Dallas Pride!

Three long work days and then I got to see my BFF. He rolled into town with three peeps from Austin. We started with a respectable dinner at Dish and the night went downhill from there...in a good way! We passed through JR's, Zippers, witnessed a foam party at BJ's NXS, and ended the night at the Eagle. A solid effort!

I missed Saturday brunch but caught up with the boys at the W Hotel for Dick's "Get Wet" pool party. It was a little awkward to check in on FB but I can't help the host's name. It only sounds bad!

Saturday afternoon included a late lunch at Hunky's, an over-priced shopping stop at ES Collection, a long nap, and then dinner at Thairriffic. The name is not representative of the food or the service. That's a restaurant that simply doesn't know how to staff for Pride weekend, or really any Saturday night for that matter. Fortunately we were exhausted and didn't mind a quiet two+ hour wait for a simple meal in a virtually dead restaurant. A few quick cocktails at Woody's and we were all off to bed. 

I walked around Cedar Springs this morning to see all the lesbians tailgating for the Pride Parade. They seem to come out early and in force. Took a sweaty walk to uptown where I met the last two remaining Austin friends and a Dallas friend for brunch a Common Table. It was brilliantly done! The grilled cheese was to die for! We took a taxi back to gayville and watched a few hours of the parade. It was hot as balls. Lots of horses, lots of cowboy hats, and one dude taking a bath in a tub in the back of a vintage truck. Interesting but too hot to watch the whole thing. 

I tried to catch an earlier flight but it was sold out. The people on my flight will be pleased the Admirals Club has showers; the sweat needed to go! A clean outfit, a sandwich, and few glasses of the free wine should set me up for a good nap home! It was a superb weekend and only would have been better if T was here too.