December 2009
Dec 1. BD. Pretty good one. Sonido Bestial.
Dec 4. Spates Hall. Fewer people than last month. I still enjoyed it despite no dancing for first 30 min. Jesus and Nicole. A very long song - as long as she liked it, no problem for me. Next one apparently competes with DCDC - yuck.
Dec 8. BD. Earl knew something when he said rain keeps DC dancers away. Heavy rain. Poor anticipation of deejaying - the Cha Cha + 2 Merengue + 2 Bachata did not start until 10:30. A later 1 Merengue + 2(!) Bachata was followed by Vamonos Pal Monte (yes the original). I avoided a live-band CG last night.
Dec 12. DCDC. Most enjoyable music at this setting thus far - DJs were Neo and Steve. Steve went quite commercial in fact. Perhaps more follower heavy than usual. A late photo led to a fairly long FB exchange. BC still on a HYM routine. LR ill. No LV. Mel. Chats with Abdul. Nice dances with D.
Dec 14. CG. Mac/Yuno week. Quite crowded. Maybe somewhat fewer dances than usual - probably not - perhaps I merely didn't ask some of the usual suspects. A few wrong turns on the way to 19th and K.
Dec 15. BD. Mac/Yuno week. Beto made an appearance. Record crowd. What's with freaking out when going off slot - especially for safety?! Also I almost poked TS's eyes out.
Dec 19. This date was supposed to be Jesus & Nicole event except it was postponed by a record snowfall.
Dec 26. DCDC. Party for Psyon. No B-day dance. I opted out too. Quite crowded.
Dec 28. CG. Very crowded. Too crowded.
Montreal next?
Unending Epilogue 8
November 2009
This was a month where DCDC Saturdays were followed immediately by Jimmy's social, which helped to discourage me from taking a trip to NYC. Of course, I've kept making excuses after excuses. I have no idea when I'll get around to visiting - perhaps never at this rate.
Nov 2. CG. I was there from around 9:40 to well past midnight for mere 4 dances. Bruno seemed to have made up for the lack of music I did not enjoy last week. The Chinita song was played once again. The night ended with talking about the state of affairs with J&T.
One month of waiting is stretching to two months with no obvious end in sight. DS is being highly frustrating, missing his own deadlines repeatedly.
Nov 7. TS birthday dinner preceded a visit to a Timba social at Bethesda late. I took several wrong turns on the way, and by the time of my arrival it was essentially a private party. TS, JY, LR, BC as well as Julie, Christian, Hans and Naj(?) made up the final Bethesda group from a larger dinner group.
Watching old television shows is diverting - probably too much so.
Nov 9. CG. DCSM night. There were more people to dance with than usual. It was LV's first visit to CG apparently. Lisa-lookalike again - she recognized me first. Despite missing dances with likes of LR, this was one of the most enjoyable CG night - best in a long time especially for On1.
After all I have more or less run out of old movies.
Nov 14 -. DCDC. Somewhat light night. I opted out of B-day dance - I just couldn't bring myself to join.
Reading on the other hand is something I seem to have lost interest in for a time being. I still haven't finished 2666.
Nov 17. BD. The turnout felt light in the beginning but it filled up nicely. Two dances with MB to start off - was surprised to see her there. Sylvia. Carl.
DC scene is large enough that it can be difficult to figure out if someone is new to the scene or had been out of circulation or had been running in different social circles.
Nov 21. Spates Hall. Interesting security check-in. Nice space. Fast floor. Many people. Couples crowd in large part. Many non-dancers present (by non-dancers I include people with zero experience). Running out of partners to ask for dance was something of an issue - all too common in past few months. Manuel spoke with mic too far away - not a particularly effective MC.
SF. I have more time than ever to spend my free time there. Ugh.
Nov 23. CG. Very rainy. Very difficult driving condition - lane markers nearly invisible. No TS - toe trouble. No JY either. JHU chitchat with A/S. Sylvia for 1 1/2 dance once again. There were 2 others with 2 dances - something of a rarity outside DCDC. About a third of the songs played tonight were used at BD last week by DJ Sonero substituting for Bruno.
Facebook too. Here, however, I avoid revealing yet I do much digging. I think I might be doing myself a favor by not making many facebook friends because it can oh so easily become an enormous time sink.
Nov 28. DCDC. Heavy turnout due to DCSM. Wet mirrors. I thought I was going to suffocate after first few dances. Betto from NC (not Philly) was there - LV was right and I was wrong. Likeable music.
To act or wait, that is the question. Inaction is so easy, but it does make certain sense.
This was a month where DCDC Saturdays were followed immediately by Jimmy's social, which helped to discourage me from taking a trip to NYC. Of course, I've kept making excuses after excuses. I have no idea when I'll get around to visiting - perhaps never at this rate.
Nov 2. CG. I was there from around 9:40 to well past midnight for mere 4 dances. Bruno seemed to have made up for the lack of music I did not enjoy last week. The Chinita song was played once again. The night ended with talking about the state of affairs with J&T.
One month of waiting is stretching to two months with no obvious end in sight. DS is being highly frustrating, missing his own deadlines repeatedly.
Nov 7. TS birthday dinner preceded a visit to a Timba social at Bethesda late. I took several wrong turns on the way, and by the time of my arrival it was essentially a private party. TS, JY, LR, BC as well as Julie, Christian, Hans and Naj(?) made up the final Bethesda group from a larger dinner group.
Watching old television shows is diverting - probably too much so.
Nov 9. CG. DCSM night. There were more people to dance with than usual. It was LV's first visit to CG apparently. Lisa-lookalike again - she recognized me first. Despite missing dances with likes of LR, this was one of the most enjoyable CG night - best in a long time especially for On1.
After all I have more or less run out of old movies.
Nov 14 -. DCDC. Somewhat light night. I opted out of B-day dance - I just couldn't bring myself to join.
Reading on the other hand is something I seem to have lost interest in for a time being. I still haven't finished 2666.
Nov 17. BD. The turnout felt light in the beginning but it filled up nicely. Two dances with MB to start off - was surprised to see her there. Sylvia. Carl.
DC scene is large enough that it can be difficult to figure out if someone is new to the scene or had been out of circulation or had been running in different social circles.
Nov 21. Spates Hall. Interesting security check-in. Nice space. Fast floor. Many people. Couples crowd in large part. Many non-dancers present (by non-dancers I include people with zero experience). Running out of partners to ask for dance was something of an issue - all too common in past few months. Manuel spoke with mic too far away - not a particularly effective MC.
SF. I have more time than ever to spend my free time there. Ugh.
Nov 23. CG. Very rainy. Very difficult driving condition - lane markers nearly invisible. No TS - toe trouble. No JY either. JHU chitchat with A/S. Sylvia for 1 1/2 dance once again. There were 2 others with 2 dances - something of a rarity outside DCDC. About a third of the songs played tonight were used at BD last week by DJ Sonero substituting for Bruno.
Facebook too. Here, however, I avoid revealing yet I do much digging. I think I might be doing myself a favor by not making many facebook friends because it can oh so easily become an enormous time sink.
Nov 28. DCDC. Heavy turnout due to DCSM. Wet mirrors. I thought I was going to suffocate after first few dances. Betto from NC (not Philly) was there - LV was right and I was wrong. Likeable music.
To act or wait, that is the question. Inaction is so easy, but it does make certain sense.
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