MEETING WAYNE COYNE
13 10 2006Last night, Chris and I dragged some new friends of ours over to a voter’s registration bash in downtown Oklahoma City. The event was put together by Andrew Rice who is running for Oklahoma state senate. His special guests for the party were none other than Wayne Coyne (lead singer of The Flaming Lips) and his wife Michelle (who I think used to be in my yoga class at the Y). They live in District 46 (the district Andrew is running for) and came out to support him. If Chris and I lived in District 46, Andrew is the guy we’d vote for.
Ken (one of the friends we took) and I went to the Flaming Lips concert together and we both didn’t know what to expect at a voter’s registration bash…besides just a bunch of people registering to vote. Would we just get to hear Wayne give a little speech? Would he roam the crowd saying hi to everyone? Would we have to stand in a line to meet him?
The event started at 7:00 PM, which is about what time we got there. We were all standing around for 5 minutes figuring out what we should do when Wayne and his wife walked in and started talking to “some guy”. After awhile, Jen (other friend and Ken’s wife) was beginning to think that we wouldn’t get a chance to meet him, and was getting a little impatient. She leaned over to Ken and said, “Do you want to go talk to Wayne Coyne? That guy’s been hoggin’ him for twenty minutes”. Ken and I busted out laughing. “That guy” was Andrew Rice, the guy Wayne was there to support!
Finally, Chris wiggled his way through to say hello and tell Wayne that I’m totally in love with him. This is where I turned the color of my new pink t-shirt. But I got a hug from Wayne and he stood there and talked to us for a good 5-10 minutes. He’s just as cool as he appears to be on TV. We talked about the DVD of the latest tour and the differences between the most recent OKC concert and the Yoshimi concert a few years back. He was so energized and excited about what he was saying. It was just cool.
That. Is. Awesome. You’re so cool!
Ooh, I like your hair!
That is a great picture sis!!!!!
Would it be overkill if I mentioned (yet again) that I covet your hair?
YAY infinity!!! And I agree with ninja and limon…total hair envy.
I think it’s great you guys like my hair even when I’m way over due for a trim.
But enough about your hair; show me your toes!
woops, forgot to put the link.
Have you seen this?
The link doesn’t work Ninja. Try it again.
http://showmeyourtoes.blogspot.com
Did that work?
That works…and I fixed the other link, too, Ninjanun.
[...] A few weeks ago I was recognized by a stranger. He grabbed me by the arm at a political rally and said “you were great at the comedy club last night!” Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Was it the jokes about tampons or when I suggested the Holocaust didn’t happen? Anyway… It was weird realizing that a stranger had enjoyed my jokes. I think I’m more comfortable dealing with an audience than I am audience members, because an audience disappears afterward, and I never have to see it again. I don’t want to dwell on that too much, except to acknowledge that I might have some emotional problems when it comes to making people happy. [...]
http://actblue.com/page/ypforandrew
Please join us at the next event for Rice with Wayne Coyne!
Young Professionals for Andrew Rice Reception
by YP Event Host Committee
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ogle & Welch, P.C.
117 Park Ave, 3rd Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Featuring special guests
Wayne & Michelle Coyne
Do you realize what a difference it could mean to our state to have Andrew Rice as our U.S. Senator?
Rice, currently a state Senator from Oklahoma City, is the only declared opponent of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. Inhofe has been in Oklahoma politics since before some of us were born. He prides himself on being an obstacle to change, and it’s time he retired.
Jim Inhofe is stuck in the past. Andrew Rice is Oklahoma’s future. Please join us and show your support for this critical campaign.
To learn more about Andrew’s campaign, please visit andrewforoklahoma.com.
SPONSORS:
Aaron and Laura Bailey
Lou Barlow
Cody and Kelly Barnett
Mike and Page Bass
Leslie Blair
Phillip Bohanon
Scott and Jennifer Booker
Dave and Jenny Chansolme
Phillip and Maggie Clayton
Wayne and Michelle Coyne
Joe and Lori Hodges
Graham Colton and Betsy Hoehn
Representative Joe Dorman
Charlie and Laurie Givens
Christian and Amy Guzzy
Joe Hartman
Representative Ryan and Allison Kiesel
Mark Mann
Sean and Leslie Mossman
Richard Ogden
Kirk and Angie Olson
Kent Potter
Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth
Jennifer and Greg Seal
Todd Townsend
Kristen Walters
Josh and Jennifer Welch