It's me again, and I've been listening to you. I've been out and about in your places of business, I've been in your homes, your vehicles, sitting near you on the train. I've listened to your phone conversations. I know your laments. I know the empty hole you carry deep in your hearts. You need a special spot, just for you and your like-minded friends. When your not-so-like minded but well-meaning friends ask you to come along to *insert cavernous homegenous radio playlist bourgie club name here*, where you can shake your ass to the newest J-Lo ditty, you might accept their offer, just to spend some time with the girls/homies. You choke back your occasional fantasy of just one 4 Hero tune coming on so you can really bust a move. You didn't want to wear that nice dress and those open-toed heels anyway, just to get your toes stepped on and a drink spilled on you by an over-zealous hot breath bamma begging for your number. Oh, and you really didn't feel like running the gauntlet of the mad ass grabbers and the "psst, hey youngin come here... F**K YOU THEN!" Fellas, you didn't want your wallet to go on Jenny Craig like that, and you got played like a wet food stamp by the doorman? But what can you do? Sit at home and eat Ben & Jerry's? I mean, sure you go to shows and such, you love music and you like seeing the musicians perform live. You see kindred spirits at these shows. But what about just having a spot to chill or shake a leg if you like? What about having your eardrums surrounded by the tunes that usually only caress you in your walkman? Imagine the validation of a room full of people with the same blissful smiles, heads nodding and hips swaying to what feels like your personal record collection. You like a little Curtis Mayfield with your Masters at Work. You like some Prince with your Unspoken Heard, some Stevie Wonder, Sergio Mendes, Slum Village, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Loose Ends, Femi Kuti, Fertile Ground, Flora Purim, Blaze, Raphael Saddiq, Blue Six, hell... even some classic Rare Essence or L'il Benny. It's all soul music anyway, right?

Look, I got you. For real. Every Thursday. Come see me, my night's called Synergy. I already converted my first batch of believers last week. Come as you are.

Erico
1334 U St NW
10 pm - 2:30am
$5 b4 11pm, $7 after

P.S. Note to Cher-ILL. If Blind Date Blog doesn't work out, you can always try a personals ad. Good luck and don't clown yourself, the whole 'net is watching!

P.P.S. Morenita.... (I just like saying that)

-Stylus

Stylus - 3:06 PM
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5.7.2002