After a restful President's Day weekend spent in Minneapolis visiting family and trying to stay warm in the freezing weather, I made sure to take a quick tourist stop at the airport in the precise bathroom stall where Idaho's Republican Senator Larry Craig propositioned an undercover cop for sex. Super classy fun!
The poorly lit and smelly bathroom stalls reminded me more of a badly maintained junior high locker room bathroom than the kind of place where a United States senator might seek some sensuous man love. But, you know, to each his own, right?
The Larry Craig bathroom, right next to Royal Zeno Shoe Shine.
The precise stall in question. If this doesn't put you in the mood, nothing ever will.
Cough, cough. Oops! Oh, gosh, sorry! I think my stance got a little wide there. Sorry!
"Hi Grandma! This is where Senator Larry Craig tried to get some hot man love from that young, strapping police officer! See you again soon! XOXO, Your Grandson, Josh."
P.S. When I left Minneapolis on Monday night the temperature was 1 degree outside (-17 C). When I landed in New York it was 50 degrees (10 C).
So, you know, fifty times warmer. But who's counting?
I've been living in that 1 degree weather all winter.
It's been an experience, I'll say that much.
Posted by: Tim | February 21, 2008 at 01:03 AM
I'm most of all grateful for your F > C conversions! Hopefully no strapping young policeman accosted you while you were there ;) or - on the other hand...
Posted by: scholiast | February 21, 2008 at 02:51 AM
Josh,
Are you being sponsored by Motorola or something?
p.s. let me know about Adele - the CD is still in my bag!
Posted by: fooyork | February 21, 2008 at 07:43 AM
that is awesome! i love you for going there!
Posted by: chris | February 21, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Wow..you can get your shoes shined first..better to see up under the next stall.
And, given how poorly you said it was maintained..now I understand why the Senator was picking up a piece of toilet paper off the floor -- he's just a giver, I mean, a public servant.
Did you see others also checking out the [in]famous spot?
And, were there others in the bathroom using it for its intended purpose that wondered why you had your camera phone on?
Posted by: Erik | February 21, 2008 at 11:53 AM
The stall pictures are brilliant.
Posted by: Brandon | February 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM
I love that last pic of you, so excited! How do you know it was the exact stall, have they labeled it with a plaque or something?
Posted by: EM | February 22, 2008 at 06:29 PM
Did you happen to get any nude photos/video of weatherman hottie Sven Sundgaard while you were there? ("there" being Minneapolis/St. Paul and NOT the infamous airport bathroom stall) If not, why not?He's hot, you're hot...
Posted by: Curious Christopher | February 23, 2008 at 12:12 AM
You lucky stiff. A few days after this broke on the news, I was flying through Minneapolis and tried to find the restroom. No one at the airport was talking.
Great shots.
Posted by: Marc Acito | February 25, 2008 at 07:28 PM
Funny
Posted by: B | February 26, 2008 at 09:18 PM