The Jeff Show: Backstage Meals

Between gigs for Toshiba, CASE IH, Siemens, Bankers Life & Casualty, and New Holland, we had one of our busiest starts to the year in a long time. I’m happy to report that everything went great, and we're settled down a bit.

I also want to thank Nicole for sitting in the captain’s chair by writing about her favorite places in France. And I must admit, I was a little jealous as I read her post about all that great French Champagne from my hotel room in Kansas City while munching on a club sandwich from hotel room service. Life is funny that way.

Speaking of room service, this month my travel advice runs a little different than most months. Rather than tell you about great places to find a meal in Kansas City (and there are some rather good ones). I want to talk about the food we experience in the ballroom or on the floor since that is what I experienced most of the past month.

Face it, backstage ballroom food is at best OK; and most of the time it’s not my favorite part of this job.

Ready, ok, here we go. Do not, and I repeat, do not under any circumstances accept the boxed cold sandwich lunch at the Kansas City Convention Center. And I have witnesses.

When they say cold they are not kidding. However, I think it would be ok to let lunch thaw out for a couple hours, don't you? The bread does not have to be 28 degrees along with the cookie and chips.

So this time, I really want to hear about your worst backstage meal. Think about it; I’m sure we’ll all have some entertaining stories.

Until next time…