{"id":2274,"date":"2008-07-01T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T19:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2008-07-01T08:18:43","modified_gmt":"2008-07-01T13:18:43","slug":"bff-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/01\/bff-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"BFF of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to name the BFF (Best Friend Forever) of the Month for July.<\/p>\n

But before I do, let me give a shout-out to June BFF of the Month Suzy<\/strong>, who went way above and beyond the call of duty, helping me plan one of the best parties ever.\u00a0 She was a fantastic BFF throughout the month and I can’t say enough good things about her.<\/p>\n

Even though Suzy set an incredibly high standard for BFF of the Month, I have every reason to believe that my choice for July BFF will live up to it.<\/p>\n

This month’s pick is a case where I never specifically asked for input from my readers, but nevertheless got plenty. And after weighing it all, I have decided that my readers are absolutely spot-on with their advice.<\/p>\n

There were several good contenders…<\/p>\n

First we have Melissa<\/strong>, who bartends at one of my favorite restaurants, Itta Bena. She’s smart, fun to be around, looks great in a tube top. Plenty of reasons to vote for her as my BFF.<\/p>\n

Then there’s Stephanie<\/strong>, who coordinates the excellent Downtown Alive program for the Center City Commission. She hangs out at the same places I do when she’s off work, and owns more tube tops than anyone I’ve ever seen. Plenty of reasons to vote for her as my BFF.<\/p>\n

Then there’s Meghan<\/strong>, trying to regain her BFF status. Reasons to select her include… um……. well, let’s see… uh… er… um… geez, there’s gotta be something<\/em>…… um…… man this is a tough one. Well, she does bartend at Big Foot, a place where I really enjoy hanging out and drinking.<\/p>\n

So those were the main people I posted as candidates for the July BFF of the Month title. June BFF Suzy said I need to make a crown, because it’s only appropriate for her, as the outgoing BFF, to crown the new BFF. I’m workin’ on that. Been busy throwing tube top parties lately, you know.<\/p>\n

So anyway… I laid out the choices… and my readers spoke.<\/p>\n

And most of them said the same thing. And I agree.<\/p>\n

They made the right call.<\/p>\n

So… the July BFF of the Month is… NONE OF THE ABOVE.<\/p>\n

Not that they didn’t deserve it.\u00a0 Well, Melissa certainly deserves to be BFF of the Month.<\/p>\n

So does Stephanie.<\/p>\n

But not this month.<\/p>\n

Because most all of my readers told me the same thing…<\/p>\n

“GIVE SUZY ANOTHER MONTH!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

So it won’t be necessary to make that crown until the first of August. Meet the BFF of the Month for July, Suzy.<\/p>\n

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