Continuation

At the retirement party, I realized that Lance is like my Dad. Even though he was supposed to relax and enjoy the show, Daddy found himself in charge of making sure the food was set out for the dinner and all of that good stuff. Even as people lined up for food, he was still chopping the roast pork. That saying about how you are attracted to a man who is like your father is true.

Even if we have nothing to do with an event or show, Lance will still step in to help and almost always end up being the one in charge and/or the one with authority. He'll delegate and make sure it is done his way. That's just like my Dad. He doesn't stand idle and if he can help, he'll help. Almost always, he'll find himself in a position of authority and delegating people to certain tasks.

It is very much appreciated and noticed in the Hmong community.

It is one of those things that is so different from American culture. There are certain households that don't teach this mannerism but it seems like a standard in the Hmong culture. Or maybe it was just the way we were raised. I was always taught to lend a helping hand and if it is not needed, be at the ready to assist.

We left the party a half hour before Mom and Dad danced together. That would have been great to see. I talked to Pajku some more about it and she said that they asked Dad to get it started so he looked for Mom. And when they were waiting for Mom in the car, she was with the women in the hall....dancing. That would have been a sight to see, oh my.

In any case....that's that.

That weekend, while we enjoyed our time hanging out with Burnside and Stephanie (mostly him because she was tired the next day and understandable), we learned that Danny G's party was a no go. It was cancelled and that was 9pm. The Seattle folks, some of them were told that someone called in the party and the cops closed it down because of that. Truth of it was, one of the promoters confronted Danny G about what was going on. Danny G went on the defensive and called in some of his boys who tried to stop the promoter and two other people with him from leaving.

I do think that this promoter didn't help matter much by starting the arguement and you know, Danny G shouldn't have reacted the way he did but c'est la vie. Rumor has it that he was in jail for the weekend although I am not sure for what. Attempted assault? I know that the cops were called.

The drama on NWT didn't end quite then though, it lasted for another week in a different thread. I think people in general are just tired of it but hey...it made for a good read at work for me...when I had the chance and these days, I rarely do.