Red Light Green Light

I've never been to a Red Light Green Light party, but I've always wanted to.

For those who are unfamiliar with this themed party, its where the individuals who are taken, wear Red shirts.  And the individuals who are not taken...single..me, wear Green shirts.  Yellow...is NOT allowed, but I'm sure some sneak in there.  Its a fun idea, but when I think of having a party like this in the south..I have a strange feeling I'd be one of the rare Green shirts, looking around noticing, most of the Red Shirts, are under the age of 25, with at least 1-2 children.   I kind of digested this idea tonight in my head while at a show, and by the end of the night, found myself in a Bright Green Shirt...alone.

I got to the venue, and confidently said "My Name"
The scenester door girl replied "$5)
I looked at her without a blink said "My Name" again.
I then stared her in the eyes, and looked at the paper.
with her lower lip hanging down, here eyes still glaring at me,  she picked up her stamp to stamp my hand.

Now, I hate having stamps on the top of my hands.  The top of your hands should be for 'X' marks, when you're under aged.  Your inner wrist is where stamps belong.  That way, as an adult, you don't walk into work with smears on your forehead, or the stamps ink still showing the next day, but barely, still revealing your previous nights shenanigans.

I turned my wrist over, and she said, "other side"
I said, "thats annoying, can you just stamp it on the inside"
"well you won't get any beer"
"ummm...I'm horribly over 21, whether or not I have a stamp on the top of my hand, and instead on the inside...i'll get a beer"
She had no rebuttal.  I let in a deep sigh, "ok fine"

She was pretty, but above her head I put an invisible Red check mark.  Not only was she probably taken by some boring hot dude, she got a Red check for "not cool, you're done, meanie face"

As I passed the stage onto the main floor, I continued my mental game of putting check marks above peoples heads.  First I saw the young college girls, in their scene trendy clothes, thinking they were quickly looking at me but failing miserably, and with their faces scowling ... immediate red check for them all.  Then I saw the band, young cute skinny, tight jean wearing, college boys...Green checks for "super rad peeps" Red check for "not going there, no way no how" and Yellow check for "I could..maybe hang with that one" as well as " been there done that could do that again...maybe?" 

The rest of the night I played this game.  Mostly Green Checks for "super rad peeps" and an exhausting amount of Red Checks "Not gonna go there" & "get over yourself" There were 3 Yellows, but no fluorescent beaming Green Checks that were like .. "whooooa, he's available, and mature, I could hang with him" 

This is all too consistent.  I'm getting the feeling I may need to move to where there are more people than young married people.  Where are my "GONZOS?!" Where are my GREEN LIGHTS!!

****Gonzo is a term I use, when trying to explain, where are the creatures that are most alike in my ways:)