It is hard to believe, but as our great nation celebrates its 232nd birthday, this not-so-great blog celebrates its 1 year birthday. One year ago this weekend, 4 mighty men - Mark Clark, Reed Stephenson, Bill Langston and I descended on the Langston home in Arlington, TX. This year, the team added new member - Patrick "Mummy" Wade - to the fold and converged on Casa Stephenson in the ATL (or the "A" as I learned it is now called).
Most members arrived Wednesday evening. Patrick and I made it down on Friday due to work commitments. After Clark, Patrick and I joined Catherine Harrison King for lunch at Ted's (Ted Turner's steakhouse), the three of us went to Bugaboo Steakhouse as we waited on Reed and Bill to get back to the house. Funny story #1- Apparently one of the employees was out back smoking weed next to the restaurant air intake, because the place reeked of marijuana (please note that the only way the three of us knew what it was is because we were all resident assistants at the University of Tennessee).
After getting high at Bugaboo, we arrived at Reed's house and spent the afternoon shooting pool, playing Wii and berating each other. That evening, we shot fireworks in Reed's neighborhood. Funny story #2- Apparently, GA has some ridiculous law that fireworks can't go more than 20 feet in the air. We paid $50 for a collection of crappy fireworks that had plenty of built in safety (all were less than 8 feet). As one of our clan correctly put it, "It would have been more exciting to light 5- $10 bills on fire."
Luckily, one of Reed's neighbors, John, had gone to Alabama earlier in the day to purchase the good stuff. Funny Story #3- By the time he began shooting the fireworks, John was slightly inebriated (OK, not really slightly). We watched as his wife chided him for lighting the bumblebees (the little spinning things that rise 10-12 feet in the air and spin real fast) too close to the children. She did this while pausing between sips of her single-malt scotch. Nothing like a little family fun on Independence Day involving 3 kids, 2 drunk parents and some illegal fireworks.
Please stay tuned for Part II of the Guys Weekend Blog.
Reflections - Public Service Announcement
WANTED
Gracie Stephenson - ATLANTA, GA: The suspect is wanted in connection with a series of charges, including attempted murder, assault of a minor (multiple counts), and battery. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Please do not confront the suspect, as she displays schizophrenia. Notify your local authorities immediately if you come in contact with her.
If attacked by the suspect, scream "Crate" and run like heck!!! Suspect is known to attack unsuspecting medium-build male victims that have resided in the north (New Hampshire and Wisconsin are preferred). Do not try to bribe the suspect with food, as this will only offer temporary appeasement.
Defendants in the case will be represented by W. Joseph Carver, JD.
2 comments:
The story about Reed's neighbor is absolutely hilarious. Sounds like y'all had a great time. And thanks for the referral!!!
Great post, Steve. Is it just me or does Gracie like like she has some pit bull in her? Sounds like a reader poll.
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