I attended a bachelor party for my brother-in-law Eric this past weekend. Well, it was a bachelor party in name only. Has to be the strangest bachelor party I’ve EVER attended. And I didn’t participate. I know, I know. You’re all saying, “Yeah, right!”. Let me explain…
We started in Earlham. Well, I should say THEY started in Earlham; and ran a 5K. They ended up at Earlham Senior High. One of the participants in the bachelor party is a coach at Earlham, so they got into the weight room and lifted weights. (ZDog participated in this) Then, they all hopped on their bicycles and rode to Redfield (where Eric graduated high school); although Eric and his brothers Randy and Doug all took the “scenic route” through Dexter, adding about 10 miles to the length of their cycling. NOW do you see why I didn’t participate?!! If you want to know, here is a Google map of the small towns.
I believe the main reason that Eric wanted me there is to be a driver. Those who rode their bikes had cars/trucks that they left at Earlham and needed to be driven to Redfield. That ended up being my job, along with two others. We drove three vehicles to Redfield, then went back to Earlham in one and returned to Redfield with the rest.
Once at Redfield, we were joined by others and went to the Dexfield Diner and Pub. (At one time, Dexter and Redfield were a consolidated school called Dexfield, thus the name. Since then the two have consolidated with Stuart and Menlo to make West Central Valley.) I had the steak de burgo and a Sam Adams lager. ZDog had the prime rib. Neither of us left hungry, either. There were no dancing girls, no girls popping out of cakes, no strippers, no loud music, no musical mules… just a lot of visiting when we were not eating. All in all that part was pretty nice. But I’m glad I didn’t participate in the “mini-triathlon”! And in two weeks it will be Mr. and Mrs. Eric.
Yeah, those stripper-based bachelor parties are kind of uncomfortable. I’d sooner go out and do something fun like jet-skis or golf or something.
God, am I old now?
Speaking of bachelor parties…Have you seen the new book BACHELOR PARTY CONFIDENTIAL? It’s full of outrageous (and not so outrageous) bachelor party stories…including tales from the “entertainment.” Check it out HERE…
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