"Bachelor" party

I went to a bachelor party for this guy the other night.

This wasn't a bachelor party like the kind you might imagine. These are Thomas Aquinas College people, after all. But there were a lot of bachelors there. Being happily married to The Cheat, this was of no concern to The Lyrical Gangster. But let's put it this way. If you were looking to mingle with the ladies, this was not the place to be. On the other hand, what can you expect from a bachelor party.

Aside from general male rambunctiousness and gratuitous Texas Hold Em poker, I'm pretty sure B-16 would have approved of nearly all of the activity that was engaged in. As you can see, he was especially excited about that whole one man, one woman in marital union thing scheduled for the next day.

Saw some old friends (even those whose cell phones have broken) and met some new ones. That's Jeff, brother of the groom, between Luke Dawg and V2. Good folks.
I even spotted some celebrities. Regular readers might recognize Senior B from O.C. on the right, hanging with the the bass guitarist from ZZ Topp.

Here I am demonstrating my musical abilities. ("Something in the way, yeah, umm hmm") . If I look tired and stressed and a little like I've let myself go for a few days it's because, well, I am and I have.

Strangest thing happened, by the way. I'm walking outside and these two guys are walking up the path. On the right is Matt Newhall and on the right is Mike Mathie. Both of Ave Maria School of Law, both of Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were both in town for the wedding. Matt graduated in May and has since moved home to Washington. It was a nice surprise to see them there.