The hotel address was listed as 24th and M street. If it had been
listed as "Somewhere along the Yellow- Brick Road," I may have
reconsidered the decision to stay there. After the end of the meeting,
a cab was due to arrive at the hotel. It was 20 min late. I checked
with the concierge and there he said there is some to do today in the
area. Thinking of Nathan's modus operandi, I grabbed a cam in my bag
and went outside to investigate. Lo and behold there was the Wicked
Witch of the West feverishly texting (?tweeting) on her Blackberry to
her winged gremlins---"Abort the abduction of Dorothy, there is
something curiously ASKEW."
http://www.zoto.com/site/#USR.gordon9213::PAG.detail::f3f74307fa0bf46331da6d908d7bfd9c
And this is why:
Dorothy is on the left with the Ruby Slippers.
http://www.zoto.com/site/#USR.gordon9213::PAG.detail::734fc197572eae4f48d834809dc67def-019fa
I should have grabbed a better shot of her shoes. Drat, missed the
shot; Nathan would have done better.
Here is a close up confirmation:
http://www.zoto.com/gordon9213/other_sizes/#420174004efdafacc3bd2119ac592301 ;
And then I spotted the Tin Man.
http://www.zoto.com/gordon9213/other_sizes/#53adf547e91f48184087093bd32dceae-88168
Few hearts to be had here. Perhaps he had consulted the Scarecrow
before he got his brain. The place is infested with 6000
endocrinolo
gists. The cardiothoracic surgery meeting was 2 weeks ago.
Note the people behind the Tin man. Clearly they use a different tailor
than I. Anyway the cabbie finally made it and we exited OZ through some
alleys and onto areas of Washington DC where only things that pass as
normal were occuring. I did arrive with little time to spare to catch
the plane home.
This is the gallery: http://www.zoto.com/gordon9213/albums/19449/ ;
The Wizard is in there somewhere, I think.
Mike
Lest I be misinterpreted, I have no issues with the parade though that
lifestyle is by no means my cup of tea, except I did not wish to miss
the plane. More issues with the parade of lobbyists at the hotel--for
one the hotel rates skyrocket even at the "meeting rate" when Congress
is in session.
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