Showbox at the Market, a nagging question, and the dangers of a "good game"

So I've been rather lax as of late about blogging. Mostly because I feel the urge to do so during the wee hours when my son and wife are asleep, and in accessing the one internet-accessible station in my apartment that has a functioning keyboard, I run the risk of waking said offspring. However, tonight I was finally successful in creating a blog with my Blackjack (2). Seeing as my fingers are not NEARLY small enough to nimbly dance across this keypad at the 80+ wpm I am used to, I think that though I've promised to cover a lot of ground in my title, this blog will be rather brief. Here goes:

February 20th, my band focuspoint played one hell of a set opening up a show at Showbox at the Market. Though we were only allotted a scant 35 minutes, we managed to rip through a seven-song set while entertaining and engaging the audience, even encouraging a brief singalong during "We Came Alive." The show went fantastically and there are a few YouTube videos as well as a complete video of "Learning Curve" on Paolo's blog (http://paolojr.blogspot.com). Afterwards, there was a lot of hanging out and drinking (most of the latter by yours truly) with our friends and fans as we were treated to equally brilliant sets by Boneriver, Your Divine Tragedy, No Ground, and Jupiter Crash. All in all, it was an epic concert. Now, the hazards of "good-gaming":

Within our friend circle, it's widely accepted and frequently executed. For those of you unfamiliar with the practice: smack someone on the ass, generally of the same gender, and say, "Good game!" Feel free to add, "It's not gay if you say 'good game'." Granted, the last statement is not necessary if you are engaging in this practice with a member of the opposite sex, unless you are trying to make them feel accepted, i.e. "one of the guys." Also if you don't feel like making them feel as though they need to file a sexual harassment lawsuit against you. I'm sure you can see where this is leading.....

So I decided to perform this act upon a fairly new member of our circle, thinking that she was aware of the game, and I wanted solely to make her feel like one of us-not really interested in a lawsuit, thank you, nor any of the plethora of negative reactions that may result from such an act. Alas, apparently this was not meant to be, as it resulted in an extremely heated argument between her boyfriend and I. Now, the funny thing is that the argument didn't stem from the actual act, but rather from my original intent-that she feel included in our circle of friends. I'm still scratching my head over that one, though apparently I came dangerously close to being beat down by said girlfriend. Now that I would've understood. On top of that, I now have a wife that, upon hearing about this, wonders why I smack girls' asses....

Now to the nagging question, that just so happens to be completely unrelated. So, is it more important to stick to the terms of an agreement, or to bow to the fact that the fairer sex largely considers compromise to consist of them filibustering until you agree to whatever terms they set forth? Keep in mind that in this case, the latter occurred after the original terms were set.

I will get into the entire conversation in a day or two. In the meantime, feel free to comment with your thoughts on this (or any mentioned) subject.

Until next time.....ta-ta.