Jane's Addiction @ Pensacola Airport

Dave Navarro, me, Perry Farrell, Steve Perkins, & Chris Chaney.

I've seen other friends do it -- they post pictures on Facebook of celebrities they've seen at airports, or on their flights, or at a store.  The pictures are taken from afar, zoomed in, etc.  I have a couple of Michael Franti from this past summer.

This time, I was waiting this morning for the Pensacola-to-Atlanta leg of my trip for my next AF Reserves trip.  The girl at the Delta counter checking me in said that I had just missed the members of Jane's Addiction checking in ahead of me, and that I'd be able to see them upstairs.  I was excited; I've always enjoyed their music, although I'm not like a super-fan or anything.  I have a few songs on my iTunes library, including a wonderful live version of "Jane Says" with extra steel drums :-)

Eventually they came in as a group into the gate waiting area, and I guess they looked incognito enough that only one other person walked up to them for pictures.  None of them were in makeup, which makes a BIG difference.  After that individual finished, I walked right up to them to say "Hello" and eventually ask for a picture.  I was in uniform, and wondered if they were going to treat me funny because of it.

I said "Hello" and Dave Navarro immediately picked on my camouflage uniform, claiming for about a minute that he heard a voice, but couldn't see anything.  After a few minutes of dialogue about the De Luna Fest concert they played last night, and some inquiries about what I did for the Air Force, we posed for this picture.  The band members (and their managers) were all VERY VERY nice and it was a pleasure talking to them.  They all thanked me for my service (which I always feel funny about hearing from folks).

Well, that was fun, and I'm now back in reality, sitting in the USO in Atlanta Airport among dozens of tired soldiers and Marines getting ready to head back to Afghanistan.