Day 10 - Corned Beef and Clutch's wedding

The Irish Heritage parade was in Jersey City today so my buddy Brian Flanagan and I met at Exchange place to get some food, beer, and talk about old times. Brian is about as irish as one person can get. wants to be a cop, drinks Harp and Guiness all day and try's to headbutt first and ask questions later. We had corned beef and a couple o waters. The corned beef was sliced thin and had great flavor. The girl working behind the counter was hot and seemed pretty nice so we were chatting with her a bit. I left Brian over at the festival because i had to get ready for the wedding in West Orange


Who is Clutch u ask? Rich "Clutch" Scarpati is someone i used to work with at Advent. he left to run a great gym in Palisades Park NJ called the fitness factory. I wore my grey pinstripe suit and a tie i got from Versace and called Newport Limo and got a car to take me to West Orange. After a jaunt through Newark we finally arrived at the Manor (wedding hall) i was about 10 minutes early so i walked around the waterfalls and grounds and reflected on the days coming and been. I made my way inside and saw Mike Brady and his wife, Mike is someone i also worked with at Advent who left to join a mutual fund. His wife was really cool and they said they have been to 9 weddings this summer. i'm like wow thats a lot! The cocktail hour was good but a bit uninspired (i guess im jaded, my brother's wedding had better food and was more classier, and my cousin Rocky's venetian hour was the most decadent thing i've ever encountered, well ok Rosa and Pat's were sick too... so anyway nothing compares to papandrea weddings!!) i kept on seeing this girl out of the corner of my eye (she was in the wedding party) i awaited my opportunity and went up and say hello. She was Richs new wifes friend and her name was Christina we chatted for a bit then i asked so where do you live, she said Washington DC.... DAMN.... so need i finish?? it wasnt in the cards...

Rich's cousin and his partner at the fitness factory's speech was really funny he was talking bout how Teresa (Clutchs new wife) had changed him for the better and had everyone laughing with Richisms and funny things that we all know about him. Dinner was served and i had a decent honey chicken dish and salad. The venetian hour was great with a ton of italian pastries and cakes. The wedding cake was rather unconventional, usually you get it served at the table (its that way at papandrea weddings) but this time it was actually at a table in the venetian area. We all got our cake and headed back to Table 9 to nosh, everyone took a bite and immediately everyone was like.... this cake kinda tastes like something... hmmm it tastes like we all had that post Devil Dog dry mouth thing happening where nothing but a big old glass of milk will get that cake out of the roof of your mouth. I hitched a ride with a friend who lives in Manhattan and we left as i gave my crappy card i bought downstairs at the convenience store and gift (what do you expect, the extra mile for non-family... FUGGEDABOUTIT!) and took off...

OH BUT WAIT... all that and i didnt take a Boominieri (aka wedding gift) I SUCK!

until tomorrow..
be great.. duplicate
POP