So I had some beer today, it was pretty good. I drank a Stone IPA, which my brother correctly identified as being the same as Hop Stoopid Ale. I also drank a Paulaner wheat because I wanted it and the Stag's Head pub had it. When I got home I had a bottle of coffee porter from Real Ale, followed by a swig of Jack Daniels. At dinner I had 3 glasses of wine.
I say all of this because my brother, who I found out is a hophead like myself (my father's words not mine) celebrates his 21st birthday. He has pledged to begin the night with 2 100 oz drums of (hard) liquor purchased from the Velvet Melvin pub. I sincerely hope that he survives if he does not end up in jail. I worry about him from time to time.
Much to my surprise the Westboro Baptist Church was out protesting in front of the Houston Jewish Community Center this afternoon. I don't know why they were there at that point in time, the JCC has been there longer than I have been alive, as has the Westboro Baptist church. They were waving the standard God Hates Fags signs, as well as some that claimed the Jews Killed Jesus. Though I'm sure the JCC is accepting of all sexual orientations I was not aware that it had any specific homosexual agenda, and we all know that the Jews didn't kill Jesus, I did. (KIDDING).
Anyway they had to leave before 3, because that's when the Jews for Jesus guys set up shop. I don't even want to know how those two groups would have gotten along. At least I'm assuming that's why they had to leave. Who knows, who cares. I'm just worried that we'll get more protest groups in our quiet little Jewish neighborhood.
Also the Menil was pretty cool, if you haven't already you should probably see the frescos in the Byzantine chapel. Rumor has it they were stolen from someone way back when and are being shipped back to Greece or something. I can't verify this but my father seems to think it's true. He's usually pretty reliable so whatever. Even if they aren't being shipped back they're really cool and if you're already in the area it's just a short walk to see them.
Also fuck Cy Twombly. All I'm sayin
The idiots (And I use the term with caution, not wanting to insult well-meaning run-of-the-mill idiots) at Westboro Baptist Church, protested at our church (Mountain Springs) in Colorado Springs last spring.
ReplyDeleteWow. Lots of "spring" in that last sentence.
We had a local motorcycle gang show up and line up their hogs between the church parking lot, and the WBC nuts, pointing their tailpipes toward the nuts. When the "God Hates Fags" chanting was going on, the bikers would rev their engines up in order to drown out the hate.
I think the sound of rumbling pipes is much sweeter to my ears than the shreiking of hate from these losers.
Fuck Cy Twombly indeed. I hate that fucking gallery of his.
ReplyDeletepblanton I don't know who you are but Nathan says you are a pretty good guy and that's good enough for me. Also I appreciate that you make a distinction between run of the mill idiots (I ran into some tonight and they were pretty ok guys who just happened to be astoundingly irritating).
ReplyDeleteAlso I agree with you, rumbling motorcycle engines are much sweeter than the sounds of hate!
Nathan, thank you for agreeing with me on Cy Twombly. I fucking hate that guy.