Soca night adventures
OK
Well
I told Lisa I'd write about soca night and here is what I have to say about it:
In the early hours of the night, Lisa and I were getting dressed. She said it's not even casual.. "ppl wear track suit!" " ppl wear HUGE clunker runners" " ppl don't even brush their hair.. all you do it mosh around and get dirty and sweaty"
ugh.. ALREADY unappealing to me.. the ultimate germaphobe.
WE GET THERE.. AND cops are swarming all over the place.. " what's going on Li?" I was so scared.. I thought something happened.. and she responds " it's a black jam.. where there is a black jam there will be a sea of cops" It's so awful but it was true. The night was so young and everyone came to have fun but there were cops everywhere.. i had never experienced that before..
cut to the scene when we are standing in line.. most of them are guys so far and then the first signs of girls show up... ALL OF WHOM ARE WEARING HIGH ASS LEATHER HEELS, JEWELRY, MINI SKIRT, BELTS AND PERMED HAIR.. like shit!
I looked literally like I was in pjs.. not only that, but I thought that this place was going to be so dressed down, I opted to wear full bottom underwear instead of a thong because.. at a place like this who is going to care that you can see my underwear line!? right!?! WRONG!
LISA!!! WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME! EVERYONE IS DRESSED UP!
shh. it's ok tchock.. she says... we make fun of these ppl who come in pumps and then are limping away at the end of the night holding their shoes.. and she giggles to herself.. so here I am, giggling along, thinking, yah.. more girls like us will show up soon.. stupid girls...
BUT OH NO! LEMME TELL YOU WE WERE BEING LAUGHED AT BECAUSE EVERY GIRL THERE WAS DRESSED TO IMPRESS! AAAAAAAAAH! Lisa spotTED ONE GIRL who is dressed "down" in runner but she was wearing way cute cargo pants.. pants taht I held up to lisa and asked if I should wear and she said " no wear that tattered pajama bottom you brought instead" ( ok not quite like that but you get the point).
I WAS SO FLIPPING EMBARASSED!
Ok so here we are inside, standing there.. I feel like a very awkward, underdressed hobo. Lisa decides that we need to drink.. I DECIDE AS WELL!.
Then after sitting cuz for the first 4 hours of the soca jam everyone stands aroudn like it's a high school gym dance, we venture to the front of the stage where the live performances will take place. I only know one artist that will be on that night.. Destra. So I'm looking forward to it.
As we are standing there, Lisa thinks that she's going to teach me this move
the song goes like this:
"cent (stick ur ass to the right) 5 cent ( stick ur ass out the back) 10 cent ( stick ur ass out the left) dolla (pelvic thrust!) ..cent, 5 cent, 10 cent dolla.. cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dolla... cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dolla.... DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! .. entire room of pelvic thrusting, nicely dressed ppl. I nearly fainted.
OK! So we are standing there.. and everyone at the front of the stage.. are these gorgeous girls all dressed up.. some in just bikini tops, once girl tghat looked like beyonce and there I am.. frazzled pony tail, confused look on my face.. AND THE RADIO SHOW WAS HOSTING THIS EVENT so video cameras were all up in my face! I tried to hide behind everyone.. but the cameras were all around the artist and the ppl at the front ( that's me and lisa) and I couldn't avoid it..
I pictured all these ppl at home watching, laughing at the only asian girl in a sea of black and indian ppl looking confused and furiously scrubbing her arms down with her towel whenever someone sweaty touched her. At one point someone threw water in the air ( or atleast Lisa assures me it was water) and it lands on my neck and I'm about to have a freak out because I thought someone's sweat dripped all over me... I looked as though I would cry and Lisa said.. don't worry it's water) OH! everyone carries a towel.. but not for practical reasons like for removing the sweat of other ppl.. no.. they like to dance with it and whip it and twirl it in the air.. I GOT WHIPPED IN THE FACE BY ABOUT 50 TOWELS THAT NIGHT! Not only that but this girl came and spilled BEER ALL OVER MY UNDERWEAR-LINE-SHOWING ASS! stupid cow!
although.. Lisa got a big sweaty elbow in her mouth.. YUCK! hahahhaha u shoulda seen her face after.. so disgusted!
At about 1am the first act comes on. The first act was this cute guy, I don't know his name, but then he picks a girl from the audience to do this dance move with him. What they do is, put their respective right leg between the other persons leg.. and then at the sound of the beat proceed to bang into each others pelvises as hard as they can... there is a certain rhythm to it, BANG..1..2.. BANG..1..2..BANG 1..2.. then suddenly BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!... then suddenly! he lifts her legs up over his elbows and shes in the air and he proceeds to bang really fast! WHAT KIND OF SHOW IS THIS!? I think I was the only person who blushed... oh man I've never been to a club like THIS before..
Destra comes on.. she put Janet Jacksons cleavage to shame. Her entire performance I was so worried for her that her girls would fall out..
Finally the act that Lisa came to see comes on. His name is Maximus... o m g... before.. the crowd was relatively mild.. well.. in comparison to what would be happening next.. this dude with huge eyeballs comes on stage and the entire crowd lose their minds and this entire club becomes a big sweaty mosh pit.. my feet did not touch the ground, I was falling all over the place, I felt like elephants were trampling on my feet, Lisa did her best to hold me and keep me away from the hooligans but mind you, she was a hooligan herself.. I was crying out for help but no one can hear me because this music is SO LOUD!
after about 8 songs his set was done, and lisa and I decide to call it a night.. which was very wise because I could not walk.. despite having worn astronaut shoes, my toes were BUSTED. I hobbled all the way over to coat check and then to my car.
I was so happy lisa had fun. I felt like she was so preoccupied by showing me how to have fun that she didn't really have fun but she did! so I was happy. i'm finally pulling out of the club when lisa is like " wait! wait! there is a cop with flashing lights behind you"
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
i pull over and I'm like, can I help you officer?
This blond lady cop tells me that there was a shooting outside the club the night before and that they're doing random checks ... (yeah because Lisa and I LOOK LIKE SUCH GANGSTERS!) she takes my ID and lisa's ID, goes back to her car, checks our background and then returns them to us.. have a good night ladies... THANK GOD! I'm pretty sure she saw that I had no insurance cuz my dad cut it while I was away at school, but I think she felt sorry for me and that if my evening ended with a big ass ticket, I'd probably faint.
So! We chilled at Lisa's for a bit and I drove home at about 5:30 am..
7 hours
50 towels to the face
26 ppl's sweat wiped off my arms
3 elbows to the head
6 broken toes
2 drinks
2 busted ear drums
1 wet ass
1 inappropriate touching
1 time getting pulled over
and 50 bucks later.....
I had fun :)
tchock
Well
I told Lisa I'd write about soca night and here is what I have to say about it:
In the early hours of the night, Lisa and I were getting dressed. She said it's not even casual.. "ppl wear track suit!" " ppl wear HUGE clunker runners" " ppl don't even brush their hair.. all you do it mosh around and get dirty and sweaty"
ugh.. ALREADY unappealing to me.. the ultimate germaphobe.
WE GET THERE.. AND cops are swarming all over the place.. " what's going on Li?" I was so scared.. I thought something happened.. and she responds " it's a black jam.. where there is a black jam there will be a sea of cops" It's so awful but it was true. The night was so young and everyone came to have fun but there were cops everywhere.. i had never experienced that before..
cut to the scene when we are standing in line.. most of them are guys so far and then the first signs of girls show up... ALL OF WHOM ARE WEARING HIGH ASS LEATHER HEELS, JEWELRY, MINI SKIRT, BELTS AND PERMED HAIR.. like shit!
I looked literally like I was in pjs.. not only that, but I thought that this place was going to be so dressed down, I opted to wear full bottom underwear instead of a thong because.. at a place like this who is going to care that you can see my underwear line!? right!?! WRONG!
LISA!!! WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME! EVERYONE IS DRESSED UP!
shh. it's ok tchock.. she says... we make fun of these ppl who come in pumps and then are limping away at the end of the night holding their shoes.. and she giggles to herself.. so here I am, giggling along, thinking, yah.. more girls like us will show up soon.. stupid girls...
BUT OH NO! LEMME TELL YOU WE WERE BEING LAUGHED AT BECAUSE EVERY GIRL THERE WAS DRESSED TO IMPRESS! AAAAAAAAAH! Lisa spotTED ONE GIRL who is dressed "down" in runner but she was wearing way cute cargo pants.. pants taht I held up to lisa and asked if I should wear and she said " no wear that tattered pajama bottom you brought instead" ( ok not quite like that but you get the point).
I WAS SO FLIPPING EMBARASSED!
Ok so here we are inside, standing there.. I feel like a very awkward, underdressed hobo. Lisa decides that we need to drink.. I DECIDE AS WELL!.
Then after sitting cuz for the first 4 hours of the soca jam everyone stands aroudn like it's a high school gym dance, we venture to the front of the stage where the live performances will take place. I only know one artist that will be on that night.. Destra. So I'm looking forward to it.
As we are standing there, Lisa thinks that she's going to teach me this move
the song goes like this:
"cent (stick ur ass to the right) 5 cent ( stick ur ass out the back) 10 cent ( stick ur ass out the left) dolla (pelvic thrust!) ..cent, 5 cent, 10 cent dolla.. cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dolla... cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dolla.... DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! DOLLA! .. entire room of pelvic thrusting, nicely dressed ppl. I nearly fainted.
OK! So we are standing there.. and everyone at the front of the stage.. are these gorgeous girls all dressed up.. some in just bikini tops, once girl tghat looked like beyonce and there I am.. frazzled pony tail, confused look on my face.. AND THE RADIO SHOW WAS HOSTING THIS EVENT so video cameras were all up in my face! I tried to hide behind everyone.. but the cameras were all around the artist and the ppl at the front ( that's me and lisa) and I couldn't avoid it..
I pictured all these ppl at home watching, laughing at the only asian girl in a sea of black and indian ppl looking confused and furiously scrubbing her arms down with her towel whenever someone sweaty touched her. At one point someone threw water in the air ( or atleast Lisa assures me it was water) and it lands on my neck and I'm about to have a freak out because I thought someone's sweat dripped all over me... I looked as though I would cry and Lisa said.. don't worry it's water) OH! everyone carries a towel.. but not for practical reasons like for removing the sweat of other ppl.. no.. they like to dance with it and whip it and twirl it in the air.. I GOT WHIPPED IN THE FACE BY ABOUT 50 TOWELS THAT NIGHT! Not only that but this girl came and spilled BEER ALL OVER MY UNDERWEAR-LINE-SHOWING ASS! stupid cow!
although.. Lisa got a big sweaty elbow in her mouth.. YUCK! hahahhaha u shoulda seen her face after.. so disgusted!
At about 1am the first act comes on. The first act was this cute guy, I don't know his name, but then he picks a girl from the audience to do this dance move with him. What they do is, put their respective right leg between the other persons leg.. and then at the sound of the beat proceed to bang into each others pelvises as hard as they can... there is a certain rhythm to it, BANG..1..2.. BANG..1..2..BANG 1..2.. then suddenly BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!... then suddenly! he lifts her legs up over his elbows and shes in the air and he proceeds to bang really fast! WHAT KIND OF SHOW IS THIS!? I think I was the only person who blushed... oh man I've never been to a club like THIS before..
Destra comes on.. she put Janet Jacksons cleavage to shame. Her entire performance I was so worried for her that her girls would fall out..
Finally the act that Lisa came to see comes on. His name is Maximus... o m g... before.. the crowd was relatively mild.. well.. in comparison to what would be happening next.. this dude with huge eyeballs comes on stage and the entire crowd lose their minds and this entire club becomes a big sweaty mosh pit.. my feet did not touch the ground, I was falling all over the place, I felt like elephants were trampling on my feet, Lisa did her best to hold me and keep me away from the hooligans but mind you, she was a hooligan herself.. I was crying out for help but no one can hear me because this music is SO LOUD!
after about 8 songs his set was done, and lisa and I decide to call it a night.. which was very wise because I could not walk.. despite having worn astronaut shoes, my toes were BUSTED. I hobbled all the way over to coat check and then to my car.
I was so happy lisa had fun. I felt like she was so preoccupied by showing me how to have fun that she didn't really have fun but she did! so I was happy. i'm finally pulling out of the club when lisa is like " wait! wait! there is a cop with flashing lights behind you"
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
i pull over and I'm like, can I help you officer?
This blond lady cop tells me that there was a shooting outside the club the night before and that they're doing random checks ... (yeah because Lisa and I LOOK LIKE SUCH GANGSTERS!) she takes my ID and lisa's ID, goes back to her car, checks our background and then returns them to us.. have a good night ladies... THANK GOD! I'm pretty sure she saw that I had no insurance cuz my dad cut it while I was away at school, but I think she felt sorry for me and that if my evening ended with a big ass ticket, I'd probably faint.
So! We chilled at Lisa's for a bit and I drove home at about 5:30 am..
7 hours
50 towels to the face
26 ppl's sweat wiped off my arms
3 elbows to the head
6 broken toes
2 drinks
2 busted ear drums
1 wet ass
1 inappropriate touching
1 time getting pulled over
and 50 bucks later.....
I had fun :)
tchock
See - Im just like Lisa. I go to concerts that are outside and like that every summer. Im sure you\'ve heard about ozzfest? There\'s nothing like standing squashed together with people, in the month of august, and the sweat from their arms and your arms is so heavy that you\'re sliding off of each other, they are sweating beer, you smell about 6 different kindsa weed being smoked, and then rob zombie comes on stage and people start flying.
I think you just gotta like that kinda stuff. Im glad you went. At least it was an experience! Remember: You\'re eight times more gangsta than the gangsta-est gangsta!
You\'re so hilarious and so cute! I love that you went, you stayed even though you were embarrassed about your outfit, your phobia kicked in but you still stayed, and you got hit in the face with body parts and towels and your panty line was showing... BUT - you\'re loyal to your friends. Love that about you!
xoxoxo
Shel