Livin’ it up at The Lipstick Lounge

Good times, folks.  Last night was some of the best fun I have had in ages!  A few months ago, when we found out that Aunt B’s play was going to be performed in Boston, there was some ridiculous talk that she might not go due to certain fiscal limitations. Ha!  No way was anybody gonna let this opportunity pass her by, especially not the badass blogging community who love her so.  Mack came up with the ingenious idea to do a party to raise some bones for B to get to the Big B.  Like it was some kind of vision from God, from the beginning he knew this shindig would occur at The Lipstick Lounge.  Yea, verily I say unto you, It Was.  And God saw that It Was Good.

I just wanna say that Nashville has got not only the coolest bloggers on the face of the earth, but also the coolest bar.  I have known about The Lipstick Lounge for years, because my former choir director’s sisters, Ronda & Jonda, are the owners.  I had never made it over the river to check it out until last night.  I will most definitely be back!  I am not exaggerating when I say that I have never dealt with a more friendly and accommodating group of people than these fine folks at The Lipstick.  Christa graciously let us have the run of the place for the first half hour they were open, Jason came an hour early so our early-birds could squeeze in some Karaoke before they cut out for the night, the bartender gave me 3 cherries with every drink I ordered, and the most awesome cocktail waitress ever remembered my name after the very first drink!  I can’t tell you how lame I feel right now for not remembering their names!  Anyway, if you want to go hang out in the coolest atmosphere where everybody is welcome, check it out.  I give it a 5 out of 5 stars.

Everybody added their own brand of special to the evening that made the entire experience so awesome for me, to the point that my heart was just so full by the end of the night — full of love and appreciation –and no, it wasn’t the vodka giving me that “feeling.” 

Upon arrival, I was immediately greeted by one really hot Mexican dude holding a coffee can.  No, it wasn’t Juan Valdez, it was my Padre appropriately collecting tithes & offerings to send our Aunt B to Beantown.  May I just say that B looked stunningly beautiful in her most awesome cleavage-revealing dress.  Speaking of beautiful women, Brittney had already arrived and was enjoying a cocktail along with Jag and Shauna.   It was so good to see them again!  I have to say that I just adore nm (for those who may not be familiar with nm, she is a frequent commenter on B’s blog among others).  I almost had her convinced to get up and sing some Bulgarian folk songs for the crowd, but I guess she decided that after Kat Coble’s rendition of “Werewolves of London” nothing could possibly top that!   

Slarti rocked the house — it was great to finally hear him sing!  I am determined that at the next blogger meet-up, I will be getting Big Orange Michael drunk and making him sing “Rocky Top.”  It was pure joy to meet Mary Mancini of Liberadio! Beyonce ain’t got nothin’ on your talent, girlfriend!   I would love to chat with you sometime about deeper thoughts.  A must-do!

Chris Wage is such a cutie…he was roving around, camera in hand, and my gosh you simply must go see his photos. I have a few pics up on Flickr, too, but geez…Chris just blows my mind.  What a talented guy. It was great to finally meet Jon face to face, too.  Even in the midst of bedlam, he is the picture of serenity.  He is of the cool.  Speaking of cool, I am enamored with John Lamb.  He has the sweetest spirit about him, and some eyes to just die for. 

I was thrilled to see The Professor again.  I dedicated a song to her.  To say that she rocks is an understatement.  I also got to see the famous Plimco from afar.  I LOVED her version of “Time After Time.”  I am totally kicking myself for not walking up to her and introducing myself.  Time got away.

My two fave couples of the evening were the ever awesome Hutchmo and his beautiful (both inside & out) wife, Lynn.  They both have blessed me beyond measure. I am so glad they were there to witness their friend make an utter fool out of herself on the Karaoke stage.  The other couple is the absolutely beyond hip KateO and Karsten!  I am crazy about these two.  The thing about Karsten that cracks me up is that he can be sitting and taking a situation in all quiet and everything, and just when you least expect it he will drop a one-liner into the conversation and I end up squealing with laughter.  He’s quite the sharp dude.  He has diagnosed me with Sexual Tourette’s Syndrome.  I go in for treatment later this week.  Kate and I will be working up “Don’t Cha” for a later party.  Count on it.

Of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t note that one very hot, awesome, and bad woman gets my vote for best dancer/best gatherer of bloggers to sing “Love Shack”/best boobs/best all around mo fo of the evening!  Did the woman look amazing or what?

Obviously, I could just go on and on and on about last night.  Beyond the food, fun, singing, drinking, and laughing, it was the people coming together to celebrate friendship and one of our own’s success that truly has me once again so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful community of people.  Thanks to all of you for the part you play in it.  My heart is full.