Friday night, June 23, 2006

Let's start trying to figure things out, shall we? The University Theatre Alumni Reunion Weekend started on a thunderstorm-filled night in the City of Oaks. We were asked to meet for a "casual drop-in" at the Flying Saucer at 8:00pm. However, I didn't arrive until 9:15, so I choose to believe that nothing at all interesting happened between 8:00 and 9:14. If I'm wrong, let me know, and we can ammend things as necessary. However, I think that I am probably right.

The evening was way better attended than anyone could anticipate, possibly because so many of you d-bags refused to RSVP. But, that's another post for another time. Those of you who did RSVP, kudos to you. And, as a special present, Katie Flaherty will be sending you an emailed picture of her boobs. Seriously. She promised to do it. Just keep checking those inboxes.

Several years had passed since we've all been together, so one might expect some trepidation and nerves on everyone's behalf. I had forgotten, however, that we all were totally insane and we all managed to pick up exactly where we left off. A few years of aging is nowhere near as embarassing as some of the things that we did while in college. (Not limited to but including certain events at the first Den of Sin Makeout Party- yikes!).

We were all greeted by a (glowing!) Terri Janney who was so happy to have all of her kids home and together again. Many shared her joy by getting completely bombed off of Blue Moons, the Flying Saucer Fire Sale beer for that evening. Seriously, those bastards will knock you on your ass. And they were only $2.50. I had two and a half and I ended up telling the "pass the cheese" story to strangers and being dragged out of the bar by my brother. Yes, after the introduction of $250 beers, I could tell then that it would be a good night.

Our generation was joined by several old people that I neither knew, nor to whom I introduced myself. Because I was too busy gathering up all of the gossip that I had been missing. Asshole move, yes, but there are things that we've all been dying to talk about. However, It should be mentioned that there was someone there from the class of 1968. No one knew him, but we were pleased that he joined the group and supported the alumni. Rumor has it that the lady in the red dress who kept sleeping in the corner was his wife. She either (a) had too many Blue Moons and passed out or (b) really hated the "pass the cheese" story and zoned out. It was probably option (a).

Looking back, I think that the overwhelming theme of the night was: we need more food. Everyone was so hungry, and that may have been the reason that we were all half in the bag by 11:00pm. Note to the Alumni Association: We love free food. Provide lots of it at the next reunion. We'll eat anything.

I am going to leave people off this list, but we were joined that night by: Tim Aldrich, Amber and John, Gerald McGerald, Byron Jennings, Wil Kiser, Kate Isley, Tracey Phillips, Collette Rutherford, Pepper Jobe, David Wilk, Matt Woods, Ronnie Cruz, Linh and Mette, Amy Cox, Frank Sarnie, Terri Janney, Jeff Besselman, Adrian and Jamie Dunston, and a whole bunch of people I probably forgot and then people we didn't know. Let me know who I've missed, and if you want to include a fun fact about them, that would be swell.

As stated, I was in a beer haze, so some of the more minute details are a little fuzzy. What have I missed? How long did the party last? I left around 12:15, so simple logic would assume that the party broke up around 12:16. But, I could be wrong. It's happened before.

What do you all have to say about Friday night? Who has some good pictures? Email them to me and I'll post them. Google image search gives me pictures of pint glasses, but that doesn't capture the magic of the night. If you want to add anything, just post it in the comments section, or email me something and I'll add it to the main page.

More to come tomorrow!