Let me tell y’all a story …
Once again unto the Vroom, dear friends. Some highlights: Newbies Fran and The Johnbon (half newbie, at least) seemed to like us. We felt very much the same. They're in! We were shocked/shocked to discover Weekender Tommye, aka Emily Pennyfeather, capable of murder. GoH winner MJ taught us of Grecian urns, while we came to understand so much more about each others talents. Cantaloupe sorbet. We hosted our first virtual Weekenders, Beth, Ike, Chris and Cora. (Next year, we shall drag them from California if necessary.) Lincoln rabbit eared us. (And appropriately, we learned: (1) The Republican Party of Illinois [...]
The Suck Up Sonnet
Dedicated humbly to the exalted, dazzling XVI GoH Talent Show Judges To what does your splendor match? Deb Dicke, You’re infused joy, like sparkling Bryan Schneider – The happy zing of a fresh lime rickey; The way of the martini: Fine gin (slight stir). No Dacron GoH, Fran Underdown: I style you and my two Mikottii As a Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown; Next to Shanzhai knockoffs, a true Dior tie. You gems of humanity, Bonnie, John, And precious parents, Tommye, Wayne, Electrify my life like silicon And shimmer as a rain-washed diamond vein. My love for you’s timeless as [...]
Sunday morning profundity
From our customer satisfaction survey ("We value your opinion! -- though frankly not as much as you do"): Quote whore testimonials "J'accuse WwW of being too much fun" (Deb) "I'm not doing any homework" (Bonnie. A response to being asked to fill out the survey.) "Words, words, words, etc." (John Kieken.) "It keeps going and going" (Bryan) "We thank God for John Hoffman who made this possible" (Wayne -- well what do you expect from a father?) "Will set your hair on fire" (Bonnie, submitted by Fran) "Fewer and fewer unexplained odors every year!" (YOS) Least compelling experience Hamlet: He [...]
Top Ten of 16
Top Ten entries, in no particular order. Please add, vote, scratch your head …. You don't even have to have a line to be a bad actor. (Mike, speaking of the skittish bit players.) This Indignation Meeting is hereby called to order. (We learned that when people felt irked in the 1800s, they got together and whined. We intend to revive the tradition.) The Johnbon. (Our new Weekend celebrity couple.) I feel like I’ve been put in a bowl. (Chris Hage through FaceTime. He was right. But oh what a fancy Vrooman bowl he ended up in.) It's rude to [...]