This Saturday I had a special guest helping me host at the restaurant; my lovely friend Cat. She requested that the color palette for the evening be black and red, and I obliged, wearing a red tee shirt under a black corduroy button down. She wore all black but has red highlights in her hair. It was all good. We were a fierce combination on the door; a one-two punch that no bully was able to withstand.
Cat has the ability to “focus me,” by yelling at me. I kind of loved it.
We had the best post-work dinner together. I got the Catch of the Day, which was seared bluefish with yucca and spinach and avocado / hearts of palm salad. She got the tuna taco and the hell wings. Cat cracked me up with a description of how I host: “There can be five people crushed in around the podium wanting to put their name on the waiting list and the bar is three deep and both phones are ringing off the hook and people are pushing past and all you care about is getting a bag for the woman with the small take-a-way container.”
Cat looks right! Like a black python ready to put the ginger in your ginger beer. Ready to put it all together. You two crush in shades of black and red.
arthur, just have cat pose for you on your blog. your do’s and outfits are eclipsed by her red hilighted hair. hmmmm….perhaps you can stay in ‘your’ pictures as long as you continue wear some item of red for the sake of matching.
hope ya’ll had a good time w/father tim, catering the shelter dinner. wish i coulda been there, if for no other reason than so see johnny b. interact w/the regular workers. that’s always priceless. *’Hey, Frankie-Wally!’*
That table shot has a certain Vegas filmy feel to it, Scorsese-esque… ‘Casino’?
NICKY walks up to STEVE ALLEN, JAYNE MEADOWS and ARTHUR seated at a
table, he whistles their theme tune as he approaches from behind.
NICKY
Listen, that show over at the Flamingo
gets better and better.
STEVE ALLEN
By the way, Sammy said whenever you
have a minute, give him a call.
NICKY
Made a messenger out of you too,
huh?
STEVE ALLEN
(Laughs)
I’ll do anything for a buck.
NICKY
He does it. He does it to everybody.
Enjoy your dinner.
ARTHUR
Yeah, thanks Nicky, you’re a good kid.
Hey Steve, he’s a good kid that kid!