Tales of baseball, tobacco and Possibly the Next President

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Kerry Slept here

John Kerry slept in my room on his visit to Eugene Thursday night. Well, I think he did, maybe. I'm certain he slept on the same floor of the Valley River Inn as I would have slept on, but didn't. Let me explain.

For years when my wife, Georga, and I have visited Eugene we've stayed at the Valley River Inn. It is an attractive place, with rooms overlooking the river. Recent years we've stayed on the third floor, which has a special attraction. Although it costs more, you get chits for a discount for breakfast and after 5 pm you can walk down the hall and get a free drink or two and some snacks. And in some of the rooms you can smoke.



John Kerry with Francisco Paz, Jeff Sirianni, Josh Therien and Todd Wallenbech at Marché Aug. 12.

So a couple of weeks before our latest visit I made a reservation for one of those rooms, and even got a confirmation. But when we showed up, that room not only wasn't available — "We had a problem with that room," the reservation clerk told me, but wouldn't explain further — and neither were any other rooms on the third floor.

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1. Cool.

It's an intriguing thought anyway.

Edit: What did the hotel do about your room?

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2. Actually, not me

Just picked this story up while reading papers linked from http://www.usnpl.com

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3. Oh, darn. I thought it was you.

It would've been cool.

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4. If it had been

I would have posted in breaking news :)

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5. LOL

If it had been me, I would've too!