achieving heretofore unimaginable levels of DORK.

i just sent an email to mayor o'malley, asking him to come to rock-n-romp tomorrow. and did you know he lives in my neighborhood? and that M_ was in his son's preschool class last year? and that he's into The Rock?

so on a scale of 1-10 (1 being “no way in hell”, 10 being “he'll show up at noon to help set up”), what do you think the chances are that he'll come?

sure, laugh at me now. but if he comes i'm gonna HA-HA all of you into infinity. with extreme prejudice.

Comments

[Lisa Ü]

5

you've got the whole 'kids in school together' factor, but then again... He's the mayor. Maybe he would send his wife in his stead.

[Lily]

Purely because of the short notice given, I'm gonna say a "2." Sorry.

[christina]

I bet he'll send in a secret agent to scout out the place first and report back 1.) any unseemly shenanigans and 2.) a rating of the photo-op worthiness. If 1 is low and 2 is high, I say 9.

[the idiot]

He marched in the Fourth of July parade in Catonsville two years ago, with his family, to a less-than-hospitable reception. I sent him an email the following day apologizing for all my asshole neighbors, and he sent me a (what I think was genuine) reply back in a half an hour. Dude has the technology - I'll give it a 7.

[Paige]

You should ask him to play a RnR next year. He wears a tank top when he plays with his band. Uh, not that I care about that sort of thing.

Still, I vote a 1.5

[xlt]

I'll give it a 6, Trace; better than half chances he'll do it. He's hip, a rocker who rocks-out, and has a gaggle of kids. But, hey, cut the guy some slack. It's a last-minute thing and he's got ribbons to cut, babies to kiss and gigantic keys to give out.

Yes, I am aware his Mayorness is in the 'hood. That's why I drive with care past the cop on Walther...

[jenB]

you are so cool! if he knew how cool you were, i would give it a 9.5.

xo

[debbie]

hmm, given the last minute-ness of the invite and the fact that at least one of his kids must have some kind of plans for a saturday, i'm gonna have to say 4. if he does come though we'll have to hook him up with a t-shirt, yo!

[sweetney]

indeed, short notice. i haven't heard anything, so who knows. of course i'm not holding my breath, but wonders never cease.

and debbie, if he DOES show, i think the whole family is getting t-shirts, don't you think?

[Kristen]

O'Malley spoke at my college graduation (College of Notre Dame 2001) and since my maiden name starts with an A, I had front row seats. He basically used the opportunity to make a "hey, I'm a great mayor. This is what I am going to do" speech, he's stil preppy-hot. Hopefully he can come and you can maybe pinch his ass.

[Belinda]

Did you mention the graduation speech, and the pre-mayoral hotness? If so, I think he'll be there serving punch.

[Jenny]

I met that mayor at a bull roast once, way back before he was mayor. I could see him going to RnR to hang with the constituents.

So, did he come? I was there, but arrived super late and only caught a few songs (which were awesome). Invite him to the next one and tell him he has my vote for Gov (should he ever run) if he comes. As if that would make all the difference.