[kj] Thwarted by God

[Paul Rangecroft]

I think Killing Joke should perform a private gig at your apartment,
it's the least they could do.

On 9/13/18, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> For those of you who have the good sense and piece of mind not to follow me
> on various social media platforms, I thought I'd let you know that despite
> my very best efforts and the best-laid plans, I did *NOT* make it to Killing
> Joke's gig in my hometown of New York City last night (just a scant six
> blocks from my home).
>
> There was no reason I shouldn't have made it -- my return flight from my
> work engagement in Nashville, TN should have put me into LaGuardia airport
>  at 6:30 pm. But, as the fates conspired to have it, an "impassable" cover
> of thunderstorms re-routed my flight to Syracuse. While re-fueling, we were
> then informed that LaGuardia had a "ground stop" order in place - no
> landings, no takeoffs due to weather. By the time we took off, it was 8:30.
> By the time Killing Joke took to the stage at Irving Plaza at 9:30, I was
> still in the air. When we landed, there was no gate waiting for us, so we
> sat on the tarmac for another thirty minutes. I didn't leave the airport
> bound for Manhattan until 10:45. I didn't make it back into the city until
> well after 11pm. My wife suggested scrambling over to at least catch up with
> some of my friends in attendance, but that almost seemed like it would be
> that much more painful, having missed the entirety of the performance (let
> along being exhausted, zonked and already demoralized beyond description).
> So, long story short, I did not make it.
>
> There were moments -- especially when dry-docked in fucking Syracuse -- when
> I was so depressed about this, I genuinely thought I was going to fucking
> throw up.
>
> If there is a God, he's a fucking asshole.
>
> I may try for London, but it's a long-shot.
>
> Cheers,
> -Alex in NYC