The all-night movie party, as you might be able to tell from the prior post, was a great success, and the apartment on the Ridge was full of totally cool folks.
Mighty Mel and Mel Jr. were the first to arrive, just as the 8:00 pm show was starting, and they stayed almost to the bitter end. Mel made Hardcore status, although Mel Jr. did spend most of the night horizontal. They left just before breakfast to head back to Woodinville to get Mel Mater, but never returned. Tant pis!
A new addition to the gang was Hi Lai and spouse Welcome Matt, who came early and provided the sparkplug for the fun engine that got the party roaring.
Jen Forceful gracefully graced the affair with sparkling hair as well a sparkling personality, and JJ provided the much needed elements of classy cookies, classy champagne, and classy company.
We were also favored with the presence of b&c, who walked all the way up from Ballard to add their own gentle charm to the proceedings.
The Cap Hill contigent - Johnbai, Dingo, and Wheylona - arrived laden with comestibles and attitude - although only one made it to Hardcore status.
Neds came with cannonballs (edible), mullings (potable), and a lot of good cheer.
After far too long an absence from these digs, MaryBee (squired by High) joined in the fun after earlier festivities.
Fresh from yet another command performance for his adoring public, Scotty Magic tuxedoed in after midnight with GinaTiara and cast his spell on the party.
Soapy, always Hardcore and fresh from his gig as audience for a different show, arrived late and rocked the house with his never-gets-old "I haven't seen you since last year" bit.
And just when we thought it was over, Runny Sunny from down the hall came in at the last minute to share the closing moments of the party and the first moments of the first day of the new year.
The movies? My Life as a Dog was cool, and people actually watched. The Shaggy Dog seemed to suck, even by fifities Disney standards, but we really can't say since we watched most of it with the sound off. Even the spectacle of a dog driving a police car was not enough to pull the gamers out of the bedroom. A Boy and His Dog had an outre appeal, but not quite enough to focus the crowd. (Except for the penis-milking scene, which drew everyone into the room.) (It wasn't long enough, though.) (The scene.) Everyone settled down for Ghost Dog, but that's when people starting heading back to their own beds or crashing in the nap room - except for the Hardcore gang! We skipped the 4:00 am movie in favor of a Futurama episode, game playing and general tomfoolery, and picked up the cinema theme again with Fighting Devil Dogs of the Air, a 1934 piece of fluff that seemed crypto-homerotic, at least after having been up all night.
The televised Space Needle countdown interlude seemed to lack elan, but the new year was rung in with toasts and cheers and hoots and hollers nonetheless. Non-cinema activities thorughout the night included additional beta-testing of The Game, simulblogging, and tarot readings.
Morning was greeted with high-volume music, pillow-assaults, and general rousings, until the last remnants - Johnbai, Dingo, Wheylona, Neds, JJ, Soapy, Otis, and I - made our way to Silence Heart Nest for breakfast at 8:30 am.
Otis and I made it back to the apartment and bed by 10:00 am. We got up at 2:00 pm; Otis got ready and went off to Carnation to give Reiki to a dog and I have been cleaning the apartment. It's in pretty good shape now; I just have to tackle the kitchen.
Well worth it.
And here, in a place of honor, are
The Hardcore
Those to whom sleep was a stranger
01-01-06 6:56 am
Those to whom sleep was a stranger
01-01-06 6:56 am
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You guys soooo rock!
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