Almost a Victim of GANG VIOLENCE

Sooo, I had my mother and sister come for a visit to wonderful VA prior to the Thanksgiving break. I wanted them to come up because I will not be visiting family this Turkey Day, instead I will be witnessing the eternal bond that David McAlpin and Katie Bowen will form(and get really drunk off open bar at the wedding).

Anyway, my mom was leaving this past Monday and to finish off a fun weekend we decided to see Lars and the Real Girl (good movie for a date). The walk from the hotel to the theater is a short walk in a populated area of Ballston, VA.

However, the route we took had only a group of three drunk guys and no other human beings. I noticed these three instantly and made sure to walk with heightened seneses. As my mother and I veered right, one of the drunk punks decided to get in our way and stare me down.

Now, I have had my share of drunken nights and confrontations, but there is a difference between college guys running their mouths and what I witnessed on Sunday night. This guy was well into his late 20s and had a different look in his eye. He also could have cared less that I was with my little mother. He was a disrespectful punk but I was hoping nothing serious would occur.

Fortunately, nothing did occur. We enjoyed the movie and the weekend overall.

The next night I had a hard time missing the HUGE action between the two juggernauts on MNF (Seattle and San Fran). I flipped on the History channel and they were in the middle of the series "Gangland". This mini-series deals with the major gangs across the U.S. including the Aryan Brotherhood and MS-13. The latter, is a major El Salvadorian gang that has a large population in NORTHERN VIRGINIA! Yes, the most affluent county in the U.S. is home to a gang that enjoys carrying machetes, stabbing victims 13 times, and using their bodies as an Etch-a-Sketch. I instantly freaked out and jumped to the highest conclusions. Please take a minute to research this NoVA gang and realize how weird I feel when I stumble home on the weekends.

*In other news, I broke the 20 viewers mark! Ya! Of course I still believe that Hose-Man is my only regular viewer

*This column also makes me reflect on what a great song "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled is.