In early December, John and comedian buddy Mike Jenkins took to the open road of Montana for yet another run of one nighters. Every night they were in a different town but one thing remained the same:  the people were all drunk and the hotels crappy. On the last night of the run John and Mike were in Miles City, Montana. The town is called Miles City because it's miles away from anyone or anything. Including a dentist's office. The local club where the two performed put them up in The Olive Hotel, a historical landmark in town. Historical because it was actually the first building in town that was condemned as a result of the Influenza pandemic of 1918. The gonorrhea outbreak of '86 was also believed to have origins there.
 
Built in 1890 The Olive has been a host to a myriad of scandalous cowboy legends. It's rumored that the movie "Brokeback Mountain" was to be originally called "The Olive Hotel." One such scandal, however, might have been more recent than others. Upon checking into his room, Mike asked John to come see something amiss in his room. John discovered Mike's bathroom to have what clearly looked like blood splatter one the floor, outlined around the toilette bowl. The two comedians had been driving a considerable distance, sitting in the car all day, and John suggested Mike use Preparation H and see a doctor immediately when they got home. Mike insisted the floor looked that way when he got there and marched down to the front desk and informed the clerk about the blood splatter.  The clerk chuckled and assured Mike it was just "rust."

Mike said he would not stay in that room. However, no other rooms were currently available. Apparently the homeless shelter uses the Olive Hotel as overflow on cold nights. John assured Mike everything would be fine as long as he didn't use the bathroom; Mike could hold it till after they left town the next day. Mike mentioned he would be drinking heavily at the show and didn't feel he'd be able to hold it.  John, knowing how much Mike can and would drink, pointed out that after all the drinking Mike woul'd do, whatever was in the bathroom, wouldn't make any difference to him in a few hours.

John was right. Mike passed out and wound up peeing the bed in his sleep. He never had to set foot in the bathroom.