Something about Lou

I never post about Lou, nothing happens to him.

Sunday my wife and I went to Pet Smart, I usually wear form fitting clothes, just like Louise. As I was getting into my car the guy sitting in his car next to ours said "you know for a white guy you're really built" (he was black). I said thinks for the compliment, but you should see my twin sister (I won't tell my age). I always have my man bag and pulled out a few Louise pictures. The first thing he said was she's not your twin, she's much younger, like about 35. I said she has to be my age, she's me.

He looked again and again, then he said, Hun, if that's you I want some.

The Bouncer

I mentioned a new place I've been going to. I've seen this bouncer a few times there, he's polite but definitely not the type that would be interested or even want anyone to think he was accepting of the likes of me.

Apparently after being introduce to the owner by a local assembly man the owner gave the staff an OK with me.

I was sitting with 3 lady's who I began talking with and asked me to sit with them while they ate. I realized that after a curtain time when dinner hour is over they clear the tables and make a dance floor. We were the last table and the bouncer came over and dragged me and my chair out to the middle of the dance area playing with me, I was pretty surprised.

I was walking around the bar to leave when I met 2 other lady's I know and they offered me a drink, as we were talking the bouncer comes over and wants me to come outside, I though, Oh boy, he wants me out. We go out to the porch and he has someone there with a camera, he wanted his picture with me. The big Lug, what a softy.

The Plumbing Supply

Last week I had to get a new Flush Valve for my toilet, I stopped into a plumbing supply house that primarily deals with the trade. The counterman seemed friendly after he asked me how I was and answered "short and ugly", he said this guy has a sense of humor.

The valve I needed happened to be a spacial type for one piece toilets, he gave me the price and I was sort of shocked (125.00), I had seen them priced for under 30.00 at Home Depot and Lowe's, but as I said it was supposed to be special.

I decided to tell him I wanted to bring back the exact model of my toilet to make sure before I put that much out.

I checked online and found that I could get one for about 95.00 dollars but with shipping it was about 110.00, I figured for 15.00 bucks I'd stay local.

The next day I wanted to dress early and figured these guys needed a little excitement at the supply house, so I stopped over. When I entered there were 2 plumbers standing at the counter and 3 more came in, I'm a little person (5'3 tall) and most plumbers are pretty formidable guys, I got no strange looks or remarks.

My turn came up and the counter man politely said "how may I help you miss", I said my twin brother had stopped in about a flush valve and showed him the printout, he looked and said, well yesterday you were ugly, but today you look pretty good. With that he said I'll give you a better price, it was 5.00 more than the online price.

Moral, pretty people get better treatment.

Friday 04/16/10

I've been going to a different restaurant/lounge over the last couple months. It's not really the type place I'm real comfortable in, any time you need 6-8 bouncers on duty projects some type of aggressive attitude by adults who don't act as adults.

As I walked in the owner was looking at me and because he seemed apprehensive of me when I attempted to introduce myself to him about 2 months before I just decided to acknowledge him without conversation. I sort of pressed my way past a group of people and because everyone is much taller than me and the guys back was to me I didn't look to see who it was. I ordered a drink and tried to stand against the wall to stay out of traffic.

A moment later I heard someone calling my name, I looked over and it was from the person I pushed pass, it was Assemblyman Amadeo, we've known each other casually for about 15 years. As I came over he reached out and pulled me into him and started to hug and kiss my cheek, he was with his wife and an older couple who he introduce me to, I had met his wife before.

I was very surprised at the fuss he made over me, we are at best just casual friends be he made out as if we were the closet of buddies, why is that, as Lou he would have been polite but as Louise he was extremely gregarious.

As we talked I mentioned I had attempted to introduce myself to the owner so he would be comfortable with my presence in his establishment, but felt he was afraid of me. With that John the Assemblyman looked over his shoulder to where the owner Don was and called him over, he said I want you to meet an old friend of mine, I've known Lou/Louise for almost 50 years (wow, that long?). The owner said I'm happy to meet you, I know you've been coming in the last couple months, I hear your wife dresses you, I said, I'm a big girl, I can dress myself, but she does do my makeup. That was enough to break the ice, he said you're more than welcome here anytime, I'm glad you chose my place to come to. It goes to prove, it's more about who you know than what you know, John gave me a fast track in, I could have eventually gained this mans trust, but this was with a respected persons guarantee I was OK.

Thank you John, you get my vote even if you are a Republican.

A unhappy Wednesday 04/14/10

I received an email from a friend who was the very first CD we helped come out, he was here on a conference staying at Harras, he no longer dresses.

Over the last couple years he has been posting that he has had some pain in his legs and has been to numerous doctors in an attempt to find out the cause, he even had a couple of vertebra fused in his lower back. All miss diagnoses. It turns out, he found out last week that he has an incurable disease called (don't laugh) Stiff man syndrome, you can google it. It's very rare and one of the most painful conditions you can imagine.

I wanted to see him again due to it being almost 5 years since we last met. I picked him up, he was struggling to walk with his cane, his voice was so strained he sounded 90 years old and he's only 40. I took him to Good Fellows a nearby restaurant where they have Karaoke, we both had hamburgers but he could hardly hold his sandwich, his finger tips actually turned blue in front of me. He was in so much pain we only spent about an hour together before I took him back to the casino hotel.

He is British and kept the traditional "stiff upper lip". I think this may be the last time I see my old friend, I cried thinking of this highly intelligent, beautiful en-femme and male person I knew and at how he has degenerated into this unfortunate state.

My dear friend David, my heart, prayers and best wishes go out to you with the hope you don't suffer long from this tragic condition.

Affectionately, Louise

Epicurean Part 2

Now for the rest of the story. As I was leaving Morton's I decided to use the restroom (men's). There were two people using urinals so they didn't notice me as I walked into a stall. I knew someone was on the John next to my stall and he said, hey lady, this is the men's room. I replied in my Lou voice "don't worry about it", he became a little forward and said "hey, I've got something for you", I replied, "I got something for you too if you want to get smart". I finished my business and left.

A very busy week

I've mentioned my wife and I are members of an Epicurean group in South Jersey. This past Monday 04/12/10 we had our monthly dinner at Morton's at Cesar's Casino in Atlantic City.

I always go as Louise and even though the group has a flux to it many of the people know me (as Louise). Monday we were asked to share a table with 4 other women so 2 seats were still open when another couple came over, surprisingly it was a person who owns a real-state business who I race bicycle with and his wife. Another big surprise was his wife's mother is the person who brought my wife down from Vermont to meet her brother, who happened to be gay, so Millie met me instead, sorta like out of the frying pan and into the fire.

After the dinner someone mentioned Tom Lamaine was there. Tom happens to be a meteorologist for KYW-TV in Philadelphia and got his start in Atlantic City as a radio DJ hosting the Bunny Hop at the AC YMCA where I used to go. I was very popular in High School and all the kids and Tom used to chant for me over the radio to come up there. He also was the announcer at the Pleasantville drag strip where I used to drag race. I approached him and asked him if he remember the chant and my drag racing and then said "will I'm Lou", he was pretty much taken back, but either he had to much to drink or was in shock to react with more than a wide eyed expression.

The picture depicts the occasion.

The April Birthday

Last week I was at my doctors office and a couple of the patients are friends and were discussing their birthdays which all happen to be in April. The nurse was also invited and asked them to invite me, but she was the only one who knows of Louise. She put them on the spot so they asked me to come too.

The nurse happens to be pretty attractive, but I never saw her our of her uniform which does nothing for her figure as I found out. I called her to confirm they were at the Red Square at the Tropicana Casino and got there about 9:30. I called as I was walking towards the entrance for her to come out to meet me, she had only seen a few pictures of me, but in person, I'm told the pictures do me no justice. She greeted me with a big hug and kiss on the lips and became very touchy feely. We went to the booth where everyone else was, 7 people in all and slid me into the middle where she pushed right next to me and kept her hand on my thigh and hugging me that way.

I have to admit I was really taken off guard by her acceptance and over whelming assertiveness towards me as Louise, remember she knows Lou too and confessed to me she was sort of stand offish and uncomfortable with Lou and said "I just love Louise" and gave me a BIG wet kiss right on my lips.

One other thing, one of the men there also owns the wine store there and we had talked in the doctors office the day before for an hour, when I went to sit in the booth he had to stand up, he had the biggest smile on his face as if her had fallen in love at first sight, about 30 minuets later he came back and said, OMG, someone told me who you are. I said, yeah, you met my twin brother yesterday, he laughed.

Investment meeting

Last Wednesday night my wife and I (as Louise) went to an investment seminar about new IRA and tax strategys, very informative.

We were the 3 rd couple to come in so there were some open tables. We ordered our drinks and another older couple came in and weren't sure where they wanted to sit, I motioned that the seats at our table were available so they sat with us.

Just before we were served dinner, my friend who owns a local slot machine manufacturing company came in with his wife, we went to school together, I was very surprised that he came over to me to say hi, we had met a few months before in a much different environment than this, so it took some courage. Many people feel guilt by association, no matter what their motivations are.

We started with some general conversation with the seated couple, names and so on (I introduce myself as Louise when en-femme). We continued our conversations as to where we lived and then type of occupations. Our food came and we just chatted on. I then mentioned that many people in the area didn't do what I did, I had assumed that after talking together for almost an hour they realized my gender. The lady asked "what do you do", I said I'm a cross dresser, she looked a little surprised and said "what, I thought you were sisters"

What else do I need to say?

Louise