Man, what a beast of a week.

I can't take one more day. That shit would kill me dead.

Praise the power-freaking-famtastic it's over!!

I will drink tonight and sleep late tomorrow!!

What are your plans this eve?

Pre wedding Dinner tonight and Best man speech tomorrow

PREDOMINANT said:

You seem like you're being tortured or something.

Imago said:

At the moment I would rather have teeth pulled

As soon as the speech is out of the way

Pre wedding Dinner tonight and Best man speech tomorrow

PREDOMINANT said:

At one of my friends wedding, his best friend played a recording of (my friend) signing a bunch of songs with his awful awful voice. It was a recording made one night while we were all drunk and singing Kareoke into someone's entertainment system--he had no clue he was being recorded.
The problem is that the dude did a sloppy job of editing, so about 2 minutes into a hilarious rendition of Counting Crow's "Round Here", my friend puased and yell at his audience saying "Shut up or I'll rape you!"
The family on the brides side was mortified.

Anyways, I've never had to do a best man speech, thank god, becuase my friends are all manwhores and I'd feel so bad speaking about their virtues.





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PREDOMINANT said:

Ooh, good luck!

Have you done it before?

I was the Best Man a few years back and it's an experience I'd never want to repeat. So nervewracking!

But I know you'll make a good job of it. Have a great time!

onenitealone said:

Did my Brothers but that was mostly my own family, I knew my audience, this is a whole new ball game!!

onenitealone said:

Did my Brothers but that was mostly my own family, I knew my audience, this is a whole new ball game!!

PREDOMINANT said:

You'll be fine, I know it. You're a funny guy. And good at public speaking, I imagine.

That was part of my problem. My best mate was marrying a Russian girl. So it was mainly his family - and people I'd never met before - plus about 3 members of her non-English speaking family. So - apart from the fact I was nervous about making a speech in the first place; and I hate public speaking - everything had to be translated into Russsian for their benefit. It was like the Eurovision Song Contest or something. By the end of it, I just wanted to start divorce proceedings.

Plus, my mate's Dad is a bit of a social animal so - every 5 minutes - he kept taking me aside and springing 'surprise' guests on the couple. That I had no idea about but still had to announce. Oh, and there was the uncle who was an Member of Parliament and, naturally, thought everything he had to say was important. So he constantly interrupted everyone. He's dead now.



But the reality of it is that I was very young, very disorganised and, consequently, more bloody nervous than the people getting married! I'm sure you won;t have any of these issues.


You'll do okay. Most people will realise you're under a little bit of pressure so they'll be behind you all the way. Plus, your friend must've known you'll be able to do this by choosing you in the first place. And I would definitely recommend a brandy or something to start you off.

Good Luck and have a fantastic day.

Cheers mate, a couple of glasses of bubbly and I will be right as rain.....

I'm working all day today, getting a pedicure after work and then going to my bartending gig at 11pm tonight. Sleep late tomorrow, off to Boston for 3:00 to see my boys play and party allll niiiight looong! Sunday pick up a friend from Logan airport, go home and die.

CarrieLee said:

Make sure you wear padding.

it's already sunday here

ZombieKitten said:

i'm confused, because it's Saturday morning where I am.