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The December Road Trip: Mike said he wasn't going to stay in that room. John told him everything would be fine and to just not use the bathroom; he could hold it till after they left town the next day. Mike mentioned he would be drinking heavily at the show and didn't feel he'd be able to hold it. John, knowing how much Mike can and would drink, assured him that after all the drinking he'd do, whatever was in the bathroom wouldn't make any difference to him in a few hours. John was right. Mike passed out and wound up peeing the bed in his sleep. He never had to set foot in the bathroom.
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In
early December, John and comedian buddy Mike Jenkins took to the
open road of Montana for yet another run of one nighters. Every
night they were in a different town but one thing remained the same:
the people were all drunk and the hotels crappy. On the last night
of the run John and Mike were in Miles City, Montana. The town is
called Miles City because it's miles away from anyone or anything.
Including a dentist's office. The local club where the two performed
put them up in The Olive Hotel, a historical landmark in town.
Historical because it was actually the first building in town that
was condemned as a result of the Influenza pandemic of 1918. The
gonorrhea outbreak of '86 was also believed to have origins there.
Built
in 1890 The Olive has been a host to a myriad of scandalous cowboy
legends. It's rumored that the movie "Brokeback Mountain" was to be
originally called "The Olive Hotel." One such scandal, however,
might have been more recent than others. Upon checking into his
room, Mike asked John to come see something. John asked
what. Mike said John would have to see it to believe it. John
came over and looked into Mike's bathroom to discover what clearly
looked like blood splatter across the floor outlined around the
toilette bowl. John knew they had been driving a considerable
distance, sitting in the car all day, and suggested to Mike that he
use Preparation H and see doctor immediately when they got home.
Mike insisted to John the floor looked that way when he got there.
Mike marched down to the front desk and informed the front desk
clerk about the blood splatter. The clerk chuckled and assured
Mike it was just "rust."