The game last night. Well. Whatever. It sucked. Big ol’ bummer.<\/p>\n
However – I watched the game with the great Bill McCabe – and I finally met 2 longtime readers: Mr. Bingley and Dave J. These men are mythical in my mind. Dave J! Mr. Bingley!! So it was great to put faces to the names, and to hang out, drink beer, eat burgers, and watch the Red Sox. I was HIGH afterwards. (High on happiness, I mean.) I smiled like a goofball during my commute home.<\/p>\n
My friend David (who did a brief stint blogging here) showed up at the beginning of the night – and joined our crowd for a time. Much fun. Then he left.<\/p>\n
Then Mr. Bingley had to leave … and then my sister Siobhan showed up. A table of musical chairs.<\/p>\n
The bar was absolutely jam-packed. Going to the ladies room was a 25-minute affair. Everyone wearing Red Sox caps, shirts … an absolutely fanatical atmosphere. Love it.<\/p>\n
Conversation flowed, fast, furious … as always. Even though we had all just met for the first time.<\/p>\n
It was funny because I was heading down to the Riviera Cafe (the bar for Red Sox fans, an enclave in the middle of Yankee-Land) – to meet 2 men whom I had never met. Bill showed up maybe 20 minutes after I did, so I knew Mr. Bingley would be waiting for me, by himself, somewhere<\/i> in that bar … so I wandered through the bar … saw a man standing alone, reading a big book … I tentatively approached. Not sure … not sure …<\/p>\n
And then I said, shyly, “Mr. Bingley?”<\/p>\n
heh heh heh<\/p>\n
Of course it was him, and of course he was standing there reading a huge biography of Alexander Hamilton.<\/p>\n
My own kind!!<\/p>\n
But then again – all of you people who read me are my kind<\/i>. Curious, intelligent, funny, well-read, passionate about certain things, knowledgeable, generous with that knowledge …<\/p>\n
I just want to say, flat out: I had a wonderful time with you fine gentlemen … you are just as nice, as funny, and as interesting as I imagined … and despite the defeat of the Sox at the last freakin’ second (this team! Jesus!!) – it was a great night.<\/p>\n
I hope there will be more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The game last night. Well. Whatever. It sucked. Big ol’ bummer. However – I watched the game with the great Bill McCabe – and I finally met 2 longtime readers: Mr. Bingley and Dave J. These men are mythical in … Continue reading