OK, now that I’ve pretty much recovered from an incredible
weekend in New York. After so much fun,
it’s hard to believe I let 10 years pass between trips to Folsom East. Yep!
10 years! Last time I was there,
we had drinks at the Lure.
I went into the weekend really – REALLY – looking forward,
not just to having fun in New York, but to letting loose and having a good time
with friends. I’d pretty much made my
decision to make Folsom East soon after CLAW (I think talking with CB kinda put
the idea in my head). After that, it was
just a matter of making sure I had a place to stay. After that, the having fun part would be
easy. Especially since there was a pup
mosh involved.
And it was! I pretty
much flew out of the office at noon on Friday, picked up Steve in Harrisburg
and left for NYC by 5pm and got in a little after 8. A breather at Coyote’s in
Jersey City and on to two drunken nights at the NY Eagle, an afternoon
wandering around the Village for the hell of it, and Folsom East! Is it any wonder I was exhausted yesterday?
Of course, it’s the time spent with good friends that made
this weekend so fantastic. It was good
to get quality time with my friends Steve and Coyote. We get too little as it is. Steve and I got
to enjoy a leisurely afternoon in the Village.
Too often we’re either in town for or passing through from an AMCC
meeting. And any chance to hang with
Coyote will end with fun being had and a good cigars being enjoyed. Also got to hang out Friday night and
Saturday evening with boy Matt, whom I met in Philly last month. Pup Sox was with Pup Gunny were at the NY
Eagle on Saturday and then caught up with them again at Folsom East on Sunday. My pup made it in on Sunday for Folsom East,
and it was good to see him again, even if for just an afternoon. He and I had an “advent-cha” just getting
from the pup mosh area to the Eagle and back! Wish I could have spent a little
more time with Joe Aiello – fun and evil (is that redundant?) seem to close in
whenever we’re together…or at least we seem to spawn the evil part!
And what’s a weekend like this without making some new
friends? Matt and Nate, who also stayed
at Coyote’s – new to leather but they definitely have the energy for it. Pup
Gunny, who was with Sox, glad I finally got to meet face to face.
I have to thank all of them for just being there and being
who they are. You guys are all
incredible! And extra thanks to Coyote
for putting us up for the weekend.
There are three, however, to whom I want to give additional
thanks. I said earlier I was looking
forward to pup play during the weekend.
I’ll say now that I was a little apprehensive about it but was trying to
not let it show.
The simple fact is that in the almost three months since
being uncollared, I had not yet been able to get back into pupspace. Not even at CLAW or at the MAKK Puppy
Park. I wanted to. I tried. But, for whatever reason, I couldn’t
do it. As eager as I was for it going to
Folsom or even getting into gear, that was still in the back of my head (again,
didn’t want it to show, though).
But I did find the way back into pupspace and to be able to
let go. First, I want to thank my own
beta. Zinger, I have a hunch you knew
how much I needed to release and go there, no matter that I would have liked
having you romping with me. And also for
making sure I was okay when I came back out.
Also to Gunny for keeping me engaged.
And lastly, thanks to boy Matt. You
have talent as a handler, trust me!
The pup play was definitely a great conclusion to one hell
of a weekend, and it was needed. I hated
leaving the festival, but as Steve and I walked back to Christopher Street, I
began to be ready to go home. I knew Ken
was there waiting and I wanted to get back to him.
The trip home was pretty quiet (Steve slept from Bethlehem until just outside of Harrisburg), so I had lots of opportunity to reflect, to consider, and to forge some new ideas. This trip gave me a chance to blow off some steam and to re-energize for the things I'm working on here in DC.
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