Eye of the beholder...

Sometimes in life, we hold back and let life pass up by. Last night, I was living out loud. Some friends invited me out to an art exhibit followed by reservations for dinner at the Oyster Bar (the cool one downtown!). Mind you, these friends did not say, 330 p.m. art and 5:00 p.m. dinner, as you might expect in Fort Wayne. Rather, we began the evening at 8:00 p.m. Dinner at 9:30 p.m. What was really nifty about this evening was that it was something out of my comfort zone. As most may have guessed by now, I have always been the Alpha Male. Plan, control, do - so the opportunity to coast and be in the same boat as others seems to be more rare as each day passes. The art, first and foremost, was not framed. So the reason for the "frame" without a picture on the blog is to show that what you are accustomed to viewing is not always the same. There was a photographer who exhibited his creations. Black and White, some color and something that had a shade of 'hot topic' to it, as it seemed unreal to be real. So, curious minds want to know, in Fort Wayne can three planes land simultaneously? Because if so, then his picture was real. If not, it was a fake. A nice collection of art that were paintings. A decent exhibit of local art. Not that starving artist kind in the mildewy hotel lobby that some people have coined as art. Dinner was a culinary delight and our oblong table was perfect for the five of us to zap one liners and conversations continued to flow for about three hours. We spoke of sports (go New Orlean Saints). We spoke of U-tube (you rock me Justin Timberlake). We spoke of Rosie vs Trump vs Common sense (the entire talkshow war) We spoke of great fashion for less at Stein Mart. We spoke of creatures in the night. We spoke of an upcoming party that will be created as a free-for-all in the kitchen. We just had a darn good time living out loud. We were in Chicago or New York or L.A, in spirit and actions but we really took in Fort Wayne and experienced what the city has to offer. So, perhaps, I had room to dream last night and our dorky slogan is true. It is all in the eye of the beholder. Support your local artists, your local eateries and you will see that in the end it can be more than you first thought.