I Ain't Lyin' Fellas She Was Fine

Coming off a rather enjoyable weekend. Friday we hung out with kiddies. Read books and watched the barely-bearable The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. We made the mistake of not requesting enough 3D glasses for all the kids, including two nephews, so the fight was on over who got to wear them. But they enjoyed it. We also rented Bad News Bears. I'm pretty glad the kids weren't so interested in it, because the PG-13 rating is pretty literal. Lots of s-words and sexual references. Not that I'm a total spaz about sexual innuendos that the little kids won't understand anyway. It's just, well, innocent young minds and all.

Saturday night we went to a ROCK CONCERT at the Cain's Ballroom. It was lots of fun until the headlining band came on stage with horrible audio adjustments. We left after about two of their songs. Right before leaving some drunk bastard got all sloppy and rude with Heather, and he and AJ nearly got into a fight. Thank God that sorry dude had reasonable friends surrounding him who made him leave.

There were actually a bunch of weirdos there that evening, especially that girl Sheena. She said "I'd like a drink." I said "ok, I'll go get it." And then a couple of sips, she cold licked her lips, and I knew that she was wit' it. So I took her to my crib and everything went well as planned, but when she got undressed it was big old mess. Sheena was a man! So I threw him out. I don't fool around with no Oscar Meyer weiner. You must be sure that the girl is pure for the funky cold medina.*

I have to promote the opening band Halestorm. You can view their website here (requires Flash). Their cool rock chick singer put on an amazing show. She reminded me of Joan Jett with a bit of a huskier voice and way better rock fashion sense. Also, she kind of looked like Parker Posey.

Sunday was spent being lazy at my parents' house where we ate beef stew and grilled cheese. I rode a very small motorcycle (my nephew's) and felt like a Hell's Angel. Oh, and I stood on my head just to see if I could still do it after all these years. I did it, but my neck and upper back are a little sore now. Oh well. Still got it. Standing on my head was my party trick for years. That and touching my tongue to my nose.

We've been having little SSX3 tournaments on the XBox with our kick-ass neighbors John and Leann. (This is a blatant shout-out to Leann because I believe she's reading this now). SSX3 is a highly addictive game. So, unless you got some time on your hands, I don't recommend you buy it. We're all hooked. Our living room has felt a little like a college dorm room lately with all the late night video gaming, beer drinking, sex joke making, ass joke making, and so on. It surprises me how much retarded fun we have.

Speaking of these neighbors, they are going to do up a royal wedding in Vegas on St. Patrick's Day, and THE LOGANS ARE INVITED. Oh my God, I can't tell you excited I am about this unexpected excursion. The craps tables are tired of awaiting my return.

Literary Note: I finished a really great book by a really great writer recently.

Not much else going on with me. Have a nice, dry week y'all. As I (and certain Mexican-Americans like to say), "Don't let no one get you down."

*Copyright © 1989 Delicious Vinyl
Thanks for everything, Tone Loc

AJ Guesses At It

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I don't know why I thought this was so funny, but it gave me five to ten minutes of unjustified laughter. Click to enlarge the image.


(Note: I've since learned that the name of the show was Press Your Luck)

Happy New Year

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Our New Year's Eve party was a blast. The joining hotel rooms were a great idea. More people showed up than we had anticipated, which I thought made it more exciting.

The hotel manager only called our room once during the entire night, but he seemed pretty understanding. "I know it's New Year's Eve and all, but we can hear you from the front desk."

I believe all the ladies and gentlemen who were still in the room at midnight got a great New Year's kiss (except maybe Jamie, who you'll read about below).

The next day AJ had a pretty harsh hangover. I, thankfully, did not. Skipping on the mass amounts of champagne helped a lot.

We were surrounded by great friends and filled with lots of beer and booze. I think that's how every New Year's should be.

(All photos were taken by either Ken or Kathy, or by someone else with Kathy's camera).

Ken & Kathy

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These two are my heroes. Married for a number of years, and they don't fight or argue. Ever.

We had a great time with them (and the rest of the spirited people who showed up).

The Enhancement: Meet Jamie

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This girl Jamie was invited by phone at some point during the night. Almost none of us knew her, but before she arrived it was mentioned that she had recently had a boob job. So much interest was built up in this girl before she ever got there that when she did show up, I kind of felt sorry for her.
The dynamic of the room changed drastically when she entered it. Jamie fielded all the drunken boob job questions with a smile, and was actually a pretty cool person.

The Enhancement: Hen Room

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All the women ended up in the other bedroom for some reason, talking our slurred speech when Jamie (shown here from the back) came creeping in. The subject of whatever we had been talking about changed at this point. We were living proof that men are not the only ones fascinated by big boobs. This photo was taken just seconds before one of us asked, "can we see them?"

The Enhancement: Secret Meeting

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And here is Teresa peeking out of the restroom where Jamie agreed to show all the women her newly enhanced breasts. This quickly snapped photo proves that the men were feeling left out.

All of us women agreed that the boob job was a good one, and that Jamie was a great sport about our curiosity.

Only On New Year's Eve...

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... can you get otherwise normal people to wear fabulous, colorful paper hats such as these.

The Saga of Travis: The Arrival

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Poor Travis had to work the next day. Here he is arriving with no intention of drinking even one beer. Note the Mountain Dew Live Wire he has brought along for an evening of non-alcoholic fun.

The Saga of Travis: It’s All Cool

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Here he is seated calmly next to his wife Haley with the Mountain Dew and a forced Rolling Rock before him. Against his will, he slowly sipped the Rolling Rock. Haley, just for the record, had no intention of staying sober.

The Saga of Travis: The Pressure Is On

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Ken not-so-subtly applies pressure for Travis to have another beer. The resolve begins to weaken.

The Saga of Travis: “Okay, Maybe One More.”

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Ken succeeds in getting Travis to indulge in “just this one last” 6.0 Bud Light.

The Saga of Travis: Maintaining

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Travis tries to keep track of Haley’s waning sobriety. Also, he is trying to prevent her from telling me an embarrassing story about him.

The Saga of Travis: Swirling

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By this point, Travis has begun to recognize the fact that his night will be, at the very least, a bit tipsy.

The Saga of Travis: Acceptance

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Travis finally comes to terms with the true spirit of this New Year’s event, and decides to join the guys in a Circle of Drunk.

A Night of Grabbing

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Another theme for the New Year's evening was that of "touching" fellow party-goers. Here, Lee is in mid-touch with his brother-in-law Ken. If I recall correctly, Lee was the "touchiest" attendant that night.

John + Travis

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Not all touching was meant to intimidate. As you see here, a tender moment of friendliness was caught on camera between John and Travis as Leann looks on.

Lee + AJ

Almost no bodily territory was sacred to touch.

Click here to see the picture that I couldn't get to load on Blogger.

Teresa + AJ

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Notice we had the TV on mute in the background all night so we would not miss the ball drop (as has occurred in the past).