BFM #148 - Christmas Karaoke

Posted on December 22, 2006

PHILADELPHIA: this is basics, friends….just the circle….if you were there, you know why….if you weren’t, it’s short because i was unprepared to write trash…so i wrote it on receipt paper….but what’s new about that??? nothing….and i drank for it… Read more

Filed Under Trash | 2 Comments

BFMH3 #147 - The Most Wonderful Time to Drink Beer

Posted on December 21, 2006

14 December 2006 – PHILADELPHIA: Ah, the holiday season is upon us. For some this means happy days filled with family, food, and presents. For others it means physically fighting over the alcohol supply in order to render oneself sufficiently tranquilized to deal with ten different relatives asking charmingly intrusive questions about one’s love life. (Because everyone obviously doesn’t get enough harassment of that nature on a weekly basis at the hash…) I am completely exploiting my trash duty now, using my responsibility to the BFM as an excuse to hide behind a laptop with a glass of wine. This also affords me the opportunity to more discreetly guffaw at the madness occurring in my midst: adult cousins sluggishly banging into furniture, senses dulled either by alcohol or tryptophan; younger family members calling each other repeatedly to test out the hip-hop ringtones on their new cell phones; the toddlers waddling around with more mashed potatoes on their clothing than on their plates; mother and aunt discussing the pros and cons of giblets in gravy — never a dull moment! For the BFM, the holiday season serves as an excuse to meet at cherished haunt Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar and behold the garish light display that turns South Philly into a virtual aircraft landing strip.    

Read more

Filed Under Trash | Leave a Comment

BFM on the Slopes

Posted on December 21, 2006

The BFM is going to the Everyday is Wednesday ski trip. For more info, check out http://ewh3.com/skitrip.html

Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment

BFM 146 - Festivus, A Hangover for the Rest of Us

Posted on December 7, 2006

PHILADELPHIA: So I’ve never been especially fond of the state of Texas. There’s just something about a place that screams Wal-Mart and barbequed meat that rubs me the wrong way. Now I have concrete incentive to avoid the Lone Star State. Lawmakers are lobbying to allow the blind to hunt. Not that I have anything against the blind enjoying wholesome outdoor sports, but seriously, does this seem like a good idea? And it just gets better. A Texas realtor has been bestowing fun party gifts on new homebuyers. The only thing that could improve the situation would be to offer the blind subsidized homes with bonus guns. Considering Texas’ track record, his will not end well.

Read more

Filed Under Trash | Leave a Comment