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- Denny's #7025
- Tempe, Arizona
- 01 January 2000
- 5:07am MST
- 650 N. Scottsdale Rd. at 202
- (480) 858-9276
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- Attendees: P7A77, Erich "Crackbaby" Newell, Roni, Katchur, Kevin Deggo Smurf, Michigan "SlimBilly.com" Jim
- Wait-person(s): Carlos
- What we ate: P7A77 - Ultimate Omelette, English Muffin, Hashbrowns, Coffee, Water; Crackbaby - Two Eggs Over Easy w/ Tabasco Sauce, Wheat Toast w/ Extra Butter, Coffee, Water; Roni - All American Slam w/ Extra Egg, No Bacon ("To Save the Children"), Hashbrowns Covered & Smothered w/ Gravy on Side, Chocolate Milk, Water; Katchur - Sirloin Steak & Eggs Over Easy, White Toast, Coffee, Water; Kevin - Scram Slam, Hashbrowns Covered & Smothered, Coffee, Water; Jim - Meat Lovers Skillet w/ Eggs Over Easy, Sourdough Toast w/ Lots o' Butter, Coffee, Water
- Since the world didn't seem to be blowing up or disappearing or reverting to the bronze age by mid-afternoon on December 31, Amie and I decided to put away our shotguns, climb down from our roof, and go up to Tempe for a NYE party (hosted by Erich and Roni and their housemates) and to see Fantasia 2000 the next day at the IMAX, since we don't have one in Tucson. And, of course, for Denny's.
- The party was fun... lots of drinking and smoking and carrying on. And playing Euchre with playing cards with naked pictures on 'em. High class stuff. So shortly before dawn we transported the game and a few straggling bodies down the street to the relatively new Denny's (new enough that it wasn't covered on my last trip to Tempe, at any rate).
- We had trouble getting seated. Nobody seemed to want us. I saw a couple of the hosts and waiters bickering with each other about who would take us. Finally the loser begrudgingly led us over to his section and took our drink orders.
- Happily, he was just the host, not our waiter. Carlos, wearing a festive party hat, came by a little later. We feared that Carlos had worked all night and would be angry and bitter about having to spend the potential end of the world surrounded by Scram Slams and Moons Over My Hammy, but it turns out he had gotten off of work early enough to party hardy and was called back into work after midnight. He told us that when he arrived to work he was still rather drunk, but that it had worn off and now he was just hungry. But at least he was able to have his fun.
- I was going to try to get multiple shots around the table and splice together a nice interactive panoramic thing, but I was using a different camera. My camera counts down how many pictures you have left, so I looked at this one, saw that it said "23", and figured I had plenty of shots. Alas, I did not, which is why I only have what you see here. A pity.
- The plan was to hit this Denny's on New Year's, then maybe get a few in Phoenix and the two on I-10 that I haven't been to yet. But Amie got sick. I won't get into the details of how sick she was, but she was in the bathroom at about seven in the morning - not completely sober - having fluid coming simultaneously out of most or all of her orifices. She tried to call me in there to help her, but I was passed out on the couch. Thank goodness, too, because I got to hear all about what I'm sparing you. She's just glad they had cleaning supplies in their bathroom. And a shower.
- So we didn't go to any more Denny's. We did get to see Fantasia 2000, though, and it was a treat. And since we could only get tickets for the late show, we stayed another night and went to the same Denny's the next morning for breakfast. We even got Carlos the waiter. He didn't recognize me, which is surprising, since I had on the same clothes. Or maybe he just didn't want to.
- WAY: undetermined
- Free Stuff: Beverages (given), Coffee Mug (stolen)
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