In Eckleburg's Eyes - 1/14/2009, Part 1

News & Notes from Monday, January 12th, 2009

-On Monday night, I visited with KLTW, KJW, and RAW.

-We played with KJW in her room. It was a musical night as KJW danced to “If You’re Happy and You Know It” as played on the MP3 player her aunt had gotten her for Christmas. She later played the guitar. (KJW would want it noted that she is wearing her favorite pajamas in this photo.)

-I then joined the MoFoS crew (EA, JTH, TJK, ALK, and JBT) at Applebees.

-I arrived first and ran into my old friend JS, who coaches basketball at Roane State Community College. His team is getting a lot of national media coverage as a 73-year old named Ken Mink is playing for his team. The guy has actually scored in games too. To access an article on Mink from the Knoxville News-Sentinel, click here.

-JS was well, having just returned from a victory that improved his team's record to 10-7.

-Amy was our waitress as AFH had called in sick. AFH has evidently had a religious revival over the Christmas break. She has gotten a religious tattoo on her wrist and is participating in a 21-day fast.

-We celebrated JTH’s birthday from the day before. Amy rang a bell and presented him with an unwanted complimentary alcoholic beverage called a Sex With an Alligator. He decided not to let it go to waste. When he began acting peculiar (even more so than normal), he refused any further alcohol.

-The big news from Monday was that my aunt MCVD had secured tickets to the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20th. She wondered if I wanted to go. Of course I did!