Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Hey... Are you Jack Ingram?...

So...

I told you about traveling without my ID or $$$$... which is a complete drag but doable.

So I finally got back to Austin after a long day of work that sent me through long security lines and shakedowns but after waiting on the runway 4 hours in Houston, Tx, of all places, for a de-icing of the wings I finally landed in Austin at 4:30 in the morning! Now the only thing to do was to get my truck out of parking and limp home. PARKING... you pay for that! I got to the desk to have the valet pull my car up and began to tell her my long tale of woe... she did not care! She looked at me and told me that she did not care if I knew my AMEX number by heart... she could not give me my car without a method of payment. I was at the end of my rope here... as I began to argue about how often I park there, etc... I heard a voice from behind me... "Hey man, are you Jack Ingram..." I turned around and said wearily, "Yes". This guy had a big smile on his face, the biggest smile at 4:30 AM I've ever seen outside of an after hours bar, and he stuck out his hand and said "My name is Rodney Dutton and I've been listening to your music for a long time... I really like what you do!... he then went on to say that he was sorry but that he had been eavesdropping on my conversation and couldn't help but hear that I didn't have a way to pay for my truck... he said "dude, let me pay for your parking!"!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it... still can't really! He shoved $25 bucks down on the desk and told me not to worry about it. He shook my hand and walked away as I was telling him how grateful I was and what could I do and on and on and on...

Rodney Dutton is a good guy. If you see him on the street tell him I said thanks again. If you ever see somebody who needs a little something, something... give him a break. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! See you out on the road. You can bet I'll have my ID and credit cards... don't rob me just know I got em!

Keep on keepin' on...

Jack

2 comments:

darlene said...

that is so awesome that he did that!!
i hope you have a happy new year.
love,
darlene

chrisner said...

Hey, that was a wonderful thing that guy did for you. It's a terrible feeling when you are stuck some where and you just want to get home. I hope things will go more smoothly for you next time at the airport. I hope I get to see you soon, not sure which of your show dates will fit into my schedule yet, I don't mind the drive, just don't like going alone anything could happen. Got any ideas, let me know, I'll be there in a heartbeat! Well have a great night....michelle chrisner