Elvis' Birthday Bash

The famous Continental Club does a kick ass tribute to Elvis on his birthday, as well as the anniversary of his death. The birthday show seems like it would be a whole lotta fun to the G&S girls. They decide to hit it and bring a gang of revelers to celebrate with them. In attendance are LP, Sweet Thang, Diva, TDawg, G$, G$'s Baby Daddy, Bruce Banner and Loverboy.

The decor of the Continental isn't much more festive than usual…except the exact Elvis wall-hanging that Gigi sold two months ago at the Gorgeous and Sassy yard sale is framed and hanging above the stage! The Continental people had to have procured it at the sale! Gigi is thrilled, as it was previously a central part of the Elvis shrine that she curated in her college dorm room. She feels like she's given something back to the community.

Shaun Young and the New Blue Moon Boys start the show out with Elvis's early hits. He sounds just like young Elvis. Back when he was really hot! The audience screams as if young Elvis is really up on stage. But nobody faints.

At one point, Shaun aplogizes for his ballad-heavy set. Big E's early hits seem to be the slower kind. But it's romantic. And Shaun is working his Elvis magic on Gigi and LP. Sweet Thang catches them kissing in the back room.

"Woo-hoo!" she yells. "Get a room!"

Ted Roddy and the King Conjure Orchestra are up next and they are just amazingly awesome! There are 13 people in the band, including a horn section and girl back-up singers.

To the delight of all the boys around them, G$ and Shakira start practicing the back-up singers' moves for their Work Jam Session the following Monday night.

"How does a person get a job as a backup singer?" Gigi muses. It sounds like a dream come true. And a perfect fit for the ladies of Gorgeous and Sassy.

Loverboy and G$ are dancing and chatting it up. G$'s Baby Daddy (aka her hubby) notices, and seems like he's getting a little miffed. At least that's what Shakira and Diva think. They immediately attempt to set him straight, in a way that is not too obvious. They say things like, "Did you know that Loverboy is gay?! Well he definitely IS!" with all the subtlety of those who've had 4 or 5 vodka tonics.

"Why do people keep telling me about his sexual preference?" G$BD wonders. Are the G&S girls planning to send him on an all-expense paid trip to Brokeback Mountain? G$BD eyes them warily.

Ted is rocking the house. All the favorites are played: “Viva Las Vegas,” “Don't Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” “Burnin' Love.” And everyone is dancing. In fact, one girl is dancing on the bar. People are going crazy! Ted must be channeling Elvis. Even his look is noticeably different.

"OK, this is strange. Now that I see him as Elvis I actually find him attractive...where before I thought he looked more like Vincent Price," Loverboy says while sipping his whiskey, then passing it to Gigi for a nip.

"Wow! He DOES look like Vincent Price....and yet, I kind of feel like I love him." Gigi looks at Ted moonily. The transforming power of Elvis...and whiskey!

Next he sings “Can't Help Falling in Love,” which is Gigi's favorite romantical tune. She makes LP sing along to it in her ear. "We are definitely playing this at our wedding!" she demands bridezillishly.

The show ends with "Suspicious Minds" and Ted has whole audience sing the chorus. A big moment of harmony...well, the drunken Austin version of it...in honor of the king!

It's past Gigi and LP's bed time, but the rest of the gang head over to the G&S lounge where they meet up with GWH to continue the party.

GWH is wondering what happened to his newly hemmed jeans, which have not been returned to him for quite a while. "Do you think they recycled them into jorts?"

Shakira admits that she forgot to pick them up in her haste to celebrate the birth of Elvis. No worries...GWH will NOT be sporting jorts this season. Or any season. Not with Shakira on his arm!

Bruce Banner suggests shots. This sounds like a good idea for some reason, though everyone agrees that banana shots are not on the menu this evening.

Following the shots, Bruce Banner says, "I heard Vince Young is taking Jessica Simpson to Prom."

Shakira considers this in her alcohol-soaked brain. Do they even know each other? Hmmm. It must be time to go home.

-Gigi and Shakira 02.12.06