Smokum if you got them

Yesterday was the final day you could legally smoke indoors in public and Bob Bruce was broadcasting from the Six Foot Under Lounge at Daniel Arthurs. Right there is the making for a blog.

I usually don't smoke, but decided it was a happening and therefore opted to attend.

Billy has two heroes in life. One is Brian Kilmeade from Fox News and the other is Bob Bruce. When Billy's neck is strained from watching the boob tube he takes solace in just laying there beside his transistor AM radio. I swear the dial is permanently stuck on 600. Billy is a P-1 and when he heard that Bob Bruce of the BBRE was doing a remote, he insisted I drag (no pun intended) him along.

We showed up at about the same time as the press and I quickly found a spot for him on the open air patio out of the way of the busy wait staff and haze of the cigar smoke. The Six Foot Under Lounge was humming due to the deft hands of Erika and Heather. They were cranking out martinis and other potables as fast as they could.

The co-owners were kept busy. Dan was doing interviews and I caught Lori in the middle of a delivery.


Some of the Ex Club wags were there as well. Pete, Bernie, Gary,...but no Puzzler. The Puzzler was offered a spot near Billy but then he might have been exposed to daylight which is something he fears. There is a reason why Billy calls him the Puzzler.

Billy was able to meet Abby who he has only heard about in the past. Abby is Bob's call screener and hopefully she is able to weed out the prank calls and keep the show moving smoothly. Billy asked me to give Abby one of his calling cards and I so obliged.

Courtney, the Gazette photographer who is a pleasant upgrade from Lorraine was there along with crews from KCRG and other stations. Somehow my mug made it to the front page of my morning friend.

It was fun while it lasted but I believe it will be more fun after today. Billy can breathe a little easier...actually we all will.

Another Resignation

Billy watches Fox News everyday and almost every hour. He like Fox and Friends and says his favorite is Brian Kilmeade....he has sent Brian emails...but as of this date there are no replies. He has entered their sweepstakes and hopes to win the trip to New York. He has hopes that a Hooter girl will personally deliver some wings to the lung. Actually I think he watches Fox News because of the babes of Fox news.

Recently he made me aware of another resignation which he saw and captured to be shared with his blogees:

Good Morning Reston Virginia

Who loves Billy in Reston, Va? A few months ago I subscribed to a page counter which spews out all kinds of facts and figures. It tells me how many of the blog visitors are returning visitors and how many are first time visitors. It also tells me how long they stay on my blog, yada yada yada.

For instance when we went to Dr. O's for dinner I mentioned the Bombay Gin and all of a sudden I was receiving hits from India.....but I digress.

It seems bBilly has a fan in Reston as there have been frequent visits from , I assume one user otr a family. Could Billy have a relative in Reston? Could it secretly be Brian Kilmeade from his weekend home?

Reston....please leave a comment below. We will be taking Billy on the road this spring and plan on making some special visits. We know you are out there.

Trivia at the Moose

I had to go to the Moose tonight...because I missed last night. You see ....last night I had to take Billy to the special Olympics in Dubuque. The Hopper was mad and so was the Puzzler because I told them I would be there. But Billy rang up my cell phone and told me about the Olympics and how he would be real good in the luge event......Well we headed for Dubuque.....actually it isn't a bad ride with the divided highway and all and we were looking forward to the sledding and all.......well i t all took place indoors and to say Billy was disappointed would we a huge understatement. We trucked home ...mostly in silence as Billy had the headphones "glued" to his ears most of the way, whilst trying to figure out the latest Wuzzle book.

I digress....So tonight I was able to go to Randyland aka the Moose.....The Hopper didn't show because he can only do one night in a row. Actually it is mostly unknown that the Hopper is a gourmet chef. He spends his free evenings glued to the Food Network. I suspect he was home preparing a soufflé. The Puzzler, a new spousal member of Elmcrust had to do a tour of the facility.....like he didn't know how to find the restroom or bar.....he was at both of them this noon.

Bernalidio and Deb were there....so was Big Al the Vegas odds maker. Also present was Electric Brian and Tom the interior decorator.....but my camera was in the car at that time.

I am a direct descendant of Christian Metz...the founder of the Amana Community in Iowa. He was the charismatic leader who become inspired from time to time and I am a lot like him in that respect. At certain times I become inspired to do a post to my blog and when Randy took charge of the group and suggested various trivia topics and started buying rounds of drinks....I became inspired and took note with mental recording and digital photos.

Jack the pill pusher was there, as was Rich the mortgage broker. Kirk the former roofer and Lowell in search of a recliner...made the round circle. the first trivia question was , "If you could party with any celebrity, who would you like to party with?" Mortgage broker began with Chicago....the band ...not the city and soon the rules committee established that it had to be individuals. Next the question came up as to whether living or dead.......it was determined that one or two dead people could be included. It should be noted that the cell phones were humming in an effort to get the trivia answers.

Andrea, the Moose's newest and very adept barkeep, kept us well watered and we were ready for more trivia.

The new categories included, "If you were in the center seat of an airliner and had to choose your two sidekicks for a lengthy flight, who would they be?" We also had a long animated discussion relating to Andy Griffith. Where was Steve Smid when we needed him?


Here are the answers...you make up your own hypothetical. Tom Cruise, Sean Connery, Anna Nicole Smith, Charlie Gibson, Burt Reynolds, Jack Nicolson, Hugh Heffner, Hillary Clinton, Alan Greenspan, Diane Sawyer, Dominica Davis, Alisyn Camerato, Courtney Friel, Julie Banderas, Tiger Woods...........

....but no Brian Kilmeade

Brian Kilmeade

I woke up this morning wondering if Brian Kilmeade got my email I sent yesterday. You see Billy thinks Brian is tops. Brian Kilmeade is the black haired guy that sits on the sofa with Steve and Gretchen at Fox & Friends.

Billy likes Bob Bruce, but I think he likes Brian better because the others pick on him. Billy knows what its like to be picked on, being a lungster. I told Mr. K that Billy had a link to his sports blog on my blog.

It would be cool if Brian sends him a reply or an autographed picture or mentions Billy on his blog.

Billy will be laying by seeing what develops.