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We stay at some pretty damn skanky motels while on tour. That's part of the adventure, and part necessity for a small agency footing the bill for a national tour. Stays at the Motel 6, Super 8 and Travel Lodge will usually yield some pretty good road stories.

So we were all pretty stoked to check in at the Excalibur in Las Vegas, for our last couple of days on tour. And had no idea that it might turn out to be the most dangerous night of all.

Here's how it went down:

Dead asleep in my room, I was woken by someone knocking on my door during the middle of the night. Figuring it was a drunk who couldn't find his room, I ignored for a minute. And the knocking turned to pounding. I jumped up, peeked through the security hole, to see a complete stranger. I yelled out "you have the wrong room", thinking that when he hears someone's voice that he doesn't recognize, that he'd move on. Instead, he begins screaming "LET ME IN" and literally begins to KICK DOWN THE DOOR. Full force kicks, doing everything he can to knock it down. Now I'm scared for my life - literally - and call security.

Meanwhile, a couple of doors down, Bill (who is of much larger build than I am) OPENS the door to the dude. Because Bill is more man than Chuck Norris. Bill discovers that he is indeed just a drunk, who believes the best way into a hotel room is by force, and moves him along.

I'm still a bit upset with how Excalibur handled this situation, and won't be staying here again. I'd even love to press charges against this individual - but security indicates that 'he got away.' The most secure place in America (other than the Canadian border) and you can literally kick in the doors of any guest, and drunkenly walk away.

Lots of brand love lost for Excalibur at 4:16AM this morning. Anyone looking for a good bodyguard should get in touch with Bill.

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