Jennifer was 5’11” with long brown braids and a huge smile. She bartended at a gay dance club I frequented. She also worked at the pizza slice place, The Funky Pickle. I ate the Pig Kahuna slice with honey and hot peppers.
The Funky Pickle brings me back to when I worked at Divine. We would close at 11, grab a few drinks at the Thirsty Turtle and then grab a slice from the Funky Pickle. Mine always had corn on it, which to this day I loathe, but I loved it from there.
It makes me feel strange when I realize that not a single one of those places is still there. Nor am I.
Had an eerily similar experience, in 1996, but no body paint, gay dance clubs or pickles were involved. It was Halloween. And one of us got in bed naked.
How come when you write it, it sounds like a story, but when i write it, it sounds like bad porn?
Dec 6, 2022·edited Dec 10, 2022Liked by Kelly Oxford
Like we are transported to another time. Heart breaks have their own identity I feel. Especially when the power seems unbalanced, though that is only perspective.
I too feel the need to apologize for my love of pineapple and jalapenos on pizza. Though not for my love of pork and pineapple not on pizza (tacos!), though sometimes for my new found love of pork.
I can hear that photo. Otis Redding, the absolute best. Also, so was Duckie. He got the girl in the original ending.
The Funky Pickle brings me back to when I worked at Divine. We would close at 11, grab a few drinks at the Thirsty Turtle and then grab a slice from the Funky Pickle. Mine always had corn on it, which to this day I loathe, but I loved it from there.
It makes me feel strange when I realize that not a single one of those places is still there. Nor am I.
I love your essays. Also the manic panic Doc Martin reference took me back to my junior year. '96 was an epic time!
Jennifer, damn girl. Have you repented?
Had an eerily similar experience, in 1996, but no body paint, gay dance clubs or pickles were involved. It was Halloween. And one of us got in bed naked.
How come when you write it, it sounds like a story, but when i write it, it sounds like bad porn?
Like we are transported to another time. Heart breaks have their own identity I feel. Especially when the power seems unbalanced, though that is only perspective.
I too feel the need to apologize for my love of pineapple and jalapenos on pizza. Though not for my love of pork and pineapple not on pizza (tacos!), though sometimes for my new found love of pork.
I can hear that photo. Otis Redding, the absolute best. Also, so was Duckie. He got the girl in the original ending.
Was the fashion show for The Sanctuary?
Happy Birthday! Here now for all the content and for your rent. <3
Funky Pickle was my intro to honey on pizza <3