3/10-3/12 - The Cold, The Fog, The Sopranos

Sorry for the delays and the shortened recaps but hey a person has been busy.

So much to do and so much to look forward to. I hurried home and did the usual dinner setup and clean-up and awaited the arrival of the Jimmy and Steven. They had been hanging out earlier in the eve and wanted to continue with Russ and I so they arrived around 10:30 and we watched TV and HD programming until it was time to head out around 11:30. We headed into the city and made our way up Lafayette and crossed over until we were able to park right on 21st street not too far from the club. We made our way up the street to Krash and waited on the short side, said hi to Lisa and made our way inside. The coatcheck at this hour was moderate and I only had to wait behind 3 people. I then headed back upstairs and saw how busy it was getting so early. A flagger at the door, plenty of illegal smokers and it was only 12:20. Our bartender Dave was there for us to order our round of drinks but of course was upset with me for missing the party that he was promoting at Lavender Tweeds. Wednesday's are usually busy for me and getting to the gym and then crossing town to go to the East Village is not my usual idea of a plan. I apologized and continued with my night. The music starting out with Glenn Friscia and segueing into DJ DeMarko was OK but not prize winning. The usual Krash mix of oldies but favorites and over hard bass making you move no matter what. We stayed until around 3am and I happily retrieved the coats and said good night to everyone. The conversations had been good and the talking about new cars, new houses, and the plenty of people in attendance. Russ and I headed outside and picked up some sandwiches at the Mickey D's. Russ did the whole combo but I just stayed with the rather dry Big Mac. While inside the restaurant we talked to the other denizens of the drunk tank who were also trying to fill their stomachs while fighting to remain coherent enough toplace orders and get all of their condiments and fixin's. After the food was quickly devoured we headed out to the street and Russ was able to quickly get us a car home. Always nice.

I awoke Saturday to cereal and then prepared to go the gym. Russ and I headed into the city and the NYSC near city hall which was nice and empty on Saturday. Nathan joined us at the gym as we worked out for a bit before Russ and I headed out to the Wendy's and picked up lunch and then piled back into the car and headed back to Bklyn to shop for Sunday dinner and then rest up and prepare for a night out. Russ decided the party from the night before tired him out too much and decided to sleep in while I headed out alone. I left the house too late to take the train but was able to get a car service car into the city easily and was headed into the city in the full comfort of the car. The driver was nice and easy and the trip was nice and quick and I got out of the car on 18th street and walked on into the club.

After checking my coat and walking inside Roxy I noted the place filled at a normal pace and The first DJ of the eve Drew G played pretty much all vocals. However his transitions weren't as smooth as I was used to and tended to be sudden (memories of back in the day James Anderson). The song selection seemed OK but a lot of songs were unknown to the NY audience but he brought the crowd back with something familiar often enough. I danced on the stage to Veronica and "Someone to Hold" and enjoyed a few other dances around the club as the place slowly filled up. By the time James Anderson took to the decks at 2:30am the place was packed and welcomed the dark beats... at first. When he segued into some unknown vocals the crowd broke up a bit. He never fully recovered and it was around 4am that for some reason he put on "Someone To Hold" for the second time that evening. It was great to hear but I felt it showed a lack of planning on both DJs to play the same 6 ye! ar old song. My bartender Louis made sure I stayed well setup with drinks, red bull and Gatorade. He was also thankful to receive the 2 Cool 2 Ice Pop CD I gave him. I headed out at 4:15 am and for some reason I could not get a taxi. I ended up walking to 14th street and taking a train back to Bklyn to switch to the F train at Jay street. I then walked home from 9th ave. and got home around 5:20am just a little tired but happy with the majority of my night.

Sunday we spent making the house a little more presentable and after delivery breakfast and watching TV we prepared for later by cooking. The fried chicken and macaroni and cheese were all done by 7pm and we awaited our houseguests. Gary and friend arrived around 8:20 and we took them up to the roof to see the cloudy view. The low lying fog took the fun out of the view but it was still impressive enough before we headed back inside. The food was eaten and we settled in to watch the premiere of The Soprano's. We missed having Nathan who was still at work but the we still enjoyed the violence and surprises of the first episode. At 10 pm we told Gary goodnight and Russ and I headed out to pick up a McFlurry for each of us at Mickey D's and then we caught the remainder of "Footballer's Wives" my new 10pm Sunday program. Russ then got ready for bed and I settled in watching DVR programming and preparing for my week ahead. Looking forward to it.