Scenes From A Saturday Night In Houston

It was a B-U-S-Y weekend and it kind of snuck up on me. It's all good though. Friday night was with friends at dinner and then went to a show at George Bar. ERSICSS did a show with some of the proceeds benefiting Legacy.

Saturday was going to be a busy night so I planned on laying low during the day. Went for a run and putzed around until a friend called and me invited me over to hangout by the pool at his apartment complex. There were four of us and it was fun.

So, I cleaned up, took care of The Calvinator and headed out for the evening. This was my itinerary for the evening:
1. Bering & James
2. Blossom Street Gallery
3. Quadra - The Birthday Party
4. Meteor (to see the Meteor Showers)
5. House of Pies (OK...technically that was Sunday morning).

Sunday was also busy but I don't have any pics because I forgot my camera. I hope you enjoy the pics and if you want see more, go to my Facebook page and look at my photo albums.

Miss Mint Julep 2009

On Sunday, July 19, 2009, Legacy Community Health Services will be presenting Miss Mint Julep 2009! Long time readers will recall that it was at this event seven years ago when Kaye Sedilla made her debut. It was at this event last year when Kaye Sedilla had her last salsa. Rumor has it that Kaye Sedilla's 1/2-brother Ben Chilada will appear on Kaye Sedilla's behalf.

This year the event will be at Brazos River Bottom (2400 Brazos, Houston, TX). The doors open at 2:00PM and the show will begin at 2:30PM. All proceeds from the event will benefit Legacy.

Scheduled performers include: Shy Anne; Ginger Grant; Holly Redwood; Krewe of Olympus; ERSICSS; former Mint Juleps; and many more! Kitty Kash will be making her world debut.

For more information, contact Sonna Alton: saltonlegacycommunityhealth.org

What A Week!

I sincerely apologize for the lack of blogging this week. I had way too much fun last weekend and it wore me out. If you want to see photos, go to my Facebook page and look for the photos.

On Monday I started a new job! I am now working at Legacy Community Health Services. At a later date you will get the 411 on that.

I also missed Jukebox Wednesday. Trust me, I was singing Being Boring all week long. That song makes me laugh and cry. Just depends on my mood.

Anywho. I have another post to compose but just wanted to thank my faithful readers for sticking with me.

Only the good die young

Many of you may remember Billy Joel's song Only The Good Die Young. It was quite popular when I was in high school...Catholic high school that is. If you know the lyrics you know the significance of the song to going to a Catholic high school.

I picked a fight with someone the other night. A few adult beverages and some text messages and once the ball started rolling down the hill I wouldn't let it stop.

My bad behavior was really bugging me and I called the person today to apologize. Whether I was right or wrong I should have dealt with this in an adult manner rather than doing it via text messages.

In our talk today he told me about someone who died yesterday. Tyler Goolsby died yesterday at the age of 27. It was sudden. I don't have all of the details but I do know that he was with friends when it happened.

Tyler had just finished law school. He was also a member of the Lonestar Lariats. I've read postings on his Facebook wall and he was a really special guy.

Tyler's untimely death is on the heals of the death of a cousin of mine. James was only 45 and he too died suddenly.

I am very glad that I called and apologized to my friend. If I hadn't done it and if something happened to him, I would never be able to forgive myself. So please, if there is someone in your life that you need to make amends with, please do it. Obviously, life can be too short.

I went to Mass this evening and one of the songs had this lyric in it: There is no greater love than to lay down your life for a friend. It reminded me of a conversation I had late last night with someone. We were talking about our unique friendship that is based upon us being über-fans of Pet Shop Boys. We had been together for a big chunk of the afternoon and evening and the song Being Boring was our theme song last night.

Cherish the people in your life.

Happy Independence Day!

Hope everyone enjoys the holiday. Have fun and be safe. I will out and about at a few pool parties today. Hope to have some pics for y'all later.

Leapin' Lizards!

OMG! If you need a good laugh, watch this YouTube clip. It is a few years old and from the NBC affiliate in Fort Worth. Everytime I watch it I laugh.

Jukebox Wednesday

It is very rare that I will do the same artist two weeks in a row. However, with Independence Day approaching I decided to post this video of Ray Charles singing America The Beautiful.

I first heard a version of this song when it was used in a slide show at a conference. That was in 1980 in Washington, D.C. It still makes me tingle.