Keep on rockin’

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That’s what the 70s are all about. Can you dig it? Far out, that’s groovy!

That said, I partied hardy last night, just like in the olden days (well, except for the weed). I went from four until we shut it down at ten p.m., regular readers will know that’s double my usual performance. Kudos to Swan for her hard work and organizational skills. The official count (I was being charged 200 pesos per guest) was eighty-six in attendance. And damn, my friends put on an Olympic performance in the beer-downing event. Going in, I thought I had bought too much, but I wound up ordering more before the party ended. And all that food? Almost no leftovers. The best part was everyone had a good time, which made this birthday of mine one of the most memorable of my life, and by far the best one I’ve had this year!

If you are wondering where the party was, X marks the spot.
The Baybayin bay view.
Decorate good times, come on!
A table of food offerings.
We pigged out on lechon.
Neighbors Davina and Jeff were the first guests to arrive.
More arrivals.
Music was provided by Ber and Remy.
Looking in from the beach.
The IDM crew joined the fun.
Party girls.
We had to break out more tables as the evening progressed.
My special cake.
My special girl.
Ericka and Beth joined the fun.
Ace and Joy from Hideaway came by after work.
The bay at night.

Some birthday gifts:

Swan had this made for me.
That’s my life through these seventy years.
One of my favorite James Kavanaugh poems, although I couldn’t love her more.
The song I want played at my funeral, but I can wait a few more years for that.
Neighbors Martin and Joss gifted me these books. I realized how long it has been since I’ve read an actual book. I used to be a voracious reader, mostly of fiction.
And I was also gifted a beer card from Alley Hideout. Talk about a gift you can use!

By the time the party ended, none of us were in any condition to pack up our shit and bring it home, so we went back this morning to finish the clean-up business. And that’s life in the 70s so far.

The last post in the LTG archives from May 2012 talks about “Winding it down.” I had adopted the six months in Korea, six months in the USA routine for what I expected to be the rest of my life. It didn’t turn out that way.

Today’s YouTube video is from a vlogger I don’t particularly like, but in this episode, he’s walking the beach near where we had the birthday celebration last night. So, if you want to get a Barretto beach vibe, here you go. When he mentioned it being 8 a.m. this morning, I wondered if I would make an appearance whilst cleaning up our mess at Baybayin. Nope, he didn’t catch me.

How about these:

At least COVID wasn’t calling.
I’ll drink to that!
It’s the breast time of the day!

I was unsure what to expect turnout-wise yesterday. Swan was thinking fifty or so, so getting into the eighties was surprising. I guess I’m better liked than I thought. Or free beer is—one of those.

I spent most of the seventies rockin’ with Neil Young, so here we go again:

6 thoughts on “Keep on rockin’”

  1. Looks to have been a great, massive party. Major thanks are in order to Swan and all who participated in the prep.

  3. John mate happy birthday mate hope it was a good one mate with loads of lascivious bints mate cheers mate cheers

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