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The Last time PJ played the Amphitheatre......

MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
edited August 2009 in The Porch
This is a cool story........and I'll try to keep it brief......

I used to manage a different hotel in 2003. I was the Weekend Duty Manager on Duty when PJ were playing in Toronto on the Saturday night.

4 PJ fans check in, but their room isn't ready, and they go out for a while, and leave their luggage with the Bellmen.

When their room is ready - I tell the bellman to deliver their luggage to the room so it is waiting there for them. This happens at about 3pm. The bellman takes the luggage to the room, but the guests (PJ fans) aren't there. He decides to bring the luggage back down and deliver it later so he might meet them and get a tip. The problem is - he leaves for the day and doesn't tell anyone he's done this or where he has put the bag.

These PJ fans come back to the hotel at about 5:30pm and go to their room. When they get there - their luggage is missing (obviously) and they call down to the desk. I answer the phone and they are freaking out. Their tickets to the concert are in the luggage.

I introduced myself as the manager, and told them how big a fan I was of the band. I promised that I would personally scour the hotel for the bag, and they would make it in time for the concert. Meanwhile I opened a tab for them at the bar, and bought their pre-concert beer for them.

I gathered at least 10 people to search the hotel, closet by closet for this bag. 1 hour later - still nothing.

At around 7pm, I escorted security down to this bellman's locker, cut the lock and sure enough - found the bag. Apparently this bellman, thought it would be a good idea to hold this luggage hostage until he got a tip - and he didn't want any of his colleagues to get a tip either.

I ran upstairs to the bar, delivered the luggage, and put these 4 guys into limo from the hotel to the Amphtheatre.

I snuck out of the hotel, caught the concert and returned.

I fired the bellman the next day....finished my weekend shift and drove to Montreal to catch PJ on sunday.
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    the dude needed to be fired for sure, and u r the king!

    rock on man
  • ZidaneZidane Ottawa Posts: 362
    Good story!!!

    You still work there?
    You're not what you own - Ian MacKaye, Fugazi

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  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    Zidane wrote:
    Good story!!!

    You still work there?
    Nope....I am managing a different hotel now
  • nevmilesnevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    Moral of the story - keep your tickets in your wallet and on your person ;)

    Oh, and be sure to hire competent bellmen
    Barrie 08/22/98
    Montreal 10/04/00
    Toronto 10/05/00
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  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    That's one awesome story man! You deed alot of good deeds for those fans! :P
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  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,414
    Now that's customer service....
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    after staying at MrMerkinball's current hotel and meeting him and enjoying his hospitality, this story does not surpirse me.

    you sir, are a cool dude
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    smarchee wrote:
    after staying at MrMerkinball's current hotel and meeting him and enjoying his hospitality, this story does not surpirse me.

    you sir, are a cool dude
    Let's grab a pint at the Brazen Head.......
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,105
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    smarchee wrote:
    after staying at MrMerkinball's current hotel and meeting him and enjoying his hospitality, this story does not surpirse me.

    you sir, are a cool dude
    Let's grab a pint at the Brazen Head.......

    I'm buying you too drink's on the house! 8-)
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    smarchee wrote:
    after staying at MrMerkinball's current hotel and meeting him and enjoying his hospitality, this story does not surpirse me.

    you sir, are a cool dude
    Let's grab a pint at the Brazen Head.......

    I will be there
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    demetrios wrote:
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    smarchee wrote:
    after staying at MrMerkinball's current hotel and meeting him and enjoying his hospitality, this story does not surpirse me.

    you sir, are a cool dude
    Let's grab a pint at the Brazen Head.......

    I'm buying you too drink's on the house! 8-)

    woohoo, it's going to be a fun day indeed
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    That's a pretty good story. :)
    Karma baby, karma.
    PJ: St. Paul 6.16.2003, St. Paul 6.26.2006, St. Paul 6.27.2006, Hartford 6.27.2008, Mansfield 6.28.2008, Mansfield 6.30.2008, Beacon Theater 7.1.2008, Toronto 8.21.2009, Chicago 8.23.2009, Chicago 8.24.2009, Philly 10.30.2009, Philly 10.31.2009, Columbus 5.6.2010, Noblesville 5.7.2010

    EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    also the 1st song was Release
    and then into Breakerfall
    and then into Save You

    I believe

    and Thumbing My Way was played :)
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    TrAvELAr wrote:
    Now that's customer service....


    sure as hell is!!

    nice job mrmerkinball!!! :mrgreen:
  • pearljimpearljim Posts: 1,312
    I can personally vouch for Mrmerkinball's coolness :)

    Nice guy and I owe him a beer at the Brazenhead also!
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