Red Lantern

November 12, 2007

It was a mild and misty night as a dozen or so half minds gathered at the Red Lantern on Merton. I must admit I was tempted to stay on the comfy couch watching CSI on their big screen. Duty called though and 10 minutes after hare New Shoez left to set a live trail we were chalk talking out front. Ten minutes later, after a series of dead ends and YBF's and marks set in low contrast blue chalk on wet pavement, I realized I had made a horrible choice.

I probably didn't feel as badly as Wet Spot though. In a scene reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller his calls of “on-on” managed to stir up a murmuration of starlings, one of which had the unmitigated effrontery to take a dump on his shoulder. Famous walker Just Jamie almost broke into a trot as he took cover to avoid the avian bum gravy.

After a trip through the Davisville Park tennis courts the trail led to a beer check Chez Birdbrian where Cougar magically appeared. As there was a surplus of beer and we couldn't tear Rose Eh away from watching herself on BNN, it was decided that down downs would be held in Birdbrian's lovely Leaside living room.

As our ever charming GM was AWOL, Humpday dutifully acted in her place. Down downs were given to New Shoez and Birdbrian for dressing together, Duct Tape and COD for being remarkable, to Wet Spot for graciously allowing the birds to use his head for target practice, Shampoo and Shadow for being FRB's (surely not) and to Rose Eh for her narcissistic tendencies.

At this point it was intimated that there was a potential naming for Just Jamie . Apparently acting GM Humpday didn't feel sufficiently worthy for such an auspicious occasion and yielded the circle to former Hogtown Religious Advisor Rose Eh who anointed him with the name Dung Dodger . Good one.

After announcements about a pottery sale and numerous yard sales this coming weekend, circle was adjourned and the pack wandered back to the Red Lantern for nachos, burgers and a big honkin' calzone.