Lunch With a Transvestite and Dirty Underwear

The Galivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City is currently under construction. Because of this they do not have the summer activities that they normally do. They have not left us natives without any entertainment though, because they have free Lunch Bunch concerts every week day where local musicians can come and play for a small group of people on their lunch break. I attended this event on Tuesday June 29 with my niece and 3 children under the age of 6.

The concert was uneventful and not really worth even paying for parking to see it. I didn't expect anything grandiose, but I really did expect minor talent at least. Although the concert was a bust, there were still a few events that made the trip worthwhile.

The first event happened on the way to the concert. We had already enetered the Gallivan Center and as we were walking around we saw a vision. Coming the opposite direction of which we were walking was a middle-aged man in a wheelchair. The thing that set him apart from others around him though was not his wheelchair, but the red dress he was wearing. Upon closer examination you could see his periwinkle heals, headband, and full on make-up. That's right, he was dressed to the nines for his afternoon out.


The next memorable moment happened when we were walking back to the car. Because we live in Utah, and you can't get away from the construction, not even in the heart of downtown, we were forced to walk through one of those white wooden sidewalk tunnels that they but up so a brick or a beam won't accidentally fall on your head and kill you. At the very end of the walkway, laying in a heap on the ground was a skid-marked pair of men's Tighty Whities. To make it all the better, they were directly behind a taco stand. I lost my appetite for all food Mexican right at that moment in time.

If you ever have a moment during your lunch break or have the day off and want to head downtown, the Lunch Bunch concerts are at the Gallivan Center every weekday from 12-1 until August 30. Even if the concert isn't worth going to, you're bound to find something exciting.