one cent celebration

This Thursday we were celebrating CCGLA's ten years old. Didn't even know was such a thing. Their celebration was to be at Henry's Tavern in Plano. Friend Taylor won a raffle ticket, a free ticket to the August 17th Party on Lake Lewisville (a $45 value).  Its purpose was to serve as the Coming Out Party for Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) North Texas.  They have merged CCGLA with the North Texas Equality Foundation (CCGLA's tax deductible educational foundation) to form GALA NTx.  

 

To our advantage we found out that Henry's Tavern had just opened and to celebrate they were promoting all their beers for one cent. Yes you heard one penny. We didn't know how true this was but we were still going to celebrate. We were told to tell the guy at the door that we were there for a private party. We actually didn't know how that was going to work out. You see when we arrived there was a line that curved like a snake trying to be patient waiting to get in. Like when you go to Cheddar's and have to wait forever to get a seat...but worse. We didn't know if we had to wait in this long long line. So I went up to the guy at the door and told him we were here for the private GALA party. He said welcome and let us in. Felt for a few seconds like royalty in my t-shirt and jeans. Once inside, they walked us to a room booked for the occasion. Everyone was friendly and welcomed us. We finally got a beer and while on my second one I asked, "Are these really a penny?!" The answer was YES! We didn't drink a lot but we did have to have a small tasting of beers. I'm not a beer lover but couldn't pass this up. My favorite was Framboise Ale so delicious I strongly recommend it.

It was a fun night enjoyed the company of friends. We were there celebrating two things, the coming out of GALA and the one cent beers.

But wait there is more it actually ends tomorrow June 23 2013. So gather yourself a group of friends drive to plano and check out Henry's Tavern and make yourself a believer. When have you ever heard of buying a beer for one penny?  Exactly!

So with this said...Happy Ten Years to CCGLA and welcome GALA, cheers.