In Bubba's words, "Sooo much fun." And she's right.
You see, when it comes to the both of going out together for a night on the town, we always have fun. No matter if plans change or fail (which they did) we find alternatives. Because two bubbas together always figure out their shit.
A little background
Bubba wanted to go to Lavo on Thursday night. We have a promoter friend who thinks hipster is the new homeless and goes to many a different raging club every night of the week. He doesn't sleep, as he stated last night. But on this particular Thursday, Calvin Harris would be DJing at Lavo. I literally had an imaginary baby when I heard this. Bubba had no idea who CH was. So I told her to listen to some of his awesome jams.
We were both EXTREMELY excited because this was supposed to be what our night would look like...Calvin Harris @ Lavo NYC in 2010.
Instead, we ended up going to a gay guy gogo dancing bar across the street.
Mind you, Lavo is owned by the same people who own Tao (yeah, that restaurant/club with the big Buddha in it), which is next to said gay bar. Not only did we show up on time at Lavo to meet Promoter, but we also kind of rushed getting there. We were standing outside while people were coming and going and walking all over the sidewalk thinking they were important. Limos were pulling up (excuse us for taking a cab) and people were getting in line for the club downstairs where CH would be spinning. Ugh, model city. And it's not like we can really say anything mean about them - we don't know them. And they're pretty. Like really pretty and tall and they know it and they're just...ugh. Fucking models, man!
We could tell something was up. Promoter kept pacing back and forth and walking away and smoking a cigarette and looking at his phone. Basically, he was doing everything but telling us what the deal was. So it's been like, I don't know, a half hour standing in our painful heels looking like clowns before he tells us, "Yo girls, we're goin across the street. C'mon." No dude, I wanted to see Calvin Harris at Lavo. Not go to Tao because that's a plan you can pull out of your ass. And clearly, everyone is in front of Lavo like spawn in front of a Toys R Us on Black Friday.
We stood out front and pondered about the little place next door called The Web. Promoter guy told us he jetted down in there to take a piss earlier that night and found out it was a go-go dancing man bar with lights, a bar over-looking a downstairs dancing area and lots of men who liked other men. To both Bubba and I that sounded like a wayyy better time than this whole let's-hang-out-in-front-of-clubs-looking-stupid-next-to-cool-models. Like no.
"I think we're gonna go down there and have a drink," I said after patiently wondering what the FUCK we're doing in front of Tao as we watch people wait in line across the street at Lavo.
"You're gonna go down there?" he asked.
"Yeah, just have a drink and stuff...like is everything okay?"
Promoter's other promoter guru twin friend was shaking his head looking annoyed at the situation over at Lavo. "Yeah, people are just...stupid."
And in my slight bitchy tone I ask, "Well, what's the issue?"
He half smiles and said basically the same thing he said before.
"K. Well, we'll be down there."
Gay man paradise. It was a way better choice. The people were friendly, the music was awesome, and the bartender even brought over a portable air conditioner for us and a chair for me to sit in. "Excuse me, sexy...here you go, beautiful" he said putting a chair behind me. Ugh, I fucking loved this place. We made new friends in an environment where we didn't have to be tall, good-looking model giants to get in. I mean, we are good-looking and Bubba is taller than me but you know what I mean. We were ourselves having a great time with great company. It's great going out not having to worry about skeevy guys hitting on you but you still get the attention you want. It's a win-win!
Promoter ran downstairs to get us for the "walk-in" but we just looked at him and stayed in our seats :)
Who needs bottle service when there's a bar with a flatscreen playing Sex & the City 2 AND The Devil Wears Prada? When I Googled the bar, the first result called it "NYC's only Asian dance club, bar, and cabaret." Then I visited the page, and died. It was pretty much spot on and the bartender who was working was on there! So cute.
Although the two Bubbas had an amazing time with new friends in a super, fun, non-judgmental environment, there's always that "Damn, we shoulda been there" moment. We heard one of the gay guys come downstairs and talk to friend sitting next to us at the bar...
"Guess who's at Lavo right now?...Jay-Z and Beyonce."
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