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me and the Queen

For the past few days I’ve been mulling over what I should discuss when I finally start putting up new blog posts again. I tried to write something witty, something in-depth, something straight-forward, but nothing seemed to work. I was uninspired and dejected.

Then I ran into Joe Leary, the mind behind the annual Big Kid’s Prom. As I was cruising through the square on a busy weekday afternoon, Joe strolled up to my car in his trademark oversized glasses and slipped me a bright green invite.

On Sunday, September 24 at 9 p.m., the Muddy River Smokehouse downstairs lounge (now known as Bourbons) will be transformed into a surrealistic, smoke-filled version of the night all high schoolers dream of. Joe has selected “Welcome to the Jungle” as this year’s theme for the formal event. If you plan to go solo, bring 10 bucks. If you’ve got a date, the two of you can roll in for $15. Sorry minors, 21+ only.

“I’m way ahead of schedule this year,” said Joe, who spent the other night putting the finishing touches on a giant papier mache giraffe. The music is almost set, too, he said. The night is completely DJed by Joe who spends hours before the event preparing CD mixes that will start the night out smooth, take the kids up to dance frenzy and continue right on through until he plays “Stairway to Heaven.”

For those who went last year, you may have noticed the typical Friendly Toast hipster crowd was in the minority and most of those in attendance took the formal dress requirement quite literally. Don’t let that discourage those boys out there who are still looking for a venue to rock the powder blue tux dad got married in. Original and unique attire is welcome.

Seeing as I have a few days off in my pocket and haven’t had a chance to look swanky and go dancing in quite some time, I will likely see you there.