Piñatas.

So tonight, wonderful friends of ours took us to see Jon Stewart. We sat in a corporate box. It was spacious and had waitress service. I felt a little guilty with all those people smashed into the pavillion and the poor souls on the muddy lawn behind that. But not that guilty.

The parents of our friend were in town and I was dying to meet the mom. She and I had some discourse via blog comments. Fun stuff. I often worry that it will be disappointing to meet in person one who charms you online. In this case? Not at all! She was very fun (and her husband wasn’t shabby either) and it was a lovely dinner. We went for Korean barbecue – one of my favorite meals. And then? Off to the venue….

We met up with the other guests of our gracious host and chatted it up a while in the patio area for sponsoring company folk. That would be us today. Woo Hoo! I love feeling special. And to boot I really love having a ladies’ room without a line that runs into Montgomery County. The conversation was riveting.

We went to the box to see the show. I have been to this venue about a thousand times and have never had the opportunity to be in a box. It was awesome. I know I said I felt a teeny bit guilty about it, but the fact is….I loved it! I could spread out. And, since I have a touch of claustrophobia I really appreciated the fact that I could breathe air that wasn’t a direct result of someone’s exhale. It was, oh so, refreshing!

The opening act was hysterical. Honestly, I wish I could remember that dude’s name because he was hysterical!

And Jon? Jon was topical. Poignant. Funny. Irreverent. And, he talked about some guy having relations with a piñata. I swear. He did. Really. Could I make that shit up?

The thing about this show was that every one there (and I mean every single fricking one there) was a Democrat. Well, at least not Republican. It was entertaining to see all these like-minded people laughing at a very funny man describing their deep feelings in such a funny way.

It was hard to see the festivities end. The company was great. The show was funny and thought-provoking (though the sound effects he made of his dog with explosive diarrhea and vomiting was quite disturbing) and we made new friends.

Jon Stewart might be most famous for his fake news show, but this was a real and very fun night.