White Nite Release Party Report

Moonie brought "Fanny" to the release party

Baby Nate sports a "Free the Beast" sticker

White Nite Shrine

White Nite before his release

White Nite's new home


One week ago today was the White Nite Release Party. Weather was "iffy," and I made the call Sunday morning to go ahead with it, on account of so much planning and a special White Nite cake being prepared and such. I spent the morning, which was beautiful and sunny, getting ready- building a fire, setting up chairs, fixing food, setting up the White Nite shrine. As soon as the party began at noon the clouds and cold wind blew in. Oh well. People still came from far and wide. All I could do for the first 3 hours was laugh, at the bazaarness of so many people sitting outside an old Airstream, freezing their butts off- all for a mouse to be let go in a critter infested delapadated house. I laughed and laughed. The shrine was really nice- people brought food gifts for White Nite, and we also honored Shorty and Starling Gentry, the namesakes of Starling Gentry Rd, and the people who once lived in the old house (White Nite's new home). At 2:00 as planned, we all pilgrimmaged away from the warm fire up to the old house for a short speech and the release. It was grand. People were such troopers. I could only laugh. After the release, I forced everyone to do a cake walk, and then most of the Asheville people left, bless their hearts. I think they were cold. Most of the non Asheville guests stayed a while, and we beefed up the fire and braved the wind and some cold drizzle and had a brilliant time chatting and drinking beer or mead, and snacking on whatever (Cheeseballs with MSG were a "fav". ) All in all, it was a good day, in spite of the nasty weather, and I am so grateful to know such persons, who would spend a cold Sunday early spring afternoon participating in such frivolry. God bless America.