THE WEDDING AND HALLOWEEN

Greetings, Minions of Len:
My last post was a tribute to a friend who had passed. This post will be of a happier note. I hope everyone is having a fun week and everyone's feeling good. Here goes.

THE BURGESS WEDDING
Good friends Little Ed and Amanda got married over the weekend. They've been going out for around 3 years. College needed to be finished and a house purchased (aka their Honeymoon). But now they've taken that all-important step and become man and wife. Hopefully, they'll become one of the couples that stays together for many happy years.

The ceremony and reception were held at the Polish American yada-yada Club in Albany. As far as we could tell, everything went off without a hitch. After a very nice ceremony, the reception kicked in to full-swing. Appetizers were brought out and served buffet-style, and all of the food was very good. We all like it when they have scallops wrapped in bacon, don't we? Good mini-quiches, too. Having a reception or party at a club like this is nice because if you order a mixed drink that's not on the open bar, the drink is usually pretty inexpensive. A guy at our table was drinking Gimlets, which were only $2 or $3 a pop. Needless to say, he was in a fairly pickled state.

Dinner was Prime Rib or Chicken, which instead of being standard dry chicken, was moist and flavorful. The club did a great job. The potatoes were excellent. Then after dinner, friend MaryEllen started handing out 3 flavors of JELLO shots to anyone who wanted them. I think she had, like, 100 with her. She kept going to her car trunk, like a drug dealer, and coming back with her contraband.

By the way, friends Mary and Ed Sr. looked wonderful in their finery. Ed Sr., who 10 months ago, looked very ill while battling cancer, now looks like a million bucks, expecially in a tux. I wondered if he was going to break into a Fred Astaire routine. That's how dapper he looked. I, of course, like weddings because the ladies wear the heels, which makes Daddy very happy.

Surprisingly, and disappointingly, a poker game DID NOT break out. We talked about it, but nothing ever came of it, unless they started after I left. It's possible. I left early (10:00).

All in all, a great time. I think they were all a very tired bunch when the weekend ended.

HALLOWEEN
Connor dressed as a Werewolf, and Jackson, a Wizard for Halloween, and we made our way over to Jack's friend CJ's house (a few streets over) for Trick-or-Treating. We stayed out for 1 1/2 hours as we tromped around the neighborhood that I grew up in. Many of the same people who were there 30 years ago are still there. The guys got tired after a while from carrying so much candy. I remember when I was 11-14. Me and my friends would stay out for 3 hours accumulating a pillow case full of treats. For the past few years, as people have become obsessed with their children's safety, you stopped seeing shaving cream and eggs as part of der riguer for Halloween. I'm happy to say that shaving cream, at least, has started to make a comeback. Our experience with shaving cream this year was pretty tame. Sprayed on the road in front of the house I grew up in on Pinewood Place, in 3 foot letters, was the word BOOBS. The kids got a laugh and I chuckled.

The moral of this story can be summed up in 3 words. BOOBS ARE GOOD.
And of course you know, that LEN IS RIGHT!!

Peace to my people on Earth!!
I am,
Len Tollerton