"YA'LL CAN STAY HOME...BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?"

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
--Robin Williams

No partying for me tonight. I've done enough partying in the past year to last a lifetime. A break is needed every now and again ya know? I don't think I'm going out again until my birthday. SIKE! Hell to the naw I'm not taking a break! I go out at last twice a week. What can I say? I'm a club chick. I love to go out. I've done a lot of partying in my 20s but I am NOT tired of it. I feel the need to party more now than ever because I'm approaching 30 at lightening speed. Now don't get me wrong, I know 30 doesn't mean you're old. 30 is the new 20, isn't that what the girls on "Sex and the City" said WAAAAAAAY before Hov did? And I surely won't look 30 because just like black don't crack...brown don't...whatever, you get the point. Anyway, I've just always thought that seeing old people in 21 and over clubs was horrible. I know there are mature OLD clubs out there like Shadow and well I really don't know of any others, but I've heard about the Shadow and I pass. I'd rather hit up a western themed bar. My best friend Kat says that I have something against old people. I don't really. I'll hold their hands to walk across the street and I'll play checkers with them all day BUT I'm not partying with them. No way José.

I'm a product of the hip hop generation and that poses a real problem as most of us approach 30 (and some our mid-30s). I mean, I'm sure that others like me LOVE to dance to whatever songs are currently poppin, but at the old clubs they seem to bring it back to the 80s and early 90s and end up playing more r&b than anything. If they do play hip hop it's for about 30 minutes. That's totally unacceptable.

Think I'm exaggerating? Well, I went to a bar last night for a friend of a friend's birthday party. The birthday girl was turning 34. That's not too old right? No, it's not. She looks GOOD for her age. I only hope I hold up that well. Anyhoo, when I arrived, the DJ started off playing some contemporary stuff. Cool. It was early so the dance floor was empty. We (my friends and I) got drinks, took pictures with the birthday girl, ate then sat down. We were anxious to dance because they were playing our favorite songs, but we waited for the place to fill up. Fast forward to a hour later. There's a decent sized crowd in there and people are on the dance floor. My friends and I are still sitting. Wanna know why? Well...the DJ decided that he should play music to please the 40 and over crowd. He just completely forgot about us. I mean, we were outnumbered. I picked out just 2 young faces in the crowd besides us. Do you see now what I have to deal with? As soon as I turn like 35 I'll be lumped in with the 40 and 50 year olds. My parents are in their 40s, ewwwwwwww! I am NOT hanging out with their crowd.

Unless you're in the sports and entertainment industry you're doomed to a clubbin' lifetime of 80s r&b hits and 50 year old men in 3 piece suits and fedoras trying to buy you drink. That reminds me, the wack DJ last night didn't even play my favorite song right now...figures... T-Pain featuring Young Joc - "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"

Check out a few of my favorite night spots here in NYC:
China Club
Mars 2112
Eugene's
Avalon
Copacabana
LQ
Supper Club