If You're To Make A Habit of Losing Your Voice, You Need To Work On Your Penmanship

Last night Brian and I went to one of usual haunts, Millie & Al's. We're friends with one of the bouncer/managers and Wednesday's are a good day to go because it's quiet and one can talk and enjoy $1 beers.

Well one could talk, if one had a voice.

Last weekend we had established the plan to head to the watering hole and, being the trooper that he is, rather than crawl into bed like I would of, Brian held the appointment despite having no voice. Brian had been suffering from a cold/sore throught since Saturday and it had culminated in laryngitis.

As we walked to the bar, the levity of the evening to come became quite apparent as Brian's attempts at charades (or my interpretation of said attempts) was failing to prove fruitful.

We sat at the table closest to the door so we could chat with our friend Todd as he worked the door, checking IDs. Soon we realized that Todd is also bad at charades. Todd went to the bar and produced two sheets of paper and a pen.

The following is the transcript of Brian's side of the conversation. I decided that it would make perfect blog material because... -- well alcohol was involved.

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I got pulled last night doing 82 in a 65. But that's not the worst part. While I was looking for my driver's reg., I forgot to put on the parking break and rolled into the squad car behind me... 2nd ticket!

speeding = $75, rolling... they don't know yet!

My insurance is going to skyrocket! :(

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Wanna try a High Life next?
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Cingular screwed this song! -> That's what I think about.
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Even cheeze tastes like salt...?
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Maybe I have a big career ahead of me as a mime..?
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He also treats all his bounties w/ more respect than you'd expect.
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I can [talk] but it hurts.
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Hey is there a bookstore on 18th + L NE?
They had tripods + everything!

I'm going to break in and recount the tale that this refers to. Todd was kind enough to verbally communicate it:

Todd needed to find a book. It was a book that had a story about his grandfather. He wanted to get the book for his grandmother. He called around and found a store that had it.

It was a pleasant day, so Todd called Brian (he had a voice then) to see if he wanted to go with him to the store. You see the bookstore was on 18th + L in NE. (Click here for an explanation of DC city layout) and it was either a long walk, several transfers on mass transits, or a quick ride in your friend-who-has-a-car's car.

They arrive at the said intersection, only to realize that it's one of the shadiest neighborhoods around. They searched and searched but could not find the bookstore. As they rounded the corner in this run down neighborhood the strangest sight was before them. A group of 50-60 men gathered in the street -- in full gang colors. Equipped with bandana, buttondown flannel (with only the top button buttoned), and each of their favorite firearms tucked neatly into their pants ironicly pointing at their respective crouches, these fine gentlemen were... wait for it... this is too funny... posing for a group picture! Complete with gang signs and a large banner with the gang's name on it, the dysfunctional social club stood in front of a camera mounted snuggly on a tripod only to be distracted by two gentlemen sitting in an idling car staring mouth gaping.

Needless to say, Brian and Todd did not spend long idling. High-tailing it out of the neighborhood, they had abandoned the search for the bookstore, partly because they concluded it wasn't there, mostly because of fear of violating turf rules, or wearing the wrong color.

BTW, the bookstore was at 18th and L Streets NW, just 10 blocks or so south.

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Have you seen Kevin lately... where has he been?
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Kathy who? That's Misery!
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Alien vs Pred is out on DVD
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Maybe they'll [pants] fall down. She looks like Nat.
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Practice as a Catholic... but I'm just nondemon [ehhh..?]
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Everything I eat/drink tastes like salt... I know why.
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Does all staff have one?
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Can you tell how many songs
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Flogging Molly is Irish punk...
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I usually pull for the public school... so UNC. Plus UNC has a much better girl-boy ratio!
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They got portable XM radios now.
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Do you know if DC + MD points (traffic tix) transfer? The DC website says "other states" but doesn't list any.
DC - 10 points. I have +3 so now I'll have -3. I'm going to appear in court and ask for driving school + probation instead of tix... what do you think?
In MD its more for reckless.
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I occasionally smoke cigars now
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I (heart) the Outer Banks + Wrightsville
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You need to restart rshapiro again (the MP3 server)!
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Tell Anand your Clinton story. I told my dad that story and he lost it.


So our friend Kevin comes in the bar and tells Todd that Bill Clinton is eating at Cities. Todd, not believing Kevin, wanted to see it for himself. He called over a coworker to watch the door and went to Cities.

Sure enough there was Bill Clinton. Todd went up to him and shook his hand and asked him if he could ask a question.

Todd asked, "So... was the blowjob worth it?"

Needless to say Secret Service had swooped him away in a matter of seconds.

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We're NHL people -> They have more meetings next week but I doubt it will happen. Players want no cap system. Replacements next year.
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This is my entire conversation tonight. No it's a pain in ass. Sore troat + fever (gone now) + cough + playing hockey when sick. Didn't sing @ church.