10.17.2005

emancipation




He was wearing a T-shirt that showed a picture of a couple cutting a wedding cake with the words "Big Mistake." And then the Liquid Plumbers rocked out: "Set me free why doncha, babe," "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand." The crowd roared: "Free Bird! Play Free Bird." The highlight was when the plumber held aloft a pair of wire snips and ritually cut his wedding band, then put it in his nostrils like a prize bull.
First time I ever head of a man throwing a divorce party, but he allowed as how it was actually a female friend who had the idea.

2 comments:

  1. I guess we all have different ways to mourn.

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  2. Ouch. This is like, so gross. I kept Latsis's ring. So what's the big deal?

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