Last night was a fun night. I can’t give it an A+, because if it were an A+ night there’d be a Romanian girl asleep in my bed right now. But it was definitely an A.
As I went out I thought to myself, “You know what I haven’t done in a while? Bought a Call-a-Cab at Wet Willie’s to-go window and hung out on Beale.” So I wandered down there and got a medium Cab.
Then I hit the streets. Ran into a friend of mine who is now working at Pat O’s, my original Sleep Out Louie’s Sunday brunch bartender from 2003. We talked for a while and caught up. Then I ran into a guy who had never officially met but it was one of those “I’ve seen you around town for 15 years” kinds of things. Turns out he used to have a blog several years ago that was kinda like what I’m doing now. We grabbed a beer at Rum Boogie and discussed how to break stories, cultivating readership, monetizing websites, stuff like that. Great conversation.
While at Rum Boogie, I saw my buddy Chad and he told me that some of the gang was on Beale. Later in the evening I texted him and found out that he and my friend Otto and our guest from Mexico Angie were at Wet Willie’s. So I wandered over there. I knew better than to have a second Call-a-Cab and let them finish their drinks. Then we walked to Silky’s.
Silky’s was a LOT of fun. I don’t know why I don’t go in that place more often. Great band on the patio and lots of beautiful girls dancing (shout-out to Jacqueline, who was there). We got a table and a Diver. Since Angie’s friends from Monterrey read my blog to keep up with her, here’s a pic of her with the Diver:
Angie asked me what was in the Diver. Como se dice ‘everything?’
Otto departed and Chad and Angie and I decided it was time for a change of venue. I asked, “Do you want something on this energy level, or do you want to kick it up a notch, or kick it down a notch?” General consensus was “kick it up” and Chad made a great suggestion: “How about Raiford’s?”
Being a blogger has its perks: The owner’s of Hollywood Disco (Raiford’s) decided to give me a VIP pass, which gets me and a guest in free. I picked it up at the front door. I have a feeling that pass is going to get a lot of use in the months to come.
Ran into my friend Amanda, who was celebrating her birthday. Hang on, let’s post a pic of Amanda:
There ya go. That’s Amanda. On the right, obviously. Her birthday is actually Monday. Or maybe it was last Monday. Hell if I know. Anyway, if you see her out this weekend, buy her a drink.
Much beer was consumed and by 3 AM I was doing chin-ups on the chain on the DJ booth:
Lasted until about 3:20, then home. Not sure what I’ll be getting into tonight. Sometimes the nights when I go out without plans turn out to be the best nights.