Memories
Here's one great memory I have of Joe. It pretty much sums up his fun personality.
It was Cinco De Mayo, 2001. Joe was at a party about 2 miles away. JRowe and I were at a school event, but joined him at the party around 10pm. JRowe had never met Joe before. When we arrived at the party Joe was pretty drunk. By the time we were ready to leave, he was really drunk. Far too drunk to drive his prized new car. (Which, by the way, was an '89 Cadillac Fleetwood that he kept making people at the party admire. In particular, he was very proud of the trunk space.)
I was going to drive his car home, and JRowe was going to drive Joe home. JRowe was single at the time, and Joe decided to give her some friendly realtionship advice. Both Joe and JRowe shared this conversation with me separately afterwards, and they both seemed to think it was a great conversation. Joe thought he gave excellent advice, and JRowe thought he was hilarious. I am now trying to use his advice when looking to date someone.
Here are his pearls of wisdom:
1. He cannot live at home with his parents
2. He must like porn (this doesn't mean he needs to have a collection, or even a subscription, but he can't be offended by it.) How do I gently find out if a potential suitor likes porn? LOL
3. His car shouldn't be too nice (b/c that means he's putting his money to his car, but not toward more important things.) I'll let that rule slide for now :)
4. He must drink alcohol (Not that he should be an alcoholic, but if he never drinks, he's most likely a recovering alcoholic which means he could fall off the wagon.)
That's all I can remember...JRowe, anything I'm forgetting?
That's a little snippet of who Joe was. Always good for a laugh.
-B
Here's one great memory I have of Joe. It pretty much sums up his fun personality.
It was Cinco De Mayo, 2001. Joe was at a party about 2 miles away. JRowe and I were at a school event, but joined him at the party around 10pm. JRowe had never met Joe before. When we arrived at the party Joe was pretty drunk. By the time we were ready to leave, he was really drunk. Far too drunk to drive his prized new car. (Which, by the way, was an '89 Cadillac Fleetwood that he kept making people at the party admire. In particular, he was very proud of the trunk space.)
I was going to drive his car home, and JRowe was going to drive Joe home. JRowe was single at the time, and Joe decided to give her some friendly realtionship advice. Both Joe and JRowe shared this conversation with me separately afterwards, and they both seemed to think it was a great conversation. Joe thought he gave excellent advice, and JRowe thought he was hilarious. I am now trying to use his advice when looking to date someone.
Here are his pearls of wisdom:
1. He cannot live at home with his parents
2. He must like porn (this doesn't mean he needs to have a collection, or even a subscription, but he can't be offended by it.) How do I gently find out if a potential suitor likes porn? LOL
3. His car shouldn't be too nice (b/c that means he's putting his money to his car, but not toward more important things.) I'll let that rule slide for now :)
4. He must drink alcohol (Not that he should be an alcoholic, but if he never drinks, he's most likely a recovering alcoholic which means he could fall off the wagon.)
That's all I can remember...JRowe, anything I'm forgetting?
That's a little snippet of who Joe was. Always good for a laugh.
-B
10 comments:
I like that story more every time I hear it!
I'm sure we can be creative to see if B likes porn... :o)
Ha ha...hilarious! I'll have to refer to this on my next date! :-)
Wow, 4 for 4. Nice work, JRowe.
(I've heard this story too, of course... very funny!)
What do you mean seemed to think it was a great conversation! It was... how do you think I found MK? And I'm positive it will be very helpful in your quest.
I only need to add two points to the story. One, he was giving TOURS of the Caddy (for real). Second, the reason he rode home with me was because he couldn't bare to see you drive his prized car. LOL. I kind of remember there being 5 rules, but I'll let you know if I can figure out the 5th.
I really enjoyed Joe's company. He was a funny guy with a big heart. And the rules really work. I've applied them in many situations: )
Not to be too brutally honest about the situation, but I seem to remember you not thinking this was a fun or funny situation at the time. You didn't like Joe's drinking and you were embarrassed by the whole thing. Am I wrong?
No, you're wrong. There was a party at jenn's house a couple of years ago where I was definitely embarrassed by Joe's drinking, and I thought he was obnoxious, while everyone else thought he was funny.
This party was a different one.
But what you may be remembering was the anger I had towards a bitch at the party who kept hitting on Joe in front of me. I was pissed at her, but really I don't remember being mad at Joe that night. Other nights? Yes. But not that one.
I HATE it when a chick is too flirtatous with my husband. I can understands that!
The rules, good ones....
Too funny, you now have dating rules from your husband!
B is right, she wasn't mad that night at Joe for drinking. She was really upset with a girl who kept hitting on Joe in front of her. Even though she was right there. The girl was way out of hand. Although, I do recall a guy hitting on you in the kitchen B?
The other party...
She was really pissed at Joe the night of our house warming party. He started drinking before the party and was on his way to being pretty lit. The Red Soxs were in the playoffs and everyone was watching the game.
It may have been a Red Sox vs. Yankee game which added to the drama. They had a baby sitter for Jacob and need to get home. Joe didn't want to leave... he went to the kitchen for another beer out of the bucket and dropped it. The beer shattered all over the tile floor. At that point he didn't argue with her anymore.
JRowe,
I forgot about the guy in the kitchen. Hmm, how do I go about finding him? He was awfully cute, and really sweet. But would I really want a guy who would hit on a married woman? Especially if her husband was at the party? I should fix him up with the bitch who was hitting on Joe.
Jeepers, this was some party, wasn't it?!
As for your party, accurate depiction. I remember calling you up the next day to apologize for Joe's behavior. Luckily, it didn't seem to have bothered anyone besides me. Or maybe you were just being a good friend at the time:O)
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