the wet hot american summer connection

another wooglin's employee is working in back. a cook or dishwasher. comes out from time to time. looks disgruntled. with long messy hair held back in a bandana. a scraggly beard. and dirty work clothes. reminds me of gene, the chef, from wet hot american summer (one of my favorite movies). i mention the movie to andres. ask if he's seen it. he immediately starts quoting lines - "dick cream...", "i'm gonna go smear mud on my ass...", and such.

been noticing how this movie is a connecting point between me and a lot of people. scott, jessica, and i used to quote it all the time in boone, nc. kyle (from columbia, mo) and i did the same. and now me and andres.

this disgruntled employee's name though is johnny. he pulls up a chair and we start talking. super-friendly guy. find out he is quiting wooglin's in january and moving to denver with his lady. ready to quit the j-o-b and split town. explain i'm ready to split colorado springs myself. either head south to santa fe, nm or back up to boulder, co to meet up with mary from exhibitrek again. got a very complimentary email from her today inviting me to dinner if i was still in the area. might go back and take her up on her offer.

back to johnny. more specifically johnny's dad. a fill-in weatherman for a local news station, as well as the host of MATCH WITS - a public access TV quiz show for kids. andres was on the show as a child. the only contestant to date to have sported a mohawk while on the show. i laughed my ass off again when he told me that.