Bakers Dozen c/o KB via ej.
So, I wanna go out with a bang, and make this Birthday B12 the final one, 'specially since I had so much fun this weekend. However, I never say never....
- happyHour, pt I:: my coworkers treat me to boudin and Hurricanes at pappadeaux's. The plan (IMHO) - to get me prematurely well-lubricated for the weekend's festivities. It worked.
- happyHour, pt II:: head over to my favorite spot, South Beach, for martini's, and live music. G & S crowd, and Gary "Lil’ G" Jenkins of Silk led the South Beach Band through two sets...nice.
- still got it?:: there's a birthday tradition at South Beach, involving people celebrating, "Lil G" and some booty shakin' contest. Now, I will neither confirm or deny my involvement, now will I confirm or deny whether I won said contest, particularly in light of the ages of the other much-younger contestants. I will say, however, that I did get some free tickets to see Vesta Williams on Sunday. Shaddup!
- is it time to get up already?:: leaving plans open to see what develops, I loaf around the house, try to figure out what I want to do. Meanwhile the IM's, phone calls, test messages and doorbell ringing to say Happy B-day (thanks all of y'all!) keep me from sleeping in...
- theDate, #1:: met a guy, very cool guy, on an online dating site. despite me exhibiting a lil diva-ness about the location (sowwy), it went well. Actually, very well. Any date that ends in discussing S & M in the children's section of Barnes and Noble is successful for me, m'kay?
- theDate, #2:: no-shows. Oh, he's got me confused, 'cause I do NOT get stood up, m'kay? 'Specially not on my birthday...
- partying with the old people:: ...so I head to Hairston's to attempt to shake my groove thing, again (hair of the dog that bit me). Now, while I do prefer to party with mature people, I don't prefer to party with old people (state of mind, not state of math, don't get it twisted). Somehow, when I walked in and saw folks two-steppin' to "Lean wit' it, Rock wit' it" that should've been my clue...
- you want me to do what again?:: ...trying to make the best of it, I volunteer for their famous "Birthday Show". The Show: bring birthday folks to the stage, and make them mime to some old skool favorites in front of the crowd. Oh hells naw. But wait, even better - my song" Aretha Franklin's "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." What are they trying to tell me? Ok, I play it off (particularly since the crowd has us boxed in so we can't leave the stage) and do ok. However, I get no free anything. Oh double hells naw - I don't humilate myself for the free. Having gotten chastised coming into the club by a 25 yr old bouncer for being "late", I declare this weak shyt "ova". I inform said bouncer that this club has reached new levels of wack-ness, and call it a night. Think I passed Wacky Dee in the parking lot, trying to get in...
- is it time to get up already, again?:: breakfast outings? brunch? too sleepy for all of that - I lounge around the house, again...
- linner:: what is the merging of lunch and dinner? Anywayz, I meet the crew at FPN for lunch with: EJ, Shelle, Mone, her baby Tiara, E, Rin and D. good food, good drink, good convo, good times. :-)
- back to the beach:: y'all would swear there are no other G&S clubs in Atlanta, but SB's a favorite. EJ, being the sweetie that he is, buys me din-din at FPN and snacks at SB. BTW, if you know of another G & S club, where the male-female ration is pretty even, holla at yo girl...
- Vesta:: we not even gonna talk about the warm-up band, 'cause they had no impact ('cept to prevent normal conversation). Vesta though - homegirl was fierce, "for a 49-yr-old grandmother of 3" (according to her), ok? See pic above, which really doesn't do her justice - she's gorgeous. And yes, she
sangblew Congratulations up! But it seemed to take a lot emotionally out of her. - final thought:: I'se tired. For real.
Even though the non-custodial-parental-unit tried to cause drama at the end of the weekend, I didn't entertain it. The whole weekend was wonderful. And my swollen knees, and bad back are more than worth it. Still droppin' it like it's lukewarm...
~ saga
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Sounds like you had the.most.fun. on ya birthday, girlfriend! All the best for a fabulous 40, is it?...and beyond!
Hey Lynne,
I'm pleased to hear you tore it up on your b-d weekend. Living in the southwest, we miss the club scene "as it is" for MIDDLE AGED black folk!
Feel blessed to wake up having lived to talk about it.
On a completely unrelated note, If I ever (in this life or the next) get hit by a flying object launched from an SUV piloted by you, it's ON.
We both would catch a case for that one.