When he eventually turned around to his left, hurriedly to get moving towards the stage, he saw me and immediately stopped. He passed the box to one of the others in his troupe and told them he'll be with them in a moment, as they rushed away. Codes then ran up to me and gave me a rather tight hug, as he said he was so very glad I came. There was one more tight embrace as he pushed into me yet again, before he pulled back and said to follow him backstage, with haste. /Fin #VisionsOfCody

There were five in total, with the straggler actually walking backwards, still talking to someone as they proceeded. As this group drew nearer, I soon realized that straggler was Cody. As he passed me, still walking backwards, I saw he was holding a large white banker's box, with the lid opening towards him. Not sure why he had that, as it seemed unusual. Codes had on a baggy long sleeve aquamarine cashmere sweater with a white dress shirt beneath, white pants, and white runners.

This led to a large upper mezzanine floor that surrounded stage left, with a wider area to my left. This was the top level of the audience and featured refreshments and hors d'oeuvres. There were many more people than I expected, all dressed up formally in full length dresses and tuxedos. I really didn't know anyone there, so I looked around wondering what to do or where to go next. A few moments later, I see a group of more casually dressed people walking away from the crowd on the left.

Weaving left amongst the parked vehicles, we came upon another access door, which soon opened. I tried to keep up with my "guide" as we proceeded up several concrete stairwells, four or five in total. There was another tux-wearing guy climbing the penultimate set of stairs. He seemed familiar, but I really didn't know whom he was. I couldn't stay to talk with him as I needed to keep moving. Finally, arrived at the final door, and pushed on the push bar to open it.

I asked if he knew how to get backstage. With a sigh and not much more, he removed the headphones and hurriedly proceeded out the door. I quickly followed as he approached a limited access door with a magnetic card reader on the right. One swipe of his pass made it beep, the light turned green and the lock clicked open. He swung the door open to the left and entered a small, dimly lit vehicle parking area, with a fairly well stained floor.

Upon arriving at the large venue complex, I was following the general crowd streaming in for the show. I wasn't sure where to go but knew I needed to get backstage. I tried opening a random double door that I passed, and surprisingly it opened. However, I found myself in a small recording studio, with several musicians in a booth to my left warming up. On my right was the recording engineer on a stool with a set of large earphones on, with his right cup behind that ear.

Second: I had met up with Codes at an airport with bright sun streaming in through the large panes of glass one afternoon. He was in a hurry, but wanted to give me an all-access backstage pass to a show he'd be in that evening. It wasn't a music performance, but for a play, similar to his recent "Guys & Dolls", but for a different story. He did say to dress formally. So, I ended up going in a black tuxedo, but skipped the top hat, tails, and walking stick.