Yay for Public Gatherings

I'm a fan of Alive After 5. Not just for the live music, though it's not bad. Mostly because it's cool to see...just about everyone in a casual setting.

There's the police chief. There's my paralegal. There's a guy that used to be my neighbor. And so on...

I went earlier tonight with Cherish and bumped into one of our copy editors, Adam, which just goes to prove my point EVERYONE attends these things.
Here's Cherish getting a rub-on tattoo. ...To go with her rub-on Harley.

It had been a few hours since my last Red Bull so I was very pleased to find some folks handing out free Monster energy drinks. I told the girls I was with The Star but I'm not sure they believed me. They did, however, let me take their photo.

See the guy next to them? Looks kinda territorial. Can't blame him.

When I got back to the newsroom I joked with Alan Jenkins that I spent too much time in the beer garden and was tipsy. The poor lad thought I was serious and pondered whether or not to fire me.

A dry sense of humor just isn't appreciated anymore.