Gain a son / lose some teeth.

Sometimes in the excitement of seeing your son &/or daughter getting married you perhaps go over board. This doesn’t always mean over indulging in alcohol. Sometimes it means in your dancing abilities. One FOB {Father of the Bride} was ripping it up on the dance floor and decided to take is moves upwards onto a nearby table. Everyone was laughing at this would be Tony Manero (John Travolta’s character in “Saturday Night Fever”) as he danced wildly on the table except the staff at the hall. They quickly told one of the nearby guests to please help him down from the table – quickly. As the guest extended a helping hand to guide the dancing man down he was shunned and was told, “It’s my daughter’s wedding and I’m dancing for joy!” The helpful guest reached out once again, grabbed a hold of the FOB’s arm and gave him a tug. The round, folding banquet table buckled and down came dear ole Dad smashing his face loudly on the dance floor. Not missing a beat he took a swig from the beer bottle he had clutched in his hand (which he did not spill a drop of during his descent) swirled the frothy beverage around in his mouth and spit out the bloodied mixture along with a few teeth.

At the end of the afternoon he came over to say goodbye and to invite me to the after party at the family house. I couldn’t help but notice his white tux shirt stained with blood and a slight lisp in his speech now.