Pictures From Last Night’s Trinity Party
Pretty swell evening last night at the Trinity Trust’s “Launch the Trinity” party. Jump for a pics.
Before we get to the photos, a few notes from last night. I’m sure others present will have comments to add.
– I’ve never seen a worse valet scenario. Even at the Ritz. The valet drop-off was actually on the Continental bridge, which is where the party was. So you drove up, onto the bridge, in a very long line, and then handed your car over — at which point the valet guy, because the bridge is so narrow, had to do a three-point turn to get your car headed in the direction you just came from to park the thing. Not terribly efficient.
– The portable bathrooms were nicer than the bathrooms at my house. Climate controlled. Red Hot Chili Peppers playing over speakers. Five kinds of hand soap. Et cetera.
– The food was excellent. I bet Sarah will have more details. But the hot tomato soup and grilled cheese sammies were my favorites. Hamburger sliders.
– The PA system gave people fits. There was a delay between when the words came out of people’s mouths and when they came out of the speakers. Your ear is accustomed to hearing your words as you speak them. So people started … speaking … slowly … waiting … to hear … themselves — you get the point. Upshot: everyone who took the mic sounded drunk.
– The party stank. I mean, it was a great party, but it smelled. If the smell was coming from the river, I’m not encouraged.
– I guess the whole point of the evening (besides raising money) was to unveil a new CGI video of what the Trinity will look like when the project is complete. As far as those things go, it was palatable. But whoever scored the thing needs to be let go. All the overblown orchestral stuff makes it sound very much like a propaganda piece. Which it is, obviously. But it makes it sound fake.
– Overall, it was a cool deal. Standing outside in the chill, Jerry Jeff Walker playing in the background, the city in the distance, trying to explain to Elba Garcia who Alibaster K. Abthernabther is — it was a good time. Now let’s get the dirt flying.
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| This was the check-in desk, with illuminated ball thingies. I don’t know who designed the party, but he or she did a great job. |
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| Wait, is that Sarah Eveans, wearing a beret in the lower left-hand corner? |
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| Why, yes that is Sarah Eveans. Looking very festive and toasty, I must say. |
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| Funny story about Mayor Leppert: last night was the first time our photographer, Elizabeth Lavin, had seen him in person. She remarked to a friend, “You know, the mayor is very handsome in person.” And, of course, Leppert was standing right next to Elizabeth and heard her. So did Mrs. Leppert. |
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| I’m just guessing, but Jerry Jeff Walker (far right) has probably never played on the Continental bridge before. |
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Abthernabther is Wick, right?
THE worst valet parking was the Dallas and Fort Worth Junior Leagues’ party in the Delta Terminal prior to the opening of the airport. Of course no one knew for sure how to even get to DFW at that point. They had the local Lion’s Club members handling valet parking (how hard could it be, they thought?) All of the movers and shakers from Dallas and Fort Worthwere there and LOTS more. Governor Connally was there. Long story short, the Lions Club was overwhelmed and left. Many people grabbed rides home and went back to find cars in the daylight. Stanley Marcus we wandering around looking for his car. It was valet disaster!
Guess what? The Trinity smells even worse in the summer. I’ve always wondered why no one has addressed the stench. I can’t wait to see the joggers breathing in sewer fumes in our lovely new park.
My wife and I had an incredible time. Jerry Jeff rocked the bridge, and it is always fun the see Tim and Eric acting all fratty.
My wife was wanting to know about the odor and I explained to her, as I understand it, that there are several years of turd build up nearby, from as far back as 1965. Nothing that a few Glad Plug Ins can’t handle.
I was glad to see there were no anti-Bush signs at the Bridge rally.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Jett
I’m thinking a crop duster and some vats of Febreeze outta handle that, right?
Or maybe that’s why the tollroad’s going there. The fumes from the cars will overpower the sewage.
In September I canoed the Trinity from Sylvan to Loop 12 in a group with my 8 year old grandson. We did not find there to be any smell and the water did not appear to be dirty at all. It had been way up three days before, so maybe that was it. However, it was a fun trip.
Believe it or not, there is actually a way to get rid of the trinity smell and sewage. This will be detailed on the blog soon.
Its not the river that smells folks, its the filthy city that dumps s*** into the river.