ARRIVED IN THE STATES

My flights went well. Took a taxi from home at 4am. Then the train to schiphol for the first part of the trip to London. A 3 hour layover and then an 11 hour flight to LA.
God... The american airlines crew is OLD! I have never seen that many wrinklies on a plane before.
I slept pretty much through the whole flight. The stewardess was kind enough to leave my meals on the tray next to me.
Immigration & customs at the airport were a piece of cake.
Wsas one of the first ones in line for immigration and the VERY FIRST to get his suitcase and walk through customs.
Angela (bd alumni) picked me up. We went by her band camp rehearsal and I went to walmart for a bit.
Now at a wine bar run by my drumcorps friend mark dunton in Long Beach. A bunch of bd alumni joined us: gary, jennifer, jessie & preston. Ron - former SCV - is here too.
Great first day. I love it already!!!
Enjoy,
HK