The Jester

Last night we went to a comedy club in Beaverton called The Jester. It was their 3 month anniversary, so it's pretty new. Kristin had the hook-up and got everyone in for half price, and we had a good-sized group of work and other friends show up. Both comics were funny in very different ways. First was Louie Foxx, whose show was a mixture of comedy and magic. He pulled in participants from the audience to help with his magic tricks. He was good. The headliner was Larry Reeb--Uncle Lar--from Chicago. He was pretty crass, and he had us laughing the entire hour! Even after we left the club and ended up at Oak Hills, we kept referencing bits from his routine. Good times!

Tomorrow something very special is going to happen. It's something I've dreamed about (okay, maybe not dreamed about, but at least really wanted to do) for as long as I can remember. When I lived in Kentucky, we always joked about going to tractor pulls and figure 8 rallies and crap like that. We never actually did it. But there's one thing along those lines that I've had on my life to-do list: Attend a monster truck show. If for no other reason than just to say that I have, I've always wanted to see a monster truck show. For one thing, I think it will be interesting to examine the population demographic at an event like this. I have a feeling it will make the crowd at state fairs seem "normal." Secondly, I really believe that the event itself will be entertaining. A few weeks ago we started seeing the commercials for the monster trucks coming to the Rose Garden. They always show up around Valentine's Day, which I think is humorous. Anyway, I whined to Marc about really wanting to go, and then the lightbulb clicked. We have a friend who works for the Blazers and can often get tickets to other Rose Garden events for free. So we asked, and we received! Sunday Sunday Sunday! Yeah. Tomorrow. 2:00. Me and Marc and Pete and Courtney are going to watch the monster truck show. Awesome! Is it sad that that's the highlight of my weekend?

And though I know Marc is anxiously awaiting what I'm going to say on the political front (as promised in my last post), I still haven't written it. Maybe this weekend I'll sit down and give it some though. Maybe I'll wait until after the monster trucks. That experience might give me some perspective about the state of our country. Haha!