A local arts community hosts a 5th Tuesday event anytime there are 5 Tuesdays in a month. January 2018 provide the opportunity for such an event. So, on top of the Super Blue Blood Moon, we had a clothing optional celebration of the arts at the Brash Brewery, here in Houston. The theme for this event was precious metals. We were instructed to bring an article of metal for the 'alter' and 'dress' with a metallic theme. The temps were in the 40's F, so only the bravest bared all, but that was probably just under 1/2 of the 100 or so attendees.
They had fire pits outside and propane heaters inside, but not enough for everyone to huddle around. I brought firewood, which gave me instant celebrity status. For the alter, I brought the busted propeller from the sailboat adventure that ended in my busted feet. A couple of days before the event, I walked into the garage seeking some inspiration for adornment that might be fitting. I found my tow chain and started wrapping it around my body. It fit perfectly as a kind of belt - suspender rig, with extra chain dropping across my hips. AND!! The chain allowed me plenty of places to attach snap hooks for my keys, accoutrements bag, stein, etc.
They also had a food truck with the most magnificent hamburgers and sweet potato fries. I know JBee and Karla are not into red meat, but these hamburgers were awesome! The brewery specialized in hoppy ales, and I mean chest hair growing hoppiness. Sharon, my partner, could not handle the house brews but they did offer one import. Golden Monkey, by Victory brewers, Pennsylvania. Golden Monkey is a smooth, mellow amber ale that goes down easily. Belying the alcohol content. It will sneak up on you. She only had one, but that was enough for the evening.
They had a forging (metal works) demonstration, but the crowd was too thick for us to get very close. We did get to exchange contact information with the metal smith and his partner as they happen to live near us. She was decked out in a metallic breast plate that circled her breasts and flowed with metal feathers across her shoulders and back. They gave me grief over my denim shirt (for warmth) so I ditched the shirt and wore only the chain for the rest of the evening.
Alas, it was a Tuesday and the evening passed so quickly. We left about 11pm, but were awake at 5am to watch the Super Blue, Blood Moon as it set on Wednesday. The morning overtook the moon before reaching full blood color (eclipse), but it was a great punctuation for a wonderful evening out.
~Safebare
