SLIDE SHOW OF SLIM JIM'S FRIENDS

Here are a few of my BFF's. Enjoy looking at yourselves :-) If you click on the X in the right hand corner of the ad, you can get rid of the advertising and see the pictures better. That is unless you might want to adopt a pet! (Who knows, you might even be able to adopt Fred!)

THE TIME HAS COME FOR DANCING GIRLS!!

Here it is ... the story of some of the antics of the one and only Jim Bob Graham aka Slim Jim Bob. This post was written and edited under my supervision and with my permission by my personal photographer and blogger, Pat Salazar, wife of the notorious Vern Lundquist impersonator.

I started out on this journey many months ago in what was more commonly referred to back then as "Jim Bob's Mumu-land". Friends and relatives were going to gather together to help celebrate this momentous occasion with me.

This was in mid- march and this is the first time I have ever stuck to a diet and exercise program. That was because I got tired of Tommy Moore asking me where I got my mumu's made! My weight has continued to go down so I decided to have a party so you could see how the New Slim Jim Bob looks. No more mumu's for me!

Some of my favorite things in the world are hamburgers and I know for a fact the Fred's Texas Cafe in Fort Worth has the best hamburgers in the world.

In fact, just last week, USA Today voted it the #1 burger in Texas. Here is what they had to say and I quote:
1 October 2010
Fred's is the kind of place you take that new boyfriend or girlfriend to see if they can deal with it. If the can, they're a "Keeper". It's a complete dive, but the burgers are wonderful. The specialty is the Diablo Burger topped with chopped chipotle chilies, grilled onions and Swiss cheese. If you're really tough, you get some fresh-sliced jalapenos on the top.

Fred's is this wonderful little hole in the wall and has been in business forever. They serve up cold beer, bodacious burgers and friendliness as well.

My party was held outside of the main cafe in The Fort since there were so many of us and the weather was so great. It's not often that you have such perfect weather this time of year so I decided to take advantage of it.

Their menu is varied but since I haven't had a burger since last March, burgers were the bill of fare.

The patio was the perfect place for me to meet and greet my friends. I even had a cake made to show the difference 6 months and 48 pounds could make.

I have actually lost 48 pounds in this length of time and I'm so proud of myself that I can hardly stand it .....

and that was no easy feet!

The staff were all very helpful getting things set up and my friends started to arrive right on time.

Fred is going to provide the dancing girls (some of his waitresses). Actually there is not a Fred. Fred was the family dog. Tommy's Mother and Dad opened this dive 34 years ago and Fred was their dog. I cautioned everyone to be sure not to mention Fred since he's dead!
Now back to the dancing girls. Some of Fred's waitresses are a little long in the tooth (as we say in East Texas) but this one is the best I have found so far. You can't help but love a gal who wears boots.

There will also be entertainment by the always delightful Dave Barnhill as he recites some of his many limericks and tells naughty stories.

I contacted my photographer and she suggested that I try to find the group that I used to dance with and get them to come, but most of them were busy in NYC working as Rockettes now.

I sent out this invitation since I wanted to clarify a few things.

PARTY TIME!!! PARTY TIME!!!!!
THE DATE HAS BEEN SET OCTOBER 13, 2010 FRED'S TEXAS CAFE 11 AM UNTIL 2:30 PM 915 CURRIE ST. FT. WORTH.THERE HAS BEEN A RUMOR THAT I HAD BACK OUT OF THE PARTY BECAUSE I HAD GAINED SOME WEIGHT BACK. WELL LET ME TELL YOU THAT IS BULL - S! I HAVE NOW LOST 47 POUNDS AND SOME PEOPLE WANT ME TO POST SOME PICTURES ON FACEBOOK. WELL LET ME TELL YOU THAT IT IS BULL- S. ALSO .THERE WILL BE NO PICTURES UNTIL AFTER THE PARTY AT FRED'S (REMEMBER FRED IS DEAD HE WAS THE FAMILY DOG) ALSO THERE WILL BE NO MORE TALK OF HOW MUCH WEIGHT I HAVE LOST UNTIL OCTOBER 13 AT THE PARTY AT FRED'S.

At one point the party yesterday got so rowdy that they had to call for a couple of police escorts to keep my friends in line!

Everyone settled down then, but Frank (Vern Lundquist's look-alike) got so excited to see the police there (he thought they had escorted the dancing girls) that he fell out of his chair!

With the exception of a minor injury, he was all right. (I suspect someone punched him out for wearing that A&M shirt at my party!)

A great time was had by all and it was well worth the wait (or should I say weight) to be able to celebrate with all my friends.

Here are a few random shots that my photographer took during the day. Be sure and watch all of the slide show so you can look and see if you can find yourself with the New Slim Jim Bob!

There's even humor written on the bathroom door!

Thanks for coming to my party and also for reading about the happenings. Who knows, we might even celebrate again when I lose the next 48!

Slim Jim Bob