Last night, after unloading the gear from my and Joe's cars, we must have worked up a bit of a thirst and appetite. Therefore, I popped the cork from a bottle of white zinfandel and poured a couple glasses for the ladeis, then mixed up a Green Coconut Margaretta for myself. Joe opted for a diet Coke.

Carol and I had just finished shelling the shrimp before Eddie and Carol arrived, so I decided to put out a small plate of shrimp steamed in Old Bay and some hot sauce. Not satisfied with a single plate, I added some homemade smoked salmon and olives stuffed with blue-cheese. The pièce de résistance was my homemade, smoked salmon dip, which was spread generously over Ritz crackers, followed by a couple more Green Coconut Margarettas for Joe and his wife Homer. Those things are a bit addictive.

Thankfully, I kicked off the night with the first song. Had Joe began first I would have probably just went down to the creek at the bottom of the hill and drowned myself.

Cheers,

Gary