Thursday, September 6, 2007

A Good Time Was Had By All

What a nice day in Washington. Breakfast with politicians, enough said there, and then, on Fish's recommendation, the afternoon at the Phillips Collection. Which was everything he said and more, with Hoppers, Picassos, Braques, and the crown jewel, Luncheon of the Boating Party, which is magnificent on the wall and will also be magnificent in magnet form on my refrigerator, joining such other luminary magnets as those from Yosemite, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis.

But who cares about all that? What people really want to know is what is a night like with Chuckles and Clif? Let me tell you, something else.

To begin with, I was initially taken aback by their resemblance to the Newman and Redford of the "Butch Cassidy" years. Even after chatting with them for a while, I found it hard to avoid thinking of Bolivia.

That eventually passed and so on AG's advice, we decided to have a nice meal on the FDA's tab. We started with an appetizer of emulsified pearls, followed by blackened coelacanth, unicorn flank sliced thinly against the grain, and a mousse prepared from Hemingway first editions. All washed down with Champagne made from grapes pressed by teen-aged Romanian figure skaters.

And a chili dog.
















It was good.

We did more than eat, of course. Many people don't realize that Chuckles is actually noted German director Werner Herzog and we spent a great deal of time discussing President Bush's well-known fondness for "Fitzcarraldo"and the impact this has on our country's relationship with a more democratic South America. Clif, however, ultimately took the position that Fassbinder's "
Berlin Alexanderplatz" was the greater film and the argument soon spilled into the streets where hilarity ensued.

Somewhat surprisingly, I found the Washington jails much to my liking. My skills in origami impressed the other inmates and the three hours I spend there before being bailed out were some of the happiest of my life. I shall forever cherish these scars as memories of this special time.

But, alas, all good things must come to an end. Tomorrow I board my return flight home on Air Llama, leaving behind the glitz and glamour of the most famous American city built on a swamp. Someday I shall return, hoping only in the meantime for the opportunity to repay the kind hospitality of my new friends, Chuckles and Clif. Thanks guys.

17 comments:

fish said...

You need to be careful in DC. Unsuspecting tourists are often served narwhal instead of unicorn. I'm sure your trained palate was not fooled however.

fish said...

And I am glad you liked the Phillips collection as much as I do...

Adorable Girlfriend said...

AG's advice! Oh Snag.

Sorry I didn't join you guys. It would have been very nice to have met both you and Clif and given Chuckles the finger in person.

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

AG, you wouldn't be able to ban Snag in person.

Anonymous said...

Was your flight attendant named, Leena?

Anonymous said...

Just so everyone is clear, Chuckles bears resemblance to Butch Cassidy while I am a dead ringer for The Sundance Kid. Snag, by the way, could easily be mistaken for Harrison Ford in the first Raiders move.

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

It's the whip.

And the marabou mules.


BTW, I like the idea of ending every post or comment with 'and a chili dog.'


And a chili dog.

Kathleen said...

Don't forget to sacrifice that goat before take-off.

and a chili dog.

Adorable Girlfriend said...

Leena is not working for the airlines anymore. She mentioned something about union shennanigans.

AG can ban people in person. AG bans UC and Pinko all the time in person. It's like, "Pinko, so nice to see you. You fucker. You're banned." I totally banned him after the bake-off after he talked all that shit about AG when AG wasn't even saying anything and then he tries to apologize with a handshake. As if!

Chuckles looks like Corky from Life Goes On. Oh my.

Did AG just type that?

Chuckles said...

It was a hell of an evening. Bolivia's not bad, but getting out of that country is murder.

AG looks like a barbie doll with a sausage link bomb belt.

And a chili dog.

Anonymous said...

LOL!

I'm loving AG's and Chuckles' descriptions.

And at first, I thought Kathleen said something about sacrificing a goat for the "bake-off"! Snag would probably do that... while in his camo-spanx w/marabou mules.

and a chili dog.

Adorable Girlfriend said...

That chili dog looks like shit on a bun. Sorry. But you dudes need to improve teh photos. Speaking of which, UC wants the Superdawg fotos from Fuckles.

And why wasn't Fish there? AG is getting tired of his little game of not meeting anyone. It's not like AG was going to be there to stalk and hump his leg. Geesh. That guy...

Chuckles is soo unoriginal! Kind of like in bed, from what I've heard. (And not in a good way).

Snag said...

That picture looks exactly like it what it was. I'm the Ansel Adams of organ meat.

AG better be careful or one of these days she's going to mistakenly ban herself.

And a chili dog.

fish said...

I was looking like Brad Pitt in my absence.

And a chili dog.

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

Thers over at Digby's site today ended an aside abut John lee Hooker with 'True Story' which used to be the tag line at 3Bulls.

Next, I want to see Keith Olbermann end a segment with 'and a chili dog'

wheeee!

and a chili dog.

Adorable Girlfriend said...

Snag, AG can ban and did self ban herself.

You know, you have seen how tragic 3B! has become?!

Self banning baby!!

Fish, whatevs. AG is coming to DC in October and you better do whatever you need to do to find a way to schlep that hot little ass of yours into the city!!!

Anonymous said...

3B is amazing in its pickled, decrepit form. Also, I am ultra jealous of Snagsby for having lunches with Chuckwagon and Clifstylin'.