The Day I Almost Met The Next President Of The U.S

Between 2002 and 2007 I was a sales rep for Eon Decking, an alternative decking product.  My territory was much of the United States and I was on a plane every other week for 5 years.  It was a great experience and full of memorable moments.

Normally I would touch down and work in one particular area and fly home from there.  One week I had to go from the Northeast over to Illinois to check on some new customers.

It was a regional flight and had me go from DC to Chicago.

It was not a full flight at all and when I got to the baggage claim, there were only about 10 people in the area. Eventually it was just me and a family of four waiting.

There was some delay in getting our bags and that was when I noticed a striking figure with his back to me reading a paper.

The Day I Met Carly Simon

It was 1987. I was working at CHFI 98.1 in Toronto and was a technical producer on a few shows there.  One day I was told that Carly Simon was coming in and that

they were going to interview her in my studio. Paul Fisher was the Program Director and would be the lucky one to interview Carly. She was promoting her 14th album, Coming Around Again.

After getting the room set up and making sure and double sure

that I had enough ‘clean’ ¼ inch tape to record at least an hour and a backup just in case it went on longer, I waited leaning on the studio door to prop it open.