a night of firsts

was hanging out with my buddy ec1 last night. met up at the mercer for a drink then walked over to woo lae oak for dinner. prices were higher than typical and portions were smaller- but that is probably a given since it's located in soho and going for the trendy vibe. with all that said, the miso soup was very good, reminded me of an ex's mom's home cooking, and the meat was incredibly good.

we met up with a co-worker and bob at la taverna for a bit. but ec1 and i wanted a more lively scene than just chill.

i had spoken with ec1 earlier about having always been curious about going to a strip club and being a healthy male, he was game. wound up at scores where we got a seat upfront. surprisingly, the place was not sketchy and with the stage set up it certainly felt more like a performance than women just getting naked and writhing around a pole. in fact there was no pole. the women were all beautiful, with varying body types, and differing degrees of dancing skills. . . the best dancer by far was victoria, a polish woman who had been living in LA previously. she had very striking looks and was very sensual and just had a great sense of rhythm. the second best was probably paula, a latina with an incredible figure and who was just hot.

my buddy bought me a lap dance from both. it was definately a surreal experience and i was somewhat uncomfortable at first. the whole concept is strange- the illusion is that these beautiful women are trying to seduce you but at the core, its simply an exchange of money for a service.

nevertheless, it was a fun experience. but expensive!!! never have i been to a place where they are so capable of draining your pockets!

by 2AM we were ready to dance. went to happy ending but the music was kinda lame. bob was closed. and blue sapphire was all techno. . .guess it wasn't meant to be. crawled into bed around 4:30 AM and man, i have never had such a hard time getting out of bed. . .ahhh, the sign of a great night!