I was on a plane with Alex Tansley, and this is what he really said to the woman in front of him.

I was on a plane with Alex Tansley, and this is what he really said to the woman in front of him.<br><br>#####<br><br>A few months ago I was flying home from a trip to Thailand and Cambodia. As I was taking off my belt and shoes at the security checkpoint I noticed that a woman I had not seen before was standing up and putting on her belt and shoes. I said to her “excuse me, I think you’re in the wrong line?” She was in the shoes removal line, but she had her belt on and had put on her shoes. She replied “I know I am, but I don’t like the long line, I’m in a hurry to get to the gate, I have a flight to catch. She then said “Do you have a flight to catch?” I replied “Yes I do, but I’m in the wrong direction.” She laughed, and we chatted for a minute or two. <br><br>After we had boarded our planes and found our seats we started chatting again. As I sat down the guy next to me introduced himself as Alex Tansley. I told him that I was talking to the woman in the seat in front of him before boarding. He immediately looked up and said “Ah, I hope you got what you deserved.” I laughed, and he said “Did I tell you I was rude to her?” I replied that he hadn’t. He then said “I told her she was in the wrong line, then I told her I hope she gets what she deserves.” I said “That’s rude.” He replied “Yeah, I’m a rude guy.”<br><br>A little while after take off we both put our headphones in to watch our movies. As we were watching our movie Alex and I were chatting quietly. Alex’s headphones were connected to his phone, but the movie wasn’t playing. The woman in front of him started to lean back in her seat, but as she did, she hit Alex in the chest with her head. He told her to stop leaning her head back. She said “I don’t want to keep bumping your chest.” He replied “Well, you have to keep leaning your head back because you have to sleep, and if you lean your head forward you will have to put it on the tray table or your lap.” I think that was exactly what he said.<br><br>I can’t remember exactly what else was said between them, but the next time Alex and I talked he told me that he was going to get off the plane in a couple of hours, but I was going all the way to New York. I told him I had a flight to catch too, but I was in the wrong direction. He laughed and said “yeah, I’m a rude guy.” A few minutes later he started singing, then he started playing his guitar. I didn’t know what he was going to play, but I had an idea it wasn’t going to be a happy tune.<br><br>He started playing “They’re Hanging the King,” and the woman in front of him was not happy. She told him to turn his music down. He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” She replied “I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” She replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” She said “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” She replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” She replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.”<br><br>Alex played all of “They’re Hanging the King,” then he turned it down. I thought this was a good time to ask him if I could write down what he said to the woman in front of him. I pulled out a piece of paper and he said “I’ll give it to you exactly what I said, without editing or embellishment.” I replied “I’m sure you will, I’m sure you will.” I then asked if he was going to play “I’ve Seen the Future” next. He said he didn’t have time for it, but he told me he would sing it for me another time.<br><br>Then he played “God Save the King,” and “The Ballad of Johnny Rotten.” The woman in front of him was not happy.<br><br>Then he played “The Ballad of Alex Tansley.” Then he played “I’ve Seen the Future.” Then he played “They’re Hanging the King” again. Then he played “The Ballad of Alex Tansley” again. He played a lot of the same songs, but not in the same order every time. He played them a lot. Then he played “God Save the Queen.” Then he played “The Ballad of the Queen.” Then he played “God Save the King,” then “God Save the Queen,” then “God Save the King.” I think he played them in that order again a few more times.<br><br>I started to get bored with the same songs being played over and over again. But he had a good voice. And the songs were catchy.<br><br>Then he started playing some other songs, like “The Ballad of Johnny Cash.” He played that song a lot too. Then he played “The Ballad of Bob Dylan.” He played “The Ballad of Johnny Rotten” again, then “The Ballad of Sid Vicious.”<br><br>I was getting a little frustrated. I wanted him to turn down his music again. So I asked if he could turn it down. He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” I replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” I replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.” I replied “I’m not going to turn my seat upright, I’m not going to sleep right now, I want to watch my movie.” He said “I’ll turn it down when you turn your seat upright.”<br><br>Then he turned it down.<br><br>Then he played “The Ballad of Alex Tansley” again. Then he played “The Ballad of Johnny Rotten” again. Then he played “God Save the Queen” again. Then he played “God Save the King” again.<br><br>I got a little more bored with the same songs being played over and over again. I had heard most of them twice. Then he played a few new ones, then some old ones again. Then he played “They’re Hanging the King” again.<br><br>Then he turned it down. Then he put it away. Then he got off the plane. Then I watched my movie. <br><br>Then I had a flight to catch. But I was in the wrong direction.