Farley's Staff Show

somehow we got there early enough to park ourselves in front of the prop box that was serving as a cooler.

the first band was called Boyz IV Men. they were cool. i thought i had pictures of them, but i guess not.



this band was called Casy and Brian. they were cool, too. i think the lead singer looks kinda like Billy Idol. i offered him some (free) wine when the beer case was empty and he totally nixed it. the drummer works at St. Francis Fountain. they have a song called "Rumble in the Jungle"; the chorus is a riff on "Ali bomaye".

*on an only slightly related note, RG might be going to the Phillippines on vacation, and i told Snake his going away party should be themed "Thrilla in Manila" and he said that was too much.

Luxor Cab

first of all, the older cabbie was nice enough to wait for Encarnacion and i to dump a magnum of champagne into my Nalgene. (believe me, after getting locked out of my apartment and enlisting the neighbor's help to not only go through his apartment to get to my patio, but also, upon the realization that my back patio was locked, attempting, and failing, to climb into my bathroom window, and instead, having my neighbor climb in through said window, we needed a drink.)

then he was very pleasant to talk to! he told me he thought "The Hangover" was too silly, and he couldn't relate to it. then he told us that even though his wife dragged him, and he thought it was going to be a chick flick, he really liked "The Proposal."

he left as at our destination, and as i was leaving him a tip, he kinda arm-pumped and said, "Go get 'em!"

so we did!

(just so we're clear, by "get 'em" i mean, "got drunk during a screening of 'Year One', then sauntered across the street to Tommy's Joint to get Pina Coladas.")

see how the mainsail sets

Captain Snake! still sporting the 'stache.

beautiful home!

sometimes Alcatraz makes me think of old Chevy commercials.

update: Juicebox

she looked less bitchy in the thumbnail.
i 'd been wondering about her, because she hadn't come around in a week, but she jumped in through the bathroom window on Sunday, and last night she followed us into the apartment.

i thought she was just tired of us, but a full quarter of her fur is shaved off, and you can see that there's like, a recently-healed wound where the fur used to be, so i kind of think she had to go to the cat hospital. Snake thinks Big Fatty shanked Juicebox in an alley, or something. the end result is that now i get totally worried when i hear cats yowling outside.

Pride 09

this sign reads: "MSC wishes you a fabulous Gay Pride 09. Bring a friend or as many friends as you wish. Try out our new private rooms. Invite a showgirl to get fully nude or just get naked with your friends. All major credit cards accepted."

it's hard to tell from this photo, but there were people hanging out of the windows of the hotel, the better to see the parade.

i just like that his shirt says "Kansas" and has a leaping unicorn against a hot-pink sky.

oh, Cloris!

why are you only wearing one shoe?

and why is MJ following you?

seeing this street sign made me go off on "Tender Buttons." i ended my synopsi-nalysis with "the title means nipples!" blinding insight, i know.