Thursday, April 13, 2006

YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN....

Last night, a group of the regulars had an impromptu get together after work. It initially started off as a quaint little gathering for THE NURSING STUDENT, who was having an early birthday celebration before traveling off to California for her spring break. As you all know, when THE NURSING STUDENT hangs out, anything is possible. So while myself, MR. T., SHAFT, THE MAYOR OF MURRAY HILL, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and MR. LOW-KEY hung out with MEAN GENE and sending out birthday toasts, we were joined soonafter by ANGEL, CRIMSON CAMEL TOE and SMURFETTE. A motley crew indeed.

So of course, the drinks began to flow and of course, MR. T. (T as in TWAT), decides to take it upon himself to personally see to it that yours truly get wasted. As if it was a personal mission. First it was shots of vodka. Then a shot or two of Black Haus. Then the dreaded Campari. Everyone knows how much I detest Campari- the taste, the smell, etc. Just can't stand it. But for some reason, he makes it a point to order at least one drink with Campari in it, just because it's amusing to him. At my expense, of course.

By this time, NAPOLEON and SMURFETTE had left the building, leaving everyone else to party like rock stars. In any case, as MR. T. is having a grand old time trying to convince me that he's gotten me drunk (nothing could be further from the truth), I can't help but notice that the birthday girl has made a beeline towards the Crimson One. At first the conversation looks innocent enough. But I've gotten to know the birthday girl well enough to know that innocence isn't in her vocabulary, even if she looks the part. It turns out that our birthday girl was looking to have some "cake" and eat it too, if you know what I mean. While the Crimson One was flattered by all the attention she got (and rightfully so- she was smokin' hot, as always), I got the sense that she wasn't down for sharing any "cake" with the birthday girl. Oh well, what can you say: can't knock a girl for trying. Hey, look at it this way: if there was going to be a hook-up, at least there wouldn't have been any delays in the ladies room this time around.

Moving forward, while all of this is going on, the drinks continued to flow and folks were having a good time. Now don't get me wrong; I love a good cocktail and conversation just as much as the next guy; nevertheless, I eventually excused myself and made a hasty retreat because I wasn't really into doing shots, no matter how much some people wanted to see me crash and burn. Instead, off I went and got a quick bite to eat, got caught up in a conversation with one of the locals and eventually came home. So I made it okay without getting shitfaced. Mission accomplished (much to the chagrin of MR. T and his merry henchmen)!

Later in the evening I went to close my blinds and found some coins on my window sill. Looks as if I was being sought by some of the crew. I even got a call from the Crimson One asking if I was okay (which was nice); I assured her that I was fine and it was cool. Overall, a pretty amusing night.

LITE NITE THURSDAYS continue tonight with $4.00 all LIGHT beers (bottles/drafts) from 5pm-10pm. THE ITALIAN STALLION and SEXY BLONDE will be working the crowd so make sure to stop by to see them!

NUFF SAID