Oh my aching head! We had a great time last night, except "last night" didn't end until "early this morning!" Great people, great music, delicious grilling, and more than enough adult beverages that included some direct from England, aged, single-barrel Scotch.
My buddy Doug, had a party at his house in honor of a new baby being on the way. His wife is from England and his in-laws were over for a visit, along with some friends/relatives from Slovakia. There was a dozen of us Southern types plus the foreigners.
We had a great time introducing them to a good old-fashioned southern cookout, complete with live southern rock music, ice and beer in an old bathtub sitting in the driveway, deuce and a half hayrides, and jokes about the folks in other states.
As usual, Betty was a star from the moment she turned in the driveway. There were 10-15 kids between the age of 1 and 13 that used Betty for hide-n-seek, playing soldier, and a convenient place to sit. The kids spent time in the pool, but when I fired Betty up for the hayride, the pool cleared in about 15 seconds! They came running and yelling, "It's truck ride time!"
I'm sure the other parents got some good photos of everyone loaded up. I was focused on getting them safely on board and then driving.
Doug plays in a couple of bar bands (Wepid and Raised On Vinyl) and members of both bands were there to do jam sessions all evening. There were some awfully good jams coming out of the garage all night.
It was an awesome time!