Happy Father's Day!!!!

In case I don't get a chance to say it to the rest of you fellers, Happy Pops Is Tops Day! That goes for the single moms as well, since you have to carry both loads.

The boy and I went over to the Valley today to hang out with my homey, Gr8Gonzilla. He's a new member of the site and 2old4Duty. Of course, I had to buy him a 360 so he'd get online, but he got the camera with it for my own selfish reasons. The Gonz is moving to Salt Lake City to be a Big Cheese in his company. He's taking the wife , the dog and MY godson. Jerk. At least I can see the boy on the vid chat for the 360!

See, the Gonzilla was my guardian angel, superior NCO and Rock of Gibraltar when we were in the Corps. Outside of one friend from hs, he's the one friend that I have had the longest. He's always been there, even when I was up in the Bay Area. Never farther than a phone call, my own walking talking security blanket. He's the family I've never had here on the West Coast.  He and his wife have had the second best looking kid I've ever seen. (Mine's the first, in case you're wondering.)

So in honor of the craziness and balls it's taking this guy to up stakes and make a new life in the Great White North, I thought I'd make a list of the things we've done/seen/laughed at/nearly got arrested for. In no particular order:

• took me on my first trip to Vegas.
• didn't tell the girlfriend that I spent mucho dinero in the Glitter Gulch on said trip.
• Asked me to be his Best Man.
• Twice. (I'm done, fucker! )
• Asked me to be the Godfather of his boy. w00ts!
• roadied for a Valley metal band
• took me snowboarding so I could break my jaw.
• didn't get mad when I got into a fistfight after his wedding reception. (Helps that I won!)
• got tattooed
• interviewed strippers for a self produced public access tv show.
• found out strippers have to pay their own disability insurance.
• cracked yo mama jokes in the elevator of the Stratosphere.
• fart contests. nuff said.
• compressed spine from garage door. Wuss can't take a hit! (sorry for laughing at your pain!)
• got a police escort to the Spearmint Rhino.
• made me watch him jump off a cliff with a kite strapped to his ass. Fuck hangliding!
• was COMPLETELY surprised for his birthday. (I think Exbox said "I was running out of options!)
• taught me to make Long Island Iced Tea. (Mine still taste like Pine-Sol, but he tried.)
• hours of kadash (drinking and gaming, with fart contests optional.)
• Been my Best Man.
• Made me cry with his speech
• helped me to learn that it's okay to be alone.
• helped me with the boy when no one else could.
• Helped me to become the man I am now.

Some friends are here for a season. Some are here for a reason. This is my bro, my best friend.

Good luck at your new job, safe travels and lotsa love, bro. Get your stuff unpacked, get your 360 on line and come catch some frags.

See ya soon-

El Diablo Rojo