What happens in Vegas .... happens in Trini too!?
Saturday nite ..... ah wake up lil disoriented ..... cuz remember .....
Friday nite ..... ah was here til about minutes tuh 2 (in de mornin) ..... writin crap about cricket ...... or rather ..... writing about de cricket crap ...... den about 3 hours later ..... ah was up an' about ..... gettin ready fuh walk-a-thon ...... den after dat ah went fuh breakfast ...... den after dat ah went tuh meh class (1-4) ...... den ah come home ...... ah crash ..... an' ah get up again at about 8:30 pm ..... fresh like ah new day ..... but not tuh dreevay!
So there I was ..... couch potato-in it ..... jus laylayin ..... when .... at about 10:30 pm ..... meh cell phone ring!
It was girlfren ..... who had jus finish work ..... an' call meh .... tuh chain meh up ..... cuz as far as she was concerned ...... she was done out .... an' she had free paper fuh de ress ah de nite ..... so when yuh out .... stay out!!
Now as ah say ..... I had no intentions of goin out ...... but ..... since was jus ah drink we was goin for ...... twas really no scene ...... not setta preparation ...... so ah organise mehself ..... fren pass fuh meh ..... and we were off ...... off tuh anywhere ...... via de obvious 'anywhere' route ...... De Avenue (Ariapita - our very own South Beach) ...... anyway ..... so we cruisin down de Avenue ..... checkin out scenes ...... and altho it had de usual hype ..... everywhere was lookin kinda weird ...... so we end up quite down at de end of all de action ...... Corner Bar (surprise!)
Well from de time we reach ...... fren was ready tuh leave ...... cuz apparently dat nite in Corner Bar ..... was young bandits nite ...... if you see de 'different' crew in Corner Bar ...... GHETTO!! ..... we call down ah beer ..... an' we duss it forthwith .... so yuh know what dat mean ..... we end up ..... right back on de Avenue ..... lookin fuh an alternative! ...... we drive up ..... we drive down ..... we shake around a little ..... and end up right flickin dey ..... Shakers ..... ah place I can't stand ..... even when dey was in MovieTowne ...... but ...... surprisingly ..... after de primer beer from Corner Bar ..... and de follow up ones in Shakers ...... de lime actually took ah turn fuh de bess ..... cuz fren bounce up ah ole flame ...... one ah she long time man ...... who was extremely drunk ..... and who was talkin no end of nonsense ..... de man had me crackin up ..... cuz mind you ...... dis is ah man who doh talk at all eh ..... he real reserved and quiety ..... den I bounce up ah old work colleague ..... an' ah hottie dat I been gapin at fuh donkey years (who still hottt) ..... den fren bounce up one ah she long time gay padnas (oh gorm another hotttie) ..... so yuh get de gist ..... is real man we end up bein surrounded by ..... so needless tuh say ..... drinks was flowin like water ..... tings get so happy ..... dat we completely lose track of time ..... and de people trow we out ...... yes ..... lights come on an' ting ..... at which time ..... we were given plastic cups tuh empty out we drinks ..... in preparation tuh get out de people an' dem place!!!
But ..... the night was still young ..... it was only after 2 (am) ..... so me ...... and fren ...... an' other fren (who still hott) ...... and gay fren (who real hott too) ...... an' we four plastic cups ...... decide tuh continue de lime ....... but ..... little did I know ...... dat when we agreed tuh relocate ..... dat we would eventually end up in a gay joint!
The name ....... Sky Bar and Lounge ...... the location ..... jus across de road from Shakers ...... now I doh know bout allyuh ...... but before Saturday nite ...... I never went tuh ah gay party ..... ah gay club ...... ah gay bar ..... nuttin ...... so wit meh head bad ..... an' ah tipsy open mind ..... I was game fuh anyting ..... I was cool ...... so we walkin up de steps now ..... wait ...... ah now remember sumting ..... ole timers will know de place as Coco House ..... right ..... so now dat yuh have dat clearer visual .... we reach de top of de steps ...... an' ah man stop we ..... actually not we ..... me ..... cuz I was first ..... ah say lawd ..... dis man want tuh brace meh cuz he figure out dat ah not gay (LOL - Not!) ...... de man stop meh tuh advise of some $20 cover charge ..... Grrrrrr??? ...... at sumtin tuh 3 in de bloody morning ..... anyway ..... since de amount was negligible ...... we eh dig nuttin ..... all ah we pay we money ..... and we walk eeeeeen de joint .....
Now is ah open air place ..... so as we walk eeeeen ...... ah setta hot air start tuh rush we ..... de place was ram and pumpin ..... real people ..... real heat ..... real borse music ..... right away de vibes was nice ...... so wit drinks in hand .... fren say he feelin fuh ah pull ...... so we head out tuh de balcony area ..... in search of smokes ..... cuz da'is where smokers woulda most likely be ...... and WOW ..... as we reach out ..... outta de crowd ...... other than de fresh air ..... if you see de view from up in dat place ..... I start tuh gape as usual ..... lookin at POS ..... and all we new skyscrapers ..... and de mountainside wit all de lights ...... and de moon all big and bright ..... was quarter moon dat nite ...... but then ...... suddenly ...... right in between me ...... and de view ...... it appeared ...... a woman ..... no a man ...... no a transvestite ...... no ...... I doh know nah ...... my boy or gyul or whatever ...... just calmly stood in front of me .... and announced that HE/SHE/IT ...... was now my new view ...... and whoa what a view it was ..... I couldn't help it ..... I buss out laughin ...... cuz on top of de Rupaul accent and mannerisms ...... if you see de threads brutha was rockin ..... literally ..... my boy was decked off in ah real raggedy-ann lookin jeans (wit ah setta threads hangin all over it and de bumsee cheeks cut out) ..... a very scanty red halter top (wit three cut out parts in de front) ..... red high heel shoes ...... a blonde long hair wig (which was de only 'straight' ting on him/her/it) ..... and a cream cowboy hat ..... if only I had my camera!
But .... other than the obvious flamboyancy of dat particular character (and a few others) ...... I have tuh say ..... I was very shocked at some of the people I saw there ..... people I know ..... but clearly don't KNOW ..... I was shocked by some of the behaviour displayed ...... I was shocked by some of the outfits (some very transvestite-ish lookin kits) ...... I was just in shock de entire time ...... my fren end up pickin up some Guyanese boy ...... de boy would not stop winin on her ..... den he switch tuh me ...... but it was all good ...... cuz at de end of de day ...... we knew dat he wasn't on us ...... he tell us dat it doh have places like Sky Lounge in Guyana ...... where yuh free .... tuh just BE ...... he say he been here fuh ah few years now ..... an' dat he real love Trinidad fuh dat (de freeness) ..... let me also add ...... he is very young ...... oh ...... and that was another shocking thing ..... the crowd was very young ..... and mostly male ...... yeah ...... females were scarce ...... I hardly saw any ..... but back tuh de men ...... these men were really out there ..... no inhibitions whatsoever ...... I mean ..... the way they partied was so different tuh how heterosexuals party ..... it was almost as if dey breakaway ..... as if they just had tuh show dat dey were in their element ..... that that was THEIR space ..... among THEIR peers ..... it was as if ...... in their 'gay abandon' ...... they were proclaiming with very pronounced body language ..... I AM GAY!!! ...... everything was very exaggerated ..... like there were men real grindin up on each other (dry humpin almost) ..... then I saw men pinching each other's nipples (doh know if this is some kinda gay male show of affection) ...... I saw men lookin lovingly and seductively into each other's eyes ..... I saw stuff ...... that I never really saw in real life before ..... then when it was time tuh use the bathroom .... of course we didn't where it was ..... so we kinda just walked in de direction we figured it was in ..... well ..... turns out ...... where de bathroom is concerned ..... anyting is anyting ...... cuz while I was merrily takin ah pee ...... in what I tort was de 'FEMALE' bathroom ..... a couple men were calmly waitin their turn ...... inside de same bathroom ..... Grrrrr???
I have gay friends ..... and I even have gay family members ..... and I've always considered myself to be very open-mined ...... where homosexuality is concerned ...... I just never entered their world before ..... and I guess that's why I was so in awe ..... and yuh know what ..... I think I'll be back ..... cuz hear nah ...... de music was real slammin fuh tru ..... an' it didn't have no man harassin ....... so from here on ..... no more squealin ..... my lips are sealed ...... nex rounds ...... What happens in Sky Lounge - Stays in Sky Lounge!!!
Friday nite ..... ah was here til about minutes tuh 2 (in de mornin) ..... writin crap about cricket ...... or rather ..... writing about de cricket crap ...... den about 3 hours later ..... ah was up an' about ..... gettin ready fuh walk-a-thon ...... den after dat ah went fuh breakfast ...... den after dat ah went tuh meh class (1-4) ...... den ah come home ...... ah crash ..... an' ah get up again at about 8:30 pm ..... fresh like ah new day ..... but not tuh dreevay!
So there I was ..... couch potato-in it ..... jus laylayin ..... when .... at about 10:30 pm ..... meh cell phone ring!
It was girlfren ..... who had jus finish work ..... an' call meh .... tuh chain meh up ..... cuz as far as she was concerned ...... she was done out .... an' she had free paper fuh de ress ah de nite ..... so when yuh out .... stay out!!
Now as ah say ..... I had no intentions of goin out ...... but ..... since was jus ah drink we was goin for ...... twas really no scene ...... not setta preparation ...... so ah organise mehself ..... fren pass fuh meh ..... and we were off ...... off tuh anywhere ...... via de obvious 'anywhere' route ...... De Avenue (Ariapita - our very own South Beach) ...... anyway ..... so we cruisin down de Avenue ..... checkin out scenes ...... and altho it had de usual hype ..... everywhere was lookin kinda weird ...... so we end up quite down at de end of all de action ...... Corner Bar (surprise!)
Well from de time we reach ...... fren was ready tuh leave ...... cuz apparently dat nite in Corner Bar ..... was young bandits nite ...... if you see de 'different' crew in Corner Bar ...... GHETTO!! ..... we call down ah beer ..... an' we duss it forthwith .... so yuh know what dat mean ..... we end up ..... right back on de Avenue ..... lookin fuh an alternative! ...... we drive up ..... we drive down ..... we shake around a little ..... and end up right flickin dey ..... Shakers ..... ah place I can't stand ..... even when dey was in MovieTowne ...... but ...... surprisingly ..... after de primer beer from Corner Bar ..... and de follow up ones in Shakers ...... de lime actually took ah turn fuh de bess ..... cuz fren bounce up ah ole flame ...... one ah she long time man ...... who was extremely drunk ..... and who was talkin no end of nonsense ..... de man had me crackin up ..... cuz mind you ...... dis is ah man who doh talk at all eh ..... he real reserved and quiety ..... den I bounce up ah old work colleague ..... an' ah hottie dat I been gapin at fuh donkey years (who still hottt) ..... den fren bounce up one ah she long time gay padnas (oh gorm another hotttie) ..... so yuh get de gist ..... is real man we end up bein surrounded by ..... so needless tuh say ..... drinks was flowin like water ..... tings get so happy ..... dat we completely lose track of time ..... and de people trow we out ...... yes ..... lights come on an' ting ..... at which time ..... we were given plastic cups tuh empty out we drinks ..... in preparation tuh get out de people an' dem place!!!
But ..... the night was still young ..... it was only after 2 (am) ..... so me ...... and fren ...... an' other fren (who still hott) ...... and gay fren (who real hott too) ...... an' we four plastic cups ...... decide tuh continue de lime ....... but ..... little did I know ...... dat when we agreed tuh relocate ..... dat we would eventually end up in a gay joint!
The name ....... Sky Bar and Lounge ...... the location ..... jus across de road from Shakers ...... now I doh know bout allyuh ...... but before Saturday nite ...... I never went tuh ah gay party ..... ah gay club ...... ah gay bar ..... nuttin ...... so wit meh head bad ..... an' ah tipsy open mind ..... I was game fuh anyting ..... I was cool ...... so we walkin up de steps now ..... wait ...... ah now remember sumting ..... ole timers will know de place as Coco House ..... right ..... so now dat yuh have dat clearer visual .... we reach de top of de steps ...... an' ah man stop we ..... actually not we ..... me ..... cuz I was first ..... ah say lawd ..... dis man want tuh brace meh cuz he figure out dat ah not gay (LOL - Not!) ...... de man stop meh tuh advise of some $20 cover charge ..... Grrrrrr??? ...... at sumtin tuh 3 in de bloody morning ..... anyway ..... since de amount was negligible ...... we eh dig nuttin ..... all ah we pay we money ..... and we walk eeeeeen de joint .....
Now is ah open air place ..... so as we walk eeeeen ...... ah setta hot air start tuh rush we ..... de place was ram and pumpin ..... real people ..... real heat ..... real borse music ..... right away de vibes was nice ...... so wit drinks in hand .... fren say he feelin fuh ah pull ...... so we head out tuh de balcony area ..... in search of smokes ..... cuz da'is where smokers woulda most likely be ...... and WOW ..... as we reach out ..... outta de crowd ...... other than de fresh air ..... if you see de view from up in dat place ..... I start tuh gape as usual ..... lookin at POS ..... and all we new skyscrapers ..... and de mountainside wit all de lights ...... and de moon all big and bright ..... was quarter moon dat nite ...... but then ...... suddenly ...... right in between me ...... and de view ...... it appeared ...... a woman ..... no a man ...... no a transvestite ...... no ...... I doh know nah ...... my boy or gyul or whatever ...... just calmly stood in front of me .... and announced that HE/SHE/IT ...... was now my new view ...... and whoa what a view it was ..... I couldn't help it ..... I buss out laughin ...... cuz on top of de Rupaul accent and mannerisms ...... if you see de threads brutha was rockin ..... literally ..... my boy was decked off in ah real raggedy-ann lookin jeans (wit ah setta threads hangin all over it and de bumsee cheeks cut out) ..... a very scanty red halter top (wit three cut out parts in de front) ..... red high heel shoes ...... a blonde long hair wig (which was de only 'straight' ting on him/her/it) ..... and a cream cowboy hat ..... if only I had my camera!
But .... other than the obvious flamboyancy of dat particular character (and a few others) ...... I have tuh say ..... I was very shocked at some of the people I saw there ..... people I know ..... but clearly don't KNOW ..... I was shocked by some of the behaviour displayed ...... I was shocked by some of the outfits (some very transvestite-ish lookin kits) ...... I was just in shock de entire time ...... my fren end up pickin up some Guyanese boy ...... de boy would not stop winin on her ..... den he switch tuh me ...... but it was all good ...... cuz at de end of de day ...... we knew dat he wasn't on us ...... he tell us dat it doh have places like Sky Lounge in Guyana ...... where yuh free .... tuh just BE ...... he say he been here fuh ah few years now ..... an' dat he real love Trinidad fuh dat (de freeness) ..... let me also add ...... he is very young ...... oh ...... and that was another shocking thing ..... the crowd was very young ..... and mostly male ...... yeah ...... females were scarce ...... I hardly saw any ..... but back tuh de men ...... these men were really out there ..... no inhibitions whatsoever ...... I mean ..... the way they partied was so different tuh how heterosexuals party ..... it was almost as if dey breakaway ..... as if they just had tuh show dat dey were in their element ..... that that was THEIR space ..... among THEIR peers ..... it was as if ...... in their 'gay abandon' ...... they were proclaiming with very pronounced body language ..... I AM GAY!!! ...... everything was very exaggerated ..... like there were men real grindin up on each other (dry humpin almost) ..... then I saw men pinching each other's nipples (doh know if this is some kinda gay male show of affection) ...... I saw men lookin lovingly and seductively into each other's eyes ..... I saw stuff ...... that I never really saw in real life before ..... then when it was time tuh use the bathroom .... of course we didn't where it was ..... so we kinda just walked in de direction we figured it was in ..... well ..... turns out ...... where de bathroom is concerned ..... anyting is anyting ...... cuz while I was merrily takin ah pee ...... in what I tort was de 'FEMALE' bathroom ..... a couple men were calmly waitin their turn ...... inside de same bathroom ..... Grrrrr???
I have gay friends ..... and I even have gay family members ..... and I've always considered myself to be very open-mined ...... where homosexuality is concerned ...... I just never entered their world before ..... and I guess that's why I was so in awe ..... and yuh know what ..... I think I'll be back ..... cuz hear nah ...... de music was real slammin fuh tru ..... an' it didn't have no man harassin ....... so from here on ..... no more squealin ..... my lips are sealed ...... nex rounds ...... What happens in Sky Lounge - Stays in Sky Lounge!!!
Sounds like you're first gay bar experience was pleasant, that is good. Nice to know that T&T has places like that. I've been to quiet a few places like that in Europe and the US (with some gay friends) and have to say that I always enjoyed myself. As a matter of fact in the US I even lived right behind a gay bar. The only thing odd was that you saw a lot of men with childrens car seats in their car.
Good you going back though. Let us know if the bar has a dark/contact room too. I'm not nosy, I just have an inquiring mind.lol
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..... dey know how tuh party fuh real ...... and hmmmmm ..... yuh real maco! ...... kiddie car seats in their cars (interesting and disturbing at the same time)
.... "dark/contact room" ..... lawd ..... look whey yuh reach ...... and want tuh send ME!
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It's really surprising how flamboyant gay men can be en masse, little too much for me. Got to admire them though, its brave to fly in the face of accepted convention and gender roles.
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Strength in numbers maybe ...... my own 'on the surface' analysis .... is that ...... because they've been supressed and rejected and ridiculed for so long ..... now that they're actually being recognised and accepted ..... as human beings too ..... who simply want to live life and be happy like everybody else ..... its like a sort of awakening or liberation for them ..... or to use their own term ..... 'gay pride' ......
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I have never been to a gay bar/party but my girlfriend, who is a lesbian is always inviting me. I love her to death but I'm yet to work up the courage. Not sure how de huzzie go view that. Maybe one day. From your experience, it sounds like fun. Never ah dull moment with you eh.
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LOL .... yuh mus try everyting at least once gyul ..... yuh never know ...... de huzzie might like it
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That same posse, i.e. shredded pants/skimpy red halter top & Co were still partying at 9am Sunday morning in St James!!! I saw them on my way to drop my sister to class... If nothing else they sure know how to party... lol
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Oh ...... My ...... Gosh!!! ...... 9 o'clock Sunday morning ..... that means they never stopped!!
..... that same shred-up jeans guy/gal had me crackin up tho ...... cuz whole nite ..... he was kinda makin conversation wit me and my fren ...... he even tell meh ..... dat he want de top dat ah had orn ..... and when the Guyanese boy was gyratin all over my friend ..... he jump eeeeen de scene an' bawl ..... BUT YOU EH EASY! (in the most funny twang) ...... I must say ..... I had fun!
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Yes he is a character... I forget his name... you can see him from time to time on the Promenade,wining and carrying on, especially if there are performances for one thing or the other... I've never been in a situation or lime close to him though, must of been quite an experience... totally diary worthy! lol!
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yuh cudda tell we u was researching fuh a story
http://guardian.co.tt/features/life/2009/03/25/street-sisters
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OMG ..... what a coincidence ..... boy I doh get Guardian during de week ..... so I didn't even know that that story was starrin today ....... and whoa ..... Candice looks like ah man ...... but Jessie ...... real man could get fool wit she!!!
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Well she did a much longer ?(and more interesting) story than the Guardian reporter did. He probably was embarrassed as hell. Asked two questions snapped one photo and bolted into the darkness.
Maybe they should have hired her instead.
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I'm late as usual!
Well you've done 200% more than me. I've never been to a gay--or straight club for that matter although I do know where Sky is!
The BBC says that Trinidad has the largest and most established gay population in the Caribbean. I guess you'd probably think that's true now.
By the way all these people who you didn't "know" but now "know, know", I hope there won't be any awkward moments in the future!
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oh gosh boy .... you always late fuh true eh ..... da'is why yuh eh reach Sky yet ..... but if yuh doh really party ..... dat eh go be your scene .......
.... and de same way I saw familiar faces ..... people muzbe was watchin me too ...... tinkin wha she doin here? ...... so nah ...... I cool ...... Scene always cool ...... tuh each his own ......
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You should try it at least once.
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Me?
Gay or straight clubs?
The real reason I've never been to either are religious in nature as some might have guessed.
Young SDAs are often of two types. Some would go on a regular (and try to not let their parents find out) and others just stay away altogether.
I just kept my butt home; and since I'm pretty shy anyways I never even really wanted to go places (and I was not about to go by myself).
However, I have often wondered what it is like.
(I must sound like a freak of some sort now lol!)
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LOL! Sky Lounge took yuh to new heights eh! Well seeing that I live in NYC, I've been to a few gay clubs (back in my college days). I have a friend that is a drag queen, so I used to go with him to a few parties. It was quite interesting! I surprisingly felt comfortable at gay male parties. It was like going to a massive Ladies Night Out!!
I've been to parties for lesbians (I'm straight) and I never too like it all! The women were way more risque and explicit. I felt like I was at an open orgy. Needless to say, I haven't gone to one since then.
Anyhoo, I'm glad your first experience was a friendly one!!
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Well I didn't even know it have ones fuh females ..... and ones fuh males ...... I tort gay is gay ..... an' once yuh gay ...... yuh could party ......
.... I doh tink I'll ever tess a party fuh 'lesbians only 'tho ...... cuz I'm just too hot ...... dem gyuls go be fightin too much tuh jump meh
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