Last week Connie organized going down to the
Emerald City Casino to see a show!
Oh my God!
I never had so much fun in my life!
Connie and Babs picked me up in Connie's minivan
and we sang along to old eighties hits
at the top of our lungs all the way to Tacoma!
She reserved a room so we could have drinkie winkies
and we checked in
had a few margaritas
and then went to see
Spike and the Impalers.
It was a great rock-n-roll show
with many of the classics from when I was a teen
from Led Zepplin and Jimi Hendrix.
Thank God I could surreptiously sneak my foam earplugs
into my ears sine the music got louder since 1972.
After the show we went to the casino and Connie
gave me roulette lessons. I had always wanted to try it.
I had broken even and it was midnight and Babs
came to go with us back to the room.
Connie looked at me and said,
"Gretchen. You have not been to a concert since 1972
or had a 'Girl's Night Out' all year.
I want you to play all your winnings right now."
So I put out my twenty chips all over with triple on
Troy's birthday and then right before the ball dropped
I yelled at the top of my lungs, "RED SEVEN!"
When it dropped there the two dozen people there
let their jaws drop open
and they all just stared at me.
Well, I won eighty dollars which paid for my share
of the concert and hotel.
When we got back to our room,
We made more margaritas and put on our jammies
and laughed all night long.
I'm not kidding.
I woke up hoarse from laughing so much.
Connie is a natural born comedian and
Babs has a personality is one of those very rare combinations
of friendliness, warmth and good humor
combined with intelligence, creativity
and acceptance.
I've rarely heard her say one bad word about anyone in
the decade I have known her.
It is rather shocking
how wonderful she is.
I wonder if she knows how people see her
with amazement?
So, when I start this new job I'll
start a 'Babs and Connie Fun Fund"
and look forward to going to a show with them again.
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