Report from Paul Simon's 'Homeward Bound" tour - - last stop Madison Square Garden and we were fortunate to be there last night (his third to last show ever).
Early on I knew I would be just a mess, what with the crying and all, it just did not seem too manly, but this, among other things, is what old age is doing to me.
We debated which vapes to bring and resolved that the Mighty would serve well for the hour long car ride each way, but the Hoppers (fully loaded, but no extra stash) would be the stealth option for inside the Garden (plus a cute little slim-line KandyPen "Rubie" that a friend recently sent from out west --very easy to conceal).
Security has gone as expected, bonkers at events in NYC. Just approaching the gates we saw 2 separate dogs on patrol, and more dogs all around, uniforms and plain clothes all over the place. Then we saw the security check, complete with metal detectors and decided to go back 50 paces and regroup. (Aside - literature for the venue said all attendees would also be viewed with face recognition software.)
We decided to each put our Hoppers inside out glasses case (hard shell), wife's then into her purse (where the Rubie already was, and mine into my pocket. At the metal detector, wife's bag was looked-into with a stick-like flashlight, and I had to empty pockets into a small tub for inspection. These tubs did not go through any x-ray or detector machines, but were scrutinized by the guards. I cringed and looked casually away as he lifted the glasses case out of the tub and then OPENED it to inspect contents. I had to look away. But he was unimpressed and soon closed the case, set it back in the tub and wished me well. Holy Crap. I put the case in pocket and walked far away before I had the nerve to open the case and see that he had not taken the Hopper out!
However, the venue was packed to the gills with old folks, almost none of whom looked like they were about to bust out a spliff, and inside we did not detect any use at all. So, we restricted our use to the oil pen for just a couple of pulls. I got a terrific buzz from the music alone, so....