Mike = married!

I know I'm a pretty eloquent guy, most of the time. At least on here.

Stop shaking your head, god dammit. Well, my eloquence, that's going out the fucking window, right now. Go beer!

My best friend got married tonight, in case you weren't keeping score.

It all actually turned out awesome. No one fucked anything up, nothing crazy happened. I did my speech (!), and I didn't hear one cricket noise. No tumbleweeds, nothing. (Only Len will get that, but dammit, it's my fucking blog, I can get as specific as I want).

Mikey was incredible. I can't begin to describe all the amounts of cool he was tonight. I've never been more proud to call the kid my best friend. The kid is oozing charisma. I'm sooo proud of him. I'm a cold guy, not much can get to me, but the wedding ceremony was actually reallly...nice. Mike had tears, Shannon was gorgeous...I had the best seat in the house, right behind them. I had to sign the wedding certificate...wow, that was the worst signature of my life....I was shaking so bad from standing in front of 75 people (and the 153 drinks I've had since friday afternoon)....yeah....apparently my name is:

XXXX$^^N @%BB$&$#/.

There's a click in there, somewhere. !XOBILE.

Anyways, after that, we did some boring stuff you don't wanna hear about. Then...speech time. I was (excuse the expression) shitting my pants. I was reeeeallly scared. And hungover. That didn't help.

Well. Mike had to go up before me...and dear god, he was incredible. I don't think I've ever been more nervous, and his jokes were so good, he had me completely forgetting I had to talk, I was laughing so hard.

I could never top that. Really people, I dunno how to explain it...he was awesome. Eventually I got up there...and it really wasn't so bad. I wasn't exactly incredible, but I wasn't horrible. I got it over with.

After that, Mikey kept it up. I've seen him do the "dance moves" to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" many a time...but at his wedding? HELLS YEAH. He was awesome. I've probably seen him do that 30 times, but I had tears in my eyes, it was so funny. The kid literally has no fear of anything. Anyone that showed up there not knowing Mikey, or what he was all about...he won their hearts, right there. I wish I had that kinda "testicular fortitude". He's the fucking man.

After that, there was a whole lotta drinking, a lot of Dean Vaughn dancing (which was awesome), and Len eventually passing out in a chair outside the bar. : ) Mikey's stepsister Erin and her boyfriend Will gave me a ride home, which I will be eternally grateful for. I doubt they'll ever read this, but if they do..thank you! So much!

Skynard, if you ever read this, that was one of the coolest weekends ever. Money means nothing, I'll remember all of this stupid shit forever. Damian....I hope you're still married. I can never repay you for saturday. Ask Len...it was legendary. What a fucking day. Jeff (not Gargs, I'm gettin there), say hi to Grandma for me. Bal, thanks for watchin my beers...safest guy in the bar. Milo....Brooklyns, ASAP. Cookie-less. Blackwood...give her another chance...after a glass of wine, that's the most charming girl I've ever met. : ) No shit, I wouldn't dance with any woman in there (cuz I can't dance, take your homo shit elsewhere)...if Mag had asked me I probably woulda stepped up. : ) Gargs...your daughter owned that party. Short of Mag, she was the most charming girl in the tent. Melissa, thanks for putting up with me! Ohhhhh Canada..... (had to say it)

Brown people, you fucking rule. Never comin to a white weddin again, right? At least it didn't last 5 days! Kam (salamander ass caterpillar....okay, you get it) , Sang, Kul, Bal, Sharmila. Marty....umm...the rest of you....thank you.

99% of the people there tonight will never read this...but fuck, I'm so damn proud of the fact that we pulled this off...I don't care.

I mighta looked like a drunken penguin....but dammit, I was the most attractive drunken pengiun anyone's ever seen. Mighta been the haircut, mighta been the booze, but I've never had more confidence in myself....justified or not.

Michael Daly married "Tabatha" Shannon Seddon tonight. Check back here in 20 years or so, and I'll tell ya bout the anniversary.

If I'm invited.