Monday, May 12, 2003
How to not meet a future pop star
So I didn't get to meet K-Locke, either. In fact, I didn't even get to see her. However, this was totally not my fault. It was partly her fault, because she only stayed at the mall for like an hour. What kind of a promotional appearance is that?? To be fair, she did try to cover the entire city of Nashville in one day, doing several local morning shows, speaking at Belmont College and then singing/signing autographs at Opry Mills mall (where Bri and I were supposed to meet up with her). But since she was scheduled to be at the mall at 5:00, I figured that if I left Birmingham at 3:30, I would get to Nashville around 6:00, at which time K-Locke would certainly still be there.
And she was still there at 6:00, only I was not. I blame this on Birmingham traffic, which was unusually heavy at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon. Apparently I was not the only one in the city who decided to skip lunch and leave work an hour early. So it was about half an hour before I could get going on the interstate. Also, before I left town I had to stop and get gas and take some money out of the ATM, which delayed me even further. OK, I guess that part was my fault. But I didn't know about the meeting K-Locke plan until Friday at work when Bri e-mailed me about the promotional appearance. Obviously if I had known about it beforehand, I would have run my errands in advance. So in the final analysis of why I did not meet Kimberley Locke, I would say it was 49% Kimberley Locke's fault, 49% Birmingham traffic's fault, and 2% my fault.
Anyway, I didn't get to Nashville until about 7:00, at which point K-Locke was long gone. But Bri at least got to see her perform and snap some pictures of her. And once again, I got to watch the whole thing on the news and kick myself for not being there.
So I didn't get to meet K-Locke, either. In fact, I didn't even get to see her. However, this was totally not my fault. It was partly her fault, because she only stayed at the mall for like an hour. What kind of a promotional appearance is that?? To be fair, she did try to cover the entire city of Nashville in one day, doing several local morning shows, speaking at Belmont College and then singing/signing autographs at Opry Mills mall (where Bri and I were supposed to meet up with her). But since she was scheduled to be at the mall at 5:00, I figured that if I left Birmingham at 3:30, I would get to Nashville around 6:00, at which time K-Locke would certainly still be there.
And she was still there at 6:00, only I was not. I blame this on Birmingham traffic, which was unusually heavy at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon. Apparently I was not the only one in the city who decided to skip lunch and leave work an hour early. So it was about half an hour before I could get going on the interstate. Also, before I left town I had to stop and get gas and take some money out of the ATM, which delayed me even further. OK, I guess that part was my fault. But I didn't know about the meeting K-Locke plan until Friday at work when Bri e-mailed me about the promotional appearance. Obviously if I had known about it beforehand, I would have run my errands in advance. So in the final analysis of why I did not meet Kimberley Locke, I would say it was 49% Kimberley Locke's fault, 49% Birmingham traffic's fault, and 2% my fault.
Anyway, I didn't get to Nashville until about 7:00, at which point K-Locke was long gone. But Bri at least got to see her perform and snap some pictures of her. And once again, I got to watch the whole thing on the news and kick myself for not being there.
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