Just pay for the damn valet!

Ok......

So.......

After being a couple for 24 years, I would hope that the pair would know what makes their partner tick.

Now, Randy can be a little slow.....

[it's only cuz his heart is so big....it weighs him down]

BUT!  This guy knows me!

He knows my currency and what will light me up quicker than a joint does for Willie Nelson!

Randy heard that Royal Bliss [My fav home town band.  Remember the song 'Crazy' that I posted? see it here] was performing their 10th annual Pre-Thanksgiving Bash at The Depot, and called to tell me to get on the horn for tickets!!!!!

OH!
MY!
GAAAAAWWWWWD!

For reals!

And I mean 

SER. I. OUS. LY!

Ahhhhh.....I've trained him so well.

Am I right? or Am I right girls?!?!?

This kind of training doesn't happen overnight!

This kind of training doesn't even happen in 10 years!!!

Nooooooooo!!!!

This kind of training has been in the making for 20+ baby!

And momma is now reapin the rewards of my labor!!!!

Yeeeee Haw Cowboy!

BLISS BLISS BLISS, ROYAL BLISS!!!!!

Since the concert was the day before Thanksgiving, it made it difficult for our usual suspects to join us for the night.

[Drapers and Browns.....we missed you guys! I know Paula would have been pushin her way to the front with me....

cuz that's how the lil momma rolls!]

We were excited that Derek and Lisa committed to the bash even though they had never heard one of Royal Bliss' songs!

We started the evening at Red Rock Brewing for a nice dinner and beer appetizer.

The dudes dropped us gals off at the door and then they parked the car. [I didn't put that little factoid in for no reason!!!! Just wait.....]

After much laughing and eating and reeking of garlic from the bruschetta plate, we headed our way to ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!

\m/

The show started at 8pm and there were like, 4 opening bands!!!

I'm soooo not kidding!

Half of the openers were good...the other half were not so good.

A lot of ego [totally a turn off!], and  not as much talent were the culprits.

While on a break, Lisa and I ran to coat check to rid ourselves of our jackets.

Next to us was the ticket line and I see a guy that looks just like the lead singer of Royal Bliss.

I was thiiiiiiiis close to telling Lisa that he was a dead ringer but I stopped myself because he was buying a ticket, which obviously meant that he WASN'T the singer so why would Lisa care?  Right?

We are now behind him and his friends in line to get through security.

He hands the doorman one ticket, then asks if he has to buy tickets for everyone in his party.

Doorman says yes.

Guy who bought ticket says, 

"Well I'm the singer........the lead man in Royal Bliss.  Do I really need to buy my wife a ticket to get in?"

Even then I thought, this guy is pulling a fast one!  I mean come on!!!!!

Isn't there a back door for these people?!?!?

And why is he buying tickets FOR HIS OWN CONCERT?!!!!?

Well, 

it WAS him.

Apparently, Randy had a "How you doin?" run in with him too.

This band is one of those that still appreciate where they came from and their fans that helped them rise.

They talked of a tour that just ended with Rob Zombie and how happy they were to be home with their family for Thanksgiving.

Their show was full of passion and heart.

AND the people watching was TO DIE FOR!  

There was:

Gagging sloppy girl on girl action, a remake of Chris Farley and Bunny, and my neighbor leading his double life!

You just nevah know what you're gonna get!!!

[Randy really was there too....wish the pic with him would have turned out.]

We lasted til 12:30, and decided we should all get our old asses to bed!

[The band was NOT even done!  I tried.....I really tried to stay til the last melody.  But I chose to save my energies for the hours ahead spent with the Gardner's, who pampered us with an amazing Thanksgiving feast!  More on that later.....]

As we deaf-ly strutted our way to the parking lot, Randy makes the comment, "I better not see a ticket on my windshield!"

And then I say, "WTF are you talking about???? Why would you have a ticket?"

He says, "Because valet was busy and I didn't want to wait.  I found this parking spot but there was no place to put my money so........we didn't pay."

I roll my eyes and grumble under my breath, "You HAVE to pay at these places.  You should have just waited for valet and paid the $4. UGH!"

Sure enough........

This was waiting for us in a yellow envelope.

Moral of the story: There is a price for impatience!