Tuesday, September 28, 2010

just 289...

so there's this place we hang out... maybe you've heard of it... the pub... you can have your own mug... it's $25 and here's what you get - half priced wings (for life), free dinner on your birthday (for life), special mugclub outings for ONLY mugclub members & most importantly - your very own mug... it is YOUR mug... you can decorate it any way you like... you can put ribbons on the handle (like mine)... you can put butterfly stickers on it (like aunt sue's)... it is YOUR mug...
well, last week, we lost one of our own... it happens... you hear about it all the time... you just don't think it will happen to someone you know...289 went down in a blaze of glory... he was dropped by one of the bartenders at the pub... it was ruled an accident by the police and no charges have been filed...

tonight, we gathered to memorialize 289 and all he has done for our friend LAC... he was a good mug and always there for LAC when she needed him... the world has lost a great mug...we'll miss you 289... hope you are enjoying mugclub heaven...

Our lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk,
(I will be drunk),
At home as in the tavern.
Give us this day our foamy head,
And forgive us our spillages,
As we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not to incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers.
For thine is the beer, The bitter and The lager.
Forever and ever,

Barmen

4 comments:

Megan said...

Love the closing prayer. Very touching.
So, since the bartender sropped it, does LAC get another one, free?

big Rhonda said...

she got another mug... 396... it already has the steelers sticker on it and has been broken in very well...

Philip Deskins said...

it's always a shame when someone in their prime is senselessly cut down by recklessness ( or in this case clumsiness) i only wish i could have said goodbye. I'll will drink one in ole' 289's honor tonight. Ah hell, I'll drink two. RIP

Ms. Thomas said...

Jess, you are just hilarious. And this is exactly the type of remembrance a good mug deserves.