'I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave...' Fred Howard, May 11, 2002. I think that Jer and I wholeheartedly agreed with that parting remark from Fred to the ladies Saturday night. We were scheduled to see Spider-Man, but it never happened. Who'd have thunk that there would be a Harley convention right near the theatre and all the restaurants would be packed to the gills? Certainly not us. Since Brenda could not stay out late and we were starving, we went elsewhere and cut the time too close. Did we care? No, not really. We instead went to Hopps in Landen and consumed adult beverages, shared stories and laughs, and generally had a GREAT time.

Before I forget, let me recap the attendees: Brenda, Mic, Mark, and Jer, joined at Hopps by Fred Howard, he of the great wisdom imparted on this blog entry. Mic, I swear we will hold you to the statement that 'we should do this more often'. I agree. Just let me check with my wife....LOL....wait, I don't have to do that. That means any holdups will be on your end!! It was great seeing everyone, and I am looking forward to the next gathering. We've more or less decided to eschew the Pelican's Reef since our favorite waitress is no longer employed there, and have settled instead for Adi's on Beechmont the next time we gather: Tuesday, June 4. If someone knows a better place, speak up! This Friday: Star Wars, ho!