I am attending a 'Merger', as the happy couple is calling it, or just a 'Wedding'. I have my rental car for the drive up north by Mille Lacs Casino. I have CDs ready for the drive as well, a little cheesy and appropriate at the same time since some of them are comedy CDs. It is a comedian friend getting married. On Facebook I was told that weddings are good for taking bathroom selfies. International Falls suggested this. Haven't tried one yet but I will have to see how it works. Before I made it to the rental car place this morning I liked going to McDonald's for a breakfast sandwich. I saw a man with his young son, age 4 I would guess. The kid kept saying 'I want this one'- a toy in a display case- and I said 'I don't think he heard you'. I also liked seeing a shipment arrive at a liquor store, plenty of cases of beer out front. So I got a photo of it before they started carting it inside the store.
I really had a great time at this wedding. I think I attended my first wedding at age 9, my mom's cousin, in southern Iowa. I have 40 photos from the ceremony or from where it was held. I saw 13 of my comedian friends there. This includes Mason City, Oklahoma, Bathtub, Kentucky, Roller Grill, Knowledge, Grizzly Adams, (actually both members of Valley Meadows, not sure what name I have given the other member), IED/IUD, Louisiana, Bossman (from a basement venue), Tetris, and a member of The Turkeys that doesn't have a name yet. Unless it's 'Pizza topping', from the diner skits (or sketches) I was in. A few others didn't make it, had gigs or in the case of the Alabama photographer she said she was ill and so was her son. We are not sure why the big dog didn't make it, but I would have liked seeing him of course. I liked hearing perspectives from others about my blog, Tetris said to his lady, who does comedy (but as far as I know I haven't seen her perform yet) that he no longer does the joke. He said it was a 'Comedy newscast'. Since I just report what jokes I hear. The bride, who I had called the lone female member of The Turkeys, said I was 'Meticulous' with it and I like hearing this as I care about getting things right. This after all does seem to be what the word means. She asked me about the writings, when I was finally first in line after a long wait, but this is her day. She said I like to do day trips to Iowa, I said I do more of this travel during the summer months, as I call it 'Baseball and museum season' since that is the peak time for both, and I enjoy both of these things a lot. I got some joke material from it, without a doubt. I got to my hotel an hour before the shuttle left for the wedding. I drove straight through to Onamia, and took pictures in that town like the welcome sign and Smokey The Bear and an old tow truck, then found out at a little grocery store that I had 10 more miles to reach the casino. So I had to stop with the pictures. In my rush to get ready for the ceremony, I still had my glasses on when I started to shower, but when I realized this I quickly took them off and placed them on top of the toilet tank. The other was being so excited about seeing more meatballs being brought out to the appetizer table, and I slid down a little hill trying to get there, though I didn't fall and didn't drop or spill anything which was nice. Reminds me of a 'Peach cobbler' story when I was in college.
I met some new people while there, like the wives and lady friends of my fellow comics. But also family members of the happy couple. When I arrived I was sent to the bride with the question about where to leave gifts, didn't seem clear cut to me. I said 'I know you're busy, but they sent me to you'. The bride sent me with who I found out was her matron of honor, who has the same name as my sister's middle name. the program has her listed below maid of honor, not sure what a 'matron of honor' is but I know 'matron' is a British term for a somebody's mother. I kept my program though the request during the ceremony was to make them into paper airplanes. I did make one, but it was a page from my note pad from the hotel.
I was busy taking pictures after the ceremony. Then dinner was served, and I didn't know for sure what seats were left. The groom's dad said there was a seat left at his table, so a shout out of thank you is in order to him. I also liked hearing stories about living in Colorado from the groom's uncle. The pictures were of the nearby petting zoo, and I thought of my dad when getting one of them, it was an old Allis-Chalmers tractor. A raccoon was in this petting zoo, in a cage. Others were just fenced in. The couple chose well on the singer, and this was one of my photos, a woman wearing black, including her hat. I liked hearing 'Moon River', and 'Sea of Love'. I know the former as being in the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', a movie I saw after there was a hit song of the same name. The latter was in a 'Simpsons' episode. Really good sound bites were from the happy couple, in the vows if I am not mistaken. The bride spoke of a 'Dime store mouse' and the groom, who doesn't have a name but can easily be given one like LaCrosse native, speaking of a 'Cynical commitment-phobe idiot'. Among the notables I met was a man in a top hat, he said he was a musician with Phantom Tales. I gave out my business card to some at this event, after they heard about how I write a blog. One of these was the bride's mom's cousin, who said she is a literature instructor at Sarah Lawrence college. I said I knew it as the school where actress Julianna Margulies, from 'ER' and 'Good Wife', attended. I spoke of my inspiration as a writer, Emerson Hough, who I said was friends with Teddy Roosevelt. I was asked if I had seen the Roosevelt documentary by Ken Burns on public TV. I have not, but I hope to eventually. It is probably bold of me to admit it, but I am hopeful for her approval of my writings in the worst way. Writing is her line of work, and this is somebody I can learn from. I know I am good at writing and take a lot of pride in what I write, but pointers from a professional is great to have when available. To the literature instructor: if you are reading, I will say that I made a note of your name but I usually don't use names in my blog as it gives my writings a more universal appeal. This was a lesson learned from a writing instructor in high school, who said 'Nobody cares who your friends are, what if somebody in San Francisco is reading it?' I am still thankful for these lessons, this was somebody who pushed me, saying I can do better, and she was right. I got some pictures with comedian friends, Oklahoma and Pizza Topping, they will be numbers 39 and 40 in my 'Ring of honor'. I did a selfie as well, but it took me 4 tries, 5 if you count the first try being inside a porta-pottie. I liked seeing chalk boards with messages saying 'Turn off your cell phones'. I needed to look at all 40 pictures to try to remember as much as possible to write about. I haven't seen what I filmed on video camera, the first 20 minutes then the card was full, but I am still a newbie with video cameras. We sat on hay bales covered up by bed sheets, I was next to the bathtub comic and his wife. They are good people. When we did the photo booth pictures, she invited me to be in theirs but I turned her down, saying not enough space. I wanted them to have a serious, formal photo of their own. So I did one by myself. But she invited me again later, a comical theme, and I accepted. I put on these big green sunglasses and a cowboy hat for it and just was behind them. A third was with the maid of honor, who I liked meeting at the going-away party for the couple when they moved to California 3 years ago. She is now in Montana, and spoke of a Youtube site- 'Don't hug me I'm scared'. She liked hearing how I got pictures of the chalkboards, she said she did those. Two men walked down the aisle together, one was a 'Bridesman', Roller Grill. The other was Knowledge. I liked speaking to the help, the bartenders, as a working class kid I understand this is a part of formal events- those working it. One of them asked me to tell a joke, after hearing I knew the couple from the comedy circuit, and I did two about internet dating, including the one I call 'Cajun Cougar'. They loved it. There was a piñata at the taco table, I had the tacos as well as the rice, there were separate tables but long lines for a while. Cake was served, cupcakes. CDs were next to it, of the songs played at the ceremony. And I liked all of the signs in the bridal suite, like one that started off with 'If I live to be 100'. I liked hearing Roller Grill philosophize about stars and galaxies, since it was easier to see the stars outside of the metro area. I said it was probably the most fun I ever had at a wedding. I am pleased that I was able to get so many notes down on a note pad from the hotel/casino I am staying at. When I got back to the hotel after midnight, I started to think of my former boss and mentor from work in suburban Chicago. It is because I was wearing one item that is brought out for special occasions like these, and she gave it to me. I felt so much emotion that I felt the tears in my eyes. My notes said 'Tears for mentor', not to be confused with an Eric Clapton song, 'Tears in Heaven'. Along with the pictures I will be posting on Facebook, I am hopeful that the happy couple is pleased with my extensive- or should I say meticulous?- documenting of the event.
I really had a great time at this wedding. I think I attended my first wedding at age 9, my mom's cousin, in southern Iowa. I have 40 photos from the ceremony or from where it was held. I saw 13 of my comedian friends there. This includes Mason City, Oklahoma, Bathtub, Kentucky, Roller Grill, Knowledge, Grizzly Adams, (actually both members of Valley Meadows, not sure what name I have given the other member), IED/IUD, Louisiana, Bossman (from a basement venue), Tetris, and a member of The Turkeys that doesn't have a name yet. Unless it's 'Pizza topping', from the diner skits (or sketches) I was in. A few others didn't make it, had gigs or in the case of the Alabama photographer she said she was ill and so was her son. We are not sure why the big dog didn't make it, but I would have liked seeing him of course. I liked hearing perspectives from others about my blog, Tetris said to his lady, who does comedy (but as far as I know I haven't seen her perform yet) that he no longer does the joke. He said it was a 'Comedy newscast'. Since I just report what jokes I hear. The bride, who I had called the lone female member of The Turkeys, said I was 'Meticulous' with it and I like hearing this as I care about getting things right. This after all does seem to be what the word means. She asked me about the writings, when I was finally first in line after a long wait, but this is her day. She said I like to do day trips to Iowa, I said I do more of this travel during the summer months, as I call it 'Baseball and museum season' since that is the peak time for both, and I enjoy both of these things a lot. I got some joke material from it, without a doubt. I got to my hotel an hour before the shuttle left for the wedding. I drove straight through to Onamia, and took pictures in that town like the welcome sign and Smokey The Bear and an old tow truck, then found out at a little grocery store that I had 10 more miles to reach the casino. So I had to stop with the pictures. In my rush to get ready for the ceremony, I still had my glasses on when I started to shower, but when I realized this I quickly took them off and placed them on top of the toilet tank. The other was being so excited about seeing more meatballs being brought out to the appetizer table, and I slid down a little hill trying to get there, though I didn't fall and didn't drop or spill anything which was nice. Reminds me of a 'Peach cobbler' story when I was in college.
I met some new people while there, like the wives and lady friends of my fellow comics. But also family members of the happy couple. When I arrived I was sent to the bride with the question about where to leave gifts, didn't seem clear cut to me. I said 'I know you're busy, but they sent me to you'. The bride sent me with who I found out was her matron of honor, who has the same name as my sister's middle name. the program has her listed below maid of honor, not sure what a 'matron of honor' is but I know 'matron' is a British term for a somebody's mother. I kept my program though the request during the ceremony was to make them into paper airplanes. I did make one, but it was a page from my note pad from the hotel.
I was busy taking pictures after the ceremony. Then dinner was served, and I didn't know for sure what seats were left. The groom's dad said there was a seat left at his table, so a shout out of thank you is in order to him. I also liked hearing stories about living in Colorado from the groom's uncle. The pictures were of the nearby petting zoo, and I thought of my dad when getting one of them, it was an old Allis-Chalmers tractor. A raccoon was in this petting zoo, in a cage. Others were just fenced in. The couple chose well on the singer, and this was one of my photos, a woman wearing black, including her hat. I liked hearing 'Moon River', and 'Sea of Love'. I know the former as being in the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', a movie I saw after there was a hit song of the same name. The latter was in a 'Simpsons' episode. Really good sound bites were from the happy couple, in the vows if I am not mistaken. The bride spoke of a 'Dime store mouse' and the groom, who doesn't have a name but can easily be given one like LaCrosse native, speaking of a 'Cynical commitment-phobe idiot'. Among the notables I met was a man in a top hat, he said he was a musician with Phantom Tales. I gave out my business card to some at this event, after they heard about how I write a blog. One of these was the bride's mom's cousin, who said she is a literature instructor at Sarah Lawrence college. I said I knew it as the school where actress Julianna Margulies, from 'ER' and 'Good Wife', attended. I spoke of my inspiration as a writer, Emerson Hough, who I said was friends with Teddy Roosevelt. I was asked if I had seen the Roosevelt documentary by Ken Burns on public TV. I have not, but I hope to eventually. It is probably bold of me to admit it, but I am hopeful for her approval of my writings in the worst way. Writing is her line of work, and this is somebody I can learn from. I know I am good at writing and take a lot of pride in what I write, but pointers from a professional is great to have when available. To the literature instructor: if you are reading, I will say that I made a note of your name but I usually don't use names in my blog as it gives my writings a more universal appeal. This was a lesson learned from a writing instructor in high school, who said 'Nobody cares who your friends are, what if somebody in San Francisco is reading it?' I am still thankful for these lessons, this was somebody who pushed me, saying I can do better, and she was right. I got some pictures with comedian friends, Oklahoma and Pizza Topping, they will be numbers 39 and 40 in my 'Ring of honor'. I did a selfie as well, but it took me 4 tries, 5 if you count the first try being inside a porta-pottie. I liked seeing chalk boards with messages saying 'Turn off your cell phones'. I needed to look at all 40 pictures to try to remember as much as possible to write about. I haven't seen what I filmed on video camera, the first 20 minutes then the card was full, but I am still a newbie with video cameras. We sat on hay bales covered up by bed sheets, I was next to the bathtub comic and his wife. They are good people. When we did the photo booth pictures, she invited me to be in theirs but I turned her down, saying not enough space. I wanted them to have a serious, formal photo of their own. So I did one by myself. But she invited me again later, a comical theme, and I accepted. I put on these big green sunglasses and a cowboy hat for it and just was behind them. A third was with the maid of honor, who I liked meeting at the going-away party for the couple when they moved to California 3 years ago. She is now in Montana, and spoke of a Youtube site- 'Don't hug me I'm scared'. She liked hearing how I got pictures of the chalkboards, she said she did those. Two men walked down the aisle together, one was a 'Bridesman', Roller Grill. The other was Knowledge. I liked speaking to the help, the bartenders, as a working class kid I understand this is a part of formal events- those working it. One of them asked me to tell a joke, after hearing I knew the couple from the comedy circuit, and I did two about internet dating, including the one I call 'Cajun Cougar'. They loved it. There was a piñata at the taco table, I had the tacos as well as the rice, there were separate tables but long lines for a while. Cake was served, cupcakes. CDs were next to it, of the songs played at the ceremony. And I liked all of the signs in the bridal suite, like one that started off with 'If I live to be 100'. I liked hearing Roller Grill philosophize about stars and galaxies, since it was easier to see the stars outside of the metro area. I said it was probably the most fun I ever had at a wedding. I am pleased that I was able to get so many notes down on a note pad from the hotel/casino I am staying at. When I got back to the hotel after midnight, I started to think of my former boss and mentor from work in suburban Chicago. It is because I was wearing one item that is brought out for special occasions like these, and she gave it to me. I felt so much emotion that I felt the tears in my eyes. My notes said 'Tears for mentor', not to be confused with an Eric Clapton song, 'Tears in Heaven'. Along with the pictures I will be posting on Facebook, I am hopeful that the happy couple is pleased with my extensive- or should I say meticulous?- documenting of the event.
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