The Back Room: Memo #1

Delta Airlines: 1 - Mad Jay: 0.

Hello, hello — welcome to The Back Room.

This is the behind-the-scenes, early-release, loose-thoughts-on-life-and-gaming space for subscribers. A little side door into the creative jungle. Appreciate you sliding back here with me. Glad you're here.

Well... I was going to kick this series off over the next weekend or so. You know, a little something for subscribers, behind-the-scenes posts, early releases, maybe throw in some off-gaming topics like politics, sex, my golf game life, emo kids 🤷🏾‍♂️ In so much as it impacts how I game, how I create…or don’t.

Delta Airlines, however, had other plans.

I was supposed to be flying to New York this weekend to celebrate a good friend's birthday—they're officially joining the 50 Society. In fact, as I edit this, I should be partying it up RIGHT NOW! The plan was: smooth Uber ride to the airport, easy hop to Detroit, 35-minute layover on to NY, clink glasses by evening.

Instead, as we're cruising toward the KC airport, Delta hits me with a text:

"Flight delayed from 10:20 to 11:00. Oh, and you’ll miss your connecting flight."

At the Delta desk (no complaints to the agents—they put in work, but they don't make the schedules), it was the same grim song:

• Go to Detroit.

• Try to catch a standby.

• Maybe—maybe—I make it to New York by midnight. Somebody’s gotta come pick me up.

• Everything else? Saturday arrivals are too late to make the celebrations.

Thanks, Obama.

So... Happy Birthday, Judd. Even though I couldn't make the party, I’m looking forward to catching up IRL soon.