fragilestories

I once hooked up with a flight attendant when I was young and single.

I was on the last flight to an airline hub and the plane was stuck on the Tarmac at our departure city because of weather. My seat was directly across from a rear facing flight attendant seat.

We ended up chatting during the delay and eventually I got to joking that by the time we got there I'd miss my connection and all the hotels would be full. She winked at me and said she had room at her place.

Tl;dr: she had room at her place.

Edit: right, I get it, nothing ever happens. I was 22 or 23, in the best shape of my life and had all my hair. She was an attractive late 30s or early 40s recent divorcee. I'm sure 95% of it was her wanting a toyboy for a night and 5% was my shameless flirting. No regrets on my end.

THE Ashley Angel from O-Town? From TV's gift to pop music and the world O-Town? Wow, he's like the Beatles and Jesus rolled into one.

Long time fan.. once, when I was a young man, I met a girl at one of your concerts who proceeded to seduce me in her living room while playing the piano line from "You Look So Fine". It was one of those surreal, beautiful adolescent moments.

So here's a dumb question. Some of your songs seem abstract, where some feel more intensely personal. "Soldier Through This" and "April Tenth" come to mind, both speaking to struggling relationships. (At least, that's how they've spoken to me -- and definitely helped me through failing relationships over the years).

Where are those songs written from? Is it a place of pain, of healing? Is it nostalgia? I've always wondered.

Also - as someone who no longer qualifies as a young man, what about "Witness to Your Love" - which I feel is the perfect nostalgia song. Takes me right back to being young and in love, no job, no debt, no career, no responsibility.

Anyway. I have tickets to four concerts this month, including Chicago and Brooklyn. Absolutely looking forward to them.

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As did Scotty from star trek. Lost his middle finger in Normandy during the D-day invasion... to friendly fire.