Guess what I did this weekend? I did things that were best photo documented and I didn’t take any pictures! They say a picture is worth a thousand words so to give my weekend justice I’d have to write about 100,000 words. Don’t panic. It’s not going to happen. In fact I’m going to give you the summary and depending on the lack of comments I’ll probably opt to leave you questionless folks in a state of hopeless query.
On Friday, Randy (R.K. Milholland) of Something Positive invited us all out to the Lakewood Theater to watch a shadowcast of Rocky Horror show presented by Amber Does Dallas and guest starring R.K. Milholland. He did the inviting. I love his quotes. The one at the bottom of the “invitation” comic was one of my favorites.
The show wasn’t scheduled to start until midnight. I went to Humperdinks for happy hour. They have their own menu of craft brewed beers on tap. It’s a good place for happy hour. Our waitress’s name was Katy and she was a good sport at playing along with my sign guessing shenanigans. She’s a Capricorn. Her boyfriend’s an Aquarius so it was only natural that she was willing to tolerate my Aquarian mind games.
I’ve never participated in a Rocky Horror show. We had one veteran slut who offered to go with us and show us virgins the ropes. I invited a friend or two and had to ask her (the veteran slut) how to dress. She recommended various costumes for the guys (the crazier the better) and apparently women must dress like sluts. Fun was had by all and I have no pictures. The Shadowcast by Amber Does Dallas was wonderful. It’s definitely something I recommend and will probably do again sometime. Lots and lots of open minded fun loving people with a range of ages and lifestyles sharing a common goal.
I was glad Randy invited me and I did get to talk to him briefly after the show. I wish he wasn’t so busy, because just from my brief talk with him I could tell that he and I would be very dangerous playing mind-f*ck games with people at a bar. Of course, I guess we have to spread the wealth a little bit. If you get too much of that kind of thing at one table or in one vicinity, dangerous reactions could occur which may cause dire personal injury or irreparable mental harm. I exaggerate a little bit. Some people who read my blog may actually have been there.
Saturday found me at Hat Tricks again. I’ll give you time to go read that. I’ll wait here until you get back. You’ll take note of my obvious overuse of the word shenanigans. Which is funny because I can’t even spell it correctly without the aid of a spell checker.
Vallejo was going to be there. They were going to open up for Cas Haley. You can watch the Vallejo video at the other shenanigans link. I noticed AJ was drinking and I saw him have at least one shot. I don’t know if that had any impact on his performance, but I’ve been watching these guys ever chance I get for the last 15 years or so and it was one of the best shows I’ve seen them do. It was, at least, in the top 5.
Before Vallejo came on and before the show was officially scheduled to start, they had a band called The Dirty River Boys come on and put on a pre-show. I was glad we arrived early! They hail from El Paso, TX and if you haven’t seen them yet, you are kind of missing out. I’m pretty picky on the types of music I enjoy well enough to write about, and these guys were surprisingly good! A video hardly does them justice, but it gives you an idea. They remind me of Bonepony (one of my all time faves).
Vallejo put on such a good show that Cas Haley was a bit of a disappointment. He sings really good. I like reggae music. But after a while, I think you need some kind of chemical enhancement to keep listening to it without falling asleep. Two hours of reggae makes me sleepy.
The Dallas Cowboys won on Sunday. I actually watched the football game in its entirety. So many rare things I accomplished over the weekend.
When I separated from my spouse back in April I decided that the only way I was going to survive would be to surround myself with friends. I’ve made many new friends since then and enhanced some friendships I already had. Just so people don’t ask me if I’m still separated, the divorce was final in August. I blogged about it somewhere. Slight tangent. I thought if I met enough people and kept myself busy I’d get over it. The last few weeks I’ve realized I still miss her. We did so much together that I find myself thinking, “Man, she would like this!” But she’s not there. Apparently, it’s going to take time for me to get over this and once you hit the age of 40, it seems that time is something you don’t like spending. One of my friends told me I just need to relax and take it easy for 6 months. He might have mentioned fasting and self-reflection. Another of my friends said I need to get into a semi serious relationship so I can see what I want (or don’t want). I’ve decided I don’t know what I’m doing, but it’s going to be a blast! And I’ll apologize now for any collateral damage. It’s not intentional.
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