Backstreet's Back

When my daughter called me at work several weeks ago and asked if we could be in Portland Maine on August 10, I didn't realize what I was getting into. I had promised her a bit of a trip before she heads back to university in September but I hadn't planned on this.

As a huge Backstreet Boy's fan, she follows their every move. She discovered that their current concert schedule would bring them reasonably close to where we live in Easrern Canada and decided to make a play to get there. Well if any of you have daughters you know it's pretty tough to say no. So reluctantly I agreed.

It was as I imagined it. An arena full of girls, all ages and sizes, from grannies to grade schoolers, Backstreet groupies one and all except for one relunctant dad in the 21st row. It's apparent that the time this group of guys took off had not dimed the adulation of this crowd. Surprising there were some empty seats but the audience or the group didn't seem to notice.

I have to admit the Backstreet Boys did put on a good concert. Their voices were good, timing exact and dance routines well practiced. The crowd ate it up. My ears are still ringing from the high pitched screaming that only a 14 year old girl can create.

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the show and the pictures we took will be cherished for years to come. I enjoyed her enjoyment and appreciated the quality of the performance even though it's not my favourite music. It provided us lots of memories that we will always share and confirmed to my daughter that what's important to her is important to her dad. Hopefully neither of us will ever forget that.

One Crazy Guy

You know as well as I do there are just some people who will do anything for attention. I used to work with this guy who worked hard and played harder. He was always the one wearing the lampshade at a party or doing the libo even though there wasn't anything to go under.

Then there are those who are just plain drunks and are not in the least funny although think they're the live of the party. Now me, I used to be a lampshade kind of guy when I was younger but now I just get a charge from those who try to be.

I think I may have found a guy who is not drunk, although it probably would have helped him survive this "experiment", but will do anything for a laugh or attention. I have to wonder if he came out the other side. Let me know what you think.

http://fun.from.hell.pl/2004-03-24/zabawy-w-pracy.mpeg

Why do....

You just never know what's going to cross your web browser.

And why do men have nipples?

While only females have mammary glands, we all start out in a similar way in the embryo, the authors explain. The embryo follows a female template until about six weeks, when the male sex chromosome kicks in.

Men, however, have already developed nipples.

That from New York physician Billy Goldberg whose book "Why Do Men Have Nipples?" just hit the stores today. The book, subtitled, "Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini," (Three Rivers Press), is co-authored by humorist Mark Leyner.

This is sure to be a hit for the Jeopardy crowd and the cocktail circuit. Among other things it deals with such burning questions as chattering teeth, gas from beans and

•How do people in wheelchairs have sex?

•Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?

•Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?

•Why does asparagus make my pee smell?

•Why do old people grow hair on their ears?

•Is the old adage “beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer . . .” really true?

What a read!!!