Gay Bingo Rides Again!!

Feeling Flamboyant?

Feeling Pink all Over?


Feeling like Supporting the Lifelong AIDS Alliance....



Well then you must feel like:
GAY BINGO!!

Aaron and I checked out Gay Bing0 for a Mystery Date in January. We had a good time but walked away saying, "That would be a LOT of fun with a table full of friends." Not to do anything halfway ....we managed to talked TWO tables of friends into joining us. We were right: Gay Bingo with a bunch of friends is what it is all about!

Martin and Cynthia

Jack and Anastasia

Anner and Rabbit-Ears-Aaron

Gay Bingo is in it's 16th year here in Seattle. They support care, prevention, and education efforts. Besides doing a whole lot of good stuff for Seattle they know how to throw a damned fine party! Last night's theme was: Gay Paris.

Our pal Big Hannah (aka -- Big Hannah the Wedding Planner) used her connections in the burlesque community to get glamour makeovers for the girls right before the event. Us girls headed to Capital Hill to meet with "The Shanghai Pearl" for a complete lesson before meeting up wiht our fellas at the party.

Shanghai giving a glamour lesson to Anastatia

Everyone was tarted up in their best gayness and we know we did a good job because more than one stranger stopped by to take our picture.

At the beginning of the night all guests have to take a pledge. With our dopper raised in our right hands we pledged, "...I promise to have fun and remember bingo is just a stupid game..." (this really sets the tone and damppend the people who can get totally competitive and ruin the fun for everyone else)

Chris and Paula taking the pledge

Several of us came within one square of having bingo but by halftime a few folks were a little frustrated by juuust falling short and not winning. We reminded ourselves of the Gay Bingo Pledge "...I promise to have fun..." and got another bag of popcorn.

Ahh! The Frustration!!! Ed and Brigit looking for a win.

By game 16 it looked like we would have to go home empty handed but you wouldn't believe it but Big Hannah won the final round of bingo. BINGO!!!! WE HAVE A BINGO!!!!!

One of the Sisters confirming Hannah has bingo.

WE'RE BIG WINNERS AFTER ALL!!!

...well us and, of course, The Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

PLAY BALL!

Tuesday was it.... the home opener. As tradition dictates, Aaron and I took the day off of work and ate pancakes for breakfast. Then we headed to Safeco to meet our friends. It was one of the nicest openers ever. It wasn't raining and wasn't totally freezing out. We'll take it!!! The M's won in extra innings and they took the series. So far it's a great start to the season!!!

The roof opening:

Start of the game..in the sun.

Anner & Aaron:

Our homeplate: