Remote Control: Lost
Here’s a quick story about our man Dan. In November of 1995, we took a high school band trip to Hollywood. Dan and I shared a hotel room with a couple of other guys (Jason for sure, and I can’t remember who the 4th one was – maybe they are reading this and can comment). Within a half-hour of checking in, the remote control for the television disappeared. We searched for it thoroughly, but we couldn’t find it. So, we spent the next several days having to actually get up to change the channel, adjust the volume, et cetera – very old school. We figured that, at the very least, we would find it when we picked up our room to check out. No such luck. We left Hollywood having never found the remote.
Fast forward appoximately 10 years. Dan calls me and says “Guess what I found? The remote control for the TV from our hotel in Hollywood.” He was cleaning out an old suitcase, and he found it in there. So, coupled with the hotel directory that I “borrowed,” we have two souvenirs from our hotel in Hollywood.
Hats off to you, Dan. Thanks for serving our country, and have a happy birthday.
