The Ryan Kennedy road show reaches Chicago
I got into Chicago around 1pm local time. I have a few observations I’d like to share:
The nickname “The Windy City” has no effect whatsoever on airplanes landing in Chicago. No…effect…whatsoever. I totally didn’t fill a barf bag and then present it to the cockpit asking, “which one of you ordered my lunch?” I didn’t, actually…but it would have been kind of funny. Almost as funny as it was when the plane was only 10 feet off the ground with one side of the aircraft still decidedly higher than the other.
Chicago is an AT&T dead spot. I’m not saying Chicago has AT&T dead spots, I’m saying it is an AT&T dead spot. Couldn’t get a signal at Midway Airport. Can’t make calls from my hotel, even though I have a spacious view from my 28th floor hotel room. Data access on the iPhone is spotty as hell. Dear AT&T…where the fuck are all those “bars” you keep talking about?
The Hyatt Regency here has wired internet access, yay! They make you pay for it, boo! It’s slow as shit, boo! It’s like having only one coke dealer in the neighborhood and he sells stuff that’s 98% powdered sugar. Technically speaking, you don’t have to buy it. But you’ll still take 2% if the alternative is zero.
Speaking of hotels and charging for things…I ordered some nachos and a soda from room service. First off, yes…I know the food is heavily marked up. But $24 for nachos and a soda? They could have at least sprung for some real cheese and left the Velveeta for the stadium nachos.
Tomorrow I give my talk at 2pm local time (noon Pacific time). It should be cool. I have some tricks up my sleeve that some people won’t be expecting. I’ll also be doing my two sessions at AIR Park. I walked by that earlier today and it looks pretty sweet. Kind of an indoor park with the Adobe AIR bus parked nearby.
Oh, I also found out (not in time to avoid the disaster that was nachos for lunch) that there’s a White Castle less than a half mile walk from my hotel. That’s going to be trouble on Tuesday night.
September 30th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
The big Talk day is coming
Good luck for tomorrow, I wish I was there !
October 1st, 2007 at 5:32 am
Allegedly someone will be recording the talk and putting it in the YUI gallery. Allegedly.
October 1st, 2007 at 3:37 pm
The YDN videographer was indeed recording the entire session.
October 4th, 2007 at 1:10 am
RYAN! Long time no hear! Sounds like everything is going good. Wish I could have caught you at MAX, unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it this year. Happy to see you’re drinkin the Kool Aid now
October 4th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I wouldn’t say I’m drinking the Kool Aid…I’m brewing my own and somehow was let into MAX to serve it.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:50 am
Oh, I see… too good for us peons now that you are workin’ for the big boys again eh? lol
October 8th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Heh… I was staying across the river from you that week (at a different event). Woulda bought you dinner or something. I guess I need to add your blog to my rss reader huh.
October 8th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Gah…must plan better next time.