Angie’s Drama

NOTICE: The views expressed in Rob’s Rant may or may not be the views of this blogger. From time to time, Rob gets antsy to see his name on this blog. What a glory hound.

Rob’s Rant:

In regards to the proposed ban of full nudity at Peoria strip clubs:
http://pjstar.com/stories/032605/EDI_B5UCQJBE.059.shtml

I like to think of myself as being of sound character and morality. I have no problem with strip clubs. I was in one just last year at a friend’s bachelorette party. If people want to go to them, cool. That’s their thing. No one suffers. If Peoria bans full nudity, people will go across the river where it’s not a problem. From what I can tell, people are still disgruntled that the gambling boat is docked in East Peoria. Why give Tazwell another one-up on Peoria when it comes to revenue?

I would hope that the people that are trying to shove community based family values down our throats have at least been to one of Peoria’s strip clubs.

I’m almost ashamed to admit that I love this show. John Stamos and Wendy Malick are so funny. I really wanted to watch The Office, but I have to have dedication to most things concerning Uncle Jesse. Yes, I still watch the re-runs of Full House and I know I’m not the only one.

Last night’s episode had Jake attending his arch-rival’s (another publicist) birthday bash. Somehow, he scored a date with an actress he’d had a crush on forever. (example…If I were not married and Luke Perry asked me out-back in the 90210 days of course) She’s going to be his date to the big bash and he can one-up the craptastick publicist. He arrives at the door and pulls out some talcum powder, inferring that he’s a bit nervous. He drops the powder which hits the door then falls to the ground. There’s powder marks on the door and all over the floor. The actress, (Luke Perry in my world), opens the door, looks around as he’s fumbling and says, “Is that…? Because I’ve been in recovery for a couple years now.” I was laughing so hard that my pups were freaking out and barking at me.

If you’re interested in the two candidates running for Mayor of Peoria, you can watch a live debate this Monday evening. Co-sponsored by WEEK-TV and the Peoria Jaycees, the hour-long debate will air at 7:00 pm. My sources tell me that some are not so happy about the format of the debate.

It only took me 30 years, but I’ve now realized that it’s muy importante to read the directions on prescription medicine. Usually, when it comes to like Nyquil or Robitussin, I just take a couple gulps and that’s that. I did that with prescription cough syrup with codeine. The directions, which I later read, stated to take 1-2 tsp every 4 hours. Anything over could cause severe breathing problems. Just my luck. Within 30 minutes I was feeling sick, queasy and overheated. The next morning/afternoon I would vomit anytime I got out of bed. It took a good 24 hrs until it was all out of my system. I learned my lesson. No more prescription cough medicine.

For some unknown reason, I actually watched Spring Break/Shark Attack on CBS Sunday evening. I can’t believe how awful it was. The acting was so bad and the plot was so 100% predictable. I’m actually embarrassed to reveal that I watched it. I guess I was hoping for something similar to Jaws 3-D. Instead, it was closer to Jaws 4, but that would be giving it too much praise.

Let’s take a survey: What’s the worst movie you’ve seen? And the most under-rated movie?

Worst movie: Sleepaway Camp 2 (#1 was pretty good)
Under-rated movie: Private Eyes-Don Knotts and Tim Conway

Rob made it home from Michigan last night. Nothing like a 6.5 hour drive in the evening with horrible weather. Only Rob would look out his hotel window and see a restaurant that serves wild game. I think he was in heaven. Hmmm….gun show in Michigan or the Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt at Detweiller Park? Thankfully, the weather here warmed up just in time for all the festivities.

The dogs know when the daddy is away. I can always count on the 2:30am round of barking that scares the crap out of me. I get up, look out the window, and get everybody back to bed. Aiko-The Intimidator-just chills, head leaning over the shoulder, refusing to stand guard in the living room. Sophie-the Princess-who would scare no one, stares out the window until the sun shines in. Talk about role reversal.

Vito, the dog that sees dead people, thinks he’s being the big guard dog by growling at everything. Bella is happy lying next to me and not moving. Yogi just follows everyone else’s lead. Someday, I’ll record the chorus and maybe someone will understand how it’s impossible for me to relax and sleep when Rob’s out of town.

BLOGGER IS PI***** ME OFF. TRIED TO PUBLISH 3 POSTS AND KEEP GETTING ERROR MESSAGES. DON’T THEY KNOW THAT A GENIUS CANNOT BE INTERRUPTED. THEY HAVE VERY POOR MEMORIES. LIKE WHAT THEY WROTE 2 MINUTES AGO.

GGGRRRRR.

Hopefully, everyone is recovering from all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. It seemed like everyone in Peoria turned out for the parade this year. The beautiful weather really helped the attendance. I couldn’t be the only one that noticed how close the judges (Amy Paul and Dave Ransburg) and announcer Tim Doyle came to being hit with flying candy.

This was the first year we didn’t make it to the City Center or even Sully’s. The corned beef lunch at F.Scott’s/Sullivan’s was absolutely amazing. The bagpipe players were stunning. When they played Amazing Grace, I got a little choked up. Brad finally got the Guiness draft working and Rob was a happy soul.

We joined a clan of friends at Judge’s Chamber. Sorry, but I feel like I’ve been hanging out in a trailer park with a vending machine for beer when I leave there. I’ve seen some craaazy stuff going on there. Thankfully, the door was open and people were standing outside getting some air. One dollar for two songs on the jukebox? What the heck is that about? And-we’re not talking about the super-cool download any song in the world jukebox. Just a regular jukebox. That’s just wrong. We mozied across the street to Tom Cats Downtown Back Alley- they should add a couple more words to the title-on Main Street. It’s actually a pretty fun place and there were a ton of people there.

Rob and I started the day out with an unsigned Lucky Charms box and ended the day with a box full of signatures. Sometimes, it’s the best way to remember how many people you run into.

Yesterday, WCBU aired a debate between mayoral candidates Dave Ransburg and Jim Ardis. According to the Peoria Journal Star:
Ransburg said Peoria is trying to revitalize the Downtown with the Heart of Peoria plan; has established affordable housing Downtown; and is trying to make the city more pedestrian friendly
Excuse me? Affordable housing? Could you tell me where that is? I’m curious to where you could buy a loft or condo for under $100,000? Are we talking about the Civic Center Plaza building which has apartments for rent? I thought Ray Becker was responsible for bringing that to fruition. Are we talking about River West? We tore down a housing project and built townhomes. The only problem with that is that if I were to buy a home, it would cost me between $80,000 and $100,000. If I qualified to receive financial aid from The State, I could pay as little as $50 a month. Why would I want to pay a $500-$900 monthly mortgage when my neighbors pay a fraction of that?
Are we talking affordable for a CEO of a corporation or affordable for Peoria’s average Joe?