This weekend got started off like any other weekend for the past 2 years.... with a trip to The Brick at 2:30 PM to shoot some pool. However that is where the similarities ended.
I cruised out of there around 3:30 and headed for Nashville. Went straight to Fork’s Drum Closet at exit 81 to pick up J-Mo’s drum stuff. Made it back down to exit 74 by 5:30 which was where Melody works. Yes she works exit 74. What?
Shane was there and we went to Brentwood Baptist at exit 71. Wow. That is a H-U-G-E church. It’s bigger than First Baptist in Huntsville, and that’s a big church. The rehearsal started promptly at 6:00 PM, and was over right at 7:00 PM. Everyone headed over to “The Puffy Muffin” which was a couple blocks away, for a gourmet dinner. It was a very hip/trendy/upscale/pricey place.
Here’s how you can tell you’re at a fancy-dancy high-falootin’ restaurant…. when they bring you out your salad, and instead of the usual iceberg lettuce… it’s the type of greens that resemble something that came out of your backyard… with that kind of “taste”… blech. You know what I’m talking about people?
Let me add here, I really have no idea what the _____ I was even eating at this dinner, which had about 50 people at it and was probably $30 -$40 a person. All I could identify were the pieces of chicken in the chicken casserole. There was some kind of meat entrée’ (which I scarfed down because it was delicious)… I think it was roasted pork. For dessert there was scrumptious chocolate cheesecake in custard sauce. I also drank about a gallon of sweet tea.
What is a water chestnut? I think that’s what this one dude said they were… some kind of something in the chicken casserole… It was kinda funny Melody was like, “I’m allergic to nuts” and he was like, “It’s not really a nut… that’s just what they’re called” and Shane was like, “Yeah Melody go ahead and eat one” and I said, “This is gonna be great you guys… Melody’s gonna get puffy at the Puffy Muffin’” Woooooooooooooo! The whole table was crakin’ up… because she like swells up or something when she eats nuts.
During dinner, we had a very kewl conversation with a high school senior, and a high school sophomore… we talked about Play Station 2 video games, and how well they liked their Saab and Volvo respectively… and how one of their high school friends had wrecked his dads Land Rover, and then wrapped a sport bike around a tree… and one of their other high school friend’s just got a new 350Z a couple weeks ago.
The dinner got over a little after 10:00 so we headed over to Chris and Lillian’s to meet up with them, Matt & Kathy, Courtney, and April. I haven’t seen them since over the summer. They are all really cool people and a lot of fun to hang out with. We talked for a while and ended up playing Mafia until about 12:30 in the morning. At which point we left because Melody had to be at work at 7:00 AM.
Got back to Shane’s house and worked on video stuff until around 3:00 AM.
Saturday
Woke up at 9:00 AM. At 10:00 AM, Shane and I headed over to “Colored Nails” to meet Jennifer (the bride) and Lauren (her sister) and film them getting their nails and stuff done.
Left the salon around 10:45 and headed to downtown Nashville (Vanderbilt area) to meet up with the previous crew from the night before at “Noshville”, because Josh was in town for a few days. I haven’t seen him since 2001. Oddly, I met him the same night I met Tammy.
Noshville is yet another trendy local dig that is a New York style deli. We all hung out (see picture LtoR: Courtney, Lillian, Chris, Me, Aprl, Josh, Mike - Josh's brother) for about an hour. The waiter was really an unpleasant fellow. I guess if I was in my 50’s and worked as a waiter in a restaurant a block from Vanderbilt and had to deal with rich spoiled kids everyday, I’d be jaded too. Was my grilled cheese and bacon sandwich worth $7.99 +$1.50 for a coke? No.
The whole scene down in that area is really awesome. We passed BOSCO’s pizza on the way… it’s like just a few blocks from Noshville deli. Bosco’s is where we all went with Becky Gelkie (sp) that night a few years ago. We had numerous lesbian sightings at that place too… interesting indeed. I’ll never forget, we walked in, sat down at our table and I looked around and was like, “Does anyone else notice anything odd here….. “ ROFL
After lunch, Shane and I headed back to the church. We set up cameras and everything. Aaron arrived at 2:30. I wasn’t expecting to see him until 4:00 PM. We all caught up on old times and just chilled out for a while. The wedding started at 5:30 and went very well. Oh, this wedding was our top of the line package, which is why we were there all day today and most of last night… for the value packed price of $2,699.00 we’ll be more than happy to show up at your wedding with a few cameras too ^_^ )
Of the 5 cameras we used during the ceremony, I was running 3 of them. So that was fun. There were about 400 people in attendance, and in that big sanctuary, it was like 1/20th full. LOL The reception went well and there was some DELICIOUS food. I had 3 ham croissants, some chicken kabob things, and some kind of fucilli noodles in sauce. The cakes were to die for too. Man we ate good!
Here’s something odd. A pianist was hired to play live music during the reception. She was very pretty and quite talented. I was impressed. So here I am over there filming her and stuff, scenery for the video you idiots.... and during the rest of the reception whenever I would look over her way, she’d look up and smile at me. I don’t know what that means, so I just turned the other way and kept on filming. wtf. After it was all over, she was sitting out in the hallway by the parlor where the bridesmaids had been getting ready, so I walked over and complemented her on her playing and she gave a sincere thank you. So that was nice. I guess. Eh.
Got back to Shane’s house around 9:00 PM. Did a few things, and then I headed out a little after 10:00 PM. On my way home I was trying to find something to listen to on the radio and I came across this gem of a show....
SeX WiTh Dr. Natasha
{AM1100 WTAM out of Cleveland for those on the Tennessee/Alabama state line area}
male caller: I just don’t know what happened, I’ve lost my sex drive
Dr. Natasha: How long have you been dating?
male caller: 3 months how.
Dr. Natasha: Well that certainly is a short amount of time for you to lose your sex drive.
male caller: We’ve tried a bunch of different things, but it’s just not like it was in the beginning.
Dr. Natasha: Have the 2 of you talked about it?
male caller: Well John and I have a little bit.
[at which point I just about drove off the road and hit a big concrete pylon]
On an unrelated note, Am I the only one who sees some irony in the station call letters and the overall subject matter of the show?
Anyways, this is only the second time I’ve heard her radio show. I had no idea a show like that would be aired here in the Bible belt. It takes the old MTV Love Line show to the next level… I guess it’s like that show with that old lady that comes on Oxygen about this time on Saturday nights. No idiots, I don’t watch it, I don’t even have cable TV. Tammy forced us to watch it while we were at the lake house. Ok, maybe forced isn’t the right word to use.... Some of the phrases uttered that night were along the lines of, “Good Lord…. you do what with that?” and “There is no way…. “, and “Holy crap.” Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The first time I ever even heard of Dr. Natasha was last year when Shane and I were up in Louisville covering a Vipers arena football game. On the way back, I was channel surfing and I ran across the show.
Wasn't that a most interesting foray into the world of radio?
Ok, I got home at 11:45, and I pretty much immediately began typing this… so I’ve been going at it for a while now. I need to sleep
Thanks for reading!
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