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Cult of the Hugglers

stranger

stranger

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MKCP 1985 said:
This story is true. I have had misgivings about sharing it in this public forum. I'm going to give you the PG-13 version. Even at this, I'm a bit uneasy about posting it, but I've read worse here, so here goes:

So back in 2001, I had the opportunity to fly out to L.A. for a business trip centered around a conference in Santa Monica. Since I don’t get to go to the West Coast as a matter of routine, the conference was scheduled for Friday morning, so that I could fly in on the night before and then stay for the weekend when the business was complete.

I took my wife with me on the trip, and when we got settled into our hotel, we surveyed our local dining options. One preferred restaurant was “The Lobster” at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier, but I live in a coastal community, near New Orleans, so we wanted something more distinctly “Californian.” Another recommended dining spot, just a few blocks from our hotel was “Ivy at the Shore.” I called and secured a reservation for that evening.

So the Ivy in West Hollywood is known as a place where celebrities go to be seen “Brad and Jennifer dining together” and all of that, and Ivy at the Shore is a sister restaurant with plenty of celebrities itself. I had no idea, but at the appointed time we showed up to a full house women dressed to kill and men wearing all black.

We didn’t see any celebrities. No, what made this night one to remember was something all together different and completely unexpected. You know how you read magazine stories about people doing it in public places . . . but you never actually see that happening?

My wife and I were seated on the patio one booth away from the corner. In the corner booth was a couple - a 20ish guy and a 50ish woman. They were talking way too loud and I soon learned she had been his piano teacher when he was in high school, and he was now out of school and a man of the world. When the waiter returned to take their order, she was under the table! :eek: The guy had a difficult time placing the order, but got through it, and then he went under the table, too! The waiter knew what was going on but acted as though everything was completely normal. There were sound effects.

By the time the appetizers arrived - crab cakes, yum! - they had made a reappearance and the woman excused herself to the powder room. As I recall, they didn’t stay long after that and were long gone by the time the main course arrived. We were astounded and laughing about the whole thing, thinking “Only in the big city.” Anyway, I recommend you guys be nice to your piano teachers. You never know when those lessons will pay off.
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OMG!!!! :lol: :lol: I guess you can say the “lesson” was hands on. :lookaroun

Well, you did say you wanted something more “Californian” :lookaroun

I wouldn’t know what to do if I were in the waiter’s position. I probably would’ve left them alone to finish their "lesson".
 
Safari Giraffe

Safari Giraffe

New Member
MKCP 1985 said:
This story is true. I have had misgivings about sharing it in this public forum. I'm going to give you the PG-13 version. Even at this, I'm a bit uneasy about posting it, but I've read worse here, so here goes:
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Well, that must have been interesting. Sounds like a scene from American Pie Wedding. :lol:
 
DDuckFan130

DDuckFan130

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speck76 said:
if anyone has access to Regina....tell her to call me.....I can't locate her number....and I want to rub a little brad off on her :lookaroun
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I had to come back and find this...for the record, Brad was too lazy and "far too important" to come watch Fantasmic with me :p

So Brad...you suck! :mad: :fork:

:lookaroun
 
barnum42

barnum42

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Nemo14 said:
nothing much - kind of a quiet weekend. How was yours?
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Made it over to Wales, but had a relaxing time as this bug is still hanging on. The GF was not too bright either. We had a rehearsal for a Rogers and Hammerstein concert that took place in a freezing school hall, which did nothing for feeling poorly.
 

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