I've gone to every DC Gay Pride Parade since 1997....except for one year.  2003.  Why did I NOT go to the Parade that year?

Well that year, A Local Celebrity, Mr. David ParisPeking and Mrs. A Local Celebrity, Mr. David ParisPeking got married.  And they asked me to be a groomsman in their wedding.

On that same day as the DC Gay Pride Parade.

What was I to do?  I thought about it long and hard.  I tried to get them to change the date to the Saturday before or after, but nope, no go.  So after all the deliberating, I decided I could miss the Parade one year and he in their wedding.  But it was a tough decision.

In the ensuing years, because of missing the Parade, I have always remembered that date.  ALCMDPP, however, has not.

So this Sunday there occured this text exchange:

HIM: "I'm not going to ask you when my anniversary is, instead I shall ask you what was that day that you couldn't go to the gay pride parade because you had to attend my wedding.....June 6?"
ME: "OhmiGod, you are a terrible husband."
.....
ME: "I'm waiting for you to acknowledge your terrible husbandness before I tell you the actual date."
.....(15 minutes pass).....
HIM: " I am a terrible husband and at best a questionable friend....now when is the day asshat?"
ME: "Nah you're a pretty good friend.  It was June 7th."

 And the really REALLY bad part about all this is....this is NOT the first year I've had to remind him what date.

But in all honesty, while he may be a questionable friend, I am an asshat.  So there is that.

POLT