2/8/10 - Kinda Super Sunday

Last year at this time I had a Super Bowl Party at my house. I cooked fried chicken, macaroni salad, lettuce and tomato salad, people came over and we watched the game (and the expensive commercials) on the 61in screen. The guests then had Entenmann’s cake for dessert.

Fast forward to a year later. No calls from friends for where the Super Bowl Party was this year. No needing to cook for a house full of people. I cooked dinner the day before and ate early. I brought along dessert (homemade oatmeal cookies) with me to the sports bar. And gave cookies to my friends. They might be a few different friends than the ones I hung out with last year but is all good.

If I wanted to have a party I would have sent out invites and waited for replies. But I guess I’m not in the mood to be the hostess with the mostest this year. Maybe it’s too soon. Maybe I needed a break. Maybe it’s time to make new traditions. Do new things. See how everyone else is having fun. I think I can do that.

I’m not upset at my friends who haven’t called. They have lives, they have things to do. As do I. At least I thought to send out a few text msgs at half-time and got some cool replies.  The game was good, some of the commercials were funny and all went well. And yes, it was fun. I had a really good time. The sportsbar was definitely the place to be to watch the game. The friends made it fun. New friends made it better. And I will remember smiles and laughing and looking forward to the next time.

Cause yes. There is always a next time.

Thanks for another fun time:
Gym SportsBar

2/24/09 - Want the Weekend..

This past weekend was great, I have my legs at good capability again and am ready for gym level workouts soon. The cold season seems to have finally let me be and stop afflicting me with attack after attack. I met new friends, hung out with old friends and had a very friend filled weekend.

Thursday we went to Gymbar and hung out with Ty, Stephan K, and met Ron. Thursday night night continued with the throngs and crowds at Splash who flock their on Thursdays to hear hot dance beats upstairs and hot R&B and Pop beats downstairs. The bar back staff has done much better keeping it clean and the security has been controlling the peeps who stay in the bathroom too long. At Splash I hung out with Tres, Edn and Rob and they were nice enough to give me a ride back to BK.

Friday we met up with Joseph and headed from Gym Bar uptown to The Eagle and heard the DJ lay down some cool beats before it was time to head cross town to Mr. Black and do some more dancing. I saw Rob n Tres there also moving to the beats before I said goodnight to everyone and got a car right in front to bring me back to BK. So convenient.

Saturday we shopped, made sure there was enough soda in the house before resting up for the nightfall. I texted the buds to make sure everyone was where they said they would be and then we headed into the city riding in the Murano. After looping around looking for parking we headed into gym bar and dealt with the Saturday crowds, DJ Dr Brooks said hello to Russ, We all said hi to Craig and Steve and the Birthday crowd downstairs had DJ Colin playing *Milkshake* and had us grooving for sure. Once Ron showed up we said our goodbyes to the crowd and then headed over to Splash. I showed him how when the coat check was long I made sure I had a drink first. It made me much more calm, cool and collected while waiting to check my coat. (Email was sent to complain) Beyond that the party was hopping with DJ Tracy Young and Rick and Shawn were there and hangin too. I stayed there dancing and having a grand old time until 4:30am when I headed over to Mickey Ds and had myself a Big Mac before heading home. The taxi ride was pristine and even Russ and the Jimmy got a taxi ride leaving the Murano in the city for pickup on Sunday..

Sunday was all about the resting, The Taxi ride into the city to get the Murano, and more listening to the the newest R&B Rap CD *Driving While Winter* (Me likey the new CD). And even ordered Atomic Wings for Dinner. Nice Calamari by the way. And then was time to relax..

Go Weekend..

2/3/09 - Back to Level - Next Stop, Super..

What to do at the end of the week. We wrap ourselves up make sure we eat and hydrate and prepare to go out and about. Russ and the Jimmy wanted to go to G Lounge but we started out at GymBar on Saturday Night. Parked around the corner, dressed warm and headed into the bar. Coat checked downstairs and first drinks in hand, the crowd was impressive but not unruly and we said hello to Joseph, Ty and hung out with DJ Colin before it was time to head out. The guys went over to G Lounge, I headed over to Splash.

Doorman Derek waved me in and once past the cashiers it was down to the coatcheck and then up to the dancefloor of Splash. I met up with Dwayne as well as Shawn and Rick and between drinks (start with a Bud Lite), great music by DJ Alexander, saying hello to DJ Sean and stopping downstairs to say hi to DJ Danny Echi it was a pretty busy night. High point of course at 3:45 am dancing to 'Burnin Up' by Cevin Fisher but being newly back up and about I could not burn myself out in one night. I made sure I knew where the guys were and I headed back to the vehicle. Leaving early for me but I had stuff to do the next day. More cleaning and cooking.

I woke up to delivery breakfast bacon and eggs, caught up on the news then finalized the vacuuming and clean up before starting to cook right before 4pm. The chicken came out great, the macaroni salad was great also, The macaroni and cheese was too salty (sea salt was saltier than I expected) but passable and the regular salad was ok despite being made by Russ without asking. Donnie, Steve, Solomon, the Jimmy all enjoyed the food, as well as the clean house and we all watched a very good Super Bowl. After that we watched the Office. The rest of the night was uneventful but I was happy for the weekend. I'll see what happens next. Good times are coming..

12/12-12/13/08 - Weekend Quotes - From usual suspects

"They grow up so fast" - Splash Fri 12/12 - Said to Dougie and then by Dougie - regarding Brent Everett on stage at Splash Friday Night.

"I'm writing songs in my sleep" - Thursday 12/11

*I may be a ho, but I'm not a crack ho* - Cops on FOX - Sat. 12/13

"I thought she was the other one, Oh yes she is the one that Drinks" Sat Nite
Mr Black.

Sat Night - After finding a drunk soul at the ATM and retrieving Security.
Security Response - "What the F*ck!? - Why does this always happen?"
Upon coming to the ATM and finding the guy
with his pants falling down showing blue and white horizontally striped briefs.

As usual, I made it through the weekend alive.

10/31 - Ready to Go. - Check

I have been living it up lately. All of the crew has been in attendance. I have been doing my part to keep the party moving and I think I have found all of the new bartender's I need to go to since some of my old bartenders have retired (sad face). The fall has rolled in like gang busters and I really needed to pull out the winter wear to walk the streets this past week.
I need cover as a run from club to club you know.
Anyway, I have been free with the advice, talking to some very smart people from DJs to friends I have just met and have been growing as a person in getting advice, giving advice and following my own advice (for once).

Preparation is the mother of invention. If I just put myself in the right place with the right preparation then good things will happen and I will go on like Celine Dion.

I have been doing the usual circuit of Gymbar, G Lounge and Splash, with side trips to Rebel and Mr Black thrown in. I feel bad that I can't visit Rebel more because I did have a good time with the music there, (better than I thought I would) and I have a bartender I know in the space. The bad news is they search you down like you are a criminal. I would have to leave my wallet chain and my Visine elsewhere to get inside. The full body pat down gets tired when you know you are innocent.

I have recently started going out on multiple nights over the weekend. As long as my wallet can handle it and I have friends to join me I will try my best. Has been a good time had by all so far.

No checks have bounced and all credit lines are open. The next party will be arriving in... 11 hours. Countdown begins...

9/7 - Stormy Weekend - Still Fun

I started early on Thursday.
Hanging at gym bar and then splashbar.

I was miffed that I had to pay and that the price of drinks went up
but I will live.

I have to conserve myself and not do an more Thursdays anytime soon.

Friday was fun, with Russ, Durrell, and Russ as we hit up Gymbar, then G Lounge then Splash, then Mr Black (4 bars - clubs) I was even able to maintain a good party atmosphere about myself having great fun on Friday night despite the rain. Thank goodness friends are there to see you to the end of the night when you get distracted and start to drift.

Saturday despite the impending storm I headed out for a ride in the Murano, bought some juice, soda and eggs and chilled out waiting for night to fall. I rested and then prepared myself to jump out into the main event for a Saturday night. Haircut, cleaned and outfitted I was ready to claim the night. All my friends were texted and in transit. I rolled into the city with the Jimmy and Russ and started the night at G Lounge and waited for Durrell to arrive before He and I headed over to Splash.

Once inside said hi to the peeps in attendance and danced to the beats of DJ Alexander on the main floor after meeting up with Dwayne. We saw Dougie entertaining a few castmates from the Real World with their lighting tech and sound technicians in tow. Said hello to DJ Echi downstairs and danced to the pop party and R&B beats before heading back upstairs and seeing Garrett for more drinks and further dancing. We ended up staying till the very end unintentionally since I was planning to leave before 4:50am closing but DJ Alexander kept the party hopping with the beats to the very end.

Walked over to Mickey D's for a big breakfast and had some drama as they mixed up my order with some other customers and I had to wait for them to make me a new breakfast. They also ran out of Orange Juice but I made do with sprite. I said good night to Durrell at the train station and got on the train and headed home. I actually took the Q train and switched to a D train at Atlantic-Pacific. Watched Abridged Yu Gi Oh on my iTouch and laughed some and then listened to some calming R&B for the last few minutes of my trip home before getting inside the home, eating my breakfast, brushing my teeth and going to bed.

Sunday was a nice slow day, just watching news feeds and such before going to pick up lunch at Wendy's. That was a good Double. The rest of the night was calm, watching 60 minutes and such before 9pm rolled around and I watched True Blood on HBO. Loved it. The rest of the night is just chilling before bed as usual.

I wove together a complex tapestry of a nightlife ruled weekend and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I wouldn't change much and the Saturday night I think was flawless. Anyway, I will definitely look forward to the rest of the season, despite the crazy weather, it did not stop me and my friends from having a good time.

Unless there are tornados reported in central park, or lightning striking cars and blowing them up on my block, I will go out on Saturday Night.

Come with it then.

5/23-5/26 - Too much.. Is Never Enough.

I was planning on taking it easy, Just doing the Saturday Alegria thing. But instead ended up having 3 days of drinking and overthinking.

Friday - At work, Wendy's on the way home, then Gym bar, then Ty's, then Hangar, then Splash till 3:15am.

Saturday Night - arrival at Alegria at Webster Hall,
Proceeded to have security drama as they make me check the chain from my wallet, and the lights (the small ones and not the big ones ?). I saw all of my friends, both upstairs and down and upstairs again (too many stairs) and though the music was good and the stage entertainment was good, the place was too hot and some people were rude in their highness (pushy and hitting bystanders for no reason other than they thought they finally got the beat and could dance). I stayed until 6:50 just 1 hr longer than Russ and the Jimmy. The attitude at the door ruined my mood. I had fun but it was not worth it. (and $90 for Pride weekend is definitely not on my list of worth it).

Sunday - The Eagle for a hangout on the roofdeck, and the crowd was great. The place was nice and crowded from the moment we made our way up to the third level and the bartenders were nice and the crowd was fun and funny. I stayed there for a few hours then when I got my friend texts I did a quick run downtown to meet friends at Hiro (which was ridiculously crowded) and then meet at G lounge (ridiculously crowded). So after a bathroom break at Gym bar a hello to the DJ and then saying goodnight to Maurice who decided to head back home, Dwayne and I headed over to Splash. DJ Billy Carroll had the room pumping to a healthy crowd that had as many people upstairs as a good Saturday Night. I danced some on the dancefloor and even at the front bar with a tall blond girl who was with her friends and then at 3:10am following the sounds of Janet Jackson and "Feedback" I did the two hands lit dance on the box and finally I felt I had the high point my weekend needed. Anyway left the club at 3:45 and finally headed home.

Monday - Delivery breakfast (again) and then headed into the city to meet friends in the park. Towel in the grass at Stuy town, plenty of sunblock and hung out with Gary, Nathan and the girls. Sunblock was applied and we left at 4pm to go get something for dinner. A pickup order at Dallas BBQ and then it was home to watch "Apocalypto" on Blu-Ray. After that it was time to nap and then Baskin and Robbins ice cream. Still dehydrated, but getting better. ; )

Quotes:

"I am so tired of playing 'Fat Girlfriend*', I need some me time, where its about me and not about being fat girlfriend."

"I like having my own bartender, I remember to treat them nice and they treat me nice. It's like the 'Circle of Vodka'.



*Fat Girlfriend - The frumpy friend that hangs out with the girl that gets all of the attention.

03/08/08 - 03/11/08 - Looking forward, Looking Back

I'm looking forward to spring. I am so over the cold weather. Everything changes and so much stays the same. Its a time of change for my weekends too. Crobar/Mansion is out and now the Alegria is at Webster Hall. Stereo is closed but we are still waiting to see where a Saturday with the guys ends up. This coming Saturday I was going to Splash anyway since I was not looking forward to another visit from Peter Bailey and Richie Santana. I had high hopes for DJ duo the first time they mixed on Saturday but it seemed like more of the same tired Sunday music they played which was just a mashup of beats with no discernible high point or low point just a droning monotone of a party. I wanted to do something else, not just get evicted tho. That was a bit much. But anyway life changes. Clubs change, Parties change and somethings never change.

I will be going to the Black Party. I will be going to Alegria. I will be having fun.

I will not however be taking any more Zyrtec. That stuff hit me 12 hours later like falling off the Staten Island Ferry and hitting my head on the Statue of Liberty. I had slow Sunday so I did not notice the lassitude so much then. But when I decided to take another Zyrtec at 12am before going to bed Monday I doomed my Tuesday to a day in and out of interest in doing what I needed to do. I slept on the Subway. I slept on the PATH train. I didn't miss my stop but I was about to. I got to work and I felt like I was underwater and could not think my way out of a cafeteria at night. I finally told my boss I needed to take a nap or go home. I tried the nap first. I was still lightheaded but then I went to lunch and felt a little bit better with some Mickey D's finished and my blood sugar at a more normal level. I was working at 65% and was able to finish out my day before heading home without going to the gym because I didn't want to pass out on the treadmill and die in a horrible rubber meets the forehead accident.

Any way I'm alive and kicking and going back to my Claritin for now.

Until next time. And next party.

PS. Last Saturday was all that and a bucket of chicken. Even though I did not get into Kiss and Flies and had issues getting home. I woke up safe and sound and with all my money and only missing one light.

Anyway..

11/9-11/11 - Colder the weekend, But hotter the fun

The Friday rolled around and I overbooked.

My brother came over to hang out and play video games. Russ and the Jimmy wanted to hang out and go to Splash. So at least I had something to do. My brother came over and we started watching PS3 download videos and video game trailers and then playing Folklore and Everyday Shooter. Once 11:30 rolled around we called a taxi and got a ride into the city. My brother stayed at home playing games while I rolled into downtown Manhattan and made my way over to Splash. After we got to 17th Street I picked up a Vitamin Water at the pizzeria and then headed into the club.

The DJ for the eve was Joe Gauthreaux but the crowd was downstairs on the coat check line so I volunteered to get our first bar drinks while Jimmy and Russ hung up our coats. Said hello to Garrett and picked up a Stoli Orange and Red bull while the guys got Ketel One and Cranberry. Back upstairs it was warmer but the dancefloor did not fill up right away because of the rain earlier in the evening was keeping the boys from walking and getting wet. Of course once inside you got wet anyway, from dancing to the beats and moving on the dancefloor. I hung out with Rick and Steve and later Rob and Tres until it got late enough to head home around 3:15am. Back in BK my brother was still playing video games and it was time for everyone to shut down and get some sleep. Everyone retired to their neutral corners and it was a nice finish to Friday night.

Saturday morning we woke up to delivery breakfast and sent my brother home with plenty of soda and his own clean laundry that he had left at my place a few months ago. I spent part of the afternoon mixing music and buying new tunes before we headed out for lunch at Wendy's in downtown brooklyn. Double with cheese consumed I finished downloading my online-store bought beats. The rest of the night passed quickly as I chilled out some before preparing to head out by cleaning up and getting the outfit together. Pants from H&M, shirt from military supply and the dog tags (for Veteran's Day). After I said good eve to Russ I headed out to the car service and got a ride into the city. Of course we ran into the traffic on the west side b/c of some accident just above 14th street. Then once up 8th ave I ran into the traffic heading out of the boxing match. Crazy people all trying to get taxi's at the same time. I finally made it to the ATM and then over to the club. I paid my fee and then went through coat check then headed downstairs and into Club Stereo.

The dancefloor was already hopping with people and the place was filling up for a nice party with DJ Eddie Elias. The crowd of friends was already in place and only getting larger. Took plenty of pics with the whole crew and talked to DJ Sean and Pat and all of the friends hanging out and about. Rob and Tres arrived later and the party was truly underway before 1am with plenty of great beats and the crowd truly enjoying the music. I stayed at the party drinking and hanging out until just after 5am and then said goodnight and headed out of the club. Of course the line at Mickey D's was horrendous so I bypassed that place and went to the bodega for a king-size Sinckers bar. Then I hopped in a yellow cab and headed back to BK. Once again the Saturday night was sighted, enjoyed, and completed in record time.

Sunday was pretty much a day of recovery. I had breakfast that I made myself (a nice egg salad sandwich) and after watching some DVR programming I chilled out and then fell asleep. Of course I had to wake up because I had places to go. But I had already cleaned up and dressed so I just had to head out and down to car service and get a ride into the city. Of course my driver was practically ready for the autobahn so I got into the city in record time. I was over to Rush and then upstairs to say hi to the people already in attendance. DJ Sean and the rest of the crew had planned a cool night for everyone that was coming but of course they all arrived at different times and not all at once so the place never got really full but was always pretty fun. From fun beats, to a nice space and then once Eddie and Chris and Joe arrived we had tri-level lasers to reflect off of the mirrors on the dancefloor. Was a nice effect and along with the great beats it was cool fun. I stayed at that party until around 11:30 when I had to go get something to eat, so I said goodnight to everyone and then headed down the block. Mickey D's was open but took forever to make my Angus burger but once that was done I headed over to 14th and got my taxi ride home. The driver took the long way back to Canal street instead of going down Broadway but I finally made my way back and still was able to give the driver a nice tip because once in Brooklyn the lights were all my way.

Another weekend completed and I lived to tell the tale. Still some great days ahead. See you then guys.

10/27-10/28 - Oh what a web we weave, on the day of webs.

Saturday



Breakfast delivered. Check

Final Adjustments to Wings for Saturday Night. Check.

Car in Bklyn. Nope.



So we had to take a car service into the city so that we could retrieve the car.

On the way over I stopped in at J&R and bought batteries for one of my finger lights. Uses 3 batteries and is very bright. Then we walked down to Rector street and picked up the Murano. A quick stop for lunch at Wendy's and it was all good. Of course we were stopped by some lady on the street asking for money but unlike the other people around we are not tourists and we knew better.



Back in Brooklyn I chilled out for most of the afternoon and actually fell asleep on the couch before waking up to do the quick clean up and then dress up (as a SWAT officer) and head over to Smith Street and have dinner at Apt. We met Seema and had a nice dinner (grilled chicken on thin bread for me) and then head on over to the end of Court Street near Red Hook and the SoFo bar. The place was small but the people were friendly and we were able to start drinking. Pretty soon I got the call from my sister that they were both on their way and needed directions. After I walked outside and looked at the highway I was able to tell them which exit to get off and they got there shortly after. Shaunn in black playboy Bunny suit with ears and tail and Jan in witch outfit with thigh high boots along with Shameek in her greek mini-dress and gold slippers. The girls took pictures had a drink and then headed out to their party in the city.

We stayed a little longer, finished up our drinks and then we headed out ourselves. We dropped Seema off in her neighborhood and then headed home for my final costume change. Off with the black SWAT and on with all white for the ghetto Angel (by Nike). White headband, White dri-weave shirt, white basketball shorts (with white fanny pack under the shirt). With the Columbia coat and black pullover pants I was ready to head out. Until I realized I had forgotten to bring the wings and had to go back upstairs, put the wings in a bag and brought them with. Over the car service and it was then on to Alegria.

The ride over was OK except for the limo that stopped in the middle of the street in front of Marquee to let out the passengers 2 lanes from the curb. Once I got to 28th street I headed down the block waited on the line (15 minutes) and was ushered onto the ticket holders line and made my way inside. The pat down took a moment as I had to empty so many pockets and then the ticket guy forgot me and thought he had not ripped my ticket in half (I yelled at him) and then I was inside. Over to coatcheck where I said hi to Chris and then changed all my gear to head inside. I forgot the light on my head first but then found it on the floor before I left coatcheck. Once downstairs I ran into Dion and Dale and then Andrei before heading onto the main floor. The main floor was a mad house with large muscular men dancing and moving to quickly through the crowd to be able to move out of the way. I managed however to spin and dodge well enough to make my way to the bar and get my drinks. I then made my way to the dancefloor and said hello to Pat, Steve and Joon along with the rest of the crew. The music was great with a great mix of classic Rosabel mix hits along with current beats. From "Love Revolution" to "Make It Last". The crowd was too big to keep still for too long so I delved through the crush to get drinks and just to move around. I finally shed my wings (in the trash) and shirt (on my waist) around 4:30am and then ran into Rob and Tres and Maurice and Martha. We hung out and danced and watched the performance by Amuka (Sheila Brody) singing 3 songs including "Appreciate Me". Back to the music and more dancing until I found myself on the stairs and watching the costume contest. While the crowd danced to "Put your Hands Up" we watched the group of costumes get moved down to the final three (who all seemed to have wings) and then finally the smallest of the wings but best costume won in the end. I stayed dancing with my friends until around 8:45 when I knew I had to head home and rest my self for the rest of the weekend.

10/26 - H'Ween Weekend - Fun and In between scenes..

Friday I could not leave work fast enough but still had to do some shopping (those angel wings were not going to buy themselves, ha!). So I headed over to the ghetto mall off of Flatbush and I found out that the GHETTO MALL IS CLOSED. Well Fulton Street Mall is still there but the Albee Square Mall and especially the Toys R Us is now gone. I walked around the whole space and saw all the doors gated and the security guard in the building watching television. I was totally lost for a second and then I walked down the street and found this store called, I think "Cookies" where they had kids halloween costumes. Now I was not planning on buying full size I hat that stupid person wings that got in the way I was going to trim them for my own use anyway so I actually found a $5 dollar pair of wings that I knew would work out once I sized them the way I wanted (cut in half and pointed down and using the arm straps connected as a necklace. But I'm getting ahead of myself. On Friday I got back home threw the bags into the room and ate my italian dinner and got myself ready to go out. We headed over to Steven's place downtown and met up with the Jimmy and Steven and helped Steven with his PC while the guys played backgammon. Finally they were torn away from the game and the four of us piled into Steven's Explorer and headed uptown. We did a driveby of the Ritz but the crowd wasn't what we ALL wanted so we headed towards Krash at Stereo but could not find parking. Right after a truly emotional blow-up in the car regarding parking and back seat driving we all stepped out of the vehicle and went to our neutral corners. The entry to the club was uneventful (even though I did manage to lose one of my lights) but once inside the party looked fun yet sadly empty of the raucous crowd I was used to on Saturdays. People were having fun but the place only had like 130 people dancing and so despite the crowd having fun the place closed at 2am. Krash is closed once again. But at least I got to see it once before it was gone. I said goodnight to Jenny and the rest of the crowd and we headed out to the car and over to Splash. Once inside I hung up my coat and danced downstairs and up. DJ for the eve was Brett Heinrichsen and we stayed and enjoyed ourselves until it was time to leave (around 3:15am) We were able to get a taxi pretty easily and headed back to BK.

Pretty normal for a Friday but it was just the first day of the weekend.

9/13 - 9/16 - The Winds of Change, But Some Things Stay the Same

Thursday after work and the Basketball draft and sign-up at Gym. I took the PATH train to 14th Street and then walked over from 6th Ave to 8th and up to the bar. Once inside the packed bar I found Mike, Benny and Russ as well as plenty of regular bar patrons and got my drink on. Talked to a few friends, met Angelica and Nessa as well as discussing classic Disco and 80s Dance music. We stayed at the bar until around 9:30 and then headed over to Bleeker street and we got us some Pizza at Joe's. Once I was back home I brought out my newly purchased PS3 game Heavenly Sword. The Game is beautiful. Still getting used to it but I stayed up till after 3am kicking butt and taking names.

Friday
After work it was dinner party with Tres and Rob and a large contingent of our club going posse. I met Russ and the rest of our friends at Sticky Rice in Soho and had a great steak dinner and then stayed to take pictures with all of our friends. We finally said our first good night at 10:30pm and I headed cross town and uptown only stopping at a neighborhood bodega to buy some gum. I had the time to kill so I walked rather than grab a taxi over to Splash and arrived around 11:30 and got my first drink on and danced with the crowd. DJ Billy Carroll was on the main floor throwing out some tunes but the DJ that was downstairs along with my friend Garrett had me returning multiple times to drink and to dance. I stayed down there to dance to the Jody DB mix of "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna. I hung out with Shawn and Rick along with Rob, Tres, Eddie and the rest of the usual guys we hang with until we split into the groups that were going and staying. We were invited up into the VIP so we went, Andre and our new friends who the 5 of us had the room all to ourselves. The group of us made use of the chairs, the view and even the private bathroom but we got the spook-out after Andre decided to borrow the laser to shine over the dancefloor.

The light guy appeared (the guy with the perpetual scowl, glasses, not cleanshaven) shortly after and demanded to know why we were shining the laser, stating it was illegal and that we must NEVER bring the laser to the club again. I told him I would not and had no idea he was so militant over the idea (especially since it is not illegal). It would be illegal if I was shining a laser at a police officer, planes overhead or the driver of a moving vehicle but since none of those hold true in a club and my laser is not powerful enough to melt plastic or blind anyone, he was just blowing smoke like his smoke machine. I told him what he wanted to hear and he let us be and went back to doing the lights. He is no Liz Liguori or Mitch Amtrak, but I won't be crossing him again anytime soon.

We went on with the night and were invited out to NJ to see the new house by Andre's friend. We said goodnight to one of our group and to Rick and Sean and I retrieved my bag from the coatcheck and we headed out to Jersey. The ride was long but the house was beautiful. After watching some TV and finding out that DirecTV gets real porn sent into the house we all retired to our separate bedrooms (I got the room with no porn and the smallest bed) and went to sleep.

The next morning Andre made us breakfast of scrambled eggs and we watched Chevy Chase and "Vacation" and "Christmas Vacation" before heading back towards NYC and getting dropped off at the PATH station. Andre, his new friend and I headed back to 34th street in NY and after we all said goodbye I headed over to Wendy's picked up my late afternoon Lunch and headed home on the MTA. The rest of the evening I chilled out and waited for the evening to progress before cleaning up and getting ready to head out at 11pm. The Jimmy had already arrived and Russ, The Jimmy and I piled into the Land Cruiser (nice taxi) and headed into the city. A nice ride later we were at the club and ready have some fun.

After the usual security check and hello to the cashier, we were happy we had worn long sleeve shirts because it took a while for the warmth to get in the place and since the opening DJ was not going to mix for a pretty light dancefloor it was up to DJ Peter Rauhofer to handle the opening moments until 1:15pm. DJ Ralphi Rosario took over the decks and gave us some energetic beats and we split our time between bartender Javier and the dancefloor. Everyone asked about Rob and Tres but of course they made a great entrance after the place was starting to get packed before 1am.

This is the usual schedule of a Saturday party night at Club Stereo. Unless it is a holiday and a special performer the place rarely gets full before 12:30am (too bad for the tourists and the places that get full and close at 2am) and is fully hopping at 1:00am when the party really gets underway. The problem with the place though is that it is out of the way and people cannot walk there from other places downtown. When the party was at Roxy people used to come over from miles around. Now up at 34th street we have to really invest in this one place for the night unless we want to go to some afterhours someplace else. I enjoy my night out but appreciate a good sight line as much or more than the next guy.

On this night we stayed until almost 5am. This was after I thought the guys left and then I had to go through security again to find them and pull them outside. We wandered into Mickey D's and ate some chicken tenders and some cheeseburgers and then because the guys took too long to come out of the club we had to flag down a taxi (we miss you Land Rover) and headed back to BK. Another fun night and a good night sleep.

Sunday woke up, made sure all was well at home and slept some more until it was time for delivery breakfast and then we piled into the Murano and headed over to the Basketball tryouts that had been signed up for on Thursday and I watched the car while Russ ran into gym and went the tryouts. I gave the random Soho residents a thumbs up (stylish streetwear) or thumbs down (tight jeans and a muffin top on one side, nasty) and sung along with the newest R&B and newest Pop CD in the car. Before I fell asleep Russ returned but we had to navigate through traffic downtown getting over the B'way before we finally crossed Canal street and headed back to BK. We stopped off at Fairway and picked up our freshly Roasted chicken for dinner and then it was a nice evening at home watching TV (Curb Your Enthusiasm) before finishing up my newest Dance CD (Angel Falls - The Fall Line) and finally heading to bed.

The weekend is closed out but we still have the last weekend of the summer ahead of us. And the entire fall to go. Much travel ahead and many weekends to go through because we got's so much left to do. Looking forward to it. Why? Because We do it well! :oP