Jimbeaux Huffmanlama, bullrider from Alabama

SUNDAY...

Sitting here enjoying the thorough whuppin the Giants are handing to the Cowboys.

Also sitting here nursing a hangover. I went to a Halloween party last night in Sherman Oaks...had a great time. This particular party was held at an apartment complex. Three neighbors decorated their places and held a multi-room, multi-themed Halloween Ho-down... no pun intended...or...pun-intended. Regardless...my head hurts.

This was a costume party, and my original plan was to go as a hybrid version of "Lil Jon" and Gary Oldman's character, Drexl, from TRUE ROMANCE. I bought a dirty blondish colored dread lock wig, a couple pieces of gawdy gold jewelry...and I got a SWEET set of grills... or GRILLZ.... gold teeth with little embedded rhinestones.

I thought I was all set to go, but I couldnt get the Grills to set right in my mouth and the whole thing just wasnt working. The costume didnt work without the grillz...and I could get the grilllz goin.

So I set out Saturday to go with my plan B... I'd dress up as a Cowboy or Bullrider... mainly because I had a couple authentic western shorts and some nice tight boot cut western style jeans. What I needed was a hat.

So I went on Yelp.com and searched for a good nearby Country & Western store...came up with this....

SW Hill Country: http://www.yelp.com/biz/sw-hill-country-eagle-rock

Its a Country & Western shop up in Eagle Rock. Eagle Rock is an area nestled in between Glendale and Pasadena. I'm much happier to take a quick trip up to Eagle Rock than to try and hit any stores in Hollywood or West Hollywood...especially on a saturday afternoon.

I find the place...its like a 15 minute drive from here... walk in...and its half empty.... NOT half full if thats what you're thinkin... this guy is going out of business...or "taking a break. waitin out the bad economy" as the man behind the counter explained.

The good side of this is that he is selling everything for more than half off. I found exactly what I was looking for... a genuine high quality western straw... I had my hat.

I was all set to grab that hat and go... but i stopped for a moment, took in my surroundings, took a look at this nice guy who was on hard times....closing down his business... still super eager to help me pick out the right hat... and I said:

"So how much are these boots?"

I could't help it. I let him sell me a really good pair of ropers for 85 bucks.

Again.... he gave me a solid pitch and presentation... and sold me some really nice boots...for more than half off... and I can wear these boots... not just as a costume piece... but for ... i dont know... I'm just gonna wear the damn boots... they're good boots.

And I went to the party last night as Jimbeaux Huffmanlama, bullrider from Alabama.

Had a damn good time.... I even broke out The Robot।