August 26, 2012- Duran Duran Concerts- Part 2

The wait for the bus was very long. It wasn’t due to arrive until about 4:45 a.m. I was feeling a bit anxious about socializing with NH girl. We did exchange email addresses but I am nervous about keeping in touch with her.

   The bus was about 30 minutes late. I was so tired by then. I did take a short nap. I was thinking about the next bus trip to AC that I would be taking a few hours later. I also was hoping that I would get my “Rio” at that concert.

   It was really strange when the bus driver actually said “Does anybody know how to get to New York City?” Was she joking? She was in the final stages of her training. She must have figured out the map instructions. This was the first time that I have ever been on a Greyhound bus.

   I got on the line for the NJT bus as soon as we got to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. I had about a 45 minute wait.

   I hadn’t been in Atlantic City since 1992. My brother and I had taken a bus trip there on his 21^st birthday. I don’t really like gambling and only spent .50 in the casino then.

   We went there with our family a few times in the 1980s. Mom and Dad went to a Steve Allen show in one of the casinos. His wife Jayne Meadows was a part of it too. When I recently looked through Mom’s scrapbook, I saw that they had also attended a Tony Bennet concert at Harrah’s. This would be my very first concert in a casino venue.

   Well, it turns out that I would not get to see DD that night. An employee came out to the area outside the venue where a small crowd was gathered to inform us that it had been cancelled. We found out the reason for this was Nicks’ illness.

    I had observed him through my binoculars the night before and noticed that he did seem to look a bit sick. That’s too bad. I was thinking thank goodness that I had gotten a ticket to that show otherwise I would have missed out on them for this portion of their tour.

   My seat here was going to be closer and towards the center so it was disappointing that I would not be closer to DD then.

   I felt worse for the poor girl from the Poconos. She was in tears. I tried comforting her. She hadn’t seen them since the late 1980s.

   The male employee let some of us into the Hall to buy souvenirs which was good. I got my usual concert book and also a pin for my brother.

   I was so tired and didn’t feel like walking all the way back to the bus station. This casino, The Revel, was pretty far from it. I had asked that guy if there was some sort of public transportation and he mentioned the jitneys so I took one of those.

   I was relieved when I finally arrived home that night. I was totally exhausted but would still need to get up early the next day for the grocery shopping.

   So that was a wasted trip to AC, a place that I wasn’t really that crazy about being at. The ocean really scares me, but for DD I was willing to go anywhere. Yikes, I am so ashamed that I admitted to that.

Total money spent on this trip- $61.00. It was $32.00 for the bus ticket, $2.50 for the jitney, $14.25 for the meal (grilled chicken and a salad) at Johnny Rockets, $9.00 for the cab ride home, and $3.50 for the train ticket.

   I had also gotten a bottle of mocha Frappuccino at Starbucks in the mini mall on the Boardwalk. That place has change a lot, many of the stores are more upscale.

   There is now a shopping area not that far from the boardwalk but I didn’t look in any of those stores. I was too tired and not in the mood to do so.

   I am sure that Sharon will enjoy hearing about my adventures. I always wish that she could join me on them.

   Of course, my brother is teasing me about going all the way to CT then AC for two DD shows back-to-back. He must think that I am totally obsessed with them. Honestly, there are fans that go further just to see them. And also ones that go to more than two shows per tour.