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my fave place in the world @mariescrisis is asking folks to share their fave #mariesmemory — i have too many to count and definitely too many to sum up via tweet, but here are a few off the top of my head: (thread)
1) mondays with the masters, brandon’s shift that i frequented for ages, usually closing out the bar
2) flirting with my girlfriend before she was my girlfriend, kissing for the first time on the sidewalk outside (we say the maries basement is the foundation of our relationship)
2) flirting with my girlfriend before she was my girlfriend, kissing for the first time on the sidewalk outside (we say the maries basement is the foundation of our relationship)
3) telling brandon i’d come out to family members that day then him playing “i am what i am” and dedicating it to me
2) memorizing every beat of dayna’s “a way back to then” and “somewhere that’s green” (“back in the FRONT yard dancing” / “here’s my cast”)
2) memorizing every beat of dayna’s “a way back to then” and “somewhere that’s green” (“back in the FRONT yard dancing” / “here’s my cast”)
3) sitting at the bar crying for one reason or another and joe sliding me a stack of napkins without saying a word
4) catching up with doug during happy hour as he made my usual drink(s) without having to ask (two vodka sours, i know, ick)
4) catching up with doug during happy hour as he made my usual drink(s) without having to ask (two vodka sours, i know, ick)
5) brandon starting to play ring of keys (“someone just came in the door”) when i came in the door
6) doug’s “wig in a box”
7) someone who’d been standing in the corner awkwardly writing a note that said “the last 5 years” and putting it on the piano while brandon took a break
6) doug’s “wig in a box”
7) someone who’d been standing in the corner awkwardly writing a note that said “the last 5 years” and putting it on the piano while brandon took a break
8) “the only showtune only singalong only piano bar in a basement on this block”
9) knowing that i’d be able to go there alone at any time and know someone and not feel weird
10) the look on non-regular’s faces when they realize the regulars know all the words to all the songs
9) knowing that i’d be able to go there alone at any time and know someone and not feel weird
10) the look on non-regular’s faces when they realize the regulars know all the words to all the songs
i really could go on and on forever. marie’s was and is so formative to my growing up, coming out, and finding my little place in the world. i miss so much that my heart hurts
oh my god how could i forget someone asking brandon if he could play nicki minaj and him saying “....i can play ‘by the sea?’”
and OF COURSE all of the traditional marie’s lines sprinkled throughout the usual songs. i can’t listen to any of them without doing the bits lmao
“kiss today goodbye and point me toward tomorrow (it’s over by the bathroom)”
“kiss today goodbye and point me toward tomorrow (it’s over by the bathroom)”
