretty hair...)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I've always considered myslef pretty much a short hair girl. But the only guy I was ever in love with had hair halfway down his back...


Gabrielle

[saifai.livejournal.com]

You know it's funny, I'm exactly the opposite. I love long hair, but I've honestly only ever dated one guy with long hair. The rest all had short hair. My hubby has shirt military hair. I tried to get him to grow it long once, but he got sick of it one day and buzzed it off. LOL!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Tee Hee!


Gabrielle

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

bwahahahahahahahahahaha! *falls over*

Sounds like when we gave Bud the drummer from Sublime a ride home.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooooh my god. I'm not a huge fan, but I like a lot of their songs. Wow! So jealous. I bet you'd have killed to be in the cab with them.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Oh most definitely. I briefly considered driving out to the store I thought they were at... but I didn't. I told hubby yesterday, "Why couldn't I have driven a cab too?" LOL. He couldn't even tell me who else was in the cab because he doesn't know any of them. It's driving me nuts still just thinking about it.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I can smell a story there. I take it someone didn't realize who the guy was?

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

pretty much me. I had heard of Sublime but wasn't much of a fan of them. He and the remnants of Sublime created Long Beach Dub AllStars and were playing in my hometown. My sister in law's ex boyfriend was buddies with them so he got us backstage passes and free entry, along with my sister and her friend who were HUGE fans (hubby is a big fan too). We got to sit in the tour bus with him for a bit while my sister was practically spazing out. That night Bud got in a fight with the rest of the guys in the group and said goodbye but needed a ride back to Long Beach. So we said ok and took him but my sister was sooooooooo mad that she couldn't fit in the car with us on the ride. I got stuck in the car for 10 minutes with him while sisterinlaw's ex boyfriend went in the house to grab stuff real quick. we had a nice conversation even though I only had heard a few songs of his. ^_^

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

It's even cooler the more I think about it. "Otherside" is on my favorites playlist, and the baby and I have been dancing to "Dani California" (the theme from the Death Note movie) every day. Er, I shake rattles around and spin in circles, but you know what I mean. :D I'm jealous! So you suppose they were staying at the Grove? Which store did they go to?

[saifai.livejournal.com]

The day hubby drove them they were headed to the Radio Shack. Apparently though the only reason Flea was there in the cab was because his limo wasn't ready. LOL! Yeah, I think they are staying in the grove. I don't know much more than that other than the entire crew is using Orange Cab to haul them around while they're here.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Dude, I stayed at the Grove once for Jeff's Micron interview! Which Radio Shack? I shop at Radio Shack! I am like soooo cool! :D

[saifai.livejournal.com]

I've stayed there once, though it wasn't the best stay for me. Then again, I worked for the enemy at the time so I can't say I blame them really...

...as for which Radio Shack, I'd assume it was the one closest to downtown (whichever that would be), but in my fantasy world it was the one right down the street from me. *gr*

I shop at Radio Shack! I am like soooo cool!

*gr* Believe me, I had the same thought. While I'm at it, thought I'd also mention that during their conversation they'd found out that they missed the Nickelback concert by one day and were crushed. They said, "We always miss all the good bands!" [insert pout here]

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

The Grove was so upscale that it depressed me. I tried to take out my trash and there were no cans in the hallway. Then I asked the maid where I could find a can and she thought I was upset with the quality of her work, but I just wanted to do it myself. And Jeff and I were dressed like bums compared to everyone else. And I wanted a pencil for drawing the foothills, and the front desk only had pens and thought I was nuts.

Which enemy was that you worked for?

Nickelback, squee!!!

I told my neighbor who went to the Chili Peppers concert all about your husband.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Oi, the Grove was exactly the opposite to me. At the time I worked for Residence Inn. They're an excellent hotel for the incoming corporate travelers, or anyone really, that happens to be staying for extended stays. They have all the convenience of an upscale hotel, but with the benefits of an apartment (like the full kitchen). Business people and other travelers love stuff like that.

That is exactly why the Grove hates them. So, what did my bosses do? When they had employee appreciation day or something (I don't remember now) they gave away certificates for one night stay and a complimentary breakfast at the restaurant there. The worst service ever. I'll skip the registration part. The room has got to have been a storage closet some time in it's recent past. They had orange walls, pink duvet cover, and a green shag carpet.

It's the room they reserve for people they hate.

Nickelback, squee!!!

Ditto.

I told my neighbor...

I warned my hubby would become an anecdote. I figured by some time next month we'll see the band members of Jay Leno talking about the cab driver from Idaho who didn't have a clue who they were. (...and of course I'm pulling the VCR out of the dust bin so I can memorialize the moment.)

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Heh. I can just bet she was spitting fire when you got back.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Our room wasn't too bad. It had a hell of a great view. I think I remember the bathroom being miniscule though.

LOL, keep us up to date about hubby's anonymous fame. :D