Don't Be That Guy

So this is a long story. I think that in the early 90's there was this movie, I don't remember it ever being out in the theaters but it was shown on Comedy Central every 5 minutes. It was called PCU and starred a not-very-famous yet Jeremy Piven. Anyway, he was in a fraternity on a very politically correct campus, and his fraternity was made up of all the drunks and losers who just wanted to have a good time but were thwarted by other people that were insulted by their low- brow hi-jinks.
So in one of the scenes, the members of the frat were going to go see a concert, and here is my point. One of the guys was wearing a t-shirt of the band that they WERE GOING TO SEE!! Jeremy Pivin told him to "not be that guy", and that sound advice has stuck with me at every show I go to and see the lame folks in their concert t-shirts of the band they are seeing. Even worse when they rock the shirt they JUST bought at the souvinier stand.
The point of all this is that last night, Pam, Kathy, Jenny our respective spouses and I had a Def Leppard concert reunion party, in which we watched the stunning cinematic achievment "Hysteria, the Def Lepard Story." I think it really gave us some valuble insight into the psyche of that band, and also provided us with an awesome drinking game that I will re-visit when I can drink. The game was, and here you will see where this all ends up, is that every time a member of the band in the movie is spotted wearing a Def Leppard T-shirt (this happens alot) or listens to a Def Leppard tape (cassette tape!!! million dollar rock stars!!) you take a shot. If we had been drinking we would have been puking all over Jenny's lovely furniture.
I think we all agree the best scene- and it was hard to choose, there were so many- was when Rick Allen, the drummer for those who don't know, high on coke and booze and driving fast in his '84 whatever playing chicken with a Mercades and listening to "Rockit," I think, flips his car over the embankment. As his lady friend walks around dazed, Rick stands up- AND HE DOSEN'T HAVE AN ARM!!! It is in fact lying next to the smoking wreck of his car.
Does this stop him from being a kick ass drummer? Hell no!! Just an opportunity for 1 more dramatic montage in a movie chock full of them!!
So thank you Jenny for hosting this party, and for making the chocolate chip cookies that Jeff ate so many of that his jeans barely fit on him this morning!!
Tonight Dr. Ed is coming for his home visit. I had dreams all night of the baby being born. We are so close now!! 36 weeks tomorrow!!