We interrupt this week’s regularly scheduled episode of The UnUnusual Suspects: Special Bowling Unit<\/i> for a brief moment of reflection. Following said reflection, this week’s episode will be aired in its entirety.<\/b><\/p>\n
Many friendships exist because of circumstance … convenience.<\/p>\n
You go to school with someone, you work with someone, you live near someone … it’s just easy to hang out. But when someone moves away or becomes involved in other things … moves on with their lives<\/i> … despite promises of “let’s keep in touch” … most times … you never do.<\/p>\n
And that is one of the things that makes The UnUsual Suspects unusual …<\/p>\n
Our friendships have grown and thrived despite us not working together, not living near one other, not even hanging out in the same places …<\/p>\n
We have been assembled by circumstance over years …<\/p>\n
And have made our friendship a priority even when each of us has moved on with their lives in one way or another …<\/p>\n
Lately … as Hottie has moved on with his life … having a new chica (she’s a total thumbs up by the way !) … he’s not as available to play in our e-mail games … and is unavailable for extended times.<\/p>\n
We’ve felt the emptiness.<\/p>\n
But true to form …<\/p>\n
The UnUsual Suspects survive.<\/p>\n
So yesterday … there was Hottie … driving back into town in the middle of a snow storm …<\/p>\n
Just so he could phreakin’ bowl and be with us !! \ud83d\ude42
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\nAnd when I arrived at Friday’s for the tailgate … the last one to get there as I usually am … and see Hottie, Singer, Sister and Miss Daisy … sitting in a row … laughing about something …<\/p>\n
I couldn’t help but smile. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
And even later in the evening … after Miss Daisy said something and Hottie and Singer delivered the perfect response line in total unison …<\/p>\n
I couldn’t help but smile. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
And then even later in the evening …<\/p>\n
With Sister laughing as she was singing kareoke,<\/p>\n
Miss Daisy laughing as he was stumbling across the floor, and<\/p>\n
Sister and Hottie laughing as they were dancing to the tunes with one another …<\/p>\n
I couldn’t help but smile. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I’m pretty sure by the end of the evening, I was glowing (and it wasn’t from the alcohol) … as I’ve been energized by these people. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Tomorrow … it’s a GNO with The UnUsual Suspects … which to us stands for Girls Night Out, Gay Night Out and Guy Night Out … meaning, all of us will be there … Singer, Hottie, Sister, Miss Daisy … and for the first time … me.<\/p>\n
As me.<\/p>\n
Amy.<\/p>\n
Am I nervous about it? Sure. Of course. Who wouldn’t be.<\/p>\n
And I have to believe they are nervous too … seeing and associating brings a further reality to all of this.<\/p>\n
I’m hopeful, it is The UnUsual Suspects after all … but still.<\/p>\n
All I know is that regardless of what happens in the future …<\/p>\n
My last time with The UnUsual Suspects before Amy became a reality in their lives … was an amazing night !<\/p>\n
These people are great. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
We now return to our regularly scheduled program.<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n
“Geezuz, you’re like a gay version of Shaft”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Let’s start doing shots early and scare the shit out of them.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Did any of you make it home last week?”<\/i><\/p>\n
In the fourth frame of the first game … Sister returns from the restroom …<\/p>\n
“I just threw away my underwear.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Why didn’t anyone tell me I had splooge on my face?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Three frames later … Miss Daisy returns from the restroom …<\/p>\n
“Liberated and free !!!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Itty Bitty T-Bag Committee.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Early in the second game … Singer returns from the restroom …<\/p>\n
“No more panty lines.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“I’m the lo-lo lady, not the no-no lady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Two frames later … I return from the restoom, with my underwear in hand …<\/p>\n
“Was I supposed to throw these away or just stick them in my bowling bag?”<\/i><\/p>\n
And at the beginning of the third game, Hottie returns from the restroom …<\/p>\n
Places his fist in the middle of the table …<\/p>\n
We all follow suit …<\/p>\n
“Wondertwin powers … activate … form of … drunks !!!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes … over the course of three games of bowling … each of us … threw away our underwear. By the third game … our entire team had gone commando.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Why not? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Team unity.<\/p>\n
And for the first time in four weeks … no one said to us “The drunker you get, the better you bowl <\/i>” …<\/p>\n
Probably because we got our asses kicked …<\/p>\n
But since it’s not about the bowling,<\/p>\n
We really didn’t care ! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Though we did get asked by two different people if they could join our team ! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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