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empallin[starting circa jan 94]
my sister, Jennifer, had called me several times asking me if i could come down to the club and help out because they were short staffed. it was always late when she called and i was already comfortable at home. it didn't bother me that she was calling late. she knew with it being a weekend night and me not having anything to do, I would more than likely be awake and at home. old habits die hard, but there was no theatre to go to. so i declined solely on the fact that i was comfortable staying at home. not because i really had anything better to do. this went on for several weekends.
one night she called, and i had been expeccting it. i was not wanting to be at home and i was just killing time until she called. i was ready before she even did. so i told my girlfriend at the time, Neila, that i was going down there. we had already talked about it and she pretty much already knew i was going. she made it very clear that she did not want me to go. however, we had been exchanging a lot of words around that time and she also made it clear that she wasn't really happy about anything i did. so that was that. she asked what time i would be home. i told here that i didn't know but that it would probably be before sunrise. she got quiet from there. whatever. closing was when pretty much everyone left, but it was winter so that would probably be early because less people stay out really late at that time of the year. less people go out even. plus there was the fact that the nights were longer. anyway, i was off.
once i got there it felt so nice to just walk in. the amount of money i had paid to get in over the years just seem worth it all of a sudden. it was pretty slow so Jennifer and Benny explained to me what i was suppose to be doing. didn't seem like much, but i knew better. for the first couple of hours we basically just sat around shooting the shit while they introduced me to everyone. it had been a few years since i had been in, so it was a whole knew group of faces. at one point the manger came in and my sister gave me the funniest introduction i have eveer gotten. "This is my brother. He's going to work here now." All he could say was "uh, ok." i wish i had that much nerve. she had just told her boss, and me, that i was going to be working there. I was working at the hospital but i had worked several jobs while working there. and i would again. this seemed more like hanging out than working.
most nights working there we hung out for the first few hours. we all stayed by the door, helped the sporadic customer, shot the shit, listened to the music, and waited. the club opened at 9pm but things usually didn't start moving until midnight. once the bars closed, things really went nuts. each night was an adveture in a club full of drunks. a club that didn't serve alcohol. but it was the only place to go if you didn't want to go home. Oklahoma City isn't exactly the best place to have a wild night life, but you can fake it well enough if you try hard enough. the reward for working there was that i got to meet knew people and be entertained at the expense of a bunch of dumb drunks. sure i met a lot of assholes but i also met some really cool people. this is something that has always been real hard for me because i am very shy and i can't stand most people in the first place.
meeting Benny was nice although i never really got to know him. i know that before he quit, he gave my sister one of his glossies. if i remember correctly he was going off to New York to pursue an acting career. i hope he has done well at what ever he chose. it was also not to long after i started that i met
Mikey. that was a very interesting one because the first hing he did was tell me i knew his sister from the theatre. there were a lot of people there and so it was hard to figure out who exactly he was talking about. especially since i am bad with names and didn't talk to all that many of them. or they me. then with one action it all came together. he touched my nose. with that, i knew exactly who he was talking about. then i told him i was so sorry for him and we both laughed. he knew she was weird but over the years i have learned that he was no more normal.
my sister, Jennifer, had called me several times asking me if i could come down to the club and help out because they were short staffed. it was always late when she called and i was already comfortable at home. it didn't bother me that she was calling late. she knew with it being a weekend night and me not having anything to do, I would more than likely be awake and at home. old habits die hard, but there was no theatre to go to. so i declined solely on the fact that i was comfortable staying at home. not because i really had anything better to do. this went on for several weekends.
one night she called, and i had been expeccting it. i was not wanting to be at home and i was just killing time until she called. i was ready before she even did. so i told my girlfriend at the time, Neila, that i was going down there. we had already talked about it and she pretty much already knew i was going. she made it very clear that she did not want me to go. however, we had been exchanging a lot of words around that time and she also made it clear that she wasn't really happy about anything i did. so that was that. she asked what time i would be home. i told here that i didn't know but that it would probably be before sunrise. she got quiet from there. whatever. closing was when pretty much everyone left, but it was winter so that would probably be early because less people stay out really late at that time of the year. less people go out even. plus there was the fact that the nights were longer. anyway, i was off.
once i got there it felt so nice to just walk in. the amount of money i had paid to get in over the years just seem worth it all of a sudden. it was pretty slow so Jennifer and Benny explained to me what i was suppose to be doing. didn't seem like much, but i knew better. for the first couple of hours we basically just sat around shooting the shit while they introduced me to everyone. it had been a few years since i had been in, so it was a whole knew group of faces. at one point the manger came in and my sister gave me the funniest introduction i have eveer gotten. "This is my brother. He's going to work here now." All he could say was "uh, ok." i wish i had that much nerve. she had just told her boss, and me, that i was going to be working there. I was working at the hospital but i had worked several jobs while working there. and i would again. this seemed more like hanging out than working.
most nights working there we hung out for the first few hours. we all stayed by the door, helped the sporadic customer, shot the shit, listened to the music, and waited. the club opened at 9pm but things usually didn't start moving until midnight. once the bars closed, things really went nuts. each night was an adveture in a club full of drunks. a club that didn't serve alcohol. but it was the only place to go if you didn't want to go home. Oklahoma City isn't exactly the best place to have a wild night life, but you can fake it well enough if you try hard enough. the reward for working there was that i got to meet knew people and be entertained at the expense of a bunch of dumb drunks. sure i met a lot of assholes but i also met some really cool people. this is something that has always been real hard for me because i am very shy and i can't stand most people in the first place.
meeting Benny was nice although i never really got to know him. i know that before he quit, he gave my sister one of his glossies. if i remember correctly he was going off to New York to pursue an acting career. i hope he has done well at what ever he chose. it was also not to long after i started that i met
Mikey. that was a very interesting one because the first hing he did was tell me i knew his sister from the theatre. there were a lot of people there and so it was hard to figure out who exactly he was talking about. especially since i am bad with names and didn't talk to all that many of them. or they me. then with one action it all came together. he touched my nose. with that, i knew exactly who he was talking about. then i told him i was so sorry for him and we both laughed. he knew she was weird but over the years i have learned that he was no more normal.
