Jackie Wells-Fauth
We had an interesting time on Saturday night. Our anniversary is coming up and Roy was looking for ways to put a special stamp on our 42nd time around the sun together. I was therefore delighted when he said to me, “I see that the comedian Jim Gaffigan is coming to Sioux Falls. You like him, don’t you? Maybe we should get tickets.”
Did I say delighted? Oh man, I LOVE Jim Gaffigan! He is such a funny guy and the chance to see him in person? I couldn’t have been more excited. And I was determined not to let any little things surrounding it get to me. I was going to see Jim Gaffigan! And I knew he would be awesome.
We headed out mid-afternoon in order to not be late. My hair was a wreck, my shoes were uncomfortable, and my hip was bugging me like usual. But that’s okay, we were in the car and headed down to see the show.
And in the end, Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
We were laughing rather self-consciously to ourselves as we pulled up to the Texas Roadhouse for supper. It was only 4:30…we were terribly early for supper, and we’d have extra time before the show, but that was okay.
And in the end, Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
We discovered that Jim Gaffigan was not the only event in Sioux Falls on Saturday and the Texas Roadhouse, at 4:30 in the afternoon was inundated with customers from a golf tournament in town and we had a forty-five-minute wait on a hard bench and ten minutes standing before we were ushered to a very crowded corner. The food was good, and we got in on several birthday yee-haws, so that was exciting.
And in the end, Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
Getting to the event center was a little stressful; my cane (that I was using for my hip) set off the security scanners, they questioned the pillow I brought to sit on (but let me keep it) and we had trouble figuring out the numbering system on the chairs, but we were there fully 40 minutes before it started.
And in the end, Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
We had great seats on the floor straight back from the stage. This was fine until Paul Bunyan sat down in the seat in front of us and I didn’t have the guts to ask if he would remove his hat. So, I developed a crick in my neck looking around him and that hasn’t gone away yet.
But in the end, Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
After the show, we went for ice cream, and we had a tough time getting through to the sweet-faced young clerk that we wanted chocolate SAUCE, not chips or bars or whatever. We finally got it though and enjoyed it before heading out of town.
And in the end Jim Gaffigan was awesome.
On the Interstate, we were abruptly re-routed to a side road by a lot of flashing lights and patrol cars. I said to Roy, “Oh no! Why did we hit the sauce at the ice cream store? Now we’re going to be arrested for driving under the influence of cocoa powder! Why didn’t we just get the chips?!” Fortunately, they were not looking for persons guilty of crimes of chocolate, so we made it home without further issues.
And did I mention, Jim Gaffigan was awesome!
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