Two Hundred Shades Of Gray

Quite a week!

The week began with a visit to my dentist. She's an old school friend, and there's nothing better than being strapped to a chair with someone's fingers and implements holding the mouth open while being regaled with stories about everyone we ever had in common.

I missed out on an old boys' reunion dinner last week (went to a blues gig instead...) so hearing about those people from the past was entertaining and a little reassuring too.

If any of you have been to a reunion  you'll know what I mean. For me it was two hundred guys in grey suits who it was hard enough to identify in school uniforms, let alone grey suits.

I've only been to one. I'd just moved back to the country after a quarter of a century abroad. At school I'd been the mouse. The shyest guy in the world. Not any more.

So, I hatched a plan. The best way (I thought) to announce my presence to this grey room would be from the stage. So, I put myself forward as guest speaker. They jumped at the chance. So...free dinner, great seat, Cas the show-off got to speak for twenty minutes. Raised some laughs too. Sat next to the bishop, the headmaster and various other luminaries.

I had fun gazing out across the sea of grey...disbelieving faces... 'Is that REALLY Cas Greenfield?'

Then the hall door burst open! Puffy Waldron! Newted as a Pea...drunk as a lord! 'Effing Hell - it's Effing Greenfield! How are you, me old mate?'

Well, I was just fine. I always liked old Puffy. Beat off the bullies a few times for me. A good mate.

We all finished off the evening in fine form, most of them still unsure that it was really me.

I gathered some of them up at the end of the evening and delivered the drunken bodies back to their partners. I don't drink, so driving around was another chapter in another book.

But I didn't go this year. Bumped into Pete Barnes. 'How was it?' 'Food was alright...' 'Puffy?' 'No, he wasn't there...I didn't know a soul...'

Oh dear - the sea of gray!

The filling was successful, I left the dentist's chair with some more anecdotes. Thus, my busy week began with a numb jaw and a head full of bits.

Coffee with the BGT friend later today. Now, that should be fun.

Watch this cavity.

ps; You can check out Slow Poison's opener by clicking this link; Slow Poison - Read The Opening Here