WEEKEND UPDATE

Friday night I did all of nothing. I stopped by Nate and played some ping pong and that really was about it. Saturday morning, I went to my niece, Lindsay's basketball game. Saturday night I was planning on going to see my friend, Brian and his band "Whiskey Jars and Scandals", but things got off track and I didn't make it. Brian, I deeply appologize for not making it. A group of my friends, headed by Nate, were headed down to Potowatomi to have dinner and then play bingo. Brian's band was playing on the East side at 10:00. My plan was to go and have dinner and leave and catch the band. I have to admit this was one of the first times I had been to the casino, one sober, and two that early in the evening. Normally I am fueled with alcohol and it is 2 in the morning. During dinner I sort of lost time. And I left the casino at 9:50 p.m. This should still get me to the Eastside almost in time, but probably a little late. I was parked in the parking structure on the 5th level. As I was walking the catwalk from the casino to the parking structure. I noticed that the line to get into the parking structure ran from the entrance, down the block and out to Canal Street. Nonetheless I tried to leave. What a joke. I had moved one car space in 20 minutes. Once it was 10:25p.m. I knew I was not going to make it to see Brian's band play so I let one person out of their parking spot and pulled into it. And I ended up going back into the casino and playing bingo. But that parking structure. What an absolute joke. 20 minutes and I had moved 5 feet. So I am sorry Brian for not making it. I will be there next time. Sunday, I managed to get myself out of bed nice and early at 10:30 a.m. After going to church I went to the health club to work out. Alright I didn't go to church, but I did somehow make it to work out. Sunday afternoon, I had my uncle Eddie's Retirement party in Germantown. I guess the highlight of the afternoon came with the entertainment. My aunt had hired a clown to entertain all of the grandkids. And he wasn't too bad. Although I think I could have been given him a bit of a run for his money in the juggling department. Anyhow throughout his act he was pulling the kids up to join him and help him with magic acts. I must have been a little too close while I was taking pictures, because somehow "Zappo the Clown" summoned me to help him with the tied scarf trick. I tried to ham it up with him as best as I could. Before the clown left, he tied balloon animals for the kids. However, after he left, some of the animals came undone. But to the rescue came my brother, Jon. We now call him Johnny Balloon Animal. I thought I would share some of the pictures of the weekend.

Lindsey in here game. She made one basket, got hit in the head with the ball once, and nearly got hit in the head with the ball twice. She must get her court awareness from her Uncle Dan.
Me and Zappo the Clown

Me and Zappo the Clown, hugging it out.
Johnny Balloon Animal