After the show, I got to go upstairs into a private room where the band was meeting with the lucky people. It was kind of a small room with chairs scattered here and there, a sofa on the side, and two tables and some drinks carts against one wall. The room looked like it was holding about 30 people, including the 9 band members, so we were literally rubbing elbows in there. I ran into Ron, Kurt, and eventually got stranded with Dirk. We got into a conversation, and he took note of my hoarseness from screaming all night. So...he offered me something to drink.

Uh, sure!

So he led me over to the table - he was kind of edging his way through the crowd, and I was right behind him. I saw Josh with his back to me, talking to someone. And as I passed Josh, he made a sudden movement, flinging his arm out -

And *WHACK*

He slapped me upside the head and nearly knocked my glasses off.

What a way to say hello!

I turned to him, laughing, and grasping the hand that hit me.

"I'm SO SORRY!" he burst out. "Are you okay??"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm okay!" I replied, still laughing. I turned back to Dirk, who had apparently missed the whole episode, and we went on as if nothing had happened.

Later on, after the venue staff told us it was closing time and we had to leave, I made sure to make one last round of Daddys. I went up to Josh and shook his hand. "Hi, Josh!" I said cheerily. "Remember me? You slapped me a couple of minutes ago!"

"Ohhh, I'm really sorry about that!" he said.

"Oh, that's okay, never mind," I assured him. Then I said quite reverently, "I was smacked by a Daddy!"

"Aww..." he said, still very apologetic.

Well, that was my experience getting beat up by Josh. Subsequently, each time I meet him, I make sure to remind him of this episode. I don't know why, it just gives me some kind of sick, twisted pleasure teasing him like this. But I only tease him because I love him! :-)