A close friend recently passed away. His funeral is gonna be the social event of the year (a horrible way to see everyone from years ago but it'll bring some old friends together for a long overdue reunion.) It might be affecting me more than I let on. He was one of those guys that didn't have a bad thing to say to anyone and who enjoyed every moment he had to its fullest.
He was (indirectly) responsible for me losing my virginity, in fact. A bit of trivia that I haven't thought about in years. Try to keep up with it. I didn't leave paragraph breaks after each of the sentences of dialogue.
The story goes like this. He and I worked at a pizza restaurant in the hills. One night, our new employee (this devilishly sexy blonde) starts and he could tell how enamored I was with her. "You wanna ask her out?" he asks me. "Yeah", I reply (being in my youth and still a little wet behind the ears), "But I don't even know her." "Let me handle this," he says. He tells me to go work next to her and he'll be along in a few minutes and basically to go along with whatever he says. I'm standing there looking to the floor acting all bashful and up he walks. "Hey Aaron, what do you have going on tonight?" he asks. "Nothing" is my response. "I was thinking about catching that ? movie that just opened. You down?" "Yeah, I'll go," I respond. He looks to her, "How about you, lil' rookie. Wanna go see a movie with us tonight?" he asks her. "Sure," she responds. And then the clincher. "I'm off now and I live next to the movie theater. Aaron, why don't you pick her up and meet me there?" "Sure thing," I reply. Later in the night he calls and asks for me. "You know I'm not going, right?" he tells me, "Tell her I had to take my sister to the doctor or something." And the rest is history. The movie sucked, we ended up naked on her Aunt's floor and I busted one in 20 seconds right before her Aunt walked in to see us laying on the couch, post coital and all. Part of the reason I am such a pig today, I suppose.
And with every Ying, a Dang.
My friends are having babies all over the place. Not literally. that would be kinda messy.
I've caught some cool shows while ushering. This past couple of weeks alone, it has been The Flaming Lips, VAmpire Weekend, Arcade Fire with Calexico as an opener and I had to work Jack Johnson. At least G. Love opened.
And, the big news. A week from today, I am off to Mexico. I'm gonna do everything in my power to not let it be a lounge and drink at the resort vacation but a see everything historical in as little time as i have kind. Even if it kills me.
Now, I just gotta ask, who is gonna keep moonbeam company while I am gone?
So, I leave you with this.
My friend on Mythbusters at around the 9 1/2 minute mark.
work Jack Johnson. At least G. Love opened.