Drag Queen Bingo

Every month the Gamma Phi Beta gals from our pledge class who live in the KC area get together for our own rendition of the formal dinner we had every Wednesday during college.  Only our dinners take place at local restaurants, we aren't served by houseboys, there's rarely any singing of the blessing, and we don't have a house mom breathing down our necks about proper dinner etiquette.  Sometimes we pass the salt without passing the pepper too.  I know, we're such rebels.

Since it's summer we decided that we needed to have an extra-fun Wednesday Night Dinner.  We headed to the Crossroads for a fun night at Hamburger Mary's.  Luckily, Wednesday nights are also Bingo Night.  Sweet.

I was oh-so-excited when I checked out their extensive menu and found that not only were there 2 vegetarian burger options, but you could also choose your burger then choose the style.  So you weren't just stuck with a plain ol' veggie burger like at most restaurants.  You could choose the veggie burger then do a Honolulu Burger, a Meaty Mushroom Burger, or any of their delicious choices. 

The choices overwhelmed me, but thanks to Allie I wound up with a Fireball Burger (with a black bean patty, of course).  Blackened seasoning, hot sauce, jalapenos, ranch dressing... oh my!

Fireball Burger.

I am not exaggerating when I say that this was the best burger I've ever had... veggie or not.  It was amazing.  The fries were amazing.  I was a one happy camper. 

Munch munch munch.

Other happy campers.

Big Ass Burgers.

After a bit the place started to get more crowded as the Bingo enthusiasts poured in.  A gal came around to pass out Bingo cheat sheets. 

Why would we need Bingo cheat sheets?

Crazy Dirty Bingo.

Because this wasn't just ordinary Bingo.  This was crazy dirty Mary-style Bingo.  We played games like Hard-on Bingo, Three-way Bingo, and 4 Prostitutes running from a Pimp Bingo.  So the cheat-sheet was necessary.

Excited for Bingo!

The real deal!

Gamma Phis love Bingo!

Soon we were introduced to our hostess with the mostess, Miss Melinda Ryder.

Miss Ryder

She danced a little number then got right down to calling Bingo.  She used lots of dirty words, told dirty jokes, and was kind of just plain dirty.  We were horrified when right in the middle of the first round a family of four, with two young girls, came in for dinner and sat down at a booth right behind us. 

Horror.

They jumped up and disappeared after Miss Melinda sing-songed, "He's a wiener, he's a wiener!  Hit him in his hard-on!" to the first winner.  We were all quite relieved not to be a part of innocence lost that night.

He's a wiener!

LP is serious about Bingo!

Our Melinda was the first winner from our table.  Yea Melinda!!!

Melinda & Melinda.

After you win you have to run around the restaurant while everyone chucks their crumpled up loser Bingo cards at you.

She's a wiener!

Such a good sport.

Oh, AND, all the proceeds go to help a local charity.  So not only is it dirty and fun, but you can feel good about yourself for being such a great and charitable person.

After 5 rounds we had half-time.  This was mainly so Miss Melinda could do an outfit change.  Then she came back out and did another number.

Get it girl!

 Seriously, the girl has got moves!!!

Front & Center!

After Miss Melinda performed, her friend Jaeonce performed a little "Single Ladies" dance number.  She might be my favorite.

All the single ladies!

When I first walked into the restaurant, she was standing at the front and I thought she was a statue.  Then she moved and I kind of made an audible gasp that Kaitlin said she could hear from the table.  Oops.  So she and I didn't get off the the best start.  I don't know if it would have helped if I'd explained that I wasn't startled by her being a she-man, but that I was startled by her not being a statue.  Honest mistake!

The second half proved to be quite successful for our table.  Ellen won a round of Mile High Bingo.

She chose as her prize a bunch of children's books.  I'm sure she'll enjoy reading her children to sleep with the books she won at drag-queen Bingo.

Everyone's a wiener!

Next Lindsey won the very last round!  Hooray!

Wiener!

Checking her balls.

We all pretended that those were pink carnations.

There's also a raffle where half the money raised goes to the winner and half goes to the charity.

Raffle tickets!

FYI: when you play a raffle like this, it is customary to give the winnings back to the charity.  Good to know... I might have been the a-hole flaunting my winnings and looking like a real jack.

We didn't win the raffle, but Miss Melinda did agree to take a picture with us!

We ♥ Drag Queen Bingo!!!

This will undoubtedly go down as the greatest Wednesday Night Dinner of all time.  So. Much. Fun.

If you are looking for a fabulous time and amazing food, check out Hamburger Mary's!  They have tons of events too.  We'll definitely be hitting up Drag Queen Brunch one of these Sundays.  Maybe we'll even invite our house-mom to help us brush up on table manners.

♥Happy Friday♥

Is Your Dog a Player?

Last week I was watching Kathy Lee & Hoda on the infamous 4th hour of the Today Show.  As usual, they were discussing important news-worthy information that everyone needs to know to stay up-to-date on current events and world happenings.  The topic of the day was the top dog breeds for landing a date.

I was instantly glued to the TV, waiting for them to tell me that of course the Boxer is number one on the list.  I mean, obviously the Boxer is the best dog breed ever.  Ever!

Apparently I was wrong.  Turns out the top breeds for girls to attract guys are Chihuahuas, Labs, and Golden Retrievers.  The top breeds for men to attract women are Labs, Goldens, and German Shepherds. 

Are you serious?!?  Chihuahuas beat out Boxers?!? 

This is an outrage. 

I immediately decided that this study was bogus.  Because on what planet is a Mexican Rat Dog* more attractive to the male sex than a stoic, silly, handsome, and amazing Boxer?!?

But then they claimed that you should avoid (avoid?!?) men walking Boxers, Bulldogs, and Rottweilers because they are players. 

Players?!?!

I texted Drew at once alerting him to this news... and also maybe accusing him of being a player.  Can't you just see Ari and Drew walking through the neighborhood scamming on chicks?!

No?  Well, I can't either.  But its a funny picture none the less.

Now Mya on the other hand... we've always known she's a bit of a player.  I guess at her age the word player is replaced by Cougar, but you know what I mean.  She likes the younger pups and she's not afraid to make some moves.

Player Haters.

So this study got me thinking and wondering about what else our silly Boxers say about us.  I did a bit of Googling and found this article that just about nailed it.

"Boxer owners love life and are usually quite busy. To them, strangers are just friends they haven't met yet. Their lives are busy with lots of loyal friends. Some may find them a little too busy and somewhat high strung. These people handle life's stresses with silliness and playfulness. To them life isn't worth living if it isn't full of fun and laughter. Favorite TV show: Seinfeld."

Busy with lots of loyal friends?  Check.

Handle life's stresses with silliness?  Check.

Favorite show Seinfeld?  Check.  Well, maybe not a favorite, but we don't really watch any TV that isn't funny or that has an actual point to it.  Just dumb, funny TV. 

Some other descriptions matched up pretty well with friends who own certain breeds too:

Dachshund:  Love people and good parties.  Somewhat stubborn.  When they want something they won't give up on it. 

Yorkie: Very organized, keep a neat and clean house, independent.

Golden Retriever:  Laid back, love the outdoors, have jobs where they help people.

Labs:  Always looking for fun, love sports especially water sports, will try anything once.

I think it's safe to say that your dog's breed really does say something about you.  I'm glad that ours says we're fun and silly... and players.

*RAT DOG!

Supper Club - Anniversary Addition

Whoa.  Remember that New Year's Resolution we made to try a new restaurant every month?  Yeah, we kind of missed a couple of months there for a while.  It's not my fault we are just so darn busy and popular.

But we're back on track for June*!!!  We were in Wichita over our anniversary {5 years!} so we waited until we were back in KC to celebrate with dinner out at a new restaurant.

This month's destination, and our choice for celebrating 5 happy years together, was Extra Virgin.  Every time we're downtown and we drive past, I think it just looks so lovely and I say I want to try it.  But then I end up forgetting about it.  Back in May, there were on Groupon, so I snatched that bad boy up!

Are you thinking that it's sad that we used a Groupon on our anniversary?

Whatevs.  That's how we roll.

We had reservations at 8:00 so we decided to stop at the Plaza first for drinks.  Apparently we are totally not with it because we thought we could just walk in and sit down and have a drink anywhere on the Plaza on a Friday night.  Turns out we were wrong and they were packed and we could not get a drink.

So we did the next best thing and drove to the Boulevard and had beers and chips & queso at Manny's.

Are you thinking it's sad that we went to Manny's for our anniversary?

Whatevs.  That's how we roll.

After making friends with the bartender, sampling margaritas, and getting our fill of Modelo, we headed down the street for dinner.

Extra Virgin is super cute and ecclectic inside.  They serve tapas-style dishes and have an amazing bar.  Unfortunately, I don't think they serve Bud Light.  So that's a check in the negative category for Mr. Gibson.  They do have fantastic wine.  Check in the positive category for Mrs. Gibson.

The menu is cray.  There are things like Roasted Marrow Bones, Duck Tongue Tacos, Shaved Cured Tuna Heart, and Grilled Beef Tongue.  And that's just on the appetizer menu!!!

Drew was feeling adventurous and opted for the Octopus with Gigante Beans.  It was octopus legs served in a broth over gigantic beans.  Gigante beans are literally gigantic beans.  Hilarious name.

Leggy.

I started with the special which was a salad of local tomatoes, basil, and blue cheese.  OMG.  These were the best tomatoes I have ever eaten.  Amazing.

Maters.

Next up Drew tried the Spanish Meatballs.  He says they were super tasty.

Mmmm.... meatballs.

Meanwhile I devoured this crock of Poblano Mac & Cheese.  You can't really go wrong with mac & cheese, but this was over the top.  Cheesy & smokey.  Delicious. 

Yumm-o!

Overall impressions of Extra Virgin; I thought the whole experience was fantastic.  Food: amazing.  Atmosphere: Awesome.  Service: Decent.  I would highly recommend it if you are looking for somewhere fun and different!

When I asked Drew for his thoughts, he said he likes it, but likes La Bodega better.  But he'd totally like to go back for the duck tongue tacos. 

We would also love to go back and sit on the patio.  They originally sat us on the patio, but the sun was beating down hard and we could not stand the heat.  Wienies.

So there you have it.  Extra Virgin gets the Gibson Supper Club Seal of Approval.  Hooray!

*Yes, I know it's July.  I didn't say I was back on track with timely blogging.