Last night in the Miami (and country) and WOW!

Lyrics from a classic: "Oh, what a night. Late December back in '63. What a very special time for me, 'Cause I remember what a night….. "

Last night was WOW (I just can’t find the right word to describe it). I mean, WOW!!! Arguably, it ranked on my TOP 3 moments of my life!

The night started out pretty normal. My cousin/brother, Eli, and I went to our favorite spot (dive bar next to Miami airport). I will take a moment to describe this bar because it really is just the best place ever. I do know that other cities have something like this, specifically Chicago near Talena’s crib. So the spot is basically a liquor store with an additional area for dining. You walk right into the liquor side, pick out your bottle and pick a table where a Columbian waitress takes your food order (if you so incline to order solids-LOL). The food they serve is out of control GOOD and the fact that you are paying liquor store prices for your favorite brand, I mean you just can’t beat it. This has been my #1 choice for pre-partying then head to South Beach or downtown Miami/Fort Lauderdale because the bar is strategically located next to a highway entrance and you can get to all nightlife in less than 20 minutes.

We decided this was a special celebration and Johnnie Walker Green Label was in order. Along with 2 empanadas and a churrasco (getting ready for Brazil baby), our night was off to a good start. Slowly but surely the posse began trickling in. Marco, Manu, Janet, Madeline, Roxane, Henry, Johan and China were in attendance, with a brief cameo from Ryan. We had three tables, which were constantly full with bottles of Goose/Walker and an abundance of food. It was a night filled with great stories from both family and friends. The bar closed at 10p.m. and the owner provided a bottle on the house, along with some VIP passes to the local strip joint, HOLLER!!

We lost 4 from the crowd and headed to Hialeah for a quick change in clothes. By now I was pretty much gone because I just don’t do strip clubs but I was leaving to Brazil the following day and decided WHY NOT! Lord only knows where we ended up because it was not only dead, the staff was less than desirable and one of our crew members was beginning to not feel well. Ohhh lordie lord. Manu and I had to get Madeline out of the restroom because she was praying to the porcelain gods. We got in the car and long and behold Manu was sitting on my laps……….

Before I go on, let’s explain who Manu is. Manu a Cuban immigrant and speaks Spanish like he just got off the boat (and if u know me, you know THAT IS SOOO MY TYPE). Manu moved next door to my uncle’s crib a long time ago w/ his family. I have always had a crush on Manu, but alas he was straight and always going out with beautiful girls. Manu is also Eli’s boy, long time friend, both guys are straight and in my mind Manu was just untouched territory. I mean, lately he has been dressing up a lil to metro sexual for my taste but alas when he opens his mouth my heart skips a beat (or two).

…back to sitting on my laps. So since there were six of us riding in a 5 seater, Manu decided to get on my laps. This took me by surprise, despite the light flirting between us throughout the night, because up until now he was sitting on the girls laps. Of course a great jam came on the radio and next thing you know he was jumping up/down my laps. I was so confused it just didn’t make sense, but luckily I was highly intoxicated and went with the flow. Everyone in the car either had a grin on their face or a look of “I knew it”.

And so we lost 3 more members of our crew and now were left with just Eli, Manu and I. We all decided to go to a better strip club, but before heading there we took a quick break at a nearby gas station for some much needed hydration (Gatorade!). Eli and I went in to get the stuff, and I quickly returned to the car to see if I was reading the cards correctly. As soon as I got back, I looked back at him and we began making out. :-O OMG OMG OMG! I was kissing/making out with the man (he’s 6 yrs older than I) whom which I have had a crush since I was in high school. The man I never knew shopped on the gay aisle and has an impeccable body, with the exact accent (Cuban ref) that makes my heart skip a beat, is KISSING ME! But Eli was nearby and we stopped.

Gurlll, you know I am about to jump off some bridge to make this feeling go on! LOL. As soon as I went into strip joint #2, I told Eli and Manu that I am going to the bathroom (giving Manu a wink indicating to follow me). I actually did have to go and did my business, but when I got out he was there waiting for me. That was such a great feeling, especially considering he totally could have dissed me and focused on the nude girls. PS Manu is bi. So we started making out in the hallways, the club was not empty but it wasn’t full either. I wanted more privacy and noticed a black curtain and said lets go in there. STOP- for those strip joint regulars, you clearly know what this room is but I seriously don’t like going to these places nor do I know the layout. Needless to say, 3 security guards said, OUT and out we went ROFLOL. Eli was about to say why are you guys getting…before he could finish his sentence he stopped (at this point I think he was putting 2-and-2 together). I kept on walking outside, Manu followed me and Eli took his sweet little time giving us more KISSING TIME (YAY). Apparently we both lost track of time because before we knew it, Eli caught us kissing and all he could say was I KNEW IT!!!(directed at Manu) So as we got into the car, I was about to get into the front and Manu grabbed my hand and said, no go to the back. I thought, ok I’m guessing you want some private time with Eli and I didn’t think anything of it. But no, I got in the back and he got in behind me giving us WHAT? MORE KISSING TIME! I was literally on CLOUD NINE! Eli drove us home, Manu and I making out in the back and Eli screaming I KNEW IT the entire time.


When we got home, Manu and I wanted more time together and since neither one of us are out to our family or have private quarters, we decided to drive around. At this point, we sobered up a lil, and just drove on the highway with his jeep. We just talked about how we both were interested in each other for years but never crossed the line and of course continued making out. He is such a great kisser! On our way home, we pulled aside on a relatively quiet street. We kept on talking and reminiscing, WOW I still can’t believe I was making out with my childhood crush. After sometime, we noticed a guy screaming get out and we were like, what is he talking about? Then noticing we pulled next to a tow truck with 2 brand new cars (I’m guessing he thought we were trying to steal them). We were like, let’s just go and next thing you know the car is not starting up. Manu said, “we’re out of gas”, so we tried to call Eli and no answer then realizing we had to walk to the gas station.

Before taking the 5th step, 5 police cars blocked us in and we were like, oh boy!! The cops said, why were we there and we told the truth, we ran out of gas. Unfortunately, Manu sounded drunk because of his accent, I still crack up when I hear him talk in English. The cop asked me to put my hands on the cop car and asked where I lived. I said 32nd and 24th. He repeated the question and I repeated the answer. After the 4th try, I gave him my exact address and apparently it’s what he wanted. I’m thinking, why didn’t he ask what my address was – ughhh. Manu was a chatter box and I was constantly telling him to just shut up, they have nothing on us. The cops actually told Manu that he reeked of alcohol and Manu’s response was “but you didn’t see me drive so you can’t do shit”. Ohh but he did ladies/gents. The cops took our IDs and ran it through the system and dismissed us. My guess is that they thought we were trying to steal the cars on the tow truck, but once they determined it wasn’t the case they were done w/ us. And so we walked to the house, woke up Eli, got gas and within the hour everyone was home sleeping. Thank the LORD!

Today, Eli was reminiscing on the past and started to point out various times when Manu did something “gay”. I just kept laughing and seriously, not an hour has past without cracking up thinking of EVERYTHING that happened last night. Talk about a proper send-off. Last night is arguably one of the best nights I have ever had in my life. EVER! As for the boy, I leave today and will not making anything of it. If anything transpires in April then so be it. I am extremely happy with what happened and will leave it at that. Good bye folks, next time you hear from me I will be in RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL BABY!