This is my last update from the Windy City since I'll be flying home tonight (not to mention the 3 hours in advance check in...). I just ordered a cab to pick me up later this afternoon; both Mark and Dave have returned to the real world and are at work now. It's been a crazy fun and hectic week, especially for Dave - unfortunately, his volleyball team didn't win any medals.
I'm practically done packing and my cab will be here in three hours, so I won't be going out to Millennium Park anymore :( I'm saving that for a next time... I said goodbye to Mark & Dave last night, which felt a little odd and sad, and I'm now trying to contain the jittery bugs I get every time I'm about to travel long distance.
Due to circumstances I didn't meet up with Edgar and Alberto, and Steve and Larry cancelled due to a power cut in St. Louis - so I remained Mark & Dave's sole guest this weekend. Anyhoo, I enjoyed BBQ food the entire weekend (and had interesting conversations with men at the BBQ yesterday; again, I was the only woman amongst a dozen or so gay men).Dave got tickets to the Gay Games Closing Ceremony from a befriended (lesbian) couple. So Mark and I got to go to the Closing at Wrigley Field after all. For free! WHOA...
There was a stand up comedienne, I think her name was Poppy Champlin (?), and she had me cracking up with a new take on the old U-Haul joke: "You lick, we stick." (Note to self: do not lick. *LOL*)
The DC Cowboys did their line dancing thing, which went down well with the guys in the stadium :) The funny thing is I didn't know what was happening (I forgot all about the binoculars in my backpack) until I heard that guitar theme that was repeated throughout "Brokeback Mountain". The guys went wild and I was thinking: "Hey, that's the Brokeback theme." Mark & Dave persuaded me to have my picture taken with the cowboys (after the Closing was over) which is a very American thing, I suppose.
When a violinist dressed as Abe Lincoln (couldn't really see whether it was a man or a woman) started the intro to "True colors" and Cyndi Lauper (dressed as the Statue of Liberty in rainbow colors) walked out onto the field I got goosebumps. I knew then that that was going to be my highlight of the closing - and thankgawd it didn't last four hours! Cyndi got a standing ovation (rightfully so, because it was a beautiful rendition) and did another song, "Shine", which I'd never heard before. It was very clear the crowd loved her performance and she'd have gladly sung some more, but she wasn't allowed to. Check this out.
Finally, the deputy mayor of Cologne, Germany, was there to take over the Gay Games flag: who knows I'm going to see some events in four years, because that city isn't too far from where I live :)
I went to a women's party at Navy Pier after the closing on Saturday. I ogled the eye candy (unfortunately, all taken - of course) and watched the incredibly hot go go dancers. They did some naughty fun things alright! ;p The DJ played a good mix of 80s, R&B and alternative top 40 music - and I spent some time out on the dancefloor shaking my booty... Woo-hoo!
Mark, Dave and I had a quiet night in last night and watched "Mrs. Henderson presents", which is a wonderful movie. Boy, if I feel as sad as the last time I left Chicago... I had a great time and I can hardly believe it is almost time for me to go. Anyhoo, my tattoo is healing up nicely - and quicker than I anticipated (which is good!) and my mom will be at the airport tomorrow to pick me up :) I hear it is incredibly hot in the Netherlands now - again. Looks like I'm going from one heat wave to the other - just like last year.
Stay cool!
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