PI Parties

Those of you who have been in the military know that you work hard and party hard. We had parties. The best parties were the ones that the Negritos participated in. We had a cement pit and a spit over it that was long enough for two good sized pigs. The Negritos would cook the pigs, camote tops and camote, papaya, rice and other good things. And of course there was beer, San Miguel. It was it was iced down in a seven man life raft. There were games in the early part of the party such as contests with the blow gun and bows and arrows. There was music. Not music that you hear blasting out of boom boxes but Negrito music with little guitars, rhythm instruments and singing. Negritos would come from the village at the back gate and everyone would eat, play, drink and dance. One of the old Negrito women was called Queen Mary by everyone. She was probably in her late 70's or early 80's. Boy she loved to dance. I don't think she quit dancing until it was time to go home. When the party was over all the Negritos piled into a deuce and a half and we drove them out by the back gate and they all got out and crawled under the chain link fence, including Queen Mary, and went home.