Some of you may have followed my Twitter account of my big brother Brentski's wedding. It was a couple of weeks ago. I officiated. All went well.
Until the reception. And there... it's not so much that things went wrong... it's just... I got hurt. See it happened like this: the DJ was great. And everyone was dancing. And because it was Brentski's wedding, the music was heavy on the 80's. And then Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" came on. And a dance circle formed. And I bid my time until close to the end. I jumped in the circle and began to show off the moves. Then it came time for my signature move: the splits. And they were perfect. Except the part where I tore my hamstring.
But don't worry. I played it off. No one knew. I didn't even limp. That night. I saved the limping and the grunting and the wincing for the next day. It's only now beginning to really feel better.
You may ask, "Why tell everyone? If you were so brilliantly able to play it off and no one was the wiser, why tell? When everyone thinks that you are King of the Dance Floor*, why let it out?" Valid questions. Simple answer: it was too funny not to share. That I sustained a dance-related injury in the circle at my brother's wedding reception to "Billie Jean?" Brilliant. Too funny. And I'm right.
I would say that you can't write that kind of stuff, but last night Beeki and I were catching up on this season of the Office on the DVR. And the wedding episode came. And the dance in Andy Bernard's room. And the dance circle. And the splits. And his injury. It should be noted though, that he tore his scrotum and I merely tore my hamstring. BIG difference.
So what we should all take away from this is thus: I am an awesome dancer. I am hilarious. I have a healthy sense of humor sharing this story. I am inadvertently a writer for The Office**.
(Above): Andy Bernard. Not me. But the look on his
face is how I felt inside even though I looked
awesome and cool on the outside.
* - Verifiable fact
** - Uncredited and unpaid. So far.
6 Cachinnations
Nothing like age to turn break dancing into broken (list body part here) dancing . . .
Posted on 11/12/2009
LOL - Love it. And we laughed so hard when we watched that episode of The Office. :)
Posted on 11/12/2009
Carl, I don't tend to think of myself as "old." I'm not. But the morning after this happened... I had to question my youth as well...
Posted on 11/12/2009
Ouch. Glad you managed to look cool. Hope you're all better soon.
BTW, the Nard Dog is currently my favorite character on the show. He's so talented.
Posted on 11/19/2009
And your scrotum knows when to hold em and when to fold em.
Posted on 12/05/2009
I'm not sure I'm aware of a time to "fold 'em..."
Posted on 12/05/2009