Out of the Loop
Last night I went to a bachelorette party which started out at the swanky Panorama Lounge. I got there pretty late, it was my third engagement of the evening, but I was just in time and missed all the corny games. After a couple of drinks and awkward bouts of silence, a couple of the girls and myself (6 of us) decided to go out dancing.
After a lengthy debate we settled on going to Sugar Night Club (21 and over). I haven't been clubbing in a long while; I am more of a lounge type of girl. But this club was "cute", it was small, it wasn't overly packed and vibe was "I can be classy and mature" ;). It was alright. Now when we got there the music was decent, they were playing some rnb and a bit of hip-hop...(seeing how it was a hip-hop, r'n'b, reggae, and soca club)... Now I was getting my little 1,2 step on, when all of a sudden the dj starts playing some dancehall. It was pandemonium!!! The floor started getting packed and people were going crazy! The dj started barking out commands and like seaguls in unison the crowd harmoniously complied. Me on the other hand was dumbfounded. I had a dazed and confused look on my face all night... Ok I always have that look, but this time I really truly was! Now they switch from dancehall to hip-hop to just plain loud noise and I was still confused. I did not know any words or melodies of anything that was being played to save my life. :( What a bloody shame. I was starting to feel old and out of the loop. The DJ must have felt my pain because he started to play some old school r&b. They played The Jets, Prince, Old Michael, Jermaine Stewart, The Time, Rick James, Color Me Badd, Pebbles, just to name a few... and of course a Luther tribute at the end of the segment. I was going crazy at this point in time, I think I may have dislocated my knee. Damn patella!
After that they started to play some soca and I called it a night. I was done! As I made my way out of the club I turned back to look at the crowd. Grinding, Singing, Drinking, Laughing... just to think... I use to be one of them. Time ... where does it go?
Ah who cares....
But after last night, I realized I am really out of the commercial loop. I am going to have to pick my little sister's brain this afternoon to find out what I am missing. If my attention span will allow it maybe I will dedicate an hour to watch MuchMusic, BET and MTV.... actually maybe not :D
posted by Jinx at 5:56 AM
7 Comments:
somehow, i knew you were more mature. i am so sure that not a lot of people would know ALL of the old school artists that you mentioned let alone any songs by them.
and please don't bother to delve into too much of the mainstream. it'll make you stupid and stifle your creativity. seriously!
It's ok to be out of the loop because it's more fun to view the mainstream from a discreet distance. I mean, muchmusic used to be the word of god to me back when I was young and had no cable, but now I can appreciate it for what it is... a target market I am no longer a part of but can still vicariously enjoy...
trust me it is better to be out then in; you don´t find yourself out of the loop, you choose to be out, and that is where you can really tell how wrong and corrupt the loop really is... and if you are really lucky, you can stay out, but one day it will suck you back in again... deep inside it's devilish clutchs...
Thank you guys for making me feel better about the whole situation. I knew I couldn't be wrong about it... I mean ME BE WRONG! That's laughable.
I am not into mainstream because the whole system is laughable... There is not thought, or feeling put into making music anymore. All the artist are formulas... I mean I could turn Lester into the next 50cent, Final into Beyonce, and Mike into the next Justin Timberlake... hmmmm... now that would be interesting... What do you say guys? You in?
i'm allways in... tell me where, when and we'll find out why...
me be 50 cent? i'm pretty sure my pride & integrity is worth a lot more than just "4-bits". thank you for thinking of me being in all those t&a videos, though! suweeeetuh! ;P
Believe me being out the loop is just a progression in life. Believe me you don't want to wake up one day and realize that you that 40 something yearold pulling a hamstring trying to do the latest Usher combination.
I mean unless you making your living as a choreographer than dancing is really getting up grooving to a beat that moves you, and spectating everything else.
Speaking of wrestling one of my guilty pleasures is wrestling themes. I always wanted to do a chick with the Goldberg theme playing in the background I think that would be cool. Almost cooler than pretending that the r & b group "Something For the People" lived Next Door to me. My love is SHHHHH, the bomb baby.
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