Retirement Speech At My Party - June 7, 2024

This is my speech at my retirement party on the day after I stepped out of the dance!. Well, my rambling after all the shots I took with well-wishers prior to taking the stage. I think they collectively wanted to view a spectacle on the microphone...sneaky folks 🤣
Thank you to my fraternity brother, Chris Parks, for recording the video!
90 guests spanning from colleagues, former students and individuals outside my workplace were in attendance, plus my 5 friends whose band, Whiskey On The Rox, provided superb entertainment. I wish I could have invited more individuals. But, 90 was my maximum capacity, even with a portable toilet provided for the dudes 😀
I had outlined what I wanted to say in my head, including acknowledging the various individuals/groups in attendance of how they impacted me in different ways. With a healthy buzz underway, that plan was shot...no pun intended! However, I did pull it off despite missing the plugs I planned for folks who were there. The orchestra music started playing signaling me to shut it down even though I was not finished🤣😭🤣