Sweaty Fun Weekend recap cont.

So Stefano picked me up and we put my bass in his trunk along w/his guitar and amp. We also took my rolling cooler and headed to get beer and ice. I of course had lots of coco rum w/me, both in 2 flasks and my big travel drinking cup. We got to the icehouse and Rozzy's band was done; I'd wanted to get there earlier to see him play (although Stefano hates Roz's band we both love Roz) but we just couldn't get there on time. I knew it was going to be a hella hot day so I was wearing a cute new strapless dress I just bought w/short bike shorts underneath so I could sit comfortably all day long.

My beloved Aunt P. and Uncle J. were there, just as they'd promised they'd be. A few other friends were also in attendance and by then I was starting to get kinda tipsy so I knew we'd be in for a fun time. One of our band friends made me do 2 jello shots w/him on top of that. All the proceeds were for a good cause: the medical expenses of this great guy everyone knows who was jumped and badly beaten by some major turds of a local bullshit gang for pretty much no reason, and that's the only reason I even agreed to play this benefit since the owner of the icehouse thinks our band is "too loud"! WHATEVER.

Stefano played along w/us and he was playing his Telecaster instead of his usual Epiphone and I was so proud of him b/c he played hot and looked even hotter!!! HE IS A GUITAR STUD!!!!!! AND A REGULAR STUD ON TOP OF THAT!!!!!!! Whooooo! Ok, uh, where was I? Oh yeah, and Leo's girlfriend and her girlfriend also sang backup on a few songs as well. Later on my Uncle J. jumped up and did "Red House", his karoake special. While we played people kept coming up to the stage and putting money in the tip jar for the cause. The tip jar was on a speaker right in front of me and I made sure to mouth "thank you" to each person. At one point the cops showed up but I didn't give a shit; I had turned my amp up louder than usual just to stick it to the asshole icehouse owner. But when the cop motioned for me to turn it down (in a friendly way, he was smiling at me while I was playing) I held out both arms like "Aw, c'mon!" and he laughed and raised his arms too, so I did. The beneficient came up onstage before our last song and said a few words and we all took a group picture together. When we were done I also asked Stefano for some $ that I could put in the jar too. It was awesome and although the beneficient later told me he had incurred $44,000 in hospital fees (I urgently advised him to negotiate those fees down, which few people realize hospitals will do for you) I was pretty sure we raised at least a few hundred bucks for the poor guy.

George and I had already agreed we'd for sure be done at 6pm so we could get to Accordion Kings in plenty of time to get a good spot on the hill. We helped Leo load up the PA and speakers (and btw, it was Leo's 41st birthday!) then we scooted out as fast as we could. George ended up driving w/Stefano so they could have some "quality time" together and I drove George and his wife's rental car since she didn't know how to get to the concert from where we were. My aunt and uncle also said they'd meet us there too so it was gonna be a serious party fo' sho'! Additionally my dad swore he'd be there too (although later on I never saw him on the dance floor or ran into him anywhere so who knows).

Once there we met up w/George's other pals and we all spread our blankets on the grass and set up lawn chairs and settled in for a long drunken evening. At one point Stefano agreed to go and dance w/me so we headed down to the dance floor in front of the stage. We ran into several people we both knew and we danced for a couple of songs to the Tejano band ("Just do a 2-step," I advised Stefano). Back up to the grass for more drinking and merriment and picture taking and I was pretty toasty on the coco rum by then. It was hard to pay attention to the bands though b/c I was so distracted by everyone in our big group; this is why I always sit in the seats down near the stage when I attend events here! After a couple hours my aunt and uncle said they were headed out so Stefano and I decided to do the same, also b/c my amp was in my uncle's car. Stefano and I ended the night by going to one of our fave late-night restaurants, ordering some appetizers to share, and then headed home to his house.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and I even finally got out to my pool for the 1st time this year! Stefano spent the night w/me on Sunday and we ordered Chinese from a new place near our house that was just so-so. I'm still eating leftovers today!