I am somewhat recovered. Patrick and I did yoga at 8:30 am Friday morning and then I spent the day getting ready. By 8:00 pm Dede’s and Dan’s Not So Good Friday Party was starting to swing, by 10:00 throttling up. The main contingent breezed past 4:00 am and the last soldier fell at 6:00 or so. There were many bodies scattered around the house as the sun climbed. Around 9:00 they started to stir, assimilate pancakes and stagger off. Ronnie and James were ferried to TC by Patrick around 11:00 and then Dee Dee, Darlene, Trevor and Dan lolled around until Patrick returned. We all proceeded to surf another wave of conversation and live music until 5:00 pm. After the after-after-party, Patrick and I tucked into macrobiotic miso and rice. The evening ended with a hot bath, triage on my foot and a handful of melatonin, with lights out at 11:00 pm.
Now it’s 11:00 am on Easter Sunday and the left over miso provides a steady trickle of vitality – sip, sip.
My main objectives for the party were accomplished – plenty of tasty artist fuel, hours and hours of dancing, lots of bonding with even a clandestine tryst or two, beautiful bodies plunging into icy water, no serious injuries or brawls, minimal griping and/or maintenance of maudlin drunks, and no complications to my foot from dancing or swimming. Bonus was the quality time I got with Dede, Trevor, Darlene and Patrick Saturday.
Not so Good Friday featured the most robust contingent of dancers yet including Erin, Ronnie, Kelsey, Jim, Jen, Mykl, Dwayne, James, Patrick and Steve. There was a possy of the up and coming shamans who shall remain nameless, a cameo by Steve Fernand, Jessie, Jen and Emily from Elberta way, Kari from up M22 and Earthworkers like Dee Dee, Darlene and Trevor the writer. M’lynn showed up with a dashing Portuguese gentleman. Melonie, Shamus and Shawn manifested. The Frankfort power pals Joe and Liz made a robust showing. Eli the cellist came with his aunt to meet Dede and kick off a power jam. Add a smattering of other folks from hither and yon. We’re looking for pictures…
All in all, a good ‘un. Additional data for the Party Theory.
Pix from the after-after party courtesy of Darlene, moteldarlene.com
pancake recovery
fierce bandu duel in lofts
meanwhile…
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