THE JOE SHOW

Warner Bros. Studio Tour

I've always wanted to do a studio tour and because I was in Burbank I jumped on the opportunity. The closest studio to the Holiday Inn is Warner Bros. Studio so I bought myself a ticket for 10:00a.m and after a quick bagel breakfast I headed to the studios.

BURBANK

After my two night stay in Long Beach, NY I was on my way out to the West Coast. It was a very long day as I flew from JFK - San Francisco - Long Beach, CA - and then took a limo to Burbank where I started my 27 hour layover at the Holiday Inn.

Allegria Hotel & Spa

I spend a lot of time in New York City. My job takes me all over but in the last three years I have spend so much time in New York City that at one time in 2009 I actually told people that I lived there.

WIth my new position as a Supervisor I don't get to fly around as much I did in the past.  That has changed a little now that I have been conducting onboard evaluations for Flight Attendants. I have been able to travel around again and it really makes me realize how much I miss being an actual Flight Attendant.

THE ROCK

The moment I woke up I started planning my day. I had a lot to get done in a short amount of time.

San Francisco

I have had the privilege to visit San Francisco three times in my life. The last time I was there was almost two years ago so when I found out I was going to be spending a quick 24 hours there; I immediately started looking into new exciting things I could experience.

In The Air

I start a new project at work tomorrow and I will be honest and say that I am kinda nervous.

Where in world was JShed?

I hadn’t realized I did so much leisure traveling in 2010 until I sat down, looked at my calendar, and scanned through all my pictures. I was surprised to see that I had been in a different state, or country, every month this past year. It’s such a privilege to be able to travel so easily. My job has allowed me to travel through the country at ease. I’ve become so spoiled that I don’t even get excited when planning a vacation. In the past, I would spend weeks, even months, planning a vacation or a weekend get away but that all changed when I became a Flight Attendant. While most of the world spends countless hours and manpower planning the perfect vacation, I can sit back, relax, and make last minute decisions without having to worry about paying for an expensive airline ticket.

Joe & David's first night out in Madrid.

 

2010 Prawn Puppet Theatre

 

Preparing for the changing in Madrid, Spain.

 

Coming Soon...

I returned from my vacation last week. I visited Madrid, Barcelona, and Helsinki. It was quite a trip. I am in the process of writing this adventurous tale but until then I wanted to leave a small video that has made its way to Facebook AND Youtube.

                   

LIVE FROM 35,000 FEET

There is a first time for everything...

CRISPY CURLY FRIES

I have this evil feature programmed into me – laughing at people who fall down and hurt themselves. 

22A

“Is that Snooki’s cousin sitting next to me?”

NO COUNTRY FOR HOT MUSTARD SAUCE

I laid in bed staring at the ceiling once my iphone alarm woke me up by singing Jump by Madonna at 9:30a.m. I tossed and turned for a few moments contemplating if I wanted to get out of bed. I had been out the night before in Buffalo until 3a.m. and didn’t go to bed until 4a.m. and I had to decide if 5 1/2 hours of sleep was going to get me through the rest of the day.

$20.00

You would be surprised at what $20 gets you in a recession. 

PARTY IN THE USA

Is it wrong that I am a 37 year old man who loves pop music? Is it because I am from the 80’s pop era? Maybe I haven’t been able to pull myself out of it. I don’t know what the reason but when I can recite every word of a Miley Cyrus song - I believe any help that a professional therapist could provide would be a futile attempt of snapping me out of this addiction.

ALBUQUERQWEEEE

David & I had such an intense schedule planned for New Mexico that when we both agreed we would do nothing for the two days we were there, we both took a deep breath and sighed. 

38 OUT OF 50

Our first day in New Mexico was a semi-easy day with just a quick flight in from Phoenix   to Albuquerque and a morning drive to Santa Fe for some sightseeing and food and then back to Albuquerque to continue the food and sightseeing festivities.

THE GRAND CANYON

Don’t get me wrong - I enjoy flying Southwest Airlines. What I don’t enjoy is when I list on a specific flight and the agent informs me that the flight is wide open, only to find when I step onboard  that all the overhead bin space is full and the only empty seats are smack dab in between two fatties.

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

Nothing is better than when your original perfect plan comes together.

AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN

We couldn’t leave Rapid City, South Dakota fast enough. I enjoyed the scenery, mountains, and friendly residences but we hadn’t been with other gay people for 4 days and if we didn’t see some fags soon - someone was gonna get hurt.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE GAY KIND

When we were in Rapid City, David was looking at brochures and he came across one for Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. Do you know what that is from? That is the large natural tower that was in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind...We decided before we went to bed the night before that we would venture to Wyoming to see this natural creation.

DEAD PRESIDENTS

Actually, we got up at 3:00a.m. and I wasn’t tired at all. I was excited to think that within 6 hours I would be in Rapid City, South Dakota and driving to see Mt. Rushmore.

THE ARCH

There are so many places to choose when a vacation: France, Portugal, Brazil, Hawaii...well the list can go on and on and when it is my list - it is never ending.

THE TRUCKER HAT BOYS

If you would have told me that I was going to drive from New York City to Columbus on Friday; fly home to Orlando on Saturday and then fly BACK to Columbus on Monday to drive back to NYC - I would have told you that you were fucking crazy.

19TH FLOOR

Sleep couldn’t come quick enough. I was so tired that my eyes were burning and if my only choice was to sleep on the side of the road - I would have accepted it without hesitation.

WHERE IN THE WHEELING ARE WE?

I have always enjoyed road trips. When I was a child - we would pack up the car and head north to Canada very often to visit my step-father’s family. I would love being in the car, watching the scenery and stopping at all the rest stops in Massachusetts and Vermont. I wonder if that was a precursor for my love of truck stops today - I just can’t tell.

GINA!

What is your safety word?

BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL PART 2

The fun continues...

BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL PART 1

Party time has begun...

GOODBYE CHICAGO

I had never been so ready to just be home. Put a fork in me because I was done.

SHORTY SHIT STAIN

I opened my eyes, it had to be like 9a.m., and I looked over to see Joe in his bed with no sign of Mike. I had remembered at the Blowoff party he stated his phone was dead so there was no reason to text him or call him. I concluded that if he was dead he was dead and there was nothing I could do about it at that point.

HANCOCK

Did I get kicked out of the Hilton last night? Jesus - is that what kind of weekend this is going to be? I am thinking - YES. By the time Mike and I got to our room, Mike had received a text message from Ryan stating he already started the email threat with his complaint to the Hilton. I love Ryan.

THE HILTON MASSACRE

Saying that I ran out of the office on Friday to catch my flight to Chicago would be an understatement - you would have thought I was on Amazing Race trying to win a million dollar prize.

VINYL

I have taken the E train MANY times so I don’t know what I was thinking this morning when I got off at the wrong stop and had to schlep my ass 2 miles to the office.

HOT JAVA

The plan was simple.

TORTILLA FLAT

We were able to sleep in this morning and I was happy about that. Whenever I travel I always feel like I have to be up as early as possible and go to bed as late as possible so I can experience everything. I don't remember the last time I actually relaxed on a trip. Why are vacations more work than a regular job?

RED ROCKS

It is amazing to think that people inhabit a desert - I am referring to the state of Arizona.

LAST DANCE

The top deck was practically unbearable this morning. The dark gray and white clouds were layered in the sky and the wind was extremely angry this morning. This is our - day at sea - part of the cruise; the ship has slowed down but the seas are aggressive causing this mammoth ship to be more "tossey" than any other day we have been at sea.

ISLAND OF THE SWALLOWS

You just never know who you are going to bump into on a cruise ship in the middle of the Gulf.

THE CONCH REPUBLIC

I had the best plan today; I was going to go to the Hemingway house and steal one of the many cats that lives on the property. Did I say steal; I meant adopt.

MUSTER STATION #4

I am truly ecstatic about this cruise. The fact that I don't have to make my way to the airport, go threw TSA, sit on a plane and deal with air travel makes this vacation outstanding already- and it's free.

Matt's boss takes the whole company on a cruise instead of throwing the traditional Christmas party in a hotel conference room. The company pays for an interior room but we paid the extra $250 for an outside room with a window; I need natural light.

THE BEACH

I ignored Mike walking around the room first thing in the morning. I didn't know what time it was and I really didn't care. It was too early to be up; I ignored what was right and I got up anyway.

OLD SAN JUAN

I have been friends with Mike Johns since September 1, 1991 - yes I remember the day - and I wanted to do something nice for his birthday. I guess a trip to the Caribbean is nice enough, right?

DESTINATION: HOME

We circled till 7:55p.m. I never thought we were going to land. I was tired of looking out the window and seeing Long Island over and over again. I thought of what David was thinking in the back of the plane. I was wondering if he thought I was having a nervous breakdown up here. If he was - he was right.

WHEN DO WE LAND?

I guess I should be happy that I got to travel from Paris to Reykjavik in first class and not bitch that we are in the last row of the plane for the long trip back to NYC. I am never happy. Well you wouldn’t be either if you sat in heaven and then had to put back into hell. I didn’t do anything wrong. I want SAGA CLAAAAAAAAS!!!!

SAGA CLASS

We were up very early this morning. Our flight was scheduled for 2:15p.m. and David wanted us to get there with plenty of time to spare. If memory serves me right, and it does, this airport is going to be a bear to get through today.

ONE LAST THING

We were tired from all the walking so after we wrapped it up this afternoon at Notre Dame we decided we would head to the hostel, take a nap and then do one last thing before we left in the morning.

LUCKY RECORDS

I was on a mission to find that store where I found all the Madonna posters stuck to the windows. We went around in circles. I think we went around the same block three times until we found it. 

Boy was I in for a surprise.