So my wife has told me our daughter's boyfriend may be joining us for
Christmas this year. I met him for the first time last week in Raleigh at my daughter's graduation merely a transition to two more of grad school at UNC Chapel Thrill otherwise known by the remake of the Robert Earl Keen lyric "The road goes on forever and the party never ends" and nicely done by the Highwaymen. He was a good looking kid very nice called me sir repeatedly and ordered the Morgan Street Chicken from the famous Irregardless restuarant menu. I had the Shrimp Rigatoni
marinated and grilled shrimp, calabrian chiles, white wine cream, basil-pinenut pesto, cherry tomato, arugula, balsamic, parmesan. They graciously included the 20% gratuity in my bill since it was a party of eight.
My wife tells if he comes you need to get him a gift because our daughter really likes him and thinks he could be the one. Apparently his dad is loaded and in the high rise commercial construction business and chipper is an Engineering student that drives around State in a shiny new Beamer. I assume dad wants him to impress and my daughter must be since she has bought this up more than once and half jokingly suggests I should get her one as well.
So I am thinking what do I get this special guy and it came to me this morning on my drive to work. I will get a memory stick and make him a mix tape of my favorite songs for him and his friends to listen while they are at a social gathering further cementing his Bee's Kneesness. Enjoy the following: Safety Dance by Men Without Hats, The Thompson Twins Lay Your Hands On Me, The Go-Gos We Got The Beat, Cyndi Lauper All Through The Night, Warren Zevon Werewolves of London, a bunch of the Clash and some heavier stuff, Twisted Sister I Want To Rock, surprising the only GNR song that made the cut was Coma, REM Orange Crush, maybe delete Naughty of Nature's Get Down with OPP but still a killer collection of musical artistry and yes as a few might be wondering The Refreshments Banditos is in the private collection.
What better gift than something made from the heart and it is only going to take 5 minutes of my time.
Posted: 12/19/2025 at 11:56 AM ET
Thread Replies (23)
So my wife has told me our daughter's boyfriend may be joining us for
◄
-- jdkhokie
Dec 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM ET
jdkhokie
•
12/19/25 11:56 AM ET
This is a good post that I'm happy to have read. I was not interested in
-- BG Hokie
Dec 19, 2025 at 05:14 PM ET
BG Hokie
•
12/19/25 05:14 PM ET
Same is happening at the BW residence...EXCEPT...
-- Burruss Writer
Dec 19, 2025 at 02:32 PM ET
Burruss Writer
•
12/19/25 02:32 PM ET
Just pull out an axe, and start sharpening it when he arrives.
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 19, 2025 at 03:43 PM ET
EDGEMAN
•
12/19/25 03:43 PM ET
I absolutely did the cleaning the shotgun
-- Spudnut
Dec 19, 2025 at 08:58 PM ET
Spudnut
•
12/19/25 08:58 PM ET
Autographed picture of yourself holding your favorite shotgun of course.**
-- LRC-Hokie01
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:43 PM ET
LRC-Hokie01
•
12/19/25 01:43 PM ET
Lol...definitely keep OPP on there.
-- Chris Coleman
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:14 PM ET
Chris Coleman
•
12/19/25 01:14 PM ET
Get him nothing and he will like it.**
-- soldcokesatLane
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:06 PM ET
soldcokesatLane
•
12/19/25 01:06 PM ET
Or penicillin. **
-- vatechcowpatty
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:47 PM ET
vatechcowpatty
•
12/19/25 01:47 PM ET
Save this message and give it to him upon the birth of your first grandkid.**
-- Victory Ticker
Dec 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM ET
Victory Ticker
•
12/19/25 12:59 PM ET
The only appropriate gift is s TSL lifetime membership.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
•
12/19/25 12:39 PM ET
If you had said $181, I would think that I know you personally...
-- Burruss Writer
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:52 PM ET
Burruss Writer
•
12/19/25 01:52 PM ET
Donation to the Human Fund, or maybe Jelly of the Month Club**
-- JoesterVT
Dec 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM ET
JoesterVT
•
12/19/25 12:12 PM ET
Make a donation to Triumph NIL in his name.**
-- Hokebury
Dec 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM ET
Hokebury
•
12/19/25 12:04 PM ET
Does he like beer or booze? I'd have been happy with a 6-pack of something
-- reestuart
Dec 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
reestuart
•
12/19/25 12:00 PM ET
See...this is where you are RONG...
-- Burruss Writer
Dec 19, 2025 at 01:57 PM ET
Burruss Writer
•
12/19/25 01:57 PM ET
Or it's an opportunity to clear out the beer fridge with an assortment of
-- Vtskier1
Dec 19, 2025 at 02:07 PM ET
Vtskier1
•
12/19/25 02:07 PM ET
But if jd gives the lad a TSL membership, the kid'll see who jd really is.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 19, 2025 at 02:03 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
•
12/19/25 02:03 PM ET