Bistro Bijou

[sassynyc]

2. This place is more theraputic to the mind than a roomful of monkeys...er...psychologists.

If ever the bistro had theme music, these would so fit the bill:

Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
Thank You…
And Yet More Thanks

The message transcends all genres. A beautiful pack of poets, you all are.

And if T becomes Uncle Tzara, I'm going to have to step up as That Kinky Auntie Bijou. And I'll teach you why joints are a ridiculously inefficient operation, and how to make a bong out of an apple and a gum wrapper.
So Homburg, we're going to be scheduling you as a vocal act on Friday nights from now on, right? The Vocal Stylings of Homburg the Singing Dom? Shibari and Song?

Bet it'll be a big, big hit.

bj

LOLZ! I have absolutely no doubt you could pull a McGyver and make that happen. Lessons in botany. I luuuuvz this place! Y'all are priceless.
(Yet another reason for the above listed theme music)
And Hat Boy's act.....undoubtedly worth the price of admission.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

If ever the bistro had theme music, these would so fit the bill:

Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
Thank You…
And Yet More Thanks

The message transcends all genres. A beautiful pack of poets, you all are.



LOLZ! I have absolutely no doubt you could pull a McGyver and make that happen. Lessons in botany. I luuuuvz this place! Y'all are priceless.
(Yet another reason for the above listed theme music)
And Hat Boy's act.....undoubtedly worth the price of admission.

I am DIGGIN on the tunage.

And yeah, I'm an old hippie and I can pretty much make smoking equipment out of anything.

Back when I Did That Sort Of Thing, I was hanging with a bunch of philosophy and language majors in an off-campus house at a northern Missouri university. Extraordinarily smart people who did LOTS of drugs. Most of them are now all grown up and in either professorial or computing jobs. But back then, they were the crowd who taught me the complexities of dope tech. They invented, among other things, the Ultimate Non-Spillable Bong. You could actually throw this thing across the room. And we did. Just cause we could.

*sigh* now I'm an old lady working in retail, who goes to bars populated by people 20 years her junior and studies Sanskrit in a corner over a Guinness.

And it will be up to the next generation to carry on. Sassy, your music set says you're eminently qualified.

bj, resident cougar.

 

[Angeline]

It seems like any time talk turns to the subject of mary jane, it immediately moves toward the stories about crazy smoking technology, have you noticed?

Everyone's got that story about that friend who made a pipe/bong/whatever out of a fill-in-the-blank.

It wouldn't be a good survey question for in here, cause, well, it might be TMI, but for an anonymous survey question at My Bar, it would be excellent: list all the objects you or your friends have used as pot-smoking equipment.

Reminds me of that old joke:

I had to quit smoking dope. It wasn't so much that it was bad for me,
but I just couldn't take the carpentry.

bj

eta: ooooooo those lips. those lips. Might look pretty hawt sucking smoke from an apple.

They've been around much more interesting things than an apple this afternoon. Ahem.

And very soon they will be sucking up some bbg'd turkey and shrimp tamales with homemade salsa and sour cream chipolte sauce.

<Bustles off to prepare a large tray of turkey, shrimp tamales and grilled corn for the Bistro>

 

[unpredictablebijou]

They've been around much more interesting things than an apple this afternoon. Ahem.

And very soon they will be sucking up some bbg'd turkey and shrimp tamales with homemade salsa and sour cream chipolte sauce.

<Bustles off to prepare a large tray of turkey, shrimp tamales and grilled corn for the Bistro>

And here i was trying so hard not to go there.

Okay, to pretend I wasn't going there...

Speaking of going there, I'm putting up last night's autograph as an AV, but not for long.

PROOF that I am a true fan.

bj

 

[Homburg]

So Homburg, we're going to be scheduling you as a vocal act on Friday nights from now on, right? The Vocal Stylings of Homburg the Singing Dom? Shibari and Song?

Bet it'll be a big, big hit.

bj

I am not your dancing monkey.

 

[Eluard]

And here i was trying so hard not to go there.

Okay, to pretend I wasn't going there...

Speaking of going there, I'm putting up last night's autograph as an AV, but not for long.

PROOF that I am a true fan.

bj

Now if that's your breast, that aint small!! Tsk You've been far too modest in the past.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Now if that's your breast, that aint small!! Tsk You've been far too modest in the past.

Oh but it is. Rather small. And truly, you can't really judge size there; it's cropped rather tightly. But trust me. I have witnesses.

And modest? I am nothing of the sort. I am ridiculously pleased with them. Wouldn't change a thing.

I can run up and down stairs, for one thing.

bj

 

[UnderYourSpell]

What the hells a bong? and how can you smoke anything from an apple?

 

[Angeline]

And here i was trying so hard not to go there.

Okay, to pretend I wasn't going there...

Speaking of going there, I'm putting up last night's autograph as an AV, but not for long.

PROOF that I am a true fan.

bj

Aside from the fact that it has my ex's first name on it, it's gorgeous.

 

[Guest]

You can wiki/youtube anything

What the hells a bong? and how can you smoke anything from an apple?

This is a bong and this how you smoke a bong made out of an apple.

 

[LeBroz]

Oh but it is. Rather small. And truly, you can't really judge size there; it's cropped rather tightly. But trust me. I have witnesses.

And modest? I am nothing of the sort. I am ridiculously pleased with them. Wouldn't change a thing.

I can run up and down stairs, for one thing.

bj

And I didn't have to go to Mardi Gras for a peek.

Wish ya hadn't cropped so much. So teasingly titillating *groan*

At least my timing was right this time around. Missed the last show-and-tell.


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[Eluard]

Oh but it is. Rather small. And truly, you can't really judge size there; it's cropped rather tightly. But trust me. I have witnesses.

And modest? I am nothing of the sort. I am ridiculously pleased with them. Wouldn't change a thing.

I can run up and down stairs, for one thing.

bj

*scoff* Next you are going to brag that you can take them sailing or to a ball game.

[/begin 50's radio broadcast] *gabbled out* these perfectly formed replicas of war-surplus breasts will give hours of fun without the inconvenience of the real thing. Run, skip, swim. No pump required. Only $5.99 with postage and handling. Conditions apply. [/end 50's radio broadcast]

 

[UnderYourSpell]

This is a bong and this how you smoke a bong made out of an apple.

I am being led astray here

And I didn't have to go to Mardi Gras for a peek.

Wish ya hadn't cropped so much. So teasingly titillating *groan*

At least my timing was right this time around. Missed the last show-and-tell.


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Am inconsolable I only got them out for you and BTW I can run up stairs too without being boinged in the eye and I am not bruising my knees just yet

 

[sassynyc]

I can run up and down stairs, for one thing.

bj

You need not rub this in. A little compassion for those of us relegated to riding the elevator for the sake of ocular health. : P

Not that I'm complaining.

 

[Guest]

I am being led astray here

Oh no, I wouldn't do that.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Well I gotta take it back down and go to dinner now anyway, but yes, I can take them sailing and to a ball game, and even shower and go swimming!

Except if it involves direct sunlight, of course. I run out and throw rocks at the burning ball of fire in the sky, but still it will not go away.

The point is the autograph, of course, not the boobie. Not that I'll ever convince anyone of that...

Moreboobpixsoon.

bj

 

[Homburg]

Serious question time:

A conversation between MIS and myself resulted in her coming up with what sounds like a really darned good idea for a small charity. We're kicking this idea around, and have come up with some good resources we can call on insofar as intellectual capital is concerned. The problem is that it is mostly intellectual capital. Any sort of charity will need actual capital (501c3 filing fees, state fees, website hosting, etc).

The actual overhead of the charity will be minimal aside from fees. It's not a money mover, and will produce email and letters from volunteers as the sum total of its' output. But money is needed for the fees and such mentioned above.

So I am looking for fundraising activities and options for fledgling charities that are not established, don't have 501c3 tax-deductible status, and no glitzy website (yet). I figure this group has some experience with charity and some of y'all with fundraising. Ideas? Please?

 

[UnderYourSpell]

A lot could rely on what you are into in your social life and whether you could incorporate it into helping you raise money. I have run dogs shows and stalls for when I was raising funds for a major dog charity and even shook charity tins ... I don't know what is allowed over there with that though. Do you have such things as car boot sales? Always a good way to raise a bit of cash

 

[myinnerslut]

A lot could rely on what you are into in your social life and whether you could incorporate it into helping you raise money. I have run dogs shows and stalls for when I was raising funds for a major dog charity and even shook charity tins ... I don't know what is allowed over there with that though. Do you have such things as car boot sales? Always a good way to raise a bit of cash

fund raising in this case doesnt have to raise a lot of money. for 500 dollars we figured we could cover all the initial costs. we were thinking of raising the money in donations for a few reasons. 1- we dont need that much in funds as the people involved will be volunteers and we dont need many physical resources. 2- the charity itself isnt raise-money oriented like the american caner society which reaises money for reaserch and care, but rather a service that providing support.

a problem with fundraising, at least on my end, is i am doing it anonymously. my name wont be attached to the project since it deals with bipolar disorder, and im not publicly "out" and due to my career have to be very careful with that.

in addition, fund raising locally is very difficult at the moment. the local schools are raising money for a very worthwhile cuase and i myself have given money to them for this several times. any local fundraising would have to compete with that.

 

[loststar]

I am certian that in this moment I need to spill the beans on bijou <gasp>
I am certian that I am honor bound, and that she is sleeping otherwise she would be here her self

so bijou, as we all know is rather unotrhodox, in just about every way, and holding true to fashion, her fundraising ussally raises some eyebrows too, but thats just how she is...

she throws a party at one of the local bars, that she and a few others have patroned over the years. Well if you all can guess at some of the real life meham she has produced, needless to say these parties are pretty wild. One of the main events is actaully the main money maker, ahe gathers up all the bar babes, and shows them a basket of shiny objects, she tells them the one with the most coins at the end of the night gets the basket. Then she starts selling coins, mostly to drunk guys that want to flirt with the babes, then the entire night is ussally a hoot. She also got volenteers for a floging, and charged a few coins for balcony privligages. She charged a few more coins a peice to let people watch her take off her underware. I think that event alone netted close to $100.

Needless to say, not everyone has bijous carisma and passion, thats what this kind of event takes, a fearless host that will "go there" and a bar willing to feed such debachery, as well as local drunk babes, that are smart, and charming and highly competitive. You also need a bunch of drunk guys that are willing to trade 5$ for a kiss.

well thats the secret to her sucesss, She will have more details to add when she wakes up I am sure, but thats the gist of it.




*Not everyone can pull this off*

 

[loststar]

post 201

wow, so its time to celebrate I am officially 200 posts old, hey thats kinda cool

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Really experienced and no longer a virgin i see lol

 

[Anschul]

Okay. I'm going to stay completely out of the Bong discussion, as for several years I was considered "A Professional," and using apples and such were always for the recreational types (although someone once gave me something called an Ice Pipe, which used frost from a refrigerator (remember refrigerator frost, folks?) to make the coolest smoke ever, but it wasn't particularly good for smoking in quantity (remember, I said that I was once "A Professional");

As for fundraising, as the charming, beautiful, and very tall AA is a fundraiser by profession, I try to leave that stuff to her (why clutter up my brain with stuff someone else can handle);

As for breast tattoos, I am completely in favor, but it seems like if I ever want to see any of this nekkid photo flashing, I'm going to have to be here in real time (which I rarely am...) (shucks);

re: Angeline's AV, Yum. Wish I could get a taste (platonic, 'ya know, Sis?);

And finally, a note of housekeeping...I will be offline for the next few days, dropping my tent, rolling it up into a small ball, and getting set to repitch it in Central Pennsylvania. As soon as I finish this note, the computer will be down. AA and Little A&M leave tomorrow by airplane right after we close on this puppy, and I will set out Wednesday AM by car for a nonstop trip to Amish country (horses and buggies, watch out...). God, but I hate I-95. Won't I be happy to be done with that... Hommie and NJ, I'll wave at you as a fly by your places, and Ange, as I rocket through NC, I'll look out my left window towards Asheville and say a B'rucha that you get there soon. The next time you all hear from me, I'll be wearing my beard and wide-brimmed staw hat, pushing my horse-driven plow, setting seeds for fall corn, spinach and lettuce, and speaking in a funny Dutch/German/Pennsylvania accent. And LadynS, I'll yell at 'ya when I arrive.

Take care of the Bistro while I'm gone, and BJ, please don't hire another chef...I hear that the food up there (souse and scrapple notwithstanding) is quite interesting and fulfilling. First thing I plan to make when I'm settled is some shoo-fly pies. I'll bring them in with me when I return. I've never had one, but I hear they're sickly-sweet, and most times sickly sweet is a good thing. I guess things can't be all bad when I'm so close to a Hershey factory AND an M&M factory all in one breath.

I'll catch up on all the news in a few. Keep the wildness alive until I return.

Chefzilla...OUT!!!

 

[sassynyc]

Tz, this is just for you. Betcha never heard the Partridge Familiy like this !

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Bye cheffie! *waves energetically* Have a safe trip! We'll be here waiting, and of course I'd never hire another chef, 'cause you're too perfect.

As to fundraising, loststar has indeed busted me - that's the basic method we use: throw a party in a bar, take all the drunks' money away while they're having too much fun to notice, and give it to a charity.

We're a little different in that we are not any sort of formal organization, just a bunch of people who do this, so the overhead expenses like food and decor for the parties are borne by the various volunteers.

Let me mention another thing I've learned that may be helpful. Regardless of the cause, even if it's the most pathos-driven cause around (Xmas presents for babies, tiny puppies in distress) people don't go to a fundraising event or activity because of the cause. Well, let me amend that: if you push the cause, you'll get a certain crowd, and you'll do okay.

But if you have a really fun event, a great party, and it happens to be a fundraiser as well, you'll have a great deal more success. People will show up for the party, and have the additional good feeling of having donated to something worthwhile. But the priority should be the fun, not the cause. You'll raise a lot more that way.

I say for a cause like bipolar disorder, what the fuck, camp it up. Have a black and white party, where everyone is encouraged to dress in only those two colors. Or Hommie could do some suspension ties and offer people rides on the "Mood Swing." Since the ailment is about extremes, use extremes as a theme. I bet you could get the whole BDSM community in on a 'role switching' or 'go to extremes' event.

It has been very helpful for Tribe Threee over the years that we can say honestly that every dime we raise goes to the selected cause. We never use money we raise to meet expenses. That pulls a lot of weight with people. And you can always find ten people willing to hand you twenty bucks and bring a snack and a couple of balloons to a party to help out. That's the basic principle behind the Tribe - everyone contributes just a little bit, and they do it just because they believe and want to help.

and it was about $120, by the way, to let someone else take the g-string off, and I only did it because the income that night was looking pretty fuckin' weak. That was rather a first, and I think if I ever do that again it's going to be a lot more expensive.

and the observers will be relieved of their celphone cameras next time. ahem.

bj