Well, I managed to re-arrange my schedule at work so that I could make the trek into New York City for the day so
that I could be there for the taping of Kenny’s appearance on Conan O’brien’s show. My friend, Patty,
found out all the details of what we had to do to get tickets for that show, and we did just that. So, after waiting on line
for standby tickets, we decided to go for a little walk.
That little walk took three hours. It seems someone thought that it would be a good idea to walk from the NBC
Studios, all the way South to South Street Seaport. Now, I realize that most people reading this will have no clue how
long of a walk that it. Let me just say that it took three hours. You should see the blisters on my feet. One good thing
that came out of it, I finally lost those saddlebags on my hips.
I wanted to go to “ground zero�, and Patty didn’t want to. She knew way too many people who were lost
there. Well, during our little trek traveling south on Sixth Avenue, guess what we happen to come across. We were
just walking, and then all of a sudden, it just hit us. This big open space. You couldn’t help but notice all the
construction material, all the signs, and all the workers. It was very strange. Needless to say, we were very subdued
after that. Neither one of us said too much until we actually made it all the southern tip of Manhattan Island.
Well, we finally made it to South Street Seaport. We walked around a bit, like we needed to do any more walking.
Then decided to return to the NBC Studios for some stalking. We were hoping to be there when Kenny and the boys
arrived. So, we took a cab.
So, there we are waiting outside the entrance to NBC Studios. We were just hanging out talking and watching.
Then this black van pulls up. Patty at this point was sitting on the sidewalk. She jumps up on her feet. I think both
of our eyes were popping out of our heads. We both thought the same thing right away. Could it be Kenny?
No, it was Puff Daddy, I mean P. Diddy. No I mean it was Shauwn Combs, or whatever his name is. Conan would call
him ‘P’. For a moment there I thought Kenny was getting out of the van, and i found myself almost needing one
of those puke bags. That is before I saw that the guy had several nose rings. I wasn’t too happy with myself
because I really thought I was over that. Then again, if I didn’t get all worked up to see him, I guess it wouldnâ
€™t be as much fun.
When we in line earlier in the morning, we had gotten tickets that showed what number we were for standby
seatting. We now had to stand in line in that order. We were hoping that some ticket holders for the evening’s
show didn’t make it. Well, we were in luck. About 30 standby ticket holders got in, and we were lucky enough to
be in that group of 30.
We got into the studio; we naturally sat on the right side, habit I guess. This guy Brian came out to warm us up and
set down some rules. He was very funny. Then Conan came out, to make sure that we were warm. The Max Weinberg
Seven performed to get us “rocking�. Funny thing happened when they were mentioning who would be on the
show. They never mentioned Kenny’s name. Patty and I just looked at each other. I thought about how I consider
Kenny the Rodney Dangerfield of Country Music. He gets no respect. Could thisbes just another one of those
occasions? Could they have just forgotten to mention his name?
So, there we are sitting through this show. We suffered through “P� and some really stupid skits that Conan
and company did. We did have a good laugh though. Then Charlotte Ross, from NYPD Blue, came out, and then the
show ended. No Kenny and no boys.
Then the fun really started. Trying to get home and find out what happened to Kenny. While on the train I called a
friend to see if she knew what might have happened to Kenny. I knew he was flying into New York for the show and
thought maybe something happened there. She immediately went on-line and found a post by another friend stating
that Kenny was home sick in bed. Kenny's fan club site had no information abuot his being sick. The post was made
on the Chesneycrew.com website.
Well, Kenny, I hope you’re feeling better today. I had a good time hanging out in the city with my friend. We did
some interesting things. We will be better prepared for when you reschedule your appearance on the show, and we
can’t to be there. This time without Puff Daddy.