I realize I’m late on this, but I’m late on most things so I’ll keep it brief.

2012 is gonna be GREAT! Eat your hearts out kiddos!

As previously stated on this here blog, I love Mardi Gras. In fact, I was born in Louisiana, therefore I feel a particular affinity for the place, the customs, and THE FOOD. That said, I’d like to regale you with some [frequently unflattering] photos I stumbled upon from a Mardi Gras party Agent Mistretta and I threw a couple years back. Let the good times roll:

A little sauced…




There are a few more photos to look at here!
Now I have only to endure the rest of the work day, go home and throw a magnificent party. I’ll be serving homemade gumbo, red beans and rice and king cake (nummmm). Pictures to come of food and the debauchery that will surely ensue.
Eat your hearts out,
As I mentioned in my last post, I threw a little NYE bash at the Shangri-Lounge. I feel my efforts were met with wild success: 2011 was rung in with good friends, hors d’oeuvres, a glitter cannon, dancing, cup-and-ball, list making, fire crackers and bottles and bottles of champagne. New years day hangovers were then soothed with an elaborate pajama-fest filled with pillows, snuggles, snuggies, m&ms and the viewing of 2 cinematic masterpieces: Clue and Inception. Plus, a good luck smorgasbord of black eyed peas, greens and roasted pork loin and potatoes (SO GOOD). Since it was so fun last time I made SOME MORE digital collages of the party pictures my boy Jeffy-Pop took:


Unpictured: A NEW! NYE tradition, The Gherkin Toss. This year the toss was deftly performed by pitcher: Lindsay and catcher (and birthday girl!!), Jessica. Nicely done, ladies, your physical prowess shall be fondly mused upon throughout 2011.
Here’s to you 2011, I’m gonna lick your eyeballs and make you my prom date. Eat your hearts out, y’all,
Only for beer will people come out by the hundreds to drink in the rain when it’s 55 degrees outside. And for most drinkers, once you’d knocked a few back at the 7th Annual Parkville Microrewery Festival, you didn’t mind the rain much anyway. Despite the mud and cold and a cramping umbrella arm, I do believe I had a pretty good time. I find these photos are especially fun to view while sipping a hot beverage.
Blind Tiger’s Maibock tickled my taste buds the most. Talk about yummy, mellow and award winning. I have a reason to go to Topeka, Kansas now.

My friend Jeff Olschki is showing his photos at Muddy’s Coffee House in Kansas City and yours truly is in it. Also, a gaggle of glamor puss models that actually know what they’re doing (like the one pictured above). The show will run throughout the month of March. Be sure and treat yourself to a caffeinated beverage while you’re there.