10/20 - 10/22 - The cold comes in the Night and so does Party Time

Friday after work I carried the bag I had bought at Kohl's and made my way back into the city. Russ was hanging with Nathan and Gary over at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. The weather had turned cold but my Nike jacket was warm enough to get me there but definitely not as warm as I wanted to be. I could not get a taxi but it wasn't too far to walk from the PATH station, just a long 15 minute walk up the street. After I found the guys at the bar we hung out for a bit, ordered some very simple veggie appetizers before finally deciding we needed to go out to dinner and go some place else to get it. We headed around the corner to Walker's and got a table right near the front door and had the very friendly wait staff keep us happy with drinks and good food. The hamburger was just as good as advertised and we all had a very good meal. After dinner we said goodnight to the guys and then Russ and I headed over to the Ave to flag down a taxi to take us over to the parking garage where the Murano waited to take us back to Brooklyn. Battling trucks and buses we got back to Brooklyn in short order and headed upstairs for a quick clean up and then time for sleep.

Saturday morning I woke up to delivery breakfast and watching TV. Russ was going to meet Nathan at the gym so I decided I would go too and we headed into the city to go to the NYSC near City Hall. Nathan arrived a short while later and we continued through the work out before we finished up and headed over to Wendy's for lunch. I got a Grilled chicken sandwich myself and the guys got Frescatta sandwiches which they said were quite good. After we said bye to Nathan it was back to Brooklyn to chill out for a while as afternoon drew to a close and the night settled in. I watched DVR programming and woke Russ up when it was time to order dinner and get the dinner delivery before it was time to clean up and get ready to head out. Russ decided he was going to stay home for a bye week so I was going to head out alone for the evening.

I was able get a car at the car service and headed into the city. No real traffic and I was able to get to the city pretty easily. Dropped off at the corner of 18th Street I walked over to the front of Roxy and after saying hi to Derek I headed inside. The rest of the month was 21 and over to enter and the party so the crowd took a while to pile in. I think part of the problem was that no one knew what to expect from DJ Merritt. On some nights he goes electro way too soon and sometimes loses the crowd part way through the night. I've enjoyed Merritt at Roxy from back when he used to open for Peter and even more-so after Peter was gone and he opened for himself. He seemed to be in a much better mood on this night however and the music was on point from the very beginning. We heard hits from Madonna "Jump" and "Nobody Knows Me" along with "Boost Your Metabolism", "Sexyback", "Let the Music Use You Up" and a whole lot of music that I thoroughly enjoyed. Unfortunately although the crowd enjoyed the music (the area around the bar was emptied out and the floor was full), there were other parties (Evolve with Victor Calderone) that some people were looking forward to and my friends Rob and Tres had invited me but I decided to stay at Roxy. After they left and took some of the entourage with them the dance floor developed quite a few empty spaces. The music was still good though and I myself stayed at the party until 5am before finally heading out to pick up my coat before heading out into the night. A short walk over to 9th Avenue and I found my car ride home and headed back to Bklyn for my well deserved rest.

Sunday I stayed in. No going outside for me. We had already picked up dinner fixings so I made Lasagna (which turned out most excellent by the way) but after dinner I did not feel like leaving the house so Russ picked up dessert at Baskin Robbins and brought it back. Since there was no "Wire" to watch on HBO due to the World Series we watched DVR programming and then the news and then it was time to shutdown the weekend and prepare for my week of school in Midtown. I so deplore waking up early multiple days in a row.

10/13-10/15 Return to New York and Return of Manny

So So Busy. Updates so far and few in between. But at least I'm still having fun. I had just returned from my long weekend and short work week to start a new weekend. I did not go out on Friday Night, just came home and watched TV. I even went to bed at a reasonable hour because I wanted to make sure I went into the weekend well rested.

I awoke on Saturday morning, enjoyed delivery breakfast, and made ready to go to the gym. Russ drove us over to the city and we worked out at the NYSC near City Hall. The workout went well and afterwards we headed over to Wendy's and had lunch. I had a burger myself and watched Russ have his own. Afterwards we headed back to Brooklyn and chilled out for the rest of the afternoon. My poor Powerbook was still keeping me from my full music transferring capabilities (from PC to Powerbook to Ipod) but on the PC in the office I still was able to search on Beatport and Itunes for new tunes. When dinnertime finally rolled around I had my chicken caesar salad and after watching Cops on Fox I went ahead and did the weekly haircut. Once that was over we showered and cleaned up and dressed for the night out.

Russ and I piled into the Murano and headed into the city. After one loop around the block we found parking just down the block from the club and headed up the street. After saying hi to Derek I headed inside the club and said hello to the wristband girls and then coatcheck. I also spoke with Aisha and told her much fun I had up at the Black and Blue. After speaking for a little bit I caught up with Russ at the bar and then said hello to Jose. I gave him a gift shirt brought back from Canada and discussed how quickly the place was filling up. Our Roxy DJ for the evening was Manny Lehman who had not had a Roxy appearance since before the summer time. It was a long wait but I knew it was going go as well as usual as virtually no other large party DJ reads the crowd and gives them what they want. Once I heard the opening beats to his own mix of "Jump" and I was up on the speaker in the asian section and dancing. I stayed through a tribal song and before I could get off the speaker he segued into "Sexyback" so I took off my shirt and danced some more and once the song changed once again to "Promiscuous" I lit my hands with the lights and danced some more before finally returning over to my friends near the bar. The mood of the party stayed upbeat through all of the expected hits that Manny played for the crowd and the place stayed packed until far after 4am. Russ was still recouping from our trip to Montreal so we left the party around 4:20am and stopped at the diner on the corner for Russ to have a bite to eat before heading back to BK. Another party enjoyed and while not too many of our friends were there the crowd was upbeat and the party was all that could be expected.

Sunday I woke to delivery breakfast and watched football games on Fox and CBS through the afternoon. I made stuffed shells for dinner and we enjoyed those before settling in for the evening programming. Of course we took a short break to pick up some vanilla ice cream from Baskin Robbins and catching up to The Wire on HBO at 10pm. And now another week of work ahead. (It happens to the best of us). Until next time

10/6-10/10 - To Montreal we go and a Black and Blue Weekend it is

Friday

We drove all afternoon and all night (7 hour drive when you have to stop to eat at least once and several rest stops as well). We arrived in Montreal a little after midnight and then had to find the Host Hotel that had the event tickets. A little driving around in the city and we found the Delta in the more modern business section of Downtown rather than the middle of the tourist/club/shopping areas at the other end of St Catherine. After I had picked up our tickets we headed to the hotel and checked in. I love the Suites and I cleaned up and then got ready to head out. My sister was dressed all in black and I opted for black long shorts and my boots along with the leather armbands. We were heading out to the Leather Party after all. Russ was tired from driving so Ana and I headed out to the ATM on St Catherine across the street from McDonalds and picked up some Canadian bills. We then headed back the way we came and made our way into Club Medley.

The club is a concert venue as it has a nice stage but is build for Standing Room Only. The dancefloor is big enough for a smaller party but since they closed off most of the upstairs most of the crowding was due to the fact that people only could go upstairs for the restrooms. We had arrived late but we still saw the show with Kevin Aviance and we cheered him on with drinks in hand (it was a chore getting understood at first but since we always wanted the same drinks we just had to do the pantomime for what we wanted once). After the show Ana was able to get Kevin's signature on a 5 dollar bill along with a signature Kiss on the bill as well.

We stayed until 4:30am as we wanted to be able to hangout again the next night. Ana wanted something to munch on before she turned in We looked through different 24hr Bodega type stores and ended up buying items in the vending in the hotel. Soup and crackers. I was able to relax and head to bed on our first night.

Saturday

We headed out after noon for Brunch at the restaurant that was serving Brunch on our passes. The service was nice and the food was pretty good if more exotic than my usual "bacon and egg" breakfast fare. Afterwards we headed over to the Pharmaprix and picked up cranberry juice, water and different hotel room items and then headed over to the store across the street to buy some Absolut Vodka. We then caught a taxi and headed back to the room. I spent a while trying to find directions to the gym we had free visits for with our passes. After I located the address I used the map of the city in the tourist guide to locate and we headed out with the Murano. Of course we got lost and asked a bus driver who told us we were 5 blocks south of where we needed to be. The street was parallel to St Catherine and did not cross it. We found the street, found the gym, and got to work out. The gym was huge with a lot of over used machines but with an unmatched selection of different types of machines and a lot of space. After the workout was over we headed back out, took pictures of the Olympic stadium and headed back to the hotel. We had passes for dinner after 6pm and we arrived after 7 and had dinner. Ana won a CD from one of the previous parties and we had a great steak dinner. After dinner we caught a cab back to the room and watched Sat Night television on Canadian TV. From the racy sexy camera shows (Candid Camera but with naked people) and the crazy commercials and the subtitled MTV and sports programming we had plenty to watch. Ana had guest list at a Grey Goose party but it was too far away when the Military Ball was right around the corner.

We made our obligatory trip to the ATM and then headed over to the club around 1:00am. After the thorough security check after we checked our coats we were into the party vibe. I headed upstairs first to get a nice overview of the whole place but the lighting was much darker than I remembered. We still saw a cool stage performance and then headed downstairs to do some more dancing. When Manny put on Madonna and "Jump" I headed to one of the platforms in the middle of the crowd on the dancefloor and danced. There were plenty of people who also wanted to dance and at one point I ended up dancing between 4 other people. But finally the space cleared and I danced with just 2 other people on the platform before coming down and heading back over to where Ana was standing. We had a pretty good bartender at the back bar and she even had shots with us before the drink cutoff when we got our final drinks. The DJ for the middle of the party was Manny Lehman and after the cool segue into DJ Paulette I decided it was time for us to go around 5:30. We still had plenty of other parties to look forward to. We headed out and my sister got late night food at McDonalds (burgers) before heading back to hotel. Another party enjoyed and then to sleep.

Sunday

Russ was still not heading out anytime soon (Saturday afternoon gym visit turned into back muscle strain) so Ana and I headed back to the Pharmaprix to pick up back soreness stuff and some more hotel room stuff. We then picked up lunch (me at Mickey D's and Ana some Canadian Pizza that Ana did not like when we got back to the hotel). I gave Russ his food from Mickey D's and he went back to watching TV while I played with my DS for a bit before taking a nap. Around dinner time Ana and I headed over to Chinatown and picked up something to eat. The food selection was poor but we made do with what was available and I had orange chicken and Ana had something made with goat. Russ liked his dumplings and some of the Orange chicken but I found the food very generic as NY Chinese food seems to put most other cities to shame. Anyway after watching more Canadian TV we got ready around midnight to head over to the main even party at the stadium. I decided to go with blue camo shorts and a t-shirt with blue on the front. My lights were attached to my waist so the Security had no problem with my usual pocket full of stuff (mints, eyedrops, lipbalm, and Purell) Once inside the stadium we had the long walk to the entrance to the stadium floor. The party was in full swing and the crowd was huge. We appeared to have arrived after the main rush because there were no crowds at the coat check or at the security check but the dancefloor was packed. I gave Ana a light for her wrist so we could see each other from far away and then we headed into the crowd. The bars were already running out of drinks an hour before cutoff so we both had rum and cokes to drink before I switched to a Base (gatorade). When the time for cutoff rolled around we were cutoff 5 minutes early but were able to head into the VIP and order our last round before it was too late. Last drink under our belt and a trip completed to the real restroom deep into the stadium we were back in the VIP section dancing on the platform. We headed out briefly to dance in front of the stage and were just in time for the next performance. Three drag queens, an entire squad of BBCM dancers and the acrobats on the trampolines and we had plenty to lookout as they performed a whole routine to "Ain't No Other Man" and a few other recent hits. After that was over we headed back into the VIP and danced some more. We saw another stage show that we watched from the VIP around 5:30 am and stayed at the party until 8:30am in the morning. I could have stayed longer but felt Ana and myself really should get some rest since we had been at the party for over 6 hours. I was once again happy we danced on the wood flooring in the VIP section rather than the stone floor on the main section. Much less stress on the feet. Especially the way I dance we I like the music. Our trip back out to the coatcheck was much shorter and we got our stuff and headed out into the daylight. Instead of flagging down a taxi we walked over to the train station and caught a train back to Berri Uqam not far from Mickey D's and our hotel. We picked up breakfast and then headed back to the hotel and told Russ about the party. Then I went to sleep.

Monday


I woke up in the early afternoon and we headed to the Canadian KFC (PKC) before heading back to the room. More Canadian TV and then calling Ana who had taken a day trip on the subway to see the city. After she came back we headed down St Catherine to the diner type restaurant we knew about and had a great hamburger dinner. After dinner was over we went back to the room cleaned up and Ana and I decided what we were wearing to our last party. We also packed up our luggage so we would not have to pack in the morning. We made a drink in the room before we left and then headed out to the ATM and then to Stero Bar across the street. Thank goodness we had our drink before we headed inside as Stereo is an afterhours club (I forgot) but it was a good detox from the previous parties and I got a good dance and sweat on before 3:10am rolled around and I told Ana it was time to go. We picked up our stuff at coatcheck and then headed down the street to the Couche-Tarde 24hr store. Nothing inside that Ana wanted so we headed back down the street, dodged homeless people and went back to the room and to bed in the hotel for the last night.



Tuesday



I woke up, washed up got dressed and we all said bye to the hotel room. We checked out retrieved the car and headed into the city to find a coffeeshop that took our coffee coupons and then we headed for Rue de Bonaventure and out of the city. The trip back was faster but the wait at the border was just as long. The guard was conversational but trying to catch in something suspicious but we had no issues and headed back home through NY State. (A week later Buffalo was hit with 2 feet of snow, who knew?) Anyway our trip back was all good until I suggested we head back through NJ and Russ wanted to head through NYC. During rush hour that was not a good idea and we had to make a rest stop for Ana at the Amex building downtown. We then drove over to Staten and picked up the baby on Staten over at Moms and then headed back to BK. Once we got back home we called a car service for Ana to get back to her home and we said goodnight. A nice order of Chinese food from Uncle Liao's and we had completed our return. Then we started watching DVR programming from when we were gone.


Another good time.

If I go back to the Black and Blue again I will fly up to Montreal. That 7 hour drive takes too much out of you but it is still pretty, I will just enjoy the park pics when I get to Montreal rather than just the trip. I did a good job with the planning this time but next year will plan even better.

9/29 - 10/1 - Party In and Party Out and then Party again..

I met up with Russ in the city and decided that even though we were going out to hang we would eat something before it got too late. We each picked up Whopper, headed back home, ate the sandwiches and then changed to head out. Russ had the directions and once we were in the depths of Brooklyn I fell asleep for a few minutes until we got off of the Cross Island expwy near Cypress Hill. After moving the the neighborhood for a bit we finally passed the familiar and turned on the right street and then parked in the Jimmy's driveway and headed inside. We said hello to Chris and Cliff and after banging my leg on the coffee table the host gave us a tour of the house and then after my coat was hung up I headed into the kitchen and had myself some chicken wings. After the meal we headed down to the game room and watched the guys play Poker. We welcomed Stephen, Mike, Ben, Donnie and Ty and continued with our party. After the Poker tides had turned back and forth quite enough and enough drinks had been drunk, I had saved bottles of beer falling from the fridge and made myself some excellent Sprite and Ketel One drinks. When we could play no more it was time to head back home. We said goodnight to the guys, I made sure Donnie had his CD and we gave the Jimmy his gift bottle of Belvedere. We headed back across Brooklyn, dropped our friend off at home and then headed back to the slope. Good Night.

Saturday we had delivery breakfast and then headed out to Pathmark to pick up soda, orange juice and some other stuff for the house. Once that was over we headed back home and chilled out some watching DVR programming including the delayed watching of ER as well. It was time to chill out for a while and then once dinner rolled around we watched Cops and ordered the delivery of chicken caesar salad. After watching the DVR episodes of Oprah and the Dateline NBC with the stupid predator men who get caught trying to go to the house of the young chicken head girls and boys they met online. After watching the end of those shows I went ahead and cleaned up with the haircut, then the shower and shave. After the wardrobe was all set up I was ready to step out into the night. I said goodnight to Russ and headed out.

A short walk down the hill and then into the car service. I stretched my legs while waiting and then walked out to the car and got in with the driver when she arrived. She told me there was made traffic on the bridge so I paid for her to go through the tunnel but of course she went in the EZ Pass lane when she had no EZ Pass so we had to give the booth money to the police before we headed through the tunnel. We made good time into the city until crossing 18th street I decided to get out and walk the rest of the block over to
Gym Bar. I stopped in and said hello to Ty and gave him my latest R&B CD "Ride and G Groove" before finishing off my drink, picking up the magazines and then heading out into the night and down the block. I got in front of the club and after a short wait I said hello to Derek and the security and headed inside. Once inside I hung out with Aisha for a while and headed inside to see the crowd and headed to the back to see my bartender Jose. The Roxy DJ for the eve was DJ Mike Cruz. I was not sure If I would be as excited as the first few times he was DJ at the Rox but I kept my hopes up and got into the groove. The energy was upbeat, the crowd came early and the party got the place full before 1am. The music ranged the tribal and vocal mix spectrum and even though I expected "Glamorous Life" I still enjoyed it and the rest of the music as well. I hung out with Rob and Tres both on the dance floor with the rest of the group and danced on the stage and on the different boxes. I was looking forward to next week of even more hanging out and I stayed until 4:35 am before heading outside and walking over to 9th avenue to catch a car back to Bklyn and home.

Sunday was pretty much a lazy day, with just delivery breakfast and watching football in the afternoon before Ian came over and played Megaman on the DS for a bit and we watched TV before we all headed out to pick up dinner at KFC. Ian got popcorn chicken and a wrap while I got a 2 piece meal and Russ got himself a chicken pot pie. After dinner I said goodnight to Ian and wished him well on his trip home to Westchester. All of the Fox programming for the evening was on repeat so it was more football until late. Of course, once 10pm rolled around it was all about The Wire on HBO and later Def Comedy Jam. I had to remember to DVR the shows the next week when I was away. The weekend was over but the coming week would be short. Always nice to have something to look forward to.

9/22 - 9/24 - Shopping in NJ by Day until the Night Comes...

Friday I got home and watched TV through dinner. Those "To catch a predator" are always interesting but you wonder just how many stupid people there are out there. You would think they wouldn't just look for young looking girls and not go the illegal route and drive for hours to do the wrong thing. But now they have a record and got the punishment they deserved. If they are going to keep being stupid, I guess I will enjoy watching their dumb asses get locked up. I even went to bed by 1am. A nice early Friday with nothing to do but sleep.

Going to bed early on Friday means that I wake up far too early on a Saturday with nothing to do but get the days shopping out of the way nice and early. Delivery breakfast of eggs and bacon and then it was downstairs to the Murano and heading over to NJ for the less hectic and more easily navigated lower priced Target in NJ rather than the raucous and usually packed Target in downtown Brooklyn. The traffic was pretty light through the Battery Tunnel and then up the west side to the Holland Tunnel. Once in NJ we took the long way around but ended up at Target in short order and headed inside to buy soda, paper goods, more greenery for the house and I finally picked up my black Nintendo DS Lite. Once finished there it was over to Boys, Bitches and Beyond to pick up toothbrushes, pillows and random housewares. After the shopping was over it was back to Brooklyn where it was time to chill through the afternoon and play with the DS for a bit before nightfall and it was time to order dinner. Chicken Caesar salad around 8pm and watching "Cops" until 9pm and then it was time to cut the hair and freshen up before 10 and then get dressed and ready to head out. Lights, laser and Vaam, along with Keys, Wallet and Cellphone, and always mints, Purell, lip balm and Visine (Thank goodness for cargo pants). Down to the Murano and on into the city.

Russ and I drove into the city through moderate traffic from Brooklyn to Downtown Manhattan. Up the west side and through the usual parking areas but nothing was available so we parked at the parking lot with the lifts next to 20th Street. We walked down to the club, said hello to Doorman Derek and the security posse and headed inside Roxy. Once inside I said hello to Aisha and then headed over to the bar. It was a busy night but the crowd was slowly coming in to hear DJ Chad Jack. The line outside was pretty long but I expected everyone to make it inside to the party before too much time passed. DJ Chad Jack I expected to do something new and impressive and he was definitely on point staying away from to much Electro-House and killing the party too soon like some DJs have done recently but instead set the tone well with Offer Nissim and "First Time" and later on in the evening more Offer and "Be My Boyfriend". We hung out with Rick and Shawn and later on Rob and Tres who told us they had hung out the night before at Splash so I was very happy they decided to come out once again. My bartender Jose kept us in the drinks even though Russ was having Grey Goose martinis instead of the regular Ketel and cranberry but we were still having a good time far into the night as I was having far too good a time dancing on the dancefloor and various boxes to leave at 4am. We stayed until 4:35 and said goodnight to the party and headed home happy. The party was well handled, upbeat and everyone stayed late and later.

Sunday I awoke far too early for some reason and finished off my trance CD "Descent in 2 Glory" and enjoyed breakfast before football came on and then as the afternoon wore on I had to take a 1 hour nap before I woke up and watched the rest of the games. Football on Fox is a lot better than football on CBS which is kind of dull by comparison but at least they are both broadcast in HD. Finally around the the time that 60 minutes was coming on and the interviews with Condi Rice was going to come on and talk about her childhood and her current views on world affairs. The parts that were interesting were the basis for her belief system and why she is doing her part in the government as is. Anyway I DVRd the rest of the evening programming on Fox (all the cartoons, nothing else) and then we watched "The Wire" and then the comedy half-hour on HBO. Sunday drew to a nice peaceful close and we look forward to the week and next weekend. What's doin?

9/15 - 9/17 - Hanging with the Boys and then Journey into the Afterhours

I went into work early so I could leave early. Russ called me on the phone while I was in between a few tasks and it took forever to shutdown and close out my desk but I said goodbye to everyone and headed down to the car. I had packed my clothes the night before and put the bag in the car before leaving for the train. All I had to do was come down to the car and get in. Russ and Gary were already inside and we were already later than we wanted to be so we got on the road right away. No stopping for gas, lunch or drinks at all just 2 hours of driving in the driving rain. The weather was vicious at some moments with the radar feed on my Sprint phone showing we were driving the the worst of the storm on our way south. The Murano handled the weather most excellently and upon arrival to Atlantic City the weather had already passed us by and we were hanging in blue skies.

Valet parking out of the way we checked into the hotel and hung out at the tables of the Borgata for a while with Pete and Nathan. At 5 in the afternoon we went up to the room changed for the gym and headed down to the spa floor to workout at the hotel's gym. They charge $10 to workout at the gym and it was charged to the room before we started our workout. I did an abbreviated workout since the machines were not what I was used to and I usually did not work out on Friday's but the workout was good and I hung out with the guys and watched them finish up their arm workout. When it was time to go we bid each other goodbye, scheduled to meet up for dinner and headed up to the rooms. I showered first then changed for dinner. While I was waiting and watching TV I fell asleep for a brief instant before Russ woke me and told me it was time for dinner. We headed downstairs and waited for everyone else at the B Bar. We played some video poker for a bit and then headed over to Wolfgang Pucks for dinner. We had to wait a bit for a table in the section in the back where the reservations were seated. We found out the tables in the front were for walk-ins and the tables in the back near the fireplace were for the reservations and after around 30 minutes we headed back to a great table surrounded by walls of glass. However it took forever to get any bread or water sent to the table and although the appetizers were good when the dinner finally came we were sadly disappointed, It wasn't just the amount of alcohol we had already drank but the selection was lacking so we ended up going with the only choices we had left were more of the appetizers, the special (short ribs) and I myself had lamb shank. The food was just ok but considering what we were paying and where we were the food was just average. Russ and Pete both hardly ate what they ordered, stating that it was both salty and fatty. We discussed how we were going to let the management know that it wasn't all that great and we let Pete take the lead at letting the manage know it was not about the price or getting the meal comped since we all paid for the meal anyway. It was the principle of the matter and the knowledge that we would not be eating at Wolfgang Pucks at the Borgata ever again. I remember the menu in Vegas being so much better. After the dinner we headed out to the tables and proceeded to spend some more money. We were still having fun until it was time for half of us to move on to the next phase of the evening and Club Mur Mur . Nathan, Gary and I headed over to the club and found that the line was non-existent. I then had one of the most thorough looks at my ID that I have ever had. The security guard looked at my ID twice and then scanned it twice before he gave it back and I paid and headed inside and downstairs. I quickly spotted the bartender I had last time, Leah. who was nice enough to remember me and I got my first drink of the night, a Stoli Orange and Red Bull. The club was no where near as crowded as the last time, when Dave Chapelle was there for the weekend. But the music was still good and after a few drinks I was on the floor and moving with the crowd. I stayed away from the college kids and nodded over to the DJ when I liked the music and he pretty much stayed close to the formula that he had thrown out the last time. I wasn't surprised, especially with the pop revision that shook up the crowd with "Sweet home Alabama" but about 15 minutes later we were back to the R&B and Hip Hop beats. Nathan disappeared outside and retrieved Pete and Russ and we all hung out for a bit in the club before the boys decided it was time to head out around 3:35 am . Nathan and I found Gary at the B bar smoking a cigar and drinking Bailey's. After I got a few ginger ale's and we had calmed down enough it was time to say goodnight to the girls and guys at the b bar and head upstairs to sleep. However when I could not find Russ I headed back downstairs and found out the Russ had started playing Hold em poker not too far from the club. It was after 4:30 am so he too agreed it was time to say goodnight and good luck.

We packed everything in the morning and checked out downstairs. We left the bags with the bell boy and then headed over for breakfast and discussed the weekend and prepared to leave. After a great breakfast we headed down to the valet and had the bags brought down and we said bye to Pete and then the rest of us piled into the Murano and headed out. On the road the first thing we needed was gas and then we were on the road again. For both the ride up and the ride down we listened to the newest Pop Rock CD "Shades of Pop" and then let the music move on through the rest of the Pop line up. The ride back took a nice 2 hours and we made it through Staten Island, the through the traffic in Brooklyn on the Gowanus and then decided to take the Brooklyn Tunnel. Once in the city we dropped Nathan and Gary off downtown and headed back to Brooklyn. Resting up from the long trip back meant we had to miss out on some more friends waiting in the city over at Splash doing the last team awards for the end of the year of softball. But at least I was well rested for later. Dinner was ordered and after dinner it was a short rest before preparing to head out. Russ was staying home but I had promised myself this Saturday night out so I was going to go. I remembered everything except the light for my left leg and the laser but other than that I had it all going on as I headed out into the night. Early enough and Metrocard in hand I decided to take the train since the train at 11:19 was supposed to be the D train but instead I got a 11:29 N train. The train was going local so I got off at Dekalb and caught the D Train into the city. Transferred at West 4th street to the A train and got out at 14th Street. I needed an ATM stop so I headed up the street to the closest one I knew and got the Chase ATM at 21st Street. Back down the street and over to 18th street. I handed over a copy of "Danse Eternal" CD to Derek and headed inside Roxy. Said hello to Aisha also at the coat check and then headed inside. The place was done up in red lights and Sexy signage over the dancefloor and around the club. Both Louis and Jose were at the back bar and I said hello and got my first drink around 12:25am. I hung out for a bit and talked to a few new people and then made my way around the club to feel the crowd move along with Peter Rauhofer. He made sure to keep the crowd interested with tunes such as "I'm Listening". I spoke a bit with Bob H and then met up with Rob and Tres on the dancefloor. Tres was celebrating his b'day and we took pictures and kept on dancing. DJ Peter Rauhofer was nice enough to play old favorites such as Wonderbox and "Turn Me Over" and new favorites such Justin and the PR remix of "SexyBack". We enjoyed it all the way down to the end but ... I was invited to keep it going at the afterparty over at Crobar. I said I would go if everyone else was. Of course we went.

Out to the car in the lot and we headed up to 28th street were we were fortunate to find a nice space when someone was leaving. We headed down the street and picked up some sodas before heading over to the club. We waited at the front for Pat and then we headed inside. After submitting to security and paying the cashier we headed inside to the party. The place was packed but the dearth of smokers meant the place was much more inviting than the last time I was there for an afterhours and we headed out onto the dancefloor and moved into the beats. When it was time to get something to drink I headed over to the bar with Tres outside where he could get a light and there I ran into Mike who was working the bar. He made sure we stayed hydrated and we headed back into the party. I would dance some, take pictures, dance some more and then break it up with trips to the bar. The time passed nicely and I had a lot of fun dancing to the music as it sped up and kept it moving. DJ Victor Calderone definitely knows something about stuff that moves the feet. I stayed at the party until after 10am and had to say bye to everyone on the dancefloor before I headed out. Once outside I put on the hat and the glasses and walked over to 10th ave. I did not want to walk over to 9th ave so I just started walking south and then flagged down a taxi. Late Sunday morning and I got a quick ride home into the heart of Bklyn. A long long night but alls well that ends well.

I did the breakfast before I went to sleep and then I headed out on to bed. I spent the rest of Sunday sleeping then waking late to watch DVR programming and then once Russ returned from Westchester going to dinner at the ever popular KFC. Night TV was the Fox Block (from the DVR) and then over to HBO for "The Wire". Some news and then it was time to wind down for bed. Another weekend successfully navigated and nothing but better days ahead. We'll see it all again soon.