Mooey's Birthday Bash

Saturday was Mooey's 43rd birthday party at The Vault. Here's the invitation.

Weenie and I arrived at The Vault at around 6:30. The party wasn't supposed to start until 7:00 (which means people will show at 9:00). Weenie and I wanted to get a head start. Nick was already there getting the bar ready for the party.

Mooey and Hoops arrived next door at around 7:00 and we joined them for pizza. People started arriving sooner than we expected. We finished up eating and went back next door for shooters and more beer! The partygoers started arriving in droves.

Of course there was dancing!

And lap dancing...

Mind erasers were consumed...

More revelers arrived...

Our trusty DJ that kept the dance floor full all night!

Cherries were consumed...

And then late night drunkedness ensued...

I think I'll end this post with an ass shot. I think that pretty much sums up the wild time that was had by everyone.

Mooey's Birthday

Tuesday was Mooey's birthday. She wanted a small gathering to celebrate because her big bash is on Saturday. The original plan was to meet at the Happy Mexican downtown for handmade margaritas, nachos and Tecate. Oliver, Mooey's cat, had other ideas. He decided to be missing for 2 days and have everyone in a near panic. Mooey left work a few minutes early because she couldn't stand not knowing if Oliver had turned up. Luckily, after handing out a few flyers, he was spotted. Unluckily, he was injured and Mooey had to take him to the Emergency Vet. So, I told Mooey we would go to the Bayou and wait for her and Hoops to show up.

Weenie and I arrived at the Bayou around 5:45 and secured our favorite table on the patio. It was a beautiful day and around 70. It wasn't long before Mooey showed and Hoops arrived a few minutes later. Mooey opened her presents and the drinking began.

After about an hour, we looked up and Pat and Kelly were walking up. They didn't know we were going to be there and pulled up chairs. Then Dyna and Fake Date walked up. Fake Date has been gone for about 6 weeks and her and Dyna needed to catch up, so they sat at a different table.

Around 9:00, we decided to move the party to One More. We yelled at Fake Date and Dyna to join us. The hemmed and hawed but decided to make the short drive.

Weenie got us a bucket and Mooey got her free bucket and we sat down on the picnic table. Fake Date and Dyna joined us at the table.

There was singing...

And dancing...

Dart throwing...

And laughing...

Fun was had by all. I can't wait for the real party on Saturday!

New York Labor Day

Mooey, Weenie and I set off for New York on Thursday after work. When we arrived at Mooey's parent's apartment, her father was watching the US Open. Agassi was playing Baghdatis. When we landed, Agassi had the game well in hand but once we arrived at the apartment, it was 2 sets all. It was around 11:30 and we were all bushed but we couldn't stop watching the match.

Weenie and I got in bed but I couldn't shut my eyes. Once Agassi won I could sleep. All was right in the world.

The next morning we got up early and caught the subway to Queens. We had our US Open tickets in hand. I was so excited.

An hour later, we sprinted to the gates with hundreds of others. We didn't have any bags so we went to a separate line that went directly into the tennis center. It was around 10:00 and the matches didn't start until 11:00. We decided to check out the practice courts to see if anyone famous was playing.


After walking around, Weenie spotted a huge crowd looking into the fences covered with mesh. We finally made our way up there and Serena Williams and her dad were hitting balls.

We headed up to our seats to watch Roger Federer play. Our seats were at the top but it's way smaller than it looks on TV. It's about the size of the Fedex Forum.

Here is Elena Dementieva. She's the #4 women's player.

We went over and watched a little of Martina before we had to leave. We were at the top and this is the best shot I could get.

We had had enough tennis and walked to the subway. It was an hour ride back and we were tired. As we were walking back to the apartment, it started raining. I was so glad we had bought morning tickets!

The next morning it was raining again so we walked 3 blocks to our favorite diner and had breakfast. Then a little shopping and back to the apartment to shower for the Broadway show Spamalot.

The show was hysterical and all of us had grins on our faces the entire show. It was Weenie's first Broadway show and she loved it.

Sunday is always Chinatown. We went to Mandarin Court. It's the same place we always go. It's always good and we always want Dim Sum. It was Weenie's first Dim Sum and she really enjoyed it. After eating, we went shopping for all the fake designer stuff. Every few steps, someone would approach you and ask if you wanted a Coach bag. I finally resorted to screaming "I don't carry a purse" but no one really speaks English so they would only smile. Check out Mooey and Weenie at the fish market.

We bought some fake stuff and then headed to a street festival. It was super crowded and we didn't buy anything. We caught a cab to Central Park and 72nd. I'd never seen the park when there were leaves on the trees because I'm always there in the winter.

We walked down to Strawberry Fields. It's a memorial to John Lennon. It was very crowded and there was a guy playing Love Me Do on his guitar. Mooey looked at me and said "Paul mainly wrote that song" and we laughed.

If you turn around you can see The Dakota through the trees where John used to live.

The next day was our last and we decided to take the Circle Line tour. The giant boat goes around the entire island of Manhattan. It takes about 3 hours. We got there early and got in line so we could get the primo seats.

We ended up getting great seats on the top at the back of the boat. The weather was spectacular and the picture taking was intense! I took about 100 pictures. Here are a few.

We made it home safe and sound Monday night. Another great trip to NYC!

End O' the Season Pool Party

Saturday was the last pool party of the season. Boo hoo. Weenie and I (mostly Weenie) cooked drunk chicken. They were fab. Of course, we had shooters, beers and margaritas.

After sunbathing, we cleaned up a bit and headed to the Bayou. Shocked I know. Originally, it was just going to be DP (Weenie's bro), Weenie, Dyna and me. We wanted to watch the Ohio State/Texas game. It ended up being all of us plus Mooey, Hoops, Slick, Russell, Mel, and Karn. We gave Betsy (our server) a run for her money.

After Texas got their ass beat, we decided to head to the One More (12 More). DP went home and it was just Weenie and I for a while. The others went to a party.

We sat outside on the patio. Finally, Mel showed up and then Dyna. Russell and Slick were not far behind. We ordered buckets and put money in the jukebox. There was some dancing going on.

And picture taking...

Then Kate and Shirley showed up...

More picture taking...

Time to head home. It's almost 3:00!

She Wants Revenge

Last Thursday, Weenie and I went to the Bayou for preconcert drinks. Pat, Mooey, Pickle and Mel joined us. The show wasn't until 8:30 so we had some time to kill. Karn had a work function and was joining us later.

Many beers later and a couple of shooters, we followed Mel home to pick up Karn and head to The Complex. It was around 9:30. We were going to see She Wants Revenge.

The show was amazing as was the venue. We hadn't been there before but the sound system is second to none and it was very clean and not smoky.

Afterwards, we headed to One More (12 More). It was around midnight. We hung out and got a bucket of beer. I think we left around 2:30.

R.P. Billiards

Last Saturday night, we headed up to R.P. Billiards. We were meeting Mooey and Hoops for a night of darts. Weenie and I were still hungover from the night before when we were forced to go to Tunica for my dad's birthday. Plus we had gambler's remorse. Anyway, we ordered beers and a pizza.

Mooey and Hoops arrived just before our pizza and they also ordered beers and pizza. Our pizza was outstanding. Here is Mooey and Weenie across the booth.



We gobbled up the pizza in minutes. Weenie and I then ordered a Mind Eraser because I was still feeling bad. Notice our cheeks!

The shooter was very tasty and managed to almost erase my hangover. Unfortunately, it took 2 more Sweet Tart shooters to actually get rid of it completely!

Some of our friends showed up as we were finished our dinner. Here is a picture of them. Mooey, Pickle, Tree, Nick and R from left to right.

They had another party to attend so they only stayed for a few minutes. Shockingly, Nick showed us her ass before leaving.

After everyone left, we moved over to the dart board. We played 3 or 4 games and then some other friends showed up and we went next door to the Vault. We hung out with them until they left and then we went back to the other side and played pool. Kat showed up around 11:00 and hung out with us until we left around 2:15.

Lake Ouachita

This past weekend, Weenie, Hoops, Mooey and I headed to Lake Ouachita and our usual stomping grounds at Crystal Springs. We left Friday morning around 8:45. We had the pontoon boat reserved from 2:00 to 6:00 and it was at least a 3 hour drive.

The drive was uneventful and we arrived around 12:30. We unloaded the car and while Hoops and Weenie made lunch, Mooey and I headed up to the beer store.

The beer store was tiny and we each grabbed two 30 packs of Bud Light. We hoped that would be enough. The Budweiser man came in and the guy behind the counter said "I'm glad you're here. These girls just bought all the Bud Light."

We headed back to the cabin and ate our sandwiches. We all donned our boat togs and asked Weenie to go to the Marina and ask if we could get on the boat an hour early. She can be real persuasive. She came back and said they had given us the go ahead to get on the boat. We loaded up both coolers filled to the gills with beer and headed to the marina.

We went inside to pay for the boat and Mooey saw this adorable bucket hat on sale for $3.95. She told the teenager behind the counter to add it to her half of the boat. Upon reviewing her receipt, she couldn't figure out why her total was so much. So, Mooey asked the teenager what was going on. He said the hat was $14.95. Mooey said she didn't want it anymore and made the boy refund her money. He was visably irritated and we all laughed. Then he gave us a broken ladder. Thanks.

We left the marina around 1:30 and it was beautiful.

The beers were flowing and we proceeded to get extremely buzzy on the boat. Here are Weenie and I doing shooters.

We headed back to the Marina at 6:00 and unloaded. We were to cook that night so we immediately started the grill when we got back. Hoops took a tiny nap upon arrival while I made lime and cranberry drinks for everyone else.

We ate dinner and then proceeded to continue to drink until around 2:00 am. Thanks. Here's one of the great shots of that night.

The next morning came too quick. We managed to get on the boat by 10:00 though. By 11:30, we were having lunch and cracking open beers. It was extremely hot and we had to jump into the lake often. Check out Weenie and Mooey.

Here's a couple more shots.

We didn't get off the boat until 5:30 and we were all crispy. My forehead was so flourescent, Mooey called me Radish Head. We continued to drink and Mooey make BBQ chicken.

Unfortunately, the sunburn sort of did us all in and we were in bed by 11:00. We had leftover beer! It was a miracle.

In the morning, Weenie made her famous sausage gravy and we loaded up and headed back to Memphis. I still miss the boat.

Kate's Birthday Party 8/8

I received a message on Monday that there was going to be a gathering at One More (12 More) to celebrate Kate's birthday. She said they were going to dinner and would arrive around 8:00. Weenie and I decided we were going to have prebirthday party drinks at Celtic Crossing. Upon arriving at CC, there was only one table left. We sat down and ordered beers. They came and we decided to slam the beers and leave. They were having an Irish wake that night and it was much too crowded. Plus, we didn't know the dead guy.

I had called Mooey and Hoops to see what they were doing. They had a cocktail party to attend before the birthday party. It started around 7:30. They were going to meet us but changed their mind. That is, until we decided to walk down to the Young Avenue Deli. In midstride, my phone rang and it was Mooey. They wanted to join us afterall. When I told her we were going to the deli, silence greeted me. She then asked if we would reconsider and go to the Bayou. I yelled at Weenie, she was several steps in front of me. Ok, we'll meet you there.

We were at the Bayou within minutes and beers were brought to us without ordering them. Mooey and Hoops arrived and more beers appeared.

I think they had 2 or 3 before leaving for the cocktail party. It was around 7:45 when my phone rang again. It was Anita and Ben. They were at Molly's having margaritas. I told them where we were and to come on! They arrived shortly after the phone call and we commenced to more drinking.

Around 8:30, Weenie and I decided it was time to head to 12 More.

When we arrived, Kate, Shirley, Kat, Sam and Mel were there. Here is a picture of Kate (in the middle) with Shirley (on the right) and Weenie (on the left).

We danced and drank and danced some more. Here are more pictures!

Mai, the bartender, kicked us out at 3:00. Wednesday was not a fun day at work!

Madison Avenue

Saturday, the day started out leisurely at Mooey's pool. We laid around on rafts until around 4:30. We headed home to get ready for the night's activities.

The plan was barhop down Madison and end up at the Jungle for darts. We met Mooey and Hoops at the Bayou at 6:00. It was packed! They got there just in time and snagged the last table. Weenie and I ordered beers and shooters. Mooey and Hoops were almost done with their beers. They ordered another one and we got the check. Onward!

The next stop was the Lamplighter. It's a total dive. It was pretty crowded too. There are 3 booths, 1 table, and about 6 seats at the bar. There were only 2 booths open and a couple of chairs at the bar. We chose the booth with the gigantic ashtray in the middle of the table. It was so big it took up half the table. I ordered 3 Bud Light's and 1 PBR for Hoops. She said she was obligated to have PBR when at the Lamplighter.

We laughed quitely at the table. The staring finally stopped and we enjoyed our beers. We ordered one more round before the smoke drove us out.

Next stop was Old Zinnie's. It's almost next door. It wasn't very crowded so we had our pick of the tables. We ordered a round of beers and discussed our next stop. Everyone was pretty buzzy and we decided we would have to skip the next two on the list and head straight for the Jungle for darts. We wanted to be able to actually play for a little while.

We had two beers at Old Zinnie's and then paid up and left. Weenie ran by the house and let the dogs out. She figured we'd be out for a while so she decided to go by and do that.

The Jungle was dead. I was so glad. Sometimes if it's crowded, it makes playing darts a little difficult. We got quarters and beers. We laid out the darts and started playing. Weenie loaded up the jukebox with money. I'm sure the men in the bar loved when Wolfmother screamed about a Woman. I looked at Weenie and she said it was the only song like that she played. I'm sure the patrons were eyerolling because Whitney Houston is usually playing.

We played 4 games of darts before it was time for Mooey and Hoops to head to Krystal/Taco Bell/Mcdonald's or wherever their buzz took them. I stayed behind because our old friend Patrice came in and I haven't seen him in about a month. Weenie took them to their car and came back to to visit with Patrice.

We caught up with him and had more beers. We were housesitting at the time so when the time approached 2:00, we knew we needed to head home to let the dogs out. We said our goodbyes and headed home.

Once home, we decided we hadn't had quite enough so we went up to Printer's Alley for a few more after hour beers. It wasn't very crowded so we scored two seats at the bar. Scottie, from old Amnesia is the chef at the restaurant, came over and sat with us and we laughed and laughed with him. We didn't stay too long and headed home to get some sleep!

Bar Hopping

D and I met DP (D's brother) at Old Zinnie's on Monday. We got there around 6:00 and DP arrived shortly thereafter. He got a beer at the bar and then returned to the bar to retrieve his chilled Patron. Uh oh. DP doesn't normally get Patron during the week. Not to be outdone, I went and order D and I pink lemonades. We toasted Monday and threw back the shots. We stayed there for a couple of hours and started talking about Alex's Tavern and how long it had been since we'd been there. DP suggested we head down there and we all agreed. I kept telling them they didn't take debit cards but they insisted there was no place in town that didn't take cards.

Upon arrival at Alex's, D asked about the cards. They shook their heads no. Luckily, I have about $14 in my pocket. That bought us 3 beers. D decided she wanted to hang out so a cash machine was in order. Being in a really bad part of town, D had to drive several miles in order to feel safe enough.

D came back and DP had ordered a burger. Alex's is famous for their burgers. D decided she wanted one too. I had eaten leftover pizza so I passed. I ordered more beer instead.

We stayed there for about two hours and then he'd had enough. We paid up and dropped him off at his car. We weren't done so we headed to the Bayou. This is definitely one of our main hangouts. It had cooled off just enough to sit outside. It was pretty dead so we had our pick of the tables. We ordered beers. About 30 minutes later, I noticed a Jeep Cherokee speeding down Idlewild. It was going really, really fast. All of the sudden, it took the corner in front of Maggie's Pharm. We heard a loud bang and then the Jeep took off. It had hit the curb and then a car. That person must've been trashed.

We paid our bill and went to The Blue Monkey. We drove by to see the damaged car. D had called the police but they never showed up. Thanks. Anyway, the Jeep had been abandoned at the apartments at the end of the street. We had no idea where the driver ended up.

The Blue Monkey was not very crownded. We saw W from the Bayou and MJ from Pizza Cafe playing pool so we headed over to play. We played 3 or 4 games and then hit the trivia machine. It was getting real late so we packed it in and headed home.

Tuesday I felt like complete ass.