50/50

Going to a gay rodeo dance is always fun, but selling 50/50 tickets at the gay rodeo dance is a blast. How did I end up selling 50/50 ticket you ask? Well GB and I were checking out some guys with CMG and wondering how to get GB a little closer to said boys and CMG suggested we sell 50/50 tickets as a ploy to meet new people.

Everyone knows what a 50/50 draw is right? No? Well is it a fundraising scheme where you get people to buy raffle tickets and at the end of the night 50% of the proceeds go to the charity and 50% go to the winner, so the more people you have to participating the better the money. Last month the prize was $180.00 … but that was actually 2 months worth of 50/50 sales. Yes people there are Rodeo dances every month.

Anyway GB and I thought this was a great idea so we got our supplies went around the dance floor and the bar room selling to all the boys. He had the roll of tickets and I had the ticket bucket and the money. He was offering an arms length of tickets for 5.00 and an inseam for 10.00, and the boys could choose who’s inseam they would like their own or GB’s. It was hilarious to watch men measuring GB’s inseam for what seemed an usually long time for one simple measurement. We made lots friends and chatted up all the boys. We even recruited a very cute guy named Rick to help us out with our sales and CMG made sure we always had cocktails.

After about an hour of being the trusty side kick, taking money, ripping tickets and staying in the background our new friend Rick handed me the roll of tickets and took the money bag and the bucket and said “umm … she wants you.” I have to admit I hadn’t been paying attention for a few minutes but I looked up and I saw this woman smiling at me with her arms out. Of course I thought … GB for the boys and me for the girls … it all makes so much sense now. So I happily measured her arm length – cheap woman would not shell out for an inseam – and all of a sudden all of the girls started coming out to get tickets … get it … coming out … it’s funny shut up!

Anyway at 1am when we did the draw the prize was $165.00! GB and I patted our selves on the back for a job well done and the organizers thanked us profusely and asked when we could come back again. GB and I said it would be a few months but we will do it again in the winter when we are both in town and available. We might get to sell shooters next time around. I even convinced the winner that he should buy us each a cocktail next time we were there as a thank you. All in all it was a great night even if there was no Rick Astley.

The Single Girl